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gearhead · 12-16-2005, 08:11 AM

Hello world,

I got this little FAQ off of www.pdaphonehome.com. Great site and was looking for a little help from all you active users of the Treo 650.

1. What PDA and/or mobile phone do you use today? None. I have a Motorola 60s cell. I'm looking for a PDA/Phone.

2. Are you locked into a mobile carrier (i.e. Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, etc.), or do you prefer a particular carrier? Do you know if one carrier has better coverage in places that you need to be? (PLEASE SEE THE CARRIER NOTE BELOW) My Verizon contract ends in March.

3. Where are you based? Do you stay in one place or travel a lot? Do you travel internationally... how much and where? Do you intend to use your pdaPhone there? I live in the DC area and don't need to travel for my job. Only vacation 5 weeks out of the year and that really ends up staying in the US.

4. Do have a preference of Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian, Smartphone OS, Blackberry, etc.? ?? This is my first PDA?Phone, so any help would be great

5. Are you likely to run it the way it came out of the box, or do you intend to load a whole lot of extra applications and stuff on it? Do you know of anything now that you will need to run? I guess I would until I got my way around the new toy.

6. How important is wireless data access, and for what would you use it? (i.e. Web browsing, VPN, Remote termnial Access, Instant messaging, etc)?
I don't need to have access to my email while away from work, so I probably don't need a data plan.

7. Will you need to view Microsoft Office documents on the pdaPhone? Will you need to edit them? Yes, this would be a nice option.

8. Will you need access to an email system? I'd like to sync all my contact info with a USB or whatever the standard is. We are on Lotus now, but will be cutting over to Exchange in about a year.
a)Is it corporate (Exchange, Groupwise,Lotus, Other?) What Version? Do you want email wirelessly or do you want to do it in the office with a sync cable/cradle? Can you get your Corporate email configured for mobile access or do you need to run a desktop redirector?
b)Is it Pop3/Imap? Who is the service provider?

9. Do you do SMS messaging a lot (telephone to telephone messaging)? None here...yet.

10. Do you want to use a GPS with the pdaPhone for mapping and navigation? Not important

11. What is your size preference.. very close to the smallest cellphone, or you don’t care.. function over size? Any

12. How will you carry it... pocket, belt, purse, etc.? Belt

13. Do you prefer a particular form factor… flip-phone, candy bar, etc? Any will do.

14. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, numeric dial-pad, or stylus? This is my first, so not really sure whats good and not so good,

15. Do you want to play a lot of video games on the pdaPhone? What kinds - puzzles, strategy, action adventure, etc.? Will it play DOOM 3 or HL 2?

16. Do you want to listen to music on the pdaPhone? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.? Mp3 would be nice, but I alredy have an Ipod

17. Do you want a camera on the pdaPhone? Yes

18. Do you have any other hardware you intend to use with the pdaPhone? Do you intend to use any Bluetooth devices? What types of devices? I like the ear piece for the BT.

19. What kind of battery life do you need?(Always near a charger, battery life is not an issue or Need the battery to last several days) How many hours do you expect to spend talking on the phone? How many hours of data?(Web browsing, push email, VPN, IM etc) I'lkl always have a car chager and whatever comes with it.

20. What are your budget limits (pdaPhones range in price from below $100 for older used models to nearly $1000 for high end models without a carrier subisidy)? Let's just say that I'm open.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

12-16-2005, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
gearhead Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What to do?? Hello world, I got this little FAQ off of www.pdaphonehome.com. Great site and was looking for a little help from all you active users of the Treo 650. 1. What PDA and/or mobile phone do you use today? None. I have a Motorola 60s cell. I'm looking for a PDA/Phone. 2. Are you locked into a mobile carrier (i.e. Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, etc.), or do you prefer a particular carrier? Do you know if one carrier has better coverage in places that you need to be? (PLEASE SEE THE CARRIER NOTE BELOW) My Verizon contract ends in March. 3. Where are you based? Do you stay in one place or travel a lot? Do you travel internationally... how much and where? Do you intend to use your pdaPhone there? I live in the DC area and don't need to travel for my job. Only vacation 5 weeks out of the year and that really ends up staying in the US. 4. Do have a preference of Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian, Smartphone OS, Blackberry, etc.? ?? This is my first PDA?Phone, so any help would be great 5. Are you likely to run it the way it came out of the box, or do you intend to load a whole lot of extra applications and stuff on it? Do you know of anything now that you will need to run? I guess I would until I got my way around the new toy. 6. How important is wireless data access, and for what would you use it? (i.e. Web browsing, VPN, Remote termnial Access, Instant messaging, etc)? I don't need to have access to my email while away from work, so I probably don't need a data plan. 7. Will you need to view Microsoft Office documents on the pdaPhone? Will you need to edit them? Yes, this would be a nice option. 8. Will you need access to an email system? I'd like to sync all my contact info with a USB or whatever the standard is. We are on Lotus now, but will be cutting over to Exchange in about a year. a)Is it corporate (Exchange, Groupwise,Lotus, Other?) What Version? Do you want email wirelessly or do you want to do it in the office with a sync cable/cradle? Can you get your Corporate email configured for mobile access or do you need to run a desktop redirector? b)Is it Pop3/Imap? Who is the service provider? 9. Do you do SMS messaging a lot (telephone to telephone messaging)? None here...yet. 10. Do you want to use a GPS with the pdaPhone for mapping and navigation? Not important 11. What is your size preference.. very close to the smallest cellphone, or you don’t care.. function over size? Any 12. How will you carry it... pocket, belt, purse, etc.? Belt 13. Do you prefer a particular form factor… flip-phone, candy bar, etc? Any will do. 14. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, numeric dial-pad, or stylus? This is my first, so not really sure whats good and not so good, 15. Do you want to play a lot of video games on the pdaPhone? What kinds - puzzles, strategy, action adventure, etc.? Will it play DOOM 3 or HL 2? 16. Do you want to listen to music on the pdaPhone? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.? Mp3 would be nice, but I alredy have an Ipod 17. Do you want a camera on the pdaPhone? Yes 18. Do you have any other hardware you intend to use with the pdaPhone? Do you intend to use any Bluetooth devices? What types of devices? I like the ear piece for the BT. 19. What kind of battery life do you need?(Always near a charger, battery life is not an issue or Need the battery to last several days) How many hours do you expect to spend talking on the phone? How many hours of data?(Web browsing, push email, VPN, IM etc) I'lkl always have a car chager and whatever comes with it. 20. What are your budget limits (pdaPhones range in price from below $100 for older used models to nearly $1000 for high end models without a carrier subisidy)? Let's just say that I'm open. Thanks in advance for all your help.