Welcome to PDAPhoneHome. We have found that many people come to PDAPhoneHome wondering which PDAPhone they should buy, and quickly become overwhelmed with all the information that is available here. This forum is a place you can go to get the advice of the experts and possibly shorten the time figure out which PDAPhone is right for you.

In order for you to get the best help, please follow the instructions and post a new thread with the following questions answered. It is easiest to do a copy of the following text, then hit New Thread, then paste the text in the body of the new thread.

1. What PDA and/or mobile phone do you use today? Phone: Sony Ericsson w300i

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) Yes, local carrier (iWireless)

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? Illinois--travel mostly in Midwest

4. Do have a preference of Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian, Smartphone OS, Blackberry, etc.? Windows 6.0 or higher

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? Some applications

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. Web browsing, VPN to work, IM

7. Will you need to view Microsoft Office documents on the PDAPhone? Will you need to edit them? Yes, Word and Excel with editing

8. Will you need access to an email system? Yes
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? Outlook 2007 as well as personal email. Wireless access, don't care if I need a cable to synch

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

9. Do you do SMS messaging a lot (telephone to telephone messaging)? No

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

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

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

13. Do you prefer a particular form factor… flip-phone, candy bar, etc? Not fussy.

14. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, numeric dial-pad, or stylus?keyboard...I have larger fingers, no nails and can't keep a stylus to save my soul.

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

16. Do you want to listen to music on the PDAPhone? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.? If it has it, great but it's not a deal breaker. Would be great fun to watch TV, movies, etc.

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? Headset--planning on buying a jawbone


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) Long battery life necessary. No land line at home and many long winded friends/business associates as well as conference calls.

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)? Less than $500--ideally around $300

***Also, use distinct ring tones for individual callers or groups since this is both my personal and business phone and I need to know how quickly to answer and whether to answer with my business persona or not. Thank you!