Daily Giz Wiz 622: Sprint Instinct
Episode 622 of the podcast
| Subject: | Review of Sprint Instinct |
| Released: | Tuesday 29 July 2008 |
| Length: | about 16 minutes |
| Download file: | dgw0622.mp3 (7.5 MB) |
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Short info
The Sprint Instinct phone, with GPS turn-by-turn, TV, voice dialing, and haptic response.
(source: twit.tv/dgw622)
Detailed information
Link: Samsung Instinct
Sprint doesn't have the iPhone but it offers the Samsung Instinct, another touchscreen smartphone. Features include turn-by-turn GPS, live TV on Sprint's fast and extensive 3G coverage, voice dialing, java applications and haptic response on the touch screen. Comes with a 2GB microSD card for storage.No Letters from Leo
Leo again doesn't have a letter to read, and invites letters from listeners again. What good is that if Leo doesn't read his emails?
Phone Rental
Kerry Lutz writes in again to report a story from the San Francisco Chronicle from a couple of years ago about a widow who had been renting a rotary phone for 42 years. She spent about $14,000 over the years just for the rental. Dick suggests we all check our parents' phone bill.
Exorbitant Rates
Leo uses a business calling card when he travels, and learns a hard lesson. He's been charged operator-assisted call rates for his calls to Roz Savage's satellite phone (3 times a week), about $10 a minute and $400 a show.
More Exorbitant Rates
A guest of a tenant of a unit in Dick's building was locked out of the apartment, called a locksmith in, and was charged $666 for the service.
More GizWizBiz Gadgets
Dick has sold out his GizWizBiz Caps, but has more merchandise on offer, which he self-deprecatingly calls Giz Wiz Garbage. These include the Clip Hanger (see Episode 549), the folding LED lighted ball pen, and the LED Ice Cube.
(source: insidedgw.vox.com)
