[ale] HOW2 choose an organizer/phone ?

[James Taylor]

I've been very interested in the Pre myself.  Unfortunately, it is only going to be available from Sprint, initially, and I will not change carriers just to get a phone.  I haven't bought a phone from the carrier I am on (I have picked up a couple of basic phones that were free as a part of the service, though..) since I signed up 8 years ago (very good plan). I have had three Treos, two Nokia Communicators and one Nokia E71 since I joined, all bought unlocked from third-parties. 

It really hacks me off that these carriers have been able to so successfully limit phone choice in the US.

-jt
 

James Taylor
The East Cobb Group, Inc.
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>>> Robert Coggins <ale at cogginsnet.com> 4/20/2009 10:55 AM >>> 
I am waiting on the Palm Pre.  Many are calling it the iPhone killer.  I
am not sure of that since I haven't tried it yet.  But from the videos I
see iti may be...  It uses an OS called WebOS which I believe is linux
based.  I have needed a smartphone since january and I am holding off
until the pre comes out.  Possibly mid May.

Touchstone looks really kewl too.  It is the wireless charging for the
phone.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/palm-pre-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/

Courtney Thomas wrote:
> I'm interested in getting some kind of organizer/phone device that will be
> 
> 1-a good buy
> 2-will allow wireless downloads from the net and not require more than a DSL 
> connection [no special provider]
> 3-will have enough storage to download books
> 4-will interconnect with a computer to permit moving stuff back&forth
> 5-a big enough & bright enough screen to permit reading w/o spending time 
> scrolling each page
> 6-a moderately usable keyboard
> 7-rechargable
> 8-audio capable w/headset
> 9-maximally flexible [not Kindle]
> 10-will have enough RAM to function adequately
> 11-Linux driven OK but not necessary
> 12-used  OK
> 
> Is there anything on the horizon better & worth waiting for that's not 
> exorbitant  ?
> 
> Any caveats regarding particular products, as well as necessary or highly 
> desirable features not covered here  ?
> 
> As always, thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge,
> 
> Courtney 
> 
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