Wi-Fi bye-bye from Samsung T709?
Wi-Fi bye-bye from Samsung T709?
Kent German Former senior managing editor / features
Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and worked in both the London and San Francisco offices. When not working, he's planning his next vacation, walking his dog or watching planes land at the airport (yes, really).
Three months ago when I was in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung introduced its new Samsung SGH-T709. While the slim slider design was attractive, what really caught my eye was the promise of integrated Wi-Fi. Since such phones are still relatively few in number, I thought it was cool that Samsung was making the technology more widely available.
Earlier today, however, when I was judging Samsung's entries in the CTIA Emerging Technology Awards, I noticed integrated Wi-Fi was not listed as one of the T709's features. Instead, the phone is to have "high-speed wireless connectivity." Well, that sounds like Wi-Fi to me. There's no word on why the phone's specs were different this time around, so I'm puzzled over the whole thing. Stay tuned.
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