Handhelds/PDAs - Palm vs Zaurus vs others - Opinions? Experiences?

[Kjel Anderson]

I've been using the Nokia E62 and have been happy with it. It is the best
"free" phone that I have ever had from a provider. It replaced my palm, and
so far I don't really miss it. Doesn't synchronize with Linux (yet). Hard to
beat it for the price.

Kjel

On 3/20/07, Travis Roy <travis at scootz.net> wrote:
>
> >>
> >>  ~sigh~  Yes, yes.  That's the way it would be, in an ideal world.
> >> But wireless carriers universally see any cell phone, and all the
> >> data
> >> on it, as *their* property.  They don't sell you a phone, they let
> >> you
> >> use their phone, maybe, for a little while, so long as you keep up on
> >> your protection payments.  My thoughts on that policy are best not
> >> uttered aloud, for fear of waking the elder gods.
> >>
> >
> > Well, this is just tinfoil hat logic.  Before my current
> > Blackberry, I had the same phone as travis, Treo 650.
> > My Treo sits here in the drawer next to me, still 100% functional
> > (other than the fact it can't make a phone call).  I can still use
> > it as a PDA, I can still sync with my MBP, and so on.
>
> Yah, for a Verizon phone, the Treos are fairly open. The very few
> locked options (using the treo as a bluetooth modem for example) are
> very easy to unlock. It's not like their other phones that are
> totally crippled.
>
>
> > Although you don't want to hear it, I too prefer 1 single device.
> > I don't want to walk around with this "geek belt" of crap on my waist.
>
> Ditto, I don't need to pretend I'm batman with his utility belt, or
> something adding weight to my belt and pull down my pants (thus
> eliminating the whole reason for having a belt)
>
>
> >
> > I've looked a lot at the Zarus models, they suck (IMO).  It's nice
> > that they run linux and have the potential for all this uber-cool
> > extended functionality.  But all I want/need in a PIM is the basic
> > functions done well and reliably.  I like my Blackberry a little
> > better than the Treo, but either option is (IMO) the best choice
> > out there.
> >
> >>  I also don't want to have to switch PDAs just because I switched
> >> wireless carriers.
> >
> > Get something that uses a SIM card.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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