T-Mobile’s Cameo Frame with GPRS Still Needs Work

Written on Nov 6, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, T-Mobile

Last month T-Mobile quietly announced the Cameo, a 7″ digital frame with GPRS service on the T-Mobile network, which means you can send the frame pictures straight from your phone using the carrier’s network. The frame runs $100 and the service $10/month. It seems a little pricey to look at pictures taken with a mobile phone and it sounds like they still have to work to do to refine the service.

Peter Svensson with the AP was able to spend some time with the Cameo and while he thought it was generally easy to use, the frame wasn’t without problems. A big one being that in addition to the monthly service fees for the frame, you also must have a T-Mobile calling plan to use the frame. The frame can accept pictures from other carriers, but you still have to maintain a voice plan or the frame will cease working, wirelessly at least. 

The frame also struggled with receiving pictures from the new G1, the phone powered by Google’s new mobile operating system. Parrot, who makes the frame, claims these issues should be fixable by T-Mobile. But for $120/year and the phone plan requirement, we’re still far from impressed with this offering. [via AP]

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