In article <401mu3hj2qpmvm4i3b037ug3affdfb4unq@4ax.com>,
"Robert A. Fink, M. D." <lynxer@comcast.net> wrote:

> My wife's PDA (an ancient Palm m515) has finally gone to heaven and
> her RAZR v 3 phone is showing signs of senility. She is considering
> replacement with a "smart phone" of some type, and I might just go
> along as well (I use a RAZR and a Palm Tungsten C PDA which is still
> working OK).
>
> We have looked at several units and nothing appears to be "just
> right". Our impressions to date:
>
> 1. The Treo phones (using the Palm OS) are somewhat long in the tooth.
> The future for the Palm OS is also questionable. We like the Palm OS,
> but it seems to be "moving on".
>
> 2. The units running the Windows Mobile system, I am told, are slow
> and kludgy.
>
> 3. The Blackberry units are difficult to type on, and again, there is
> an OS problem. Are the operating systems interchangeable (for example,
> if we buy something other than a Palm-based unit, will we be able to
> synch all of our present Palm data onto the new unit)?
>
> 4. The Apple iPhone appears to be a nice piece of equipment, but it
> has several shortcomings, including having to work through iTunes,
> battery replacement problems, a "mediocre" phone (by report), not
> compatible with 3G service (I use ATT's Laptop Connect service); and
> it remains relatively pricey.
>
> Any thoughts from this Group?
>
I went from a Treo 650 to an iPhone and never looked back. I use the
WiFi for data much more that I do the phone data connection. Have found
data speed to be fine for web browsing and email. Going through iTunes
is so much easier than the old Palm Desktop, especially when you factor
in that you get regular system updates through it. Also syncs nicely
(with no additional software) Entourage. It was a breeze to convert my
Palm contacts into Entourage and then sync all with the iPhone.
There are a couple ways to to do this.
Keyboard (when you need it) is nice and big. Spellchecker function is
cool. Big screen and enlargement function make web browsing practical.
Had mine since last July and battery is fine. Charges quickly.

Bottom line, much more fun and intuitive to use. My wife was so happy to
get a phone where she could actually use all the functions.

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