In article <060720081002547355%fort514@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Charles <fort514@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <ddfr-8D2B0C.06104506072008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, David
> Friedman <ddfr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Which isn't a cell phone and doesn't connect to the web unless you
> > happen to have WiFi access. It's also a little big for the pocket,
> > although not unusably so. What I want is a pocket sized device that
> > combines phone, web appliance, and pda, with the pda used in part for
> > reading and light editing of books--marking things I want to change in
> > my own manuscripts. The iPhone seems pretty good for the first two
> > purposes, although a higher resolution screen and a physical keyboard
> > would be nice, and I was wondering how much of the third could be
> > squeezed into it.
>
> Exactly the Nokia tablet is not a phone. It would not suit my purposes.
> I also want to be able to get e-mail where Wi-Fi is not available.
> Which means cell data. I want a pocket sized device like you describe
> plus one that is an iPod too, so I can dispense carrying that device
> around too. I checked out the Sprint device yesterday and it won't meet
> my needs. I am sure it will meet the needs of others. It is great there
> are choices. The iPhone seems to come the closest for me. But I am
> can't say for sure without owning one.
I have no use for an iPod, which is part of the problem. The iPhone
seems designed as phone, web device, and iPod (now also gps). What I
want is phone, web device, and pda (and gps would be nice as well). So
the iPhone probably fits your requirements better than mine.
A number of phones have been announced, and a couple are even out, that
seem to fit my requirements, but the ones that are out so far have
problems. The Nokia E90 I actually bought, tried, and returned. Its 3G
(as of the time I got it, at least) is on a frequency that no US carrier
sup****ts, and its word processor can only hold one book at a time and
takes ten minutes or so to load a book, making it much inferior to my
9300 from that standpoint. All of them are a bit small in the keyboard
and screen dimensions, save for the HTC Advantage which is probably too
big (but I haven't actually seen one) and uses an odd two piece design
that looks less convenient than a mini-notebook form factor. The iMate
ultimate is one possibility, but the screen is only 2.8." I'm hoping
that when the Android phone eventually appears, one of the versions will
fit my requirements.
Ideally I want something which can fit in my pocket with at least a
640x480 screen, preferably four inches or so diagonally, 3G connection,
decent word processing software and a usable physical keyboard. My old
Psion Revo fits in a pocket and has a surprisingly usable keyboard, but
of course it isn't a cell phone, is obsolete in several ways, and is no
longer on the market or sup****ted.
....
> These groups seem to be full of kooks who hate the iPhone for no
> rational reason, and full of kooks who love it for no rational reason.
> I will ignore them and rely on my own judgement.
Yes.
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