New User -- Looking for a new phone

[birddog]

Hi..
I've been a Palm user since I purchased a Palm III in 1998. My current contract on my Treo 650 is coming due and I am considering an upgrade.

My main goal is to loose the geek look (I carry a phone, corporate blackberry and a pager) by upgrading to one device that will provide all three services.

My contract ends in July, so I am starting my research kind of early.

Though I have always preferred the Palm, and in NJ, I like Verizon, I think that I will have the least problems with my corporate e-mail if I go with a personal Blackberry on Cingular. The Blackberry 8800 is a pretty sweet unit, but it is not 3G -- neither is their new 8300.

I am seriously considering the 750 on Cingular, but would rather have the 755p on Cingular if they pick it up. But I am not sure how the corporate mobility department will receive me when I ask to have a treo setup for my corporate e-mail.

[davnel78]

Originally Posted by birddog

Hi..
I've been a Palm user since I purchased a Palm III in 1998. My current contract on my Treo 650 is coming due and I am considering an upgrade.

My main goal is to loose the geek look (I carry a phone, corporate blackberry and a pager) by upgrading to one device that will provide all three services.

My contract ends in July, so I am starting my research kind of early.

Though I have always preferred the Palm, and in NJ, I like Verizon, I think that I will have the least problems with my corporate e-mail if I go with a personal Blackberry on Cingular. The Blackberry 8800 is a pretty sweet unit, but it is not 3G -- neither is their new 8300.

I am seriously considering the 750 on Cingular, but would rather have the 755p on Cingular if they pick it up. But I am not sure how the corporate mobility department will receive me when I ask to have a treo setup for my corporate e-mail.

If you are happy with Verizon, but want the e-mail functionality of a Blackberry, I read an article last week that VZW is coming out with the Blackberry 8830 smartphone (I think its supposed to be released this summer, but I'm not sure).

http://estore.vzwshop.com/blackberry/

The cool thing is that its supposed to be compatible with both CDMA and GSM networks

Personally, I don't think I could give up the Treo, but it does look pretty cool!

[birddog]

Originally Posted by davnel78

Personally, I don't think I could give up the Treo, but it does look pretty cool!

I am with you on that! I love the palm products and have so much software on my treo that I would have to give up (or pay to get new versions of on a new platform)

Thanks for the info on the Verizon/8830!

[davnel78]

No problem...