Based on recommendations from LM_NETers and availability I decided to go
with the Treo 650 by Palm. The i700 Pocket PC was also recommended and
there were a few other models I researched that looked promising but
none of them were available from my service provider. My wife and I
have been with Cingular since before it was Cingular and we get a very
good rate. It would cost us at least $15/month more to switch services.
The only other smart phone with a qwerty keyboard offered by Cingular
is a Blackberry which is wider and doesn't have a camera.
I got the phone yesterday and so far I like it a lot. It has a nice
screen and a decent camera. It is a little bulkier than I would prefer
but I can live with it. I don't think it could get much smaller and
still do what I want. The organizer/calendar is great and I am busily
adding all the meetings, conferences, soccer games, dance recitals, and
doctor's appointments from my datebook, old phone, school and home
calendars. I already feel more organized but my desk is still a mess
;-) I haven't added the wireless data service to my plan yet. I want
to work with the device for a few weeks and see how I will be using it.
I also need to let the sticker-shock ($399 on sale!) subside a little.
The only feature I wanted that is missing wi-fi compatibility.
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Tony Doyle, Librarian
Livingston High School, Livingston, CA
tdoyle@muhsd.k12.ca.us
<Http://www.lhs.muhsd.k12.ca.us/library/index.htm>
"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get
people to stop reading them."-- Ray Bradbury
> Doyle_Tony wrote:
>
>> My cell phone is on its last legs and I would like to replace it with
>> one PDA functions, especially scheduling and meeting reminders.
>> Synching with desktop programs like e-mail and calendar would be nice
>> as would wi-fi connectivity. Oh, and it should be small, lightweight,
>> and have a qwerty keyboard (I don't want much ;-)). If you have
>> recently bought such an animal and have a recommendation or a warning
>> please let me know.
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