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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Frank Gallagher on December 19, 2006, 12:44:00 pm
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Does anyone use them anymore...and if so which one gives the best bang for the buck????
I found mine very useful before we moved to Ireland but then never needed one there....not much happens that needs to be scheduled over!!!
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I asked about PDA...not PDOA :roll:
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Does it come with wafers?
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I bet Mankie still uses an abacus.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I bet Mankie still uses an abacus.
no need to as long as I still have toes.
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Palm or Windows?
I personally have always hated the Windows mobile OS. I couldn't tell you a thing about what's out there hardware wise from Palm these days. I've been using a Treo for 2 years and haven't thought of getting anything else. If you don't want to carry phone and a pda that's what I'd recommend.
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Thanks for the sensible reply....Call me wild and crazy but I like my mobile phone to, well, be able to make and receive phone calls, and not much else really. You really need to carry your phone with you at all times to get the full benefit, but with the PDA I got in the habit of putting it in my desk drawer at work and could grab it as needed then bring it home with me and sync up so I can do follow-ups on my day off etc.
Also if I'm going for a bike ride I don't want to have to bring my PDA along in case I need to make a phone call.
I'm all for technology but don't believe in buying stuff I'll never use...that's why I have no interest in MP3'S, I have no need to be walking around with several thousand songs in my pocket.
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Are you looking for one to use as a mobile phone too or just organize your data?
I just traded in my Blackberry for the a Motorola Q and, other than a very low battery life, I have very few complaints about it. It's very impressive.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Thanks for the sensible reply....Call me wild and crazy but I like my mobile phone to, well, be able to make and receive phone calls, and not much else really. You really need to carry your phone with you at all times to get the full benefit, but with the PDA I got in the habit of putting it in my desk drawer at work and could grab it as needed then bring it home with me and sync up so I can do follow-ups on my day off etc.
Also if I'm going for a bike ride I don't want to have to bring my PDA along in case I need to make a phone call.
The Q is actually thinner than my Razr, about 3/4 inch longer, and a half an inch wider. It really does travel nicely.
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Sadly I'll probably have to ditch my Treo soon and go blackberry....my new job (start on jan 02) gives them to everyone and I'm not really a two phone kind of guy so.....Wanna buy my Treo???
Seriously though, if you just want something to store your address book and calendar in, anything running a Palm OS will do.
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You know what would be really hip, trendy and would sell like hotscakes? If there was a way to somehow combine Green Tea with Blackberry. It would be a huge hit. Or Green Tea with Bluetooth. I'd buy that for a dollar. Everyone would want it. People would line up around the block to buy one.
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Originally posted by Señor Carlos:
Sadly I'll probably have to ditch my Treo soon and go blackberry....
My coworker and I have this debate all the time. I think we've agreed after each trying every device out there, that the Treo/Palm/Mobile OS all do a lot of things, but don't do anything great. They do a lot of things like internet, phone calls, editing documents, and storage well, but aren't great at anything. We both believe that the Blackberry is Great at email, but pales in internet and document editing, and is about the same at making calls. So it all depends on what you use your device for. Heavy email users should all opt for Blackberry's.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Señor Carlos:
Sadly I'll probably have to ditch my Treo soon and go blackberry....
My coworker and I have this debate all the time. I think we've agreed after each trying every device out there, that the Treo/Palm/Mobile OS all do a lot of things, but don't do anything great. They do a lot of things like internet, phone calls, editing documents, and storage well, but aren't great at anything. We both believe that the Blackberry is Great at email, but pales in internet and document editing, and is about the same at making calls. So it all depends on what you use your device for. Heavy email users should all opt for Blackberry's. [/b]
At the very least I'll have a new toy to play with, which is always fun for me. I'll miss Vindigo though. At least AvantGo just released a beta for Blackberry.
I knew I was gear dork when I first heard the Interpol song "PDA" and thought they were talking about a palm pilot.
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Originally posted by Señor Carlos:
At the very least I'll have a new toy to play with, which is always fun for me. I'll miss Vindigo though. At least AvantGo just released a beta for Blackberry.
That's kind of my thought on the Q - I have a new toy to play with.
As for Vindigo:
Google Maps: http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html (http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html)
Google SMS: http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/ (http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/)
Both are free and work with the Blackberry OS.
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call me a Luddite, but I don't know of any really good PDAs that have come out since the Palm V. It was simple, lightweight, and reliable. I don't like to push a bunch of buttons or go through a whole assload of menus just to add something to a to-do list. Nor do I want to do with a microscopic Qwerty keyboard.
I wish someone would make a phone like this...
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Luddite
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Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
I don't like to push a bunch of buttons or go through a whole assload of menus just to add something to a to-do list.
I wish someone would make a phone like this...
Get a digital voice recorder (http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-VN3100-Digital-Voice-Recorder/dp/B000I3AGWQ/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_1_0/103-5749251-9125419), if all you're needing is a fancy to-do lister. They're tapeless nowadays.
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I love and hate my Blackberry.
I love that work pays for it, and part of that is unlimited data which includes text messages. I love that it automatically syncs with my Outlook calendar and address book wirelessly. I love that it has a few games I can play on the Metro.
I hate that work can e-mail and call me 24/7.
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That is why when I was offered a Blackberry I refused... don't need that leash. If they insist, I'll take it, but no reason to otherwise.
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Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
call me a Luddite, but I don't know of any really good PDAs that have come out since the Palm V. It was simple, lightweight, and reliable. I don't like to push a bunch of buttons or go through a whole assload of menus just to add something to a to-do list. Nor do I want to do with a microscopic Qwerty keyboard.
I wish someone would make a phone like this...
Palm OS is basically the same as it was on the Palm V, in terms of the number of buttons to push to perform a simple task and the interface in general. Now they're just shinier, brighter, smaller, and faster. And in some cases, they make phone calls.
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Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
That is why when I was offered a Blackberry I refused... don't need that leash. If they insist, I'll take it, but no reason to otherwise.
yeah, i had no choice
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I've got a Palm Treo 650 now and it makes me miss my Blackberry! Yes, it is better for web browsing and it's less awkward to use as a phone than the 'berry was, but it doesn't work very well overall. I have to reboot it 2 or 3 times a week and it decides to reboot itself another 2 or 3 times. It'll randomly stop recieving mail and I'll have to go through a series of reboots and phone off/phone on to get it functioning again.
This seems to be a pretty common complaint with the 650 and 700 model Palms. I know everyone on my team at work hates how unreliable they are and I see lots of similar complaints on various Palm user forums.
And I did know when I took this job that I was on a 24/7 oncall and I was cool with it, so I kinda expect this thing to work.
If you need email or phone or any other instant access, and you need it to be reliable, go with a Blackberry.
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Yeah I've heard many people having problems with the 650's, and while I have the occasional reset, it's been pretty solid. I think the reason these things tend to be less stable than some other devices is the wealth of 3rd party apps available for them. And not everyone writing these things is necessarily qualified to do so. So once you get some various apps all running together bad things can happen. That said, I use AvantGo, Vindigo, a customer billing app, an app that creates and exports time reports from the billing app, a fairly large database app for client harware/user/etc inventory purposes and it all runs well.
But I do seem to be in the minority in terms of how stable it's been. You might want to look on the Palm site and see if there's a newer firmware version available for your carrier's model. Several have been released for Sprint, each one better than the last.
I'll miss my Treo....but maybe my new company will give me one of those nice shiny Blackberry Pearls....though I doubt it. Pretty sure it will be one of the 7100 series units. Anyone here use those? Thoughts on the predictive text entry they use?
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Originally posted by Señor Carlos:
I'll miss my Treo....but maybe my new company will give me one of those nice shiny Blackberry Pearls....though I doubt it. Pretty sure it will be one of the 7100 series units. Anyone here use those? Thoughts on the predictive text entry they use?
Sorry, I had the 7250, and actually refused the "upgrade" to the new 7100. I don't see the point of having a device primarily to handle email and then not having a full QWERTY keyboard. You might as well just send text messages back and forth. It's not like it's any less wide....
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I have a damn near brand new Palm Tungsten E that I dont use. Look up the specs on Palms site and if it fits your needs let me know. I'll give it to you at a good price.
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I've owned two in the past, the first was an impulse buy at Radio Shack because it was on clearance for some crazy low price. It was the HP Journada or something like that, it worked great, did everything I needed and was as tough as old boots. The only negative was the size, it was a bit big for a PDA so that's why got into the habit of putting it in my desk drawer when I got to work...when I realized I was getting great benefit from a PDA I decided to splash out on something a bit more up to date so ended up buying a Sony Clie...that was the biggest piece of shyte I've ever owned, and it actually broke twice in three months. After having an argument with someone in India they fixed it the first time, but when it came back was banjaxed again within the month....they wouldn't fix it the second time so it's probably still in the grass alongside the Dulles Toll Road at this point if anyone is interested.....I do not, and never will own a Sony product ever again in my lifetime, and tell everyone I know, and even perfect strangers about my experience if I'm in an electrical store and see them happen to be looking at a Sony product.