Is anyone here using a Windows Mobile 5 smart phone? I'm thinking about one to replace my Treo 650.
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NoiseDesign - Mar 22, 2006 6:22:22 pm PST #7675 of 10003
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Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 6:25:44 pm PST #7676 of 10003
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I'm thinking about one to replace my Treo 650.
Any particular reason you're replacing it beyond New Toy itchiness? (I ask because as soon as my Verizon contract allows, I do wan to trade in my current phone for a new one, preferable a Treo or VCast or other does-everything kind of device.)
NoiseDesign - Mar 22, 2006 6:29:59 pm PST #7677 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I'm tired of my Treo crashing on me. Also I use my phone so much that I tend to wear them out. Beyond that I'm just tired of Palm OS not multitasking and basicallt showing how outdated it is.
Gris - Mar 22, 2006 7:00:03 pm PST #7678 of 10003
Hey. New board.
I hated my Windows Mobile 5 PDA for the OS bit, though the features kind of rocked.
Of course, it doesn't help that EVERYTHING I own is a Mac, so installing softwae was a biatch.
Also, that wasn't the phone edition that I used.
ETA: I'll probably stick with my Treo until
1) A Newton Phone/PDA (or other Apple interface) is released
2) A treo 700l (linux instead of windows) is released, and doesn't suck
3) There's clearly no other choice but Windows for PDA phones
... whichever comes first.
NoiseDesign - Mar 22, 2006 7:08:21 pm PST #7679 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
It's not as bad for me since phones are pretty much a one year commitment for me.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 7:19:31 pm PST #7680 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Of course, it doesn't help that EVERYTHING I own is a Mac, so installing softwae was a biatch.
Yeah, that's my main motivation for sticking with Palm -- I don't relish the idea of making Windows Mobile play with my computer. (Plus, all my other software is Palm, and I don't want to have to replace it all.)
Gris - Mar 22, 2006 7:28:43 pm PST #7681 of 10003
Hey. New board.
Syncing a Windows PDA on Mac isn't bad with Missing Sync (which i have for my palm anyway, as it's significantly nicer than iSync), but installing software? Most of which comes packed in SELF-EXTRACTING WINDOWS EXEs for absolutely no reason? Very annoying.
(Windows Mobile has a perfectly portable method of installing software called CAB files. It works FINE on a Mac - transfer the file, run it on the PDA, voila! Unfortunately, most commercial software ISN'T AVAILABLE that way unless you get in a long discussion with various customer service representatives about your needs. Ver' obnoxious.)
Spidra Webster - Mar 22, 2006 7:55:43 pm PST #7682 of 10003
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Just saw this MacZot! site today: [link]
Does anyone know what the other one (that probably inspired it) is called? It offers only one product per day and occasionally offers surprise brown packages. All electronics and tech stuff.
NoiseDesign - Mar 22, 2006 8:09:57 pm PST #7683 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I'm Mac too so the would be a bit of a pain but I have a collection of PC's that I can use for software install.
aurelia - Mar 22, 2006 9:02:32 pm PST #7684 of 10003
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