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RE: Nice, but...
Gah!
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RE: Nice, but...
-alan
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That having been said, I agree with the original poster that the phone is just too big. I still don't get why Handspring couldn't have:
1) come up with a way to hide the thumboard?
2) shrunk the size so that it doesn't look like I'm holding a PDA up to my head?
I use my Treo 300 as simply a wireless PDA and carry a separate, smaller cell phone as well. The Treo stays home when I go out at night.
Due to its size, this is no doubt how I'd use a 600 if I purchased one. Thing is, I'm not going to spend another $400 for the same resolution, faster processor, and an SD slot. I still haven't figured out why the 600 has gotten such good press??
Nokia 6560 TDMA
http://www.attwireless.com/personal/products/phonedetails.jhtml?id=12800001&titleNumber=1
RE: Nice, but...
data plans
ie...some sort of unlimited plan?
555-VERIZON
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RE: 555-VERIZON
Ironically, I had gone to VZW from ATTWS, for the sole purpose of getting the Kyo6035 - to illustrate how things end up going full circle, had I not left AT&T almost 3 yrs ago, I could now have the 600 with AT&T.
But - Sprint has been belly belly good to me, and I'm LOVin' the 600.
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Yeah, except that supposedly Verizon is going to have the best number portablitiy of the bunch. Meaning that it'll be much easier to move your number to Verizon than away from them.
Verizon has about the best everything in wireless service in the USA (EXCEPT THEIR PHONE SELECTION).
Sprint's coverage in my area is poor. Forget GSM period, what's the point of a mobile phone if you can't use it at home or on the road.
RE: 555-VERIZON
If the Kyocera smartphone hangs around any longer, it'll have to be put into a museum as a historical relic. AFAIK, it's about the only currently shipping Palm-powered device that still runs G1. Collectors, take note! Of course, at Verizon's prices, I doubt they are going anywhere any time soon...
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A review in the way??
I think it's really good for what it is, a great palm+phone combo, and I supouse the thumboard is awesome for SMS.
Technology moves faster than you can afford... at least for me.
RE: A review in the way??
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=6251
AT&T GSM sucks
RE: AT&T GSM sucks
Also, GSM uses a lighter radio and lower power consumption which means a lighter handheld and longer battery life than CDMA.
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RE: AT&T GSM sucks
I travel a great deal throughout the southeastern US and you'd be surprised how often I still have to fallback to analog with my Verizon phone-there are still civilized places with very, very spotty coverage. This is the primary reason I continue to put up with Verizon's lame phone offerings and poor rate plans.
RE: AT&T GSM sucks
The lack of analog (AMPS) in the Treo bothers me a bit, but to be honest I don't know how much that is an issue these days. Anyone with a GSM-only phone care to comment on how often you end up with no coverage where an AMPS phone would've worked?
I would agree that once the GSM roaming agreements are completed (in six months, huh? we'll see, I guess) things should be much better.
I'd like to stick with AT&T (I'm on TDMA now) but I have three gripes with AT&T GSM:
- Coverage (as I've heard GSM doesn't cover as well as TDMA and they're presumably using the same tower sites at least initially).
- Shared voice plans (which cost more on GSM than TDMA and have smaller home areas, and they force you to move ALL shared phones to GSM in order to move any at all).
- Data plan rates ($30/month extra for 10MB? Give me a break! Sprint is unlimited for $15/month, and Cingular is $25 for 10MB. When will AT&T offer more reasonably priced data plans? Number portability means I don't HAVE to stick with AT&T! I suspect others who are personally paying for their service will also find $30/month extra for data to be too much.)
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Nice, but...
2. I don't want a thumboard.
3. I don't want an external antenna.
4. I don't want low-res 160x160.
5. Size is still a little big.
Fix these things, and I'll bite.