Bill wrote: ::: Is there a site that will tell me what it's limitations are? :: :: :: Sure. :: :: http://www.everythingq.com/forum/ ::
I was reading in this forum (I think) of current users of the moto Q who have phones which just shut off! Some report being on their third one due to this issue. You'd think they'd be past such issues by now. :: :: http://www.qusers.com/forum/ :: :: And of course, the perennial Howard Forums.. :: :: I should say at the outset, you may also want to look at the Treo :: 700w. The version of this I see on the verizon page is too much. I can't see dropping 400 on a phone/pda (which I won't use). :: The war rages as to which is better. I think it might suffice to say :: that the Q is a phone first and a PDA second. That's what I want - for sure. :: The 700w is a PDA first and a phone second. And that's why this would be a waste for me. In my area, the 700w :: does not hold a signal well. The 700w runs PocketPC which is a :: different flavor OS and includes touchscreen. I do think touchscreens are better on small screen devices. What about the iPhone? Another $500 device, huh? Smartphones do not :: have this feature. PocketPC allows one to view and edit Word docs, :: Excel spreadsheets etc. I'd rather do this on my UMPC. A phone screen is just too small for any useful work, IMO. :: The Smartphone allows one to view these file :: types but not edit them. Plenty good enough. :: And this is only scratching the surface of the salient differences. :: Perhaps. But I'll probably never use all of the power of a Treo anyway. ::: A pseudo-PDA is about right for me. I won't use a real PDA but I ::: do use Outlook and would like to use this phone to sync both home ::: (DT), work (DT) and phone copies . :: :: And that, you will be able to do with ease. :: ::: The thing is, I get a lot of e-mail and a lot of big file ::: attachments. Will this choke the phone? :: :: Remembering that this is a phone that doesn't have a 250G hard :: drive, I tend to be very space conscious. I get about 100 emails per :: day, many with attachments. I've never had a problem. Also, keep in :: mind that you can add a 1G+ Mini-SD and whooppe!!!! It seems to always be a good idea of add the extra storage, as long as it doesn't add a lot of cost. I just wish it took SD rather than Mini-SD. Away you go!!! :: No more storage issues. I did, and it was a breeze.. So many 3rd :: party apps also that you can install on the phone, it is amazing. :: Space has never ever been an issue with me, but I try to stay on top :: of it. That's cool. Suduko? :: ::: Aren't digital only phones going to be more limited in terms of ::: cross-country coverage? Not that I travel that much, but when I do ::: travel I do tend to use the phone more then. :: :: I agree. Analog will be phased out in 2008. Carriers don't even sell :: them anymore and the analog networks are going away big time. My :: personal opinion is that the Verizon Network is very strong :: nationwide. I'll probably be flamed for this, but this is my :: experience. We travel a lot and when we go, we Get Out There. West :: Glacier, Montana late last Spring, no problemo. Travelled up to :: Yellowstone last September. Had perfect voice/data coverage in West :: Yellowstone and throughout much of the Park. And that is pretty :: damned remote. I was very impressed. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming... way :: out there.. Verizon was there with us. Oh, sure you'll hit dead :: spots anywhere.. But honestly, IMHO, not too damn many where we :: travel. But again, not everyone may feel this way and your mileage :: may vary. Day by day the coverage gaps get smaller and smaller. Well, Verizon doesn't seem to work well at my mom's house in Mississippi! Imagine them beans! :: ::: So, it's $130 w/o voice/data plan, and $80 w. However, my plan goes ::: from $40 to $80 (not counting all of those extra charges they put ::: on). So, 12 X $40 = $480 extra over what I'm planing now. Is the ::: data plan really going to be worth this extra ($480-50=$430) to me? ::: Can I know this without using the plan? :: :: Verizon has the standard 15 Day no hassle no questions asked return :: policy. Beat it to death, take it through its paces, see how you :: like it. For me personally, I was tethered to the desktop for email :: etc. Not being at home, I was dead in the water. Maybe I'm a :: hopeless junkie, but for me it opened up a whole new portable world :: for me and I regard myself as a light to moderate user. Bur when I :: need online access I need it it's just that simple. This has given :: me that opportunity. Yes, it's expensive. But I bite the bullet on :: it and now I rely on it. Can I do without it? Sure. But I'd much :: rather not!!! Like anything else, once you get hooked on it, it's :: pretty hard to give it up... That's a good idea to use their return policy. I might try this. To get the rebate, I need to buy the phone online. If i do that, how do I transfer all of my numbers? There must be a way to move info from my LG phone to my PC and then out to this Q (assuming I get that)? :: :: I think once you experience the data plan, you'll dig it a lot.. :: Another thing.. Maybe I'm old and slow, but the Q had quite a :: learning curve for me. It was 30 days and beyond before I really :: learned the ins and outs of it and got comfortable. You can purchase :: 3rd party Registry editors and tweak this thing to death... Most :: phones, out of the box up and running in a few hours.. That was true :: for me, but the Q does a whole lot more and took me much time to :: learn it. Interesting. :: :: Make sure you check out the Treo 700 as well so that you have a more :: well balanced opinion. Verizon doesn't seem to offer one at a competitive price with the Q. I think price is a serious issue for a phone/pda. I use to buy PDAs...once it became clear I won't use them, I quit. I admit though that the iPhone seems cool. :) :: :: Bill
