Audiovox PDA / CELL for Verizon $179

[petey117]

I saw these going for $225+ on egay, but this place has them for $179 plus shipping
PDA phone
I ordered one, about $10 shipping for me

this is the cheapest PDA phone for verizon that i have seen, the next model up is the samsung i700, which doesn't seem to have many more features than this one and gos for like $600 !!

 

[nealr]

fixed link

 

[Neyd3400]

Warning, I am going to thread crap, just because I love my fellow AT'ers. (Tough Love)

Stay away this is very very cold. I hang out at Howardsforum now and then. They think this phone it a POS and they know phones over there.

Verizon was selling that phone for 100 with contract 6 weeks ago. From what I have read it's a pos. It was on tech tv and they said it was crap. TechTV
I would cancel my order if I were you. You can't hold it up to your ear to make a call. You can only make a call on speaker. I came across a thread where a guy had to charge it twice a day because he could only get 8 hours of standby time. This ppc is over 2 years old, that a long time for that market. I just think that someone could be better.

 

[petey117]

The tech TV article has this as $800 ....for $179, i don't expect the best.....like i said, the next one up is like $600 !!
Thanks for the advice though, it's good to have people here versed in this stuff.
I figure, if i don't like it, i'll unload it on eb*y for at least what i paid for it, if not more.

 

[TheToOTaLL]

If you REALLY want this phone, and REALLY want to save an extra $20, then head over to Computer Geeks, where you can pick it up for $159.95 - link

 

[kerokeroppi82]

would this be worth it as a ppc 2002 device?

 

[cyberhh]

Also keep in mind that this is NOT A POCKET PC PHONE. This is a pocket pc with a GPRS/GSM card permanently installed and custom software to run the phone app. The battery life is horrible and the phone is porly rated. Check out www.pdaphonehome.com for more information.

 

[petey117]

wow....got it today!
haven't had much time to get it set up, but looks like a nice unit for less than $200!!
fast shipping too!

 

[hconnor2]

gonna have to agree that this is NOT GOOD. i own this pocket pc, a rebranded toshiba and was going to upgrade to something, anything else that has better battery life.

in my mind, i can handle a pda w mediocre bat life, but if this was a phone too, well it ought to have at least, say, ten minutes of talk time.

i've looked for a pda phone, but so far haven't found one at any price that's worth it.

any suggestions for a color screen pda with a great battery life? i was hoping for a palm, but may have to settle for a pocket pc.

 

[petey117]

I guess the question is - what would you consider good battery time?
this is my first PDA, so i have nothing to compare it to.

 

[cyberhh]

The XDA and the Palm Tungsten W both have excellent battrey life.

The Samsung i600 and i500 both have great battery life.

The kyocera 7135 is in a battery recal - not so great.