I'm glad I found this forum ... I filled out the form from the sticky .... thanks for your help in advance

1. What PDA and/or mobile phone do you use today? ... I use a Palm treo 750 on ATT for work and a moto q on sprint at home

I HATE the moto Q and the Palm is pretty stable but VERY boring

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)

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?

locked into sprint and I don't travel internationally

4. Do have a preference of Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian, Smartphone OS, Blackberry, etc.?

Nope ... just looking for a sweet device

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 always seem to mess with things ... I tweaked the Q endlessly trying to make it better ... never seemed to do any good

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)?

Very important ... mostly email, web browsing, and instant messaging

7. Will you need to view Microsoft Office documents on the PDAPhone? Will you need to edit them?

yes on both accounts ... as long as it is fairly easy ... I found it to be very difficult on the q ... and a bit easier on the Treo

8. Will you need access to an email system?
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?
Yes ... wirelessly both for exchange and pop

b)Is it Pop3/Imap? Who is the service provider?


9. Do you do SMS messaging a lot (telephone to telephone messaging)?

Yes ... since I left nextel it is by far the fastest mode of communication

10. Do you want to use a GPS with the PDAPhone for mapping and navigation?

I would love this feature

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

function over size

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

mostly on my belt ...

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

nope

14. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, numeric dial-pad, or stylus?

qwerty ...

15. Do you want to play a lot of video games on the PDAPhone? What kinds - puzzles, strategy, action adventure, etc.?

not really ...

16. Do you want to listen to music on the PDAPhone? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.?

sure ... mp3 or streamed

17. Do you want a camera on the PDAPhone?

yes ... very important

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?

bluetooth headset is a must

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)

Battery life is key ... I talk at least 60 min a day and use the net constantly

I do not always have access to a charger

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)?

don't really care

I have been considering the HTC Touch or Mogul but I don't really have too much preference ... I bought the moto Q strictly on impulse and have been paying for my lack of research. The phone has bricked on me 5 times getting stuck in flash mode thus losing all of my data and contacts.

on a side note ... at home my wife and I elusively use MAC so sync capability to mac is a must.



Thanks for your input guys