I am currently thinking of ditching the phone and Ipaq PDA and geting
a combined device like the o2 XDA mini S. One less device to think
about/charge up/lose. Does anyone have one of these?
I only really use the phone to do a few texts and calls, and the PDA
to do diary, contacts, and of course my links golf game.
O2 have made me a pretty good offer on this model - my main concern is
that it is comfy in my pocket without giving rise to unnecessary
pointing in the office....
> Hi,
>
> I am currently thinking of ditching the phone and Ipaq PDA and geting
> a combined device like the o2 XDA mini S. One less device to think
> about/charge up/lose. Does anyone have one of these?
>
> I only really use the phone to do a few texts and calls, and the PDA
> to do diary, contacts, and of course my links golf game.
>
> O2 have made me a pretty good offer on this model - my main concern is
> that it is comfy in my pocket without giving rise to unnecessary
> pointing in the office....
>
> cheers
Different things suit different people and I expect that opinions will
vary. However, I have quite a bit of experience of the combined and
separate approaches and here's what I think.
For work use, I have an Orange SPV M2000 which is pretty much the same
as the O2 XDA IIs (I think, one of the popular O2 PDAs anyway).
For personal use, I have an HP iPAQ 2210 and a Sony Ericsson T68i. So,
comparatively old boring stuff.
I am much happier with my personal solution than the work one. Here
are some reasons:
The T68i is small, solid, reliable, and has a good battery life. If I
miss a call, it is probably not the fault of the phone.
The iPAQ has much better battery life than the SPV. The SPV has a poor
battery life. If it dies, I have not only lost PDA functionality but
also phone as well. The HP battery is not as good as the phone but at
least if it dies, I can still make and receive phone calls.
When I don't need the PDA, e.g. going to the pub, I can take the
smaller, tougher, cheaper, T68i. The SPV would not be a good phone to
take to a serious drinking session. The T68i is also better for
cycling, going to the gym, etc because it is smaller, lighter, tougher,
and less valuable.
I don't recall the T68i ever locking up or needing rebooting for any
other reason. The SPV locks up and needs a reboot frequently. It is
not only worse than the T68i but also worse than the iPAQ.
The all in one aspect of the SPV is not very much more convenient than
the two device approach. Leave bluetooth active on the phone and leave
it in a pocket or case and the non-phone PDA is nearly as functional as
the combined device. Of course, leaving bluetooth on reduces the
phone's battery life but the T68i with bluetooth is still much better
than the SPV without bluetooth.
The iPAQ runs TomTom (an important application for me) much more
reliably than the SPV.
Also the HiFi separates type argument: you can upgrade the components
individually and so, if you care, keep up to date on either or both
more easily. I have not bothered to keep very up to date, the T68i and
iPAQ 2210 are still doing their job well.
"Seán O'Leathlóbhair" <jwlawler@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Rob wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am currently thinking of ditching the phone and Ipaq PDA and geting
> a combined device like the o2 XDA mini S. One less device to think
> about/charge up/lose. Does anyone have one of these?
>
<snip>
I use an iMate K-Jam which suits me well. It's a good phone, it uses push
email to synch my data with our Microsoft Exchange. It has GPRS and Wifi to
browse the internet and Bluetooth to talk to my BMW. Its a bit bigger and
heavier than my previous Orange SPV C600 but its slide-out keyboard and
bigger screen make up for that. The only downside I have found so far is
that the battery life is a bit on the short side but since I plug it in
every morning to its USB connection - its always fully charged.
Thanks to you both - especially the comprehensive reply, Seán.
A slight spanner in the works is the fact that the guy in the O2 shop
told me of the forthcoming o2 zinc and o2 graphite coming out in Jan
next year. The zinc is the updated version of the mini S - better
camera etc.
This looked a good bet, but o2 themselves told me it wouldn't be
around until end of March. he also mentioned the Nokia E50, but the
screen looks unuseable as a PDA. I've seen the SPVs, and also think
they are too small screen-wise.
I understand your point about the pub/gym..... but in that case I
would probabaly just move the sim to an old phone and take that.
> The T68i is small, solid, reliable, and has a good battery life. If I
> miss a call, it is probably not the fault of the phone.
That must be the only T68i ever described as solid and reliable ;-)
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SteveH wrote:
> Seán O'Leathlóbhair <jwlawler@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The T68i is small, solid, reliable, and has a good battery life. If I
> > miss a call, it is probably not the fault of the phone.
>
> That must be the only T68i ever described as solid and reliable ;-)
It is second hand, my wife's for a couple of years and now mine for a
couple. It has had a fair amount of abuse and it still seems fine. I
would not have chosen it myself and I didn't like it at first but I
have got used to it and like it fairly well. The size is good and no
sharp bits so it is more comfortable in a pocket than many phones. I
don't recall any lockups (so none or few). I recall Nokias locking up.
The plug on camera is ridiculous. Someone gave me one that he didn't
want. I see why. Apart from one test, I have never used it.
On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:16:50 +0000, guv <guv69@msn.com> wrote:
>Only downside - you are talking about O2 and their data charges are
>rediculous. I dont like t-mobile - but 1gb web and walk is £7.50 a
>month - with the option of using a laptop (and an extra 2gb) is a
>fiver more. Compared to O2, its an absolute bargain.
Thanks for that opinion - I won't be using it for data, not initially
at least, so that's not too much of a worry. I'm glad I'm not doing a
job where I need to poll my email every 5 minutes away from office!
Are PDA/phones any good? 
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