aliasrlz
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the world
1 edit | Oh Yeah!
Ooooooh, I been waiting for a "FACE OFF" between these two... been eye-ing a Treo 600 for sometime  )))
Thanks for this material ...
EDIT: The Sprint speed with the Treo is vastly better than 40kbits, more like 120-200....I was testing it in the store....dslreports.com loaded up very fast, as well as Yahoo, and other graphic medium-intense sites. |
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Dennis
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said by Justin:
See the keyboard? top marks for anyone who can figure out how to enter a comma just by looking at it
shift+M?
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justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY | my bad .. comma is there, and it is shift m. doh. Because of the way it was silk-screened, it looked like apostrophe for my first go-round..
however .. semi-colon? underline? |
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JJV
Premium
join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA
clubs: | GSM Yuck!
Cool phone!
Too bad there isnt a real network for it in the USA.
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justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY | Define real?
The GSM version works on t-mobile, which has decent metro coverage.
The Sprint version, black, but otherwise identical, works on their network, which is national, as far as I know. |
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Ralphie
High Speed Junkie
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join:2002-04-22
Newark, OH
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I think I will wait for the Treo 700 if their will be a 700, because the Treo 600 costs more than it is worth. It might look cool, but if the functions don't work like they should, then I won't waist my money.
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JJV
Premium
join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA
clubs: | reply to JJV
I missed the Sprint part.
GSM hasnt been built out well by any US provider. |
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justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Ralphie
the functions work like they should. Except the camera, but this isn't designed to be a camera phone.
It is expensive, that is true. |
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nil
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Blah.. when will they figure it out.. The first cell phone device to offer nice ssh support will have all the geeks buying it and singing its praises..
Me included, I love and adore my powerbook but I'm not taking it grocery shopping.
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BrushedTooth
Remember To Shop Smart Shop S Mart
join:2001-02-12
Brecksville, OH
| reply to JJV
Re: GSM Yuck!
If you haven't looked at GSM providers coverage lately you should look again, it is catching up with CDMA very fast, and possibly might match or beat it in 2004.
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MexiCubAZ
join:2000-06-09
Phoenix, AZ
clubs:
| I liked the Color Sidekick
I had purchased the color sidekick for T-mobile, but had to return it because, unfort, at home I am in a dead zone for GSM service. It worked great at work and $20/mo for unlimited data service on it was pretty cheap. Also AIM worked great on it.
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dogma
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join:2002-08-15
Boulder City, NV
2 edits | Shoulda' Waited a few months
ss.com |
I demo'd this device Last Month. I am pretty sure it was on the verizon wireless network at about 144Kbps. TriBand phone on GSM (voice) and GPRS (data). Was able to open normal websites and WAP sites. Running Windows mobile something-or-other as OS.
I might make the move to this houseboat.
Me thinks you pulled the trigger a little to fast on the Treo. |
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justin
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| I like to keep the influence of microsoft to a minimum in my life. It was important to have a Symbian or Palm OS. You may have gotten the wrong impression of the review, the list of negative points are small in comparison to the positives, the phone is great. I doubt that device will get the same battery life as the Treo, and I'm *very* glad to see the back of all crackberries. |
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
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Re: no ssh?
said by nil  :
Me included, I love and adore my powerbook but I'm not taking it grocery shopping.
let me guess...
>ssh home
username: me
me@home's password: *********
Last login: Wed Dec 24 08:05:50 2003 from someplace
Welcome to Darwin!
bash-2.05a$ cat shopping_list
Six pack of beer - Guinness
1lb of angel hair pasta
Jar of tomato sauce
Shredded Parmesan
5lb bag of chicken breasts
bash-2.05a$
:)
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toolate
@rr.com | reply to dogma
Re: Shoulda' Waited a few months
That hot looking phone is made by Sierra Wireless and runs Microsoft Smart Phone OS. However, it isn't shipping yet... maybe a few more months, so I heard. |
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Marilla
I Am My Own Arbiter
Premium
join:2002-12-06
Belpre, OH | reply to bmn
Re: no ssh?
Dagnabbit... don't post stuff like that when people have liquids in their mouth!   |
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runciter
join:2000-07-22
Centreville, VA
clubs: | reply to bmn
Classic. That was seriously LOL funny. Made my day. |
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GlobalMind
Domino Dude, POWER Systems Guy
Premium
join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL
| Sweeeet device....
As a current Kyocera 6035 Smartphone user, I've been looking around at what may be my next device of choice.
I do like the Palm OS, and haven't yet seen the need for a Win* OS PDA. The Treo 600 is definitely a good idea...but like the Samsung clamshell Palm phone, it is insanely expensive IMHO. I got the 6035 when it was sortof on the downswing...at around $150 with some Sprint rebates. Looking at $500-600 for a phone/PDA is a tad high considering the abuse they take, and the risk of loss.
I do recall a few years ago wandering around Lotusphere how many Blackberry devices there were. The Lotus Notes crowd latched on to that thing in an instant, and it remains a very popular device...mostly just due to the mail function. Nextel has their version of the Blackberry now also, and I know a few folks using that device.
Thanks for the review Justin...nice to see some comparisons.
K.
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stlandis
join:2003-12-24
Harrison, NY
| Treo 270 gets cheaper! & Email applications....
I have been using the Treo270 since June, which will get cheap as ballz with the 600 launch. Overall, I am happy with it. It was a pain in the parts to set up, so I don't want to upgrade it as I have a job to do. Not too big to have in pants/shirt pocket, although probably no fun to smuggle into prison. Big enough to type on easily. I LOVE the clamshell! Takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. Battery life is way lame. You can open .doc and .xls and I think .pdf attachments, although it is annoying to pay extra for the software. It synchs great w. desktop.
Wireless Email problem - pay $90 a year for Treomail, which works fine, but it doesn't have a "forward mail" function. That is BS!. But TreoMail is being phased out Jan 31, hopefully Visto will work and be better. |
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equus
Funny, It Worked The Last Time
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join:2000-10-02
Milpitas, CA
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1 edit | reply to GlobalMind
Re: Sweeeet device....
Overkill or what?OK I admit Iam a techygeek.There you go,I said it. |
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