Originally Posted by
Looigi
The phone isn't actually $100 is it? More likely the price is subsidized by a service contract.
Sure it is:
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/shop/...hone/features/
$99 with no contract. So fo $99 you get wifi, gps, sd card etc - why not on the Garmin? If Garmin does not keep up with the ease of other devices they wil eventually go away. The MAIN reason I have the 705 is the excellent battery life - 10+ hours with screen on. When todays' phones start approacing that kind of 'screen on' (even 5 hours) time so that I can track my speed etc, the phone will do to the Garmin what the iPod did to the Walkman. Garmin has to keep up or fade away. I use my phone and 'endmondo' for short rides (less than an hour) and I LOVE the fact that when the ride is done it automatically appears on the endmondo website.
Also, If I were an 800 user Id be pretty upset that my 'year old' $600 device is soon to be 'an older version'. They should fix the 800 before looking at 900s.