I am locked to a Sprint
SERO account and am eligible for the handset replacement rebate what should I get?
1. What PDA and/or mobile phone do you use today?
PPC6700
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 Sprint (
SERO 500 plan)
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?
Florida, travel US often
4. Do have a preference of
Palm,
Pocket PC, Symbian, Smartphone OS, Blackberry, etc.?
I like
Pocket PC but have used
Palm in the past (I have a ATT Blackberry for work)
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 have a bluetooth GPS receiver, I did update the ROM on the PPC6700 and I use TCPMP OFTEN (MP3s and Movies)
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)?
I use my Sprint data plan (Unlimited under
SERO) on the PDA and have very rarely tethered via USB to surf web for short periods via laptop (for better visibility and while away from my home high speed internet. My goal would be to continue without incurring additonal expenses.
7. Will you need to view Microsoft Office documents on the
PDAPhone? Will you need to edit them?
view is yes and edit is very useful
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?
b)Is it Pop3/Imap? Who is the service provider?
I'll use the work Blackberry for e-mail (but I do OCCASIONALLY use Gmail via phone)
9. Do you do SMS messaging a lot (telephone to telephone messaging)?
No texting
10. Do you want to use a GPS with the
PDAPhone for mapping and navigation?
I have - via bluetooth GPS reciever and software - but this is lower priority
11. What is your size preference.. very close to the smallest cellphone, or you don’t care.. function over size?
I am looking for very small (especially if tethering without revealing I'm tethered is possible) I surf very little via phone - my eyesight just isn't what it used to be - however there are many times I need to look up an address or weather radar etc. that I would like to continue to do without tethering.
12. How will you carry it... pocket, belt, purse, etc.?
prefer pocket
13. Do you prefer a particular form factor… flip-phone, candy bar, etc?
durable
14. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, numeric dial-pad, or stylus?
not important
15. Do you want to play a lot of video games on the
PDAPhone? What kinds - puzzles, strategy, action adventure, etc.?
no
16. Do you want to listen to music on the
PDAPhone? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.?
both (mostly MP3)
17. Do you want a camera on the
PDAPhone?
Not important but tie breaker if all other being equal
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?
my intention would be to use a bluetooth stereo headset for voice dialing. tethering and GPS
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)
needs good standby and talk time but I talk less than 2 hours per day and can recharge each night.
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 is prefered.
I want the smallest phone that I can tether without sprint knowing it is tethered, if that is not possible then I need a screen that is large enough to see ie BIG, Now that I have a miniPC (and a Blackberry) the PDA functions are not as important as size, cost (still would like to GPS/Phone and listen to MP3s while driving.
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