> > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/04/06 Thu AM 07:27:46 GMT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: OT - Treo 650 question > > Until Saturday I had had the same cell phone for about 7 years. But it was > getting very flaky and kept switching itself off for long periods of time. > So on Saturday I went into a shop to see about getting a replacement, > expecting it all to cost me a lot of money which I didn't want to pay (this > sort of thing is a grudge purchase for me). They gave me - yes, gave, > completely free of charge - a t-mobile MDA Compact (same as an iMate Jam), > which runs Windows Mobile, gets my email from several accounts, Outlook > calendar, notes etc. etc., in much the same way as a Blackberry. It seems > very useful, and I didn't even have to change the number. > > I was amazed to learn that they give these things away. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob
UK service providers have somewhat backed themselves into a corner by doing this in the early days to promote business. Now, it's the only way to get people to change. The cost is (theoretically) recouped from call/text costs. That probably only works with teenagers - of all ages - and business users. So far, I've managed to get away with only ever buying one phone and that was secondhand. I'm going to try to maintain that record for as long as possible. My record for low call costs in one month is £1.36p. That can change by up to two orders of magnitude when I go abroad..... m > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 06 April 2006 01:37 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: OT - Treo 650 question > > > > For $300 bucks (difference in over all costs) I will put up > > with that annoyance. Besides it doesn't do a body good to > > leave the phone in the car hooked up to the gps. And the 3.8 > > inch screen on the Toshiba e755 is much nicer to look at > > photos, and navigate the car with, than the tiny > > thing on a phone. > > > > graywolf > > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > Russell Kerstetter wrote: > > > Oh and one more thing...... > > > > > > I *wish* I had a Treo, because it is annoying to cart > > around a cell and a Palm. > > > > > > Russell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
