[ale] Cell phones

[Matthew Brown]

John Trostel wrote:

>I have a treo 600 cell phone and do NOT have 'digi-funk' connections.
>Sounds like your friends unit is marginal in coverage. What carrier is
>he using and where?  I have had better reception with the 600 than many
>others have had with more conventional phones, given the same location
>and carrier.  I have even used the treo to great effect in Ireland on
>Vodaphone.
>
>I talk to many people all over the country and it has worked pretty
>well.  I'm sure there are better cell phones, but for a converged
>devices, the treo is pretty nice.  I can use the phone, check my email
>(imaps and pop), IM people (aim, yahoo, msn), reset my server (ssh),
>browse the web.. I have lots of other interesting stuff on the little
>device too.
>
>Hey, it even has my PIM type info on it ;)
>
>If your friend is having that much trouble with the treo 600, he should
>have taken it back for a replacement unit long ago.
>
>I would not suggest the treo for people with a very low geek quotient
>though.  It's definitely not a drop it on the floor, toss it around,
>simple flip/brick phone.  It's a $600 converged PDA/phone that should be
>treated as such.
>  
>
I've learned this one with my Kyocera 6035!

>Of course, you could wait a month and get the treo 650 ;)
>
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