Sprint’s Power Vision + Samsung MM-A920: Initial Impressions (Impressed)
February 16th, 2006 | by amarfresh |
Earlier this week, much to my delight, a Samsung MM-A920 from Sprint. I must say that (from my initial experience) I would be happy to have this as my primary phone. Sprint and Samsung combined for the first US MP3 phone release. It was way before we had any DRM issues and MP3 adoption was just starting. Although it was limited by memory and bandwidth; it was still quite useful and handy. It even accepted legitimate 3.5mm headphones. Perhaps it was too bleeding edge- bad timing for the US market.
That was 2000. MP3 phones were noticeably absent (or non-marketed) until the past year or so. So much has changed since then: color screens, cameras, wireless broadband, better battery-life, increased memory capacity, Bluetooth… I can go on forever. More importantly (for everyone but the end user) the cellcos and music labels have figured out how to capitalize on the wireless sale and protection of digital media. My new phone sports all of the above, and from what I can tell thus far, Sprint’s Power Vision offering has the competition beat on content delivery (music/video).
I’m quite amazed by the “live” TV (FoxNews had a 4min delay) ; it had suprisingly acceptable image quality and speed. Not to mention the Sprint MusicStore where it has been simple and speedy to download full-tracks direct to the handset. I am just getting started with data and Bluetooth options which are crippled on my Verizon phone.
I feel like a kid in a candy store with this thing. (Did I mention I am part of the Sprint PowerVision Ambassador Program, ie: me no pay)
Feel free to shoot me any questions regarding the phone or service. As I unearth more about Sprint and this phone I will be sure to share my experiences here.
4 Responses to “Sprint’s Power Vision + Samsung MM-A920: Initial Impressions (Impressed)”
By Edwin Goitia on May 1, 2006 | Reply
My phone came with a USB connection to the phone and a TransFlash Card. I am terribly confused about how to use these, however. I tried to sync a playlist from my computer over to the microSD card and then over to the phone, but it didn’t work. Also, when I plugged in the USB card from the phone to my computer, it askes to look for the hardware, but the phone does not come with a CD. Where can I go to address all of these questions?