Ok folks, it just occurred to me that Helio may indeed be the first MVNO to feature WiMax in future devices such as the Ocean 2. Yes, there will be an Ocean 2 “because I say so”. It just became clear to me that if Sprint doesn’t axe their WiMax initiatives, all that Helio has to do is build WiMax into their future devices and hot damn, “let there be WiMax!”
(possible concept drawing of the Helio Ocean 2)
Our Chris Davies mentioned that Sprint already quietly launched their high-speed WiMax network, Xohm, in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington D.C. I hope everything is going well for Sprint because they’ve got a lot riding on this project. Why Helio? Well, the MVNO has already carved a niche for itself as a high-bandwidth, data-heavy provider for users who love accessing the internet on their cellphones, and as a key CDMA player they’d be an obvious partner for Sprint’s non-HSDPA 4G network.
I hope to hear some big announcements made by Helio and/or Sprint at CTIA Wireless 2008.
Sprint has certainly surprised all of us with their new wimax service. If I not mistaken a few months ago there was talk to get out from the wimax business since the company wasn’t doing so well lately.
— http://wwx.wimaxed.com
when is the ocean 2 commin out cause i doint want to go get a side kick adn it better be better.
I heard from a retail Helio store owner it might be out by the end of 2008; but no more than a year.
WOW! Helio Ocean 2??? I Already own a Helio Ocean 1 and its amazing already. Damn, i cannot wait for number 2 to get out. Im always catching up to technoligy lol
so does anyone know if Helio and Sprint are guaranteed to merge yet????
That is SO not the Ocean 2. Just fyi.
from what i heard from the helio recruiter it won’t be out til the summer. they don’t know what it looks like but they do know the ocean is gonna be in black and white…
I hope that’s it that would be sexy, just a little more buttons for easy navigation, and a UI that is not faulty, I would really enjoy that last one.
It’s may come out as early as next month according to my friend.
I’m waiting for it come out. My sister has the ocean and with all the features on it, it has the best plan. The only thing I don’t like about the ocean is that it’s too bulky and has too many buttons. I like the white prototype, but I hear that is only a myth and the real ocean 2 looks nothing like it.
to Jazz
read under the picture, it says : ” (possible concept drawing of the Helio Ocean 2) ”
pay attention
It better have a touchscreen if it wants to be called an iphone killer like Helio falsely advertises the Ocean now.
is the ocean two ganna be touch screen or what
It doesn’t have to have a touch screen to be an iPhone killer. Some people think it does, but some people (including me) don’t want a touchscreen phone. It would make enough sense if it did have a touch screen, but I hope that it doesn’t. That would not be Helio, frankly. If they want you to use your phone, they won’t put a touchscreen in it, at least not as the main form of input. I highly doubt that it will be entirely touchscreen.
Helio doesn’t falsely advertise about the Ocean being an iPhone killer. It has a much longer list of features than the iPhone, and even the iPhone 3G. The Ocean 2 really should be considered an iPhone killer, (even without a touchscreen) because that may yet be what it does.
i hope the ocean 2 has features like a recorder that u can make ur own ringtone and make ur own text alerts! and maybe a little slimmer ….and as far as aiming instant message show all the regular icons i..e. friends icons pictures. basically all the things u would see on aim on the computer. mos def would kik sidekiks ass.
i am totally unsatisfied with the ocean. Sure it can message awesome but the screen is too small to browse the web even though i pay for unlimited data, its a total mess. who really cares about you tube, i am too busy waste my time watching other peoples videos.
I need fast email, text and a killer browser. games are fun when i am in the dentist office waiting for my appointment but that is far from being a major selling point for me.
I HATE how i can not listen to music while texting, gaming, browsing, using the calender or anyother part of the phone. The random feature of the player always runs the same. Another bummer about the music player is that all the alerts cut into the play of the music. sometime i am away from reception and the player constantly stutters because it has to alert me all the time that it can not get my mail. I hate everything about the music player.. you have to hit 5 keys everytime you want to start the thing. You cant even make a phone call without exiting the player, which means that you have to restart the thing again.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/28/helios-ocean-2-exposed/
And no, ocean 2 will NOT have a touch screen cause they don’t play by mac rules, cause they are above mac, their stupid non mms phone, and their $140 plan.
Agreed. This phone could go on a diet, needs touch screen, a ton of multi tasking. The most irratating thing about the phone, and a bigger screen. I feel like I’m holding a sony mylo
Agreed. This phone could go on a diet, needs touch screen, a ton of multi tasking. The most irratating thing about the phone, and a bigger screen. I feel like I’m holding a sony mylo. The new ocean passes through fcc. It should be out soon. If those isssues aren’t fixed and depending on the price. Ill leave for at&t. The new iphone is gonna be 199$8gb 299$16gb
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/28/helios-ocean-2-exposed/
THATS THE WEBSITE OF A PIC OF OCEAN 2.
I THINK IM GOING TO IPHONE 3G.
I HAVE OCEAN ONE AND ITS BORING.
I love gadgets. Right now, the AT&T commercials are killing me. The new iphone has incorporated 3G…what a turn-on. It seems that every major mobile provider carries touch screen phones, which in all actually makes perfect sense. What’s up with Helio? Now that companies have almost mastered the touch screen technology, they are going to divert even more attention to internal features. Once they get to video conferencing, I’m outta here. It’s already running in Japan, which means it’s in the nearby future.
l like my ocean! but those new devices look irresistible, touch screens is the way to go now! see you helio goint to at@t
there is an actual helio 2 coming out soon that is really cool check it out on engadget
i just got off the phone w helio and read up on it.its comin out in early 2009 not 2008 but i hope they add alot more tech to it.how crazy would it be to have a touch screen but there isnt one on there,but did add a touch screen for the gps nav to it though AWESOMENSS.
Okay, so will Helio’s OCEAN 2 have a TRUE font enlarger for the 35+ crowd? 6pt font is unrealistic. I had to give up the OCEAN (loved it and the service) because I could not – without a pair of reading glasses – read the damned small font. Tech support for Helio sucks big time – people there don’t know their product – but I loved the service and clarity. Argued with tech support that the Ocean 1 did not have a true font enlarger (but had Korean font; really useful for the USA English-speaking crowd. LARGE font and I am “IN” once more, and 35 ain’t THAT old.
Well this one is not the helio ocean 2 in the first place, the ocean 2 is the exact same design except it has some touch sensitive keys!!!! This is the website
http://www.phonemag.com/helio-ocean-2-coming-from-virgin-mobile-in-2009-094701.php
Plus the ocean 2 might not be the iphone killer but it’s about just as good. Second of all a touch screen is no good what so ever, the reason is becuase the touch screen usually breaks in year or two and second of all touch screens suck becuase then sometimes you press the wrong buttons.
And the Helio Ocean 2 will be avaible for virgin Mobile!!!! And i can’t wait to buy it!!!!
the helio is fake
pizza taste good u all should try it. O also i agree with ronny its fake.
helio is it real or fake…looks fake
I like roti. I like the original pringles not pizza flavored.
u know u like that phone so get the ***** out a here. Also i think the guy above me is gay
I’m sure it’s fake, but i have heard that a Ocean 2 is in the works. I have the current ocean and i freakin love it. People that have iPhones get the reaction “oh, cool. you have an iPhone.” But when people see my Ocean, they always say “what the hell was that!?”
the helio ocean 2!!!!! it comes out on the website febuary 12th 2009 im gona be the first to lay my hands on it !!!!
omg this is so amazingg! i remember when the first helio ocean came out i wanted it so bad. but what carrier is helio? because i never saw it for sprint or anything. and thats what i havee. currently i have the pink palm centro, its so amazing i highly recomend it. but if this phone comes out ill be ditching my palm for the ocean2! (:
omg i have this fone nd it kiks iphones @$$
i doubted the ocean 2 but i got it right here and have had it for a week its not red like advertised it comes black… maybe if u ask for a red one u will get one. Anyway love the new mp3 options(listen to music from anywhere on any menu except while playing a video or making a call.and having 2 wallpapers for each side keyboard mode and number pad mode. only flaw i see is its too shiny like the i phone and is prone to fingerprints on the screen whether you touch it or not. also helio is a moron for supplying a screen cleaner that’s hard plastic on 1 side(unlike the last one the whole thing was a screen cleaner and long enough to clean the entire screen) that will scratch the screen of the phone. other than that its a great phone.if you feel touchy there is a sensor on the circle you can glide your finger across like a touch screen and you can chose if u want a virtual mouse . i-phone eat your heart out.
oh ya i forgot to mention my dumb @ss left it on the roof of my car it flew off my roof at 45 mph and it still works just a slight scratch where it bounced off the road on bottom and top it missed screen. i don’t think an i-phone can withstand that torcher
1 more thing its free when upgrading ur service for another 2 years
i doubted the ocean 2 but i got it right here and have had it for a week its not red like advertised it comes black… maybe if u ask for a red one u will get one. Anyway love the new mp3 options(listen to music from anywhere on any menu except while playing a video or making a call.and having 2 wallpapers for each side keyboard mode and number pad mode. only flaw i see is its too shiny like the i phone and is prone to fingerprints on the screen whether you touch it or not. also helio is a moron for supplying a screen cleaner that’s hard plastic on 1 side(unlike the last one the whole thing was a screen cleaner and long enough to clean the entire screen) that will scratch the screen of the phone. other than that its a great phone.if you feel touchy there is a sensor on the circle you can glide your finger across like a touch screen and you can chose if u want a virtual mouse . i-phone eat your heart out.
oh ya i forgot to mention my dumb @ss left it on the roof of my car it flew off my roof at 45 mph and it still works just a slight scratch where it bounced off the road on bottom and top it missed screen. i don’t think an i-phone can withstand that torcher
1 more thing its free when upgrading ur service for another 2 years and it has a bad ass text messenger making the old ocean obsolete