Hello
PDAPhone.com I currently have a sch-i760 and have had it and customized it for about a year now. I will be asking on my gf behalf and well I would just like for her to have a good phone that she could completely customize. I was looking at the omnia but I was wondering if anyone had some enlightening opinions. Thank you in advance for your time
1. What PDA and/or mobile phone do you use today?
lg voyager
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)
Verizon
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?
Southern California do not plan to travel often
4. Do have a preference of Palm,
Pocket PC, Symbian, Smartphone OS, Blackberry, etc.?
windows mobile is what I am familiar with
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?
prly SPB and other various programs
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)?
browsing, iming, GPS *hopefully soon*
7. Will you need to view Microsoft Office documents on the
PDAPhone? Will you need to edit them?
it would be nice
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?
n/a
9. Do you do SMS messaging a lot (telephone to telephone messaging)?
yes
10. Do you want to use a GPS with the
PDAPhone for mapping and navigation?
yes hopefully something other then vz nav
11. What is your size preference.. very close to the smallest cellphone, or you don’t care.. function over size?
slim and sexy?
12. How will you carry it... pocket, belt, purse, etc.?
purse?
13. Do you prefer a particular form factor… flip-phone, candy bar, etc?
no
14. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, numeric dial-pad, or stylus?
keyboard but will try something new
15. Do you want to play a lot of video games on the
PDAPhone? What kinds - puzzles, strategy, action adventure, etc.?
prly some nes and snes emulators
16. Do you want to listen to music on the
PDAPhone? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.?
both
17. Do you want a camera on the
PDAPhone?
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, regular headphone hopefully not a additional gps reciever
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 not important
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)?
there is no budget