I use the Sprint 6700 Pocket PC Windows based smartphone and I can connect
to almost everything through cell EVDO - X1 data, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11
B/G) and it can receive email and IMs in the background. I can watch TV on
it from my Slingbox located at my home, keep up with info from the Web and
it has 1 gig SD card for backup, etc. Plus, I leave a little room on the
card for a few of my country music tunes (grin)
Dave
David T. Hughes
Director, Corporate Communications
Roadstar Internet Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cell (703) 587-3282
Home (703) 234-9969
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Tom DeReggi
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:14 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Blackberry vs. Palm
I had a Palm phone. The draw back is occationally they loose their
internal
battery power the the Flash, and you loose all the software and configs
loaded.
So its hard to rely on anything you put on it, and must rely on the Sync
to
destop for data retention.
Do any of the hand helds, have rock solid storage systems, that are near
impossible to wipe out? Such as Compact Flash or HardDisk?
I LOVE my Sprint Phone. It has taken more abuse than any device on earth
should be capable of taking, and keeps ticking. (dropped off a tower at
200
ft, Caught up in a Car Wheel well (wrapped around front wheel drive shaft)
and driven 20 miles). And the Voice quality is the BEST or most
consistent
of any service that I've used in DC, based on attempting to communicate
with
Field techs with their various phone service provider brands. Where the
Sprint falls short is Internet Access and messaging. We were never able
to
figure out how to pass data into the needed messaging field correctly, and
it does not have full Internet Access for remote anywhere access to do
critical low bandwidth things like remote access to reboot radios.
The Cingular on the other hand, had crappy voice, but we get meaningful
easilly to check alerting, and Instant Internet access adequate for low
bandwidth usage.
As much as I hate to leave Sprint after 10 years, I may have to change to
Cingular, or get an EVDO portable device.
I never really understood the Blackberry thing. But what I will say is
that
every executive that uses a Blackberry, that I do business with, has
excellent and timely communication with me. I don't believe in
cooincidences. There is something uniquely advantages about the Blackberry
other than just its exchange integration. But I have not put my finger on
what it is.
I've avoided the srpint change because my hearing is so bad, and the
Sprint
makes all the difference. But in todays generation, as an IT company we
can
not ignore the mobile broadband advantage. I still believe that for the
average consumer, portal broadband is unnecessary. But for support
personelle and mobile work force, it is a REAL big time and money saver.
Technology is the secret to response time. Plus Sprint's evil billing
practices have been getting annoying recently. But then again, Sprint's
unlimited Text Messaging doesn't send me random $400 Text message bills
like
Cincular had the ability to do from time to time. (I think they charged
per
page, We had to change all our Alerting to be several lines, because the
full report took 3 screens and trippled our bills).
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:13 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Blackberry vs. Palm
Anyone have a solution for connecting a PDA to the PoE CPE to program it
w/web browser?
Mark Nash
Network Engineer
UnwiredOnline.Net
350 Holly Street
Junction City, OR 97448
http://www.uwol.net
541-998-5555
541-998-5599 fax
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl A jeptha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Blackberry vs. Palm
Try an HP IPAQ 6515 (I have this one, with and sd wifi card) and 6900
(Has built-in wifi). With licensed Opera I can program my radios. Check
email and so on. Also can use skype.
You have a Good Day now,
Carl A Jeptha
http://www.airnet.ca
Office Phone: 905 349-2084
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm
skype cajeptha
Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote:
The palms are so danged expensive. And I tend to break phones often
when out in the field.
If it were me, I'd FIRST look around to see if anyone in the area has
better coverage and/or prices. We just moved away from Cingular and
the
problems are around the same but coverage is better and the costs are
lower. AND the support of a local company has been wonderful! Walk
into the store and the same people are there month after month, they
know my name etc.
Next, I'd probably do blackberrys for the average guy. Those that need
network access to your gear could use the palms.
I'm looking for a palm or Q phone as soon as I can afford one. Typing
even short emails on a standard phone sucks. And it would be cool to
do
some network stuff via a cell phone from time to time. I'm not always
in range of my own towers. At least not with a laptop.
laters,
Marlon
(509) 982-2181 Equipment sales
(408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services
42846865 (icq) And I run my own
wisp!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.odessaoffice.com/wireless
www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Leboeuf"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:29 AM
Subject: [WISPA] Blackberry vs. Palm
My cell plan for my office is due next month. Currently, we only have
voice plans.
However, I am considering adding data for a few of my employees to be
able to use email.
I have the option of Blackberry and Palm phones. For those of you that
have compares each, which solution would you recommend and why.
Thanks,
Cliff LeBoeuf
www.cssla.com
www.triparish.net
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