I am now the proud owner of 2 PDA Phones

[GasX]

I just got a Treo 600 and Blackberry 7250 off eBay - both at a great price. I know have to decide which one I keep and which one the wife gets.

Any recommendations? If it matters, the BB will come with more accessories.

 

[iamwiz82]

I told you that's the way to go

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I told you that's the way to go

$30 activation fee and no contract extension - works for me!

 

[waggy]

i wouldnt mind gettinga PDA phone. just more then i can talk my wife into spending considering i use maybe 200 minutes

 

[daveymark]

which provider do you have?

 

[AnyMal]

I have zero experience with BB but I do love my Treo 650. Does Blackberry have the software library of Palm? Probably not. Also, AFAIK BB does not support any multimedia or gaming.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
I have zero experience with BB but I do love my Treo 650. Does Blackberry have the software library of Palm? Probably not. Also, AFAIK BB does not support any multimedia or gaming.

Blackberries are for work, not play.

That, and they run a Java-based OS, which will inherently suck for any sort of fast-paced gaming.

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Woo! A new high score, 9!

Edit - And I'm still eyeing that Zod, I have to stop being such a lazy ass and find out more info on the SDK. Did Tapwave ever completely release it?
- M4H

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: daveymark
which provider do you have?

Verizon

Originally posted by: Anymal
I have zero experience with BB but I do love my Treo 650. Does Blackberry have the software library of Palm? Probably not. Also, AFAIK BB does not support any multimedia or gaming.

Gaming is irrelevant, but playing MP3 might be a plus...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Gaming is irrelevant, but playing MP3 might be a plus...

Treo. BB has neither the storage, software, or speed.

Alliteration Bonus - 100pts x3

- M4H

 

[GasX]

I am not sure that the WAF is very high on the Blackberry. I suppose a bluetooth headset might fix that...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I am not sure that the WAF is very high on the Blackberry. I suppose a bluetooth headset might fix that...

It could, just don't let her turn into one of those idiots you see wandering around with the damn thing on their ear all day.

Oh, and if she's a text-message fiend, she'll love it.

- M4H

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I am not sure that the WAF is very high on the Blackberry. I suppose a bluetooth headset might fix that...

It could, just don't let her turn into one of those idiots you see wandering around with the damn thing on their ear all day.

Oh, and if she's a text-message fiend, she'll love it.

- M4H

She's neither. She works from home and uses the cell less than I do. She is interested in a PDA phone mostly for research purposes related to her work (and a possible development project analyzing PDA email rendering she has planned.

 

[LikeLinus]

I've never had any experience with the Blackberry phones. That said, I LOVE my 700P Treo. I use it as a Mp3 player, sync it with my work exchange, emails (home, gmail and work) and tons of other things. There's some great free apps out there for the treo also.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I am not sure that the WAF is very high on the Blackberry. I suppose a bluetooth headset might fix that...

It could, just don't let her turn into one of those idiots you see wandering around with the damn thing on their ear all day.

Oh, and if she's a text-message fiend, she'll love it.

- M4H

She's neither. She works from home and uses the cell less than I do. She is interested in a PDA phone mostly for research purposes related to her work (and a possible development project analyzing PDA email rendering she has planned.

Sounds like you're going to be giving up the Treo then.

If it's related to work, maybe she can get a work-approved one on their dime?

- M4H

 

[imported_Mike]

Love my treo650, but it will be decomissioned in about a week. Going back to flip...

 

[Aimster]

If you bought a couple more I would have called the FBI on you.

 

[revnja]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Edit - And I'm still eyeing that Zod, I have to stop being such a lazy ass and find out more info on the SDK. Did Tapwave ever completely release it?
- M4H

Yeah, they did, but you had to be a registered developer with them to receive it. There might be a small chance you can perhaps get one nowadays.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: adambooth

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Edit - And I'm still eyeing that Zod, I have to stop being such a lazy ass and find out more info on the SDK. Did Tapwave ever completely release it?
- M4H

Yeah, they did, but you had to be a registered developer with them to receive it. There might be a small chance you can perhaps get one nowadays.

Arr, Matey. I bet thar be a torrent about these IRSeas. If the developer went under, I've got no moral qualms about getting my mitts on the SDK through those channels.

- M4H

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHireIf it's related to work, maybe she can get a work-approved one on their dime?

- M4H

It's her company...

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

the treo 600 isn't a very good phone. i'd sell it and swap over to a 650.

 

[revnja]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: adambooth

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Edit - And I'm still eyeing that Zod, I have to stop being such a lazy ass and find out more info on the SDK. Did Tapwave ever completely release it?
- M4H

Yeah, they did, but you had to be a registered developer with them to receive it. There might be a small chance you can perhaps get one nowadays.

Arr, Matey. I bet thar be a torrent about these IRSeas. If the developer went under, I've got no moral qualms about getting my mitts on the SDK through those channels.

- M4H

Perhaps you can find a copy from such sources, but if I remember correctly, the binary that you run on the Zod hardware is tied to that specific hardware, and Tapwave had to issue you a custom binary through their developer program.

Their site isn't working for me at the moment, so I can't login to my developer's account and check on this, but like I said, I'm pretty sure it's tied to a specific piece of hardware (unless it's been cracked since then).