Comments on: Helio: We’re Still Here http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Zero Void Show http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65947 The Zero Void Show Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:38:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65947 <p>Helio is an over hyoed,over markert, over stated, scam that just does not meet up to even low standards of what is already out there. Yet another Enron type of creative financing scandal in the making.......</p> Helio is an over hyoed,over markert, over stated, scam that just does not meet up to even low standards of what is already out there. Yet another Enron type of creative financing scandal in the making…….

]]> By: Ari Mir http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65946 Ari Mir Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:50:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65946 <p>John,</p> <p>That was Sam's comment, not mine.</p> John,

That was Sam’s comment, not mine.

]]> By: John Holmblad http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65945 John Holmblad Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:45:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65945 <p>Regarding Ari Mir's comment</p> <p>"i really dont see what the big deal is about the WiFi/EVDO card…after all the users will be high-end business travellers…a very small portion of the 18-34 year market that they are targeting…</p> <p>thoughts?"</p> <p>The card is a EVDO card only. The card itself does not support WIFI. The user of the new service is assumed to hae a Laptop/Notebook that already has WIFI built in. Here is the url to a www page that has a Helio press release that describes the new service and the card that is provided. I suspect that the card is simply a Sprint EVDO card that has been rebranded with the Helio logo:</p> <p>http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061004005370&newsLang=en</p> Regarding Ari Mir’s comment

“i really dont see what the big deal is about the WiFi/EVDO card…after all the users will be high-end business travellers…a very small portion of the 18-34 year market that they are targeting…

thoughts?”

The card is a EVDO card only. The card itself does not support WIFI. The user of the new service is assumed to hae a Laptop/Notebook that already has WIFI built in. Here is the url to a www page that has a Helio press release that describes the new service and the card that is provided. I suspect that the card is simply a Sprint EVDO card that has been rebranded with the Helio logo:

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061004005370&newsLang=en

]]> By: EVDO INFO http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65944 EVDO INFO Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:12:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65944 <p>Helio's "Unlimited" plan for Hybrid service is only 160mb/month! argh!</p> <p>http://evdoinfo.blogspot.com/2006/10/hell-no-helio.html</p> Helio’s “Unlimited” plan for Hybrid service is only 160mb/month! argh!

http://evdoinfo.blogspot.com/2006/10/hell-no-helio.html

]]> By: Alan http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65943 Alan Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:44:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65943 <p>Actually since inception Helio has made over 200,000 orders not including retail</p> Actually since inception Helio has made over 200,000 orders not including retail

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65942 Jesse Kopelman Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:42:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65942 <p>My issue with a converged WiFi/EVDO card is that who has money for EVDO, but a laptop so old it doesn't have built in WiFi? Why not just stick with a normal EVDO card and give it a good client that can intelligently switch between all available connections on the host device (including wired). There is probably no field worse than wireless in terms of software lagging hardware. Why does no one address this?</p> My issue with a converged WiFi/EVDO card is that who has money for EVDO, but a laptop so old it doesn’t have built in WiFi? Why not just stick with a normal EVDO card and give it a good client that can intelligently switch between all available connections on the host device (including wired). There is probably no field worse than wireless in terms of software lagging hardware. Why does no one address this?

]]> By: sam http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65941 sam Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:27:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65941 <p>i really dont see what the big deal is about the WiFi/EVDO card…after all the users will be high-end business travellers…a very small portion of the 18-34 year market that they are targeting…</p> <p>thoughts?</p> i really dont see what the big deal is about the WiFi/EVDO card…after all the users will be high-end business travellers…a very small portion of the 18-34 year market that they are targeting…

thoughts?

]]> By: Ari Mir http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65940 Ari Mir Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:05:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65940 <p>One of our users is waiting for her fourth Helio camera phone. They say it keeps breaking because "she sends too many photos."</p> <p>I think for a company that prides itself on developing the next generation of phones, they should focus on hashing out today's technology.</p> <p>I told her to post about it: http://www.pixxelperfect.com/wordpress/?p=72</p> One of our users is waiting for her fourth Helio camera phone. They say it keeps breaking because “she sends too many photos.”

I think for a company that prides itself on developing the next generation of phones, they should focus on hashing out today’s technology.

I told her to post about it: http://www.pixxelperfect.com/wordpress/?p=72

]]> By: Erik http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65939 Erik Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:27:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/helio-were-still-here/#comment-65939 <p>It all reminds me of …</p> <p>http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/grail/grail-02.htm</p> It all reminds me of …

http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/grail/grail-02.htm

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