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Help Phone Choice
1.. What PDA and/or mobile phone do I use today?
Nextel generic and no PDA
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?
I live on the coast just north of the NC/SC border. I have no problem switching carriers but I would like my phone to be a local call from home, which is 28469 zip code (Verizon was unable to do this as of 8/04). Keeping my present number would be great, but I may have to suck it up and get something local to the Myrtle Beach, SC market.
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?
Domestic use, 28468 zip code, coastal North Carolina.
4. Do have a preference of Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian, Smartphone OS, Blackberry, etc.?
In a coin toss? Palm. I must be able to synch with Mac OSX 10.3.x
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?
Out of the box for now, but an expansion slot would be great, such as in Tungsten T5.
6. How important is wireless data access, and what would you use it for (i.e. web browsing, email, remote terminal access, AOL Instant Messenger, etc.)? Bluetooth is a must. Would love internet access for my Powerbook via bluetooth.
7. Will you need to view Microsoft Office documents on the pdaPhone? Will you need to edit them?
Yes, but not a deal breaker.
8. Will you need to access a corporate email system? Will you do this while in a cradle (or via a sync cable), or do you need to do this while you are out of your office?
No.
9. Do you do SMS messaging a lot (telephone to telephone messaging)?
No.
10. Do you need a GPS for mapping and navigation?
I thought all phones had gps these days? Not a requirement but it would be a welcome 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.?
Whatever works
13. Do you prefer a particular form factor… flip-phone, candy bar, etc?
I won't rule out any form.
14. Do you prefer a QWERTY keyboard, numeric dial-pad, or stylus?
Don't really care.
15. Do you want to play a lot of video games on the pdaPhone? What kinds - puzzles, strategy, action adventure, etc.?
Don't really care.
16. Do you want to listen to music on the pdaPhone? What kind... mp3, streamed, etc.?
Don't really care.
17. 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?
Gotta have bluetooth. I would love to be able to use it as a bluetooth modem for my notebook.
18. 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.
Frankly, I was really in the market for a Palm PDA, but they all seem to have serious issues according to Amazon's product reviews (Yikes!). I had never really considerd a smartphone until researching PDAs. I'd rather have a combo unit but it's really tuff to figure out which suits my needs.
Thanks in advance!
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