Xander ,'Touched'
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Mine's a 700p, and it freezes up constantly, usually while texting. If I try to run Google Maps, the entire phone shuts down instantly (which never used to happen, but has been the case for the past couple of months).
I'm at the point now where I have to restart it at least once a day. My sister has the same problems with her 680 (which is on a different network, just so we're not blaming Verizon). Palm is just an old rickety OS with stability issues.
Gadget girl,
I love my Nokia N95. So what do you want to do with your phone? The N95 is unlocked and works with t-mobile and att currently.
Incidentally, how well does Windows Mobile play with Macs? (I already have Missing Sync, if that makes a difference.)
My windows mobile phone sucked monkey balls. I had missing sync and all of that and the phone and the OS was just horrible.
I had the same experience with my Windows Mobile. I hated so much that I was happy when I accidently dropped it into a puddle.
Side note on those considering a Blackberry: they do not play nice with iCal etc., but the Blackberry Missing Sync has improved to the point that it's no longer a PITA to use.
Electronic newsboy (Jun, 1970)
Is this how you’ll get your newspaper In the future? Maybe, says Toshiba, the Japanese electronics firm that developed this facsimile receiver. It prints both sides of a sheet simultaneously, in six minutes. If mass-produced, the device would sell for an estimated $300.
The thing looks like a microwave.
So, I'm really looking over what my current carrier (Alltel) has to offer.
A smart phone is going to be the best way to go. I know I'll use PDA, phone, online access, texting, bluetooth, etc. I have an 160 gig iPod so music isn't an issue. Compatibility with my PowerBook is also important.
If I stay with Alltel the choices are: BlackBerry 8703e, Moto Q, BlackBerry Pearl 8130, Palm Treo 755p, Palm Treo 700wx, HTC PPC6800, and the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition.
One of the other things to be considered is that husband is needing a new phone as well. His needs are very different than mine, and much more basic. He wants another flip phone that can send and receive calls and text messages. Because of working at the power plants, he cannot have a camera on his phone.
We have talked about having different carriers so we can each get what we want. So we could go that route, if it came down to it.
We have one of the AT&T family talk plans with rollover minutes and it serves us very well. We both share the same pool of minutes and the second phone is only an additional $10/mo.
We have the Alltel version of the same thing.