Ultimate "Smart" Phone

[jegs2]

...and I have recently obtained official permission from my wife to obtain one from Sprint PCS, just as soon as they are available. Here's what a Handspring Treo 600 looks like:



From this website, here is the scoop on this wonderous device:

Exciting design features include:

• A great everyday mobile phone—designed with the smaller, narrower look and feel of a mobile phone
  
  Fast Palm OS 5 organizer running on an ARM processor
  
  Fully-integrated QWERTY keyboard—optimized for this amazingly compact device—makes dialing the phone or typing email and messages easier than ever
  
  New web browser that allows you to surf any web site—including JavaScript enabled sites—and even download software
  
  Built-in digital camera so you can take and send pictures in an instant or connect a face to a phone number with picture caller ID
  
  Built-in SD/MMC expansion slot for adding memory, content or hardware (supports SD I/O)
  
  Five-way navigation for optimal one-handed use
  
  Improved battery life for longer talk time and standby time
  
  Bright color display that provides great readability both indoors and out

In an "in your face" to Bill Gates and Micro$oft, the new Treo 600 will run on Palm OS 5, so it ain't a Pocket PC. This will be the device that at long last replaces my current one, which has served me well over the last year:

[aphexmonster]

hehe, you said permition ...



I dont have one, but i w ant somethng like it. Im dazzled by the camera phone Its like shinny candy to me

[Ghost Rider]

Whoa...cool phone.

I myself...nah, if you contact me at home, fine...if not...just don't want to deal with the bloomin thing.

[fgalkin]

My phone (not too smart, I'm afraid)


Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

[Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi]

How much does one of those cost? Is there anything you have to do to get the internet capabilities? If some miracle of nature gives me the money for one, I just might get it.

And no, I don't have a cell phone as of now.

[Xenophobe3691]

I want it. I want it. I want it.

And I bet they'll make EQ for it

[UltraViolence83]

While I hate cell phones and other mobile devices for their major role in the Conspiracy to Annoy the Fuck Out of Me, that is a mighty cool phone.

[jegs2]

How much does one of those cost?

It will run for around $500 to begin with, then it'll drop down about $100 over the first six months to a year.

Is there anything you have to do to get the internet capabilities?

Just have to have internet included with your plan. I can post to this website with my current Handspring phone. But I'm shut off from some Java-heavy sites (MSN mail), so the new phone will be able to surf all sites...

[Xenophobe3691]

Just have to have internet included with your plan. I can post to this website with my current Handspring phone. But I'm shut off from some Java-heavy sites (MSN mail), so the new phone will be able to surf all sites...

Are you serious? I should try it with mine, I think I have Internet included in my plan...

[jegs2]

This post was made from my current Handspring Visor Prism with Digital Link.

[Xenophobe3691]

This post was made from my current Handspring Visor Prism with Digital Link.

Damn. Does it take you long to type in the post?

[jegs2]

Damn. Does it take you long to type in the post?

On my current Handspring it does, if I'm using graffiti (stylus strokes on the sensor). If I've got it plugged into my portable keyboard, I'm limited only by the speed of the phone's modem. On the Treo 600, there's a tiny keyboard built-in and the modem is supposed to be considerably faster. For me, the key will be full web-browsing capabilities, which are now limited with my current smartphone.

[Gandalf]

That's my new phone, I got it yesterday.

It's an LG G5300.

[Xenophobe3691]

On my current Handspring it does, if I'm using graffiti (stylus strokes on the sensor). If I've got it plugged into my portable keyboard, I'm limited only by the speed of the phone's modem. On the Treo 600, there's a tiny keyboard built-in and the modem is supposed to be considerably faster. For me, the key will be full web-browsing capabilities, which are now limited with my current smartphone.

Cool. How much did your current Handspring cost?

[jegs2]

Cool. How much did your current Handspring cost?

Bought it in two pieces. The Handspring Visor Prism is a separate organizor, while the Sprint PCS Digital Link is a separate Springboard module. The visor itself cost about $150 refurbished, while the Digital Link was about $200. Unfortunately, Handspring discontinued the Visor series, so you can get them only as refurbished units.

[Colonel Olrik]

Mine


Water proof, shock proof, a mobile phone for an adventurous lifestyle (that's me). It does everything a phone is supposed to do, and has a good battery. With it and my laptop I access the internet from any remote spot of Europe. Which also comes in handy for a person with an adventurous lifestyle (me). I don't need a phone with fancy gymnicks who will break at the first Bike fall. This one is an elegant phone, for more civilized times.

Bottom line is, in a straight fight, mine>yours.

[Robert Treder]

I was going to get a cell phone, but then I decided I didn't want to pay money every month for something I'd probably only use every other week, for like two minutes.

[Vendetta]

I have a bog standard 8310.

But well, smartphones are so last month.

It's all about videophones now. 3G is the way forward.

[Colonel Olrik]

I was going to get a cell phone, but then I decided I didn't want to pay money every month for something I'd probably only use every other week, for like two minutes.

Here, we have packages free of monthly charge. You just pay more for each phone call (which would be ideal in your case).

[GrandMasterTerwynn]

I honestly fail to see the point of shoving all that shit onto a cellphone. If one wanted all those features, they should've bought a Palm, H/PC, or a PocketPC. My ancient analog cellphone from 1999/2000 works just fine for me.

[Xenophobe3691]

I was going to get a cell phone, but then I decided I didn't want to pay money every month for something I'd probably only use every other week, for like two minutes.

And then you get stuck in the middle of nowhere without a phone to get you out...

[Howedar]

I don't have a cell phone, and I don't really want one. I'd take one if someone gave it to me, but I wouldn't pay for it.

[darthdavid]

No monthly fees bare bones cell phone: Cool to have wish i did.
If i wanna play games i'll use my gameboy and if i wanna mobly surf the net i'll get a mobile net connection card for my laptop. Simple.

[TrailerParkJawa]

I recently replaced my Nokia with a newer one. The newer one is bettter sounding and has longer battery life. Its a little too small for my taste but Im getting used to it. Im starting to get into the practice of using my cell phone as a contact manager, but I never forsee me using a PalmPilot/Phone combo anytime soon.

[Robert Treder]

I was going to get a cell phone, but then I decided I didn't want to pay money every month for something I'd probably only use every other week, for like two minutes.

And then you get stuck in the middle of nowhere without a phone to get you out...

Not likely. I don't go to the middle of nowhere; there's nothing worth seeing there.

Realistically, all I would use my phone for would be to call my friends when I get off work to see where they are, and then to sometimes coordinate with them while we're doing things. As it is, I simply go home to use the phone there to see where they are, and when things need coordination, we stop and discuss before doing things.

It's possible that if I got a phone, I would start using it a lot, though. That doesn't really justify the expense, however, seeing as I get along fine without it, and I'd really rather not blow 30-40 dollars/month on such a luxury, when instead I can buy 1-4 additional DVDs per month.