Not to hijack this but what about the SMT5800 that Verizon offers? Jon
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Troy Meyer <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey Joe, > > We support a slew of phones on Verizon and Sprint, here are the ones I am > experienced with: > > XV6900: users hate it because of the lack of keyboard and we get reports of > sluggish performance > Palm Centro: quick and compact, does run activesync even though it isn't WM > (still no office apps). > Moto Q9c: users like this one, it's the closest form factor to the BB and > it is MUCH improved from the original > XV6800: I have the Sprint version of this phone (mogul) and find it > acceptable, but can get sluggish at times > > I tend to question folks and ask how much time they spend talking on the > phone. If they are sales peeps or are using the phone a ton I recommend > configurations with actual phone keys (like the Q9c or a SAGA) rather than > screen keys. Folks like me that use their phones more like mini computers > are less likely to have issues with a touch screen. > > Its sad, but the BB phones are generally a lot more responsive than the WM > phones (no touch pros here, so they may be better). I wish a manufacturer > would come out with a WM phone that had better hardware and better > performance, even if it was slightly more expensive (Toshiba, we are waiting > on that new one...) > > Good luck > > -troy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:42 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Cell phone questions > > Anyone using the XV6900? If so, how do you like the keyboard options? > We're looking for replacement phones, and I need some experienced advice. > We are under contract with Verizon, so our choices are limited to what they > offer. We've been using the Treo700wx, but we've been told that it is now > obsolete and not offered. The following are our choices: > > > > XV6900 > > Samsung i760 > > HTC Touch Pro > > XV6800 - I'm leaning towards this one, but I fear it will be unavailable > soon... > > Palm Centro - I'm not looking at this very seriously, as it doesn't come > with WM6, or Mobile Office apps > > Motorola Q9c - I've heard bad reviews of this one, don't know if they've > fixed the issues or not. > > Samsung Saga i770 > > Samsung Omnia > > > > > > We could also go Blackberry, but we don't really want to, as that would add > additional management overhead for us, with needing to get BES, etc. > > > > Any personal experiences/recommendations would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joe Heaton > > AISA > > Employment Training Panel > > 1100 J Street, 4th Floor > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > (916) 327-5276 > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
