Grits and Shins Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) Okay .... my Razor bit the dust today (dropped it) so I'm in the market for a new phone. I've been thinking about a PDA type device ... Blackberry, Palm Centro, Palm Treo, HTC Touch, etc Anybody have a recommendation? Guess I should mention that I am a Sprint PCS customer. Edited June 3, 2008 by Grits and Shins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 iTonorator> get the iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 check www.sonyericsson.com for smart phones....or Nokia.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 iTonorator> get the iPhone Not sure the iPhone is compatible with Sprint PCS ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Not sure the iPhone is compatible with Sprint PCS ??? I have Sprint and have the HTC Mogul (pocket PC). I like it. Battery life pretty much sucks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 I have Sprint and have the HTC Mogul (pocket PC). I like it. Battery life pretty much sucks though. That is a valuable tip ... the battery life on my Razor has degraded to suck-a-tude as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclones Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Okay .... my Razor bit the dust today (dropped it) so I'm in the market for a new phone. I've been thinking about a PDA type device ... Blackberry, Palm Centro, Palm Treo, HTC Touch, etc Anybody have a recommendation? Guess I should mention that I am a Sprint PCS customer. Blitz, this depends totally on what you intend to use the PDA for. If you need an email machine, the BlackBerry doesn't have a competitor in my opinion. When I'm on the road I churn through a few hundred a day and have never had a complaint. If you want something with more bells and whistles, then you'd be better served in another direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I've got the Motorola Q. For basics like the phone, e-mail/text, etc. is it is a fine phone. Battery life can be poor unless you know to shut out the running applications regularly, but if you don't have the extended battery you are SOL. Web browsing is fine, though I have found that trying to post to some sites does not work 9I can post to thehuddle, but not some other sites). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Blackberry's - good phones but the software can get buggy, especially with the sync functionality. Treo's - great phone but bulky, and if you drop it it's toast. Battery life was awesome though. BlackJack - lightweight and low profile. Sometimes drops my phone connection after I turn it off of airplane mode when I land. Have to reboot it. Battery life sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedog Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 i've got a Motorola Q9c. The Sprint version only comes with the extended battery. I can get about 1 day of use out of it before needing to recharge. Excellent speakerphone. SprintTV with NFL network is awesome. Documents to Go is included so you can view and edit MS Word, Excel and view .pdf documents. Downside is that it is a smartphone and not a pocketPC, which means that it does not have a touchscreen. It's a pain in the arse to scroll down articles and websites. Also you can't cut and paste as you can with a pocketPC. Although there are supposedly third-party programs that will allow you to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Get the pearl or the curve. The curve has the full keyboard and is slightly bigger than the pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDFFFreak Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) iTonorator> get the iPhone iphone, iphone, iphone (it's worth switching to AT&T) Edited June 4, 2008 by TDFFFreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 iphone, iphone, iphone (it's worth switching to AT&T) it's worth noting that they do not currently offer insurance for this phone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Sprint pisses me off. I qualify for a $75 upgrade now .... in 4 months I qualify for a $150 upgrade. Are they willing to work with me ... no. Of course I need a phone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) CNET reviews best smartphones Here's another article Consumersearch rates as well Edited June 4, 2008 by Caveman_Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 I narrowed it down to three Blackberry Curve Motorola 9c HTC Mogul For some reason I did not give the Mogul much consideration. The Curve seemed to be scoring the best on all the reviews I could find, the 9c wasn't far off though. I liked the operating system better on the 9c and I liked the jog wheel on the side versus the Blackberry ball. I opted for the 9c ... except my local store has none in stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I have the Treo 755P and love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Okay .... my Razor bit the dust today (dropped it) so I'm in the market for a new phone. I've been thinking about a PDA type device ... Blackberry, Palm Centro, Palm Treo, HTC Touch, etc Anybody have a recommendation? Guess I should mention that I am a Sprint PCS customer. How are you planning on using the data features for the device? mostly web, mostly email, or both? Will you need to connect to a corporate email and/or intranet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Cracker Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I narrowed it down to three Blackberry Curve Motorola 9c HTC Mogul For some reason I did not give the Mogul much consideration. The Curve seemed to be scoring the best on all the reviews I could find, the 9c wasn't far off though. I liked the operating system better on the 9c and I liked the jog wheel on the side versus the Blackberry ball. I opted for the 9c ... except my local store has none in stock If you aren't going to be emailing a ton I would consider the Blackberry Pearl. Very small and works great. I can do email pretty well on it but if I were using it to send regularly I'd go with the curve for the full keyboard. I mostly read mine on it and reply to a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Ryan Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I just bought the blackberry pearl last month, and its great. I had a curve before that, and I got tired of how bulky it was, it didnt have smart type, which is great once you learn how to use it, and I like the mouse/curser on the pearl, which my old curve didnt have. It had a up and function on the side of the phone. If you get a blackberry, get a skin for it, and pay the $5 for insurance. I got a solid black skin, and it was $20, and it is money well spent. My buddy dropped his blackberry, and it is now worthless, and he didnt have insurance on it, so he was out $400 for a new phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 iTonorator> get the iPhone unfortunately, however, i do not have one myself. i long for the iphone. since i have a blackberry pearl through work, adding the iphone would just be pure decadnece (which is still very tempting). the pearl is a good business device. great for e-mail, solid phone, basic handheld web stuff. the iphone adds in the photos, music, and full web browsing which makes it an over the top handheld. pure beauty :heart: albeit damn expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 How are you planning on using the data features for the device? mostly web, mostly email, or both? Will you need to connect to a corporate email and/or intranet? I probably won't be a heavy user of web or email but will use some of both. Having never owned a smartphone I'm not sure. I will probably also use the GPS functionality for directions/maps. I am hopeful that I will be able to use it to track my calendar and if I can figure out how to sync it with my work (Outlook) calendar that would be great. Typically I only used the internet funtionality on the Razr to check football scores, sometimes weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 If you aren't going to be emailing a ton I would consider the Blackberry Pearl. Very small and works great. I can do email pretty well on it but if I were using it to send regularly I'd go with the curve for the full keyboard. I mostly read mine on it and reply to a few. I just bought the blackberry pearl last month, and its great. I had a curve before that, and I got tired of how bulky it was, it didnt have smart type, which is great once you learn how to use it, and I like the mouse/curser on the pearl, which my old curve didnt have. It had a up and function on the side of the phone. If you get a blackberry, get a skin for it, and pay the $5 for insurance. I got a solid black skin, and it was $20, and it is money well spent. My buddy dropped his blackberry, and it is now worthless, and he didnt have insurance on it, so he was out $400 for a new phone. The reason I did not consider the Pearl was because it didn't have the full QWERTY keyboard. I figured it would get frustrating with my big fat stubby fingers. Whatever the new phone I shoose I have already decided to get a skin for it as the whole reason I am in the market for a phone is after dropping the one I have. Insurance is $7 per month at Sprint and I am seriously considering that option as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 The reason I did not consider the Pearl was because it didn't have the full QWERTY keyboard. I figured it would get frustrating with my big fat stubby fingers. that's the tradeoff. i went with the pearl because the smaller size was more important than the full keyboard. i've managed to get used to the typing setup but i only send out brief 1-2 sentences from the device. if i had to do a lengthy email from the thing i would go mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Ryan Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 The reason I did not consider the Pearl was because it didn't have the full QWERTY keyboard. I figured it would get frustrating with my big fat stubby fingers. Whatever the new phone I shoose I have already decided to get a skin for it as the whole reason I am in the market for a phone is after dropping the one I have. Insurance is $7 per month at Sprint and I am seriously considering that option as well. The keys are actually bigger than the Curve, as the phone has 2 letters per key. And its a QWERTY keyboard. You may want to check it out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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