Hi- The short answer that I have found is that none of the so-called smart phones are a great solution with a Mac. The hero for us Mac people is a company called Mark/Space. They make "Missing Sync" software that pretty much gives you 100% access to your phone, whatever it is, on a Mac. It is relatively cheap, $40. About what Verizon will charge you for an extra sync cable or car charger. It is the best solution I have found by far and it lets you pick the phone you want, not just the phone that will work with your Mac.
That being said... The Palm OS phones tend to be more compatible with the Mac than the Windows Mobile phones out of the box. The Palm OS phones tend to have more usable software in my opinion. The Windows Mobile phones give you the advantage of running Windows on your phone, which has many of the same benefits of running Windows on your computer. (Do you need to "remote in" to computer in terminal mode from your phone? Some people do, 99.9% of us don't.) I have a 700wx as a work phone with data service. It is Windows based and locks up every four or five days for no apparent reason. I had a Treo 650 Palm OS based before it, and only had to hard reset it once every three of four weeks and I could almost always trace it to something I did. I used many more applications on the 650 than on the 700wx. Windows on a phone is a pretty horrible experience for the average person, and even more so for a Mac user. I would recommend the 700p as your first choice and pair it with Missing Sync for Palm OS (Current version is 6.0.2) and I think you'll be happy. The Palm OS was the closest thing to the Mac OS on a phone until Apple put their OS on a phone. Since you ruled out the iPhone, I think it would be a solid choice. Also, be sure to check out the Blackberries. The people who have them swear by them. They tend to be more stable than the other smart phones no matter what the OS, but are very limited in terms of software titles, especially free ones. But that is a big part of why they are so stable. There is a Missing Sync solution for them also. If you want a phone to primarily be a phone and an emailbox, the Blackberry with Missing Sync is a solid solution. Note: I don't get anything from Mark/Space, they just make a killer product at a fairly reasonable price. www.markspace.com -------------------------- Kurt > From: Jane_ Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:41:05 -0500 > Subject: Smart Phone > > I am considering getting a Smart Phone when I replace my phone next > month. I need to stay with Verizon, since my extended family relies on > the free Verizon-to-Verizon minutes, and we are all on Verizon (sadly, > that rules out the iPhone). > > Which Verizon Smart Phones are Mac compatible? Anything else I should > know about how it will interact with the Mac and web pages, etc.? -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
