[Hidden-tech] Ack... Palm died... your experience / thoughts on Droid?

[Maria Korolov (Trombly)]

I second the iPhone touch idea -- especially if you tend to hang out in
places with WiFi.

There are VOIP apps out now for the iPhone -- I just checked and there's a
free Skype app. Or you can just team up the iPhone with a cheap phone.

I've owned a variety of PDAs and the iPhone platform is hands-down the
easiest to use and has by far the most apps out there. It's not perfect --
no Flash, etc... -- but still great.

- Maria

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On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Frank Aronson <fsaronson at gmail.com> wrote:

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> None of this back and forth answers David's other age-old question:  the
> data fee.  No way around that one, whether you go with a Google OS, Palm OS,
> Blackberry OS or iPhone OS.  It always comes back to the increased monthly
> cost.  I think you have to find a provider that offers the best service for
> the money (however you make that calculation) and then go with the
> smartphones that they offer.  I'm with Sprint, and while that's not for
> everybody, they cut me a monthly break because I'm with a local credit
> union.  Other carriers may also have incentives like this, but you'll just
> have to shop around.
>
> Just so you know, Google has a new version of their operating system out
> (2.0, I think.  Or maybe it was 2.1, my brain is fuzzy on that one) that is
> not yet available on all the current phones.  But it should be more stable
> than the old 1.x on many of the current crop of phones.  If I were switching
> over right now (and I will be shortly), I'd probably go to Google OS
> (Android) phone, although I would also consider one of the Blackberry phones
> as well.  I would consider an iPhone, but I'm not switching to AT&T.
>  Coverage and cost are not quite aligned enough for my taste.
>
> One other thing to think about when moving to a smartphone is replacement
> insurance.  It was invaluable to me with my current phone.  It cost a little
> bit of money, but I would have had to purchase a whole new phone when the
> old one died - something I didn't want to have to do.
>
> Of course, you could always go to another PDA, which would eliminate the
> monthly charges.  If that's the case, why not get the iPod Touch?  That way
> you can have the iPhone without the phone, for the most part.
>
> Just my thoughts.
>
> Frank
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Tom Kopec <tek at acm.org> wrote:
>
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>> Uh, actually, the Droid replaced her iPhone. She won't be going back to
>> an iPhone for a long while.
>>
>> YMMV.
>>
>>
>> Tom Adams- Reelife Productions wrote:
>> > just buy an iPhone and be done with it. I promise.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Tom Adams
>> > (from iPhone)
>> >
>> > On Feb 22, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Tom Kopec <tek at acm.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> My daughter rally loved her moto Droid.
>> >> Until this weekend.
>> >> It got the dreaded "endless reboot loop" disease, which is apparently
>> >> pretty common.. Verizon took the phone back and gave her full credit,
>> >> she ended up with a Blackberry and a chunk of money on a prepaid
>> >> debit card.
>> >>
>> >> ...tom
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> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:06 PM, David F. Farkas <david at farkas.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Mavens...
>>
>> Just when I thought I had cut back on phone costs (thanx to suggestions
>> here PhonePower is great) and on TV (Roku Box) and was looking forward to
>> lower monthly costs.... <theme from Jaws rises>
>>
>> My old Sony Clie Palm device died. It seems all the PDA gizmos these days
>> are smartphones which require an internet access plan from Verizon.  I'm
>> figuring if I need to configure and learn a new device it might as well be
>> an upgrade in technology.
>>
>> I found a Droid upgrade for $50, but it adds a $30 up change to my monthly
>> VerizonWireless bill.
>>
>> Ideas? Suggestions? FreeStanding PDA's worth using? Comments on the Droid?
>> Other approaches that are less expensive? Commiseration?
>>
>> Thanx
>> David
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