[geeks] Cell Phone Lovin

Kevin kevin at mpcf.com
Tue Jun 17 22:28:36 CDT 2003


I've used the Samsung i300 for a year and a half and love it. 
The current model is one up from mine with a bit more in the
way of RAM and such.

Syncs fine under *nix with pilot-link.

/KRM

On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:56:22 -0400
"Michael A. Turner" <mturner at whro.org> wrote:

> 	First get you mind out of the gutter :-)  . Anyone got
> 	a suggestion
> for a new cell phone? I was looking around Comp-usa last
> night as I was buying blank cd-roms and started to get the
> idea that maybe I should get a new cell. My Kyocera has
> served me well, I even have the palm connect kit for it to
> allow it to dial up, but it is time to move on.
> 	I know a couple of people on rescue have the
> 	Sidekicks, and I must
> admit I like the looks of it a lot. I am a little worried
> about how well it works as a phone. Also can you change the
> programs on it? How robust is it? Can other carriers besides
> T-mobil use its service,I sit 50 feet from a tower with
> Suncom and Sprint PCS on it. I want to stay in that area
> cause it's real nice to have max signal anywhere I am at
> work. How is the battery life on the unit?
> 	 I was also looking at the Treo phones with the built
> 	 in PDA being
> tempted by those. The reviews on Amazon seemed to pan them
> as being to flimsy so I am a little hesitant in that area.
> Anyone have one that can shed some light? Same real
> questions as the Sidekick. 
> 	Anyone got an suggestions on others I should take a
> 	look at?
> Criteria being that it accepts cellular phone calls. Then
> after that I want it to be as geeky as possible. 
> 
> 
> Michael A. Turner
> Systems Engineer WHRO
> michael.turner at whro.org
> http://www.whro.org
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