Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-19 Thread Chris Hamby
We use the Samsung Saga. There's only two things I dont like about it. The first is that sometimes when I am finished with a conversation on the phone and go to hang up, I am about 3 to 4 levels deep in one of the apps. Because of the touch screen, my ear must activate some of the programs and

Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-19 Thread Rod Trent
For the call-end issue, just use the phone button underneath the OK button. This terminates the call without having to do anything on the screen. We use the Samsung Saga. There's only two things I dont like about it. The first is that sometimes when

Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 7:30 AM, Chris Hamby tellys...@gmail.com wrote: ... finished with a conversation on the phone ... Because of the touch screen, my ear must activate some of the programs ... Heh. One nice thing my Centro has is the option to disable the touchscreen when the phone call

Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-19 Thread Matt Plahtinsky
We just upgraded our phones to the curve from 8830 world. Another thing to note is battery life is REALLY bad compared to the 8830. On 6/18/09, richardmccl...@aspca.org richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: One thing about Blackberry and Verizon... Although this does _not_ apply to the Storm, it

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Sean Rector
I have two users on the HTC Touch Pro, and one on the i760. They're quite happy with them, and they sync very well with our Outlook 2003 server. Sean Rector, MCSE From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:bch...@medaille.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Owens, Michael
[mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? I have two users on the HTC Touch Pro, and one on the i760. They're quite happy with them, and they sync very well with our Outlook 2003 server. Sean Rector, MCSE From

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Chyka, Robert
What about battery life on the Saga? I heard it is pretty bad, but that was a couple months ago. From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: re: Best Verizon Smartphone? Check

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
. From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: re: Best Verizon Smartphone? Check out the Samsung Saga. Love it. Some of our Treo 700's are pas their prime and breaking

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
the Iphone in 2010. Havent heard anything in a while about that though, From: Sean Rector [mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? I have two users on the HTC Touch

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Chyka, Robert
AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? Its not stellar, but manageable. If you surf the Internet all day, yeah, you'll need to charge often. What about battery life on the Saga? I heard it is pretty bad, but that was a couple

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Owens, Michael
It is not a consumer unit!!! I can think of a thousand reasons to use you tube on a phone. None productive. ;) From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:bch...@medaille.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Chyka, Robert
Cool. We are not looking for consumer unitsthanks... From: Owens, Michael [mailto:michael.ow...@dys.ohio.gov] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? It is not a consumer unit!!! I can

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
[mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? Its not stellar, but manageable. If you surf the Internet all day, yeah, you'll need to charge often. What about

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread N Parr
I have the Touch pro now and had the Samsung 760, 730, and 700 all before. I've been happy with them all. From: Sean Rector [mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone

Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Chyka, Robert bch...@medaille.edu wrote: Some of our Treo 700’s are pas their prime and breaking down at our place and we are looking at new smartphones. I just got a Centro a few months ago. I really wouldn't recommend it in general, but if you like the

Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread RichardMcClary
One thing about Blackberry and Verizon... Although this does _not_ apply to the Storm, it seems Verizon disables the GPS system in the Blackberrys they supply (so you can subscribe to the Verizon service instead). On the World (8830), if you have a bluetooth GPS receiver, then BB Maps will

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? Yes, it has all the bells and whistles, mobile office included. Also has Opera mobile preloaded, which is the best mobile browser. It has a touch screen but I never use it. Once I started using the optical mouse, I will never go back to touch screen again

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread James Winzenz
I love my XV6900. Syncs with Exchange, has the full Office mobile suite, Remote Desktop, etc. Even has the option to join a domain (kinda). Personally, I like the touchscreen quite a bit. I have also gotten used to the touch keyboard that comes with it, and it works quite well. I have

Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:52 AM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: it seems Verizon disables the GPS system in the Blackberrys they supply More specifically, VZW tweaked the firmware to block anything but VZ Navigator and E911 from accessing the built-in GPS. Bastards. But! For the 8830,

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Barsodi.John
. Thanks, - JB -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Best Verizon Smartphone? On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:52 AM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: it seems Verizon disables the GPS system

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
They were supposed to turn on GPS for the Saga a couple months back but that didn't materialize. -Original Message- From: Barsodi.John [mailto:john.bars...@igt.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? VZN had

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
Never heard of it. I'll check it out. From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? I would argue that the best mobile browser out right now is Iris by Torch Mobile. I used

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Barsodi.John
Verizon Smartphone? They were supposed to turn on GPS for the Saga a couple months back but that didn't materialize. -Original Message- From: Barsodi.John [mailto:john.bars...@igt.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone

Re: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Tim Vander Kooi tvanderk...@expl.com wrote: I would argue that the best mobile browser out right now is Iris by Torch Mobile. I haven't used that one. How does it compare to Safari on the iPhone? The iPhone's web browser is way better than any other mobile

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? They were supposed to turn on GPS for the Saga a couple months back but that didn't materialize. -Original Message- From: Barsodi.John [mailto:john.bars...@igt.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
at this time, nor do we have information about future development in this area. -Original Message- From: Barsodi.John [mailto:john.bars...@igt.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? Has there been a Firmware update? I'm

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Ben Schorr
I had the XV6800 (the one with the sliding keyboard) and didn't like it much. It tended to freeze a lot, required frequent (soft) resets, and just seemed underpowered. And all I used it for was phone, e-mail, text and twitter - only occasional web browsing, hardly ever any photos, etc. I

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread Rod Trent
It was hard to give up my Q. I had the first iteration and loved it. But, the Saga gave me the best of both worlds. From: Ben Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? I had the XV6800

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread John Aldrich
. -Original Message- From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? From what I understood when I bought it, its already built in, they just needed to finish up their locator services. I'll

RE: Best Verizon Smartphone?

2009-06-18 Thread N Parr
There a quick hack out there you can do to the Touch Pro to enable GPS for other apps than VZNav. -Original Message- From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best Verizon Smartphone? They were