Originally posted by: bearxor
Originally posted by: salsa086
I'm pretty much a mobile device fanatic.. and our tech department supports hundreds of mobile investment brokers with all kinds of mobile devices.... I'll take a PocketPC over a treo any day.. the tmobile pocketPC phone and the ATT siemens sx56 have more power and capability than this phone... the gap between palmOS based phones and pocketPC phones will widen further especially once the MDAII hits the US (its currently available in europe and asia)...
MDA II
Specs
there is no comparison between pda phones: YOU ARE RIGHT, THE TREO IS MUCH BETTER!
current pocket pc phones come with 64 or 128 mb or memory, tmobile plans to release a 256mb version of the MDA II in the US... the treo has 32mb
the pocket pc is upgradeable to 512mb via Securedigital card... SO IS TREO
mp3 player treo: no pocket pc: yes YES - REAL PLAYER FOR FREE
Processor speed: treo: ? pocket pc: 200-400mhz 144MHZ for the Treo
MS Word/ Excel capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes Yes, via software.
Bluetooth: treo: no pocket pc: yes WHO CARES?
WIFI capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes YES
IR: treo: ? looks like no pocket pc: yes YES
internet explorer: treo: no pocket pc: yes WEB BROWSER - YES
128 bit encryption browser: treo: no pocket pc: yes
capable of playing full divx movies: treo: no pocket pc: yes WHY BOTHER?
mpeg1/2, avi, quicktime: treo: no pocket pc: yes
screeen size: treo: 160x160 pocket pc: 240 x 320 WHO CARES?
color: treo: 13,000 colors pocket pc: 16bit color (vga lcd)
AS TO SOFTWARE, PALM HAS THOUSANDS MORE THAT POCKET PC.
there are a ton more apps for the pocket pc and the developer tools ease the software creation process.. take a look at any mobile software distribution website... if you're into gaming on your pocket pc... there are SNES emulators and tons of actually decent games.. you can use a pocket pc as an all in one remote for your home theater... the new pocket pc 2003 has possibly the most powerful handwriting recognition engine on a pda..
say whay you want about microsoft (I'm a linux fan myself) their mobile OS kicks some serious ass...
if you're serious about a powerful pda... the choice is obvious
/me hugs his SPCS Toshiba 2032SP
Originally posted by: mensa
This is what would be perfect for my needs:
Size of Treo
Kwerty Keypad
Microsoft OS
Bluetooth
Wifi
Speakerphone
Edge
Quad Band
For now I will stick with the Treo 600.
Cheers,
S
Looking up addresses took too long. I honestly tried to like the PocketPC and Smartphones, but they do not do simple functions easily, ie. calendar or address book. My Dell Axim took 10 seconds to look up an address.
Treo is far more practical and easy to use than a Pocket PC
Originally posted by: salsa086
Looking up addresses took too long. I honestly tried to like the PocketPC and Smartphones, but they do not do simple functions easily, ie. calendar or address book. My Dell Axim took 10 seconds to look up an address.
If pressing a button with a calendar or address book symbol on it and using the 4 way button to scroll is too tough for you, you should have looked for some voice recognition software that is avaible for the pocket pc. You can look up addresses on most pocketpcs within a couple seconds.
regarding the size of the phone.. the treo only occupies 1 square inch less space.. its basically as bulky as a pocketpc.
Treo is far more practical and easy to use than a Pocket PC
Most of the time when I hear this, people don't like using the stylus, or aren't comfortable with using any of the 4 methods availabe for data input. Honestly, in its primary function as a phone, you can dial any of your top 20 most frequently called numbers within a couple seconds, using only one hand
are you guys just trying to justify your purchase in your heads? Honestly, I doubt many have actually tried, used, or supported as many mobile devices as I have
Originally posted by: salsa086
what's pathetic is you don't realize it is intuitive and easy to use. Some just prefer using a keypad to enter their info. That's why there are two primary designs to satisfy each target consumer's preference. Many of us here at anandtech are power users... we want the fastest video card, the most powerful cpu, the most features from our PDA... if you just want to jot notes down, then get a regular phone and buy a 50 cent pocket memo pad.. or maybe you need one of
these?
Originally posted by: mensa
I have the GSM version on Tmobile right now but my wife's company is going to Sprint. Should I sell my GSM and switch over to the sprint treo? I know that battery life is better on GSM but the faster data of Sprint it tempting. What do you all think?
Originally posted by: salsa086
I'm pretty much a mobile device fanatic.. and our tech department supports hundreds of mobile investment brokers with all kinds of mobile devices.... I'll take a PocketPC over a treo any day.. the tmobile pocketPC phone and the ATT siemens sx56 have more power and capability than this phone... the gap between palmOS based phones and pocketPC phones will widen further especially once the MDAII hits the US (its currently available in europe and asia)...
MDA II
Specs
there is no comparison between pda phones:
current pocket pc phones come with 64 or 128 mb or memory, tmobile plans to release a 256mb version of the MDA II in the US... the treo has 32mb
the pocket pc is upgradeable to 512mb via Securedigital card...
mp3 player treo: no pocket pc: yes
Processor speed: treo: ? pocket pc: 200-400mhz
MS Word/ Excel capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes
Bluetooth: treo: no pocket pc: yes
WIFI capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes
IR: treo: ? looks like no pocket pc: yes
internet explorer: treo: no pocket pc: yes
128 bit encryption browser: treo: no pocket pc: yes
capable of playing full divx movies: treo: no pocket pc: yes
mpeg1/2, avi, quicktime: treo: no pocket pc: yes
screeen size: treo: 160x160 pocket pc: 240 x 320
color: treo: 13,000 colors pocket pc: 16bit color (vga lcd)
there are a ton more apps for the pocket pc and the developer tools ease the software creation process.. take a look at any mobile software distribution website... if you're into gaming on your pocket pc... there are SNES emulators and tons of actually decent games.. you can use a pocket pc as an all in one remote for your home theater... the new pocket pc 2003 has possibly the most powerful handwriting recognition engine on a pda..
say whay you want about microsoft (I'm a linux fan myself) their mobile OS kicks some serious ass...
if you're serious about a powerful pda... the choice is obvious
Originally posted by: mensa
I have owned 3 ipaq's, P800, P900, and now I have the treo 600 with tmobile. For an all in one device the Treo is the best solution for me. Having the kwerty keypad and a form factor that you can use as a phone and not look like you have your laptop strapped to your head is what I was looking for. Sure the OS is great on the pocket pc phones but you look like an absolut dork when you have them stuck to the side of your face. Have you ever tried dialing without a keypad on a phone....it sound easy but it isn't. The perfect device has not been made yet.
This is what would be perfect for my needs:
Size of Treo
Kwerty Keypad
Microsoft OS
Bluetooth
Wifi
Speakerphone
Edge
Quad Band
For now I will stick with the Treo 600.
Cheers,
S
Originally posted by: Silex
It's funny. Everybody is plugging their favorite phones now which happens when you post a hot deal on a tech device!
Originally posted by: r0guenj
i take that you haven't seen the ipaq 6300 series yet then? the only thing missing is a kb and edge (iirc). this is going to be my next phone......think palm t|t 3 sized pocketpc phone
Originally posted by: mensa
I have owned 3 ipaq's, P800, P900, and now I have the treo 600 with tmobile. For an all in one device the Treo is the best solution for me. Having the kwerty keypad and a form factor that you can use as a phone and not look like you have your laptop strapped to your head is what I was looking for. Sure the OS is great on the pocket pc phones but you look like an absolut dork when you have them stuck to the side of your face. Have you ever tried dialing without a keypad on a phone....it sound easy but it isn't. The perfect device has not been made yet.
This is what would be perfect for my needs:
Size of Treo
Kwerty Keypad
Microsoft OS
Bluetooth
Wifi
Speakerphone
Edge
Quad Band
For now I will stick with the Treo 600.
Cheers,
S