Re: [SOCALWUG] recommendations?

[sean bonner]

That's what I've heard. I've actually stopped people on the street who 
I've seen with them and I get the same complaint over and over again, 
plus it seems a little weird as a phone... which I wouldn't mind if it 
had bluetooth because then I could get one of those fancy earsets!

-s



On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 11:13 PM, Mike Outmesguine [wireless] 
wrote:

The bummer about tmobile sidekick is the service quality throughout 
LA.  Tmobile borrows service from cingular. And according to a 
cingular rep I spoke to, they are only guaranteed something like 20% 
of capacity, with priority going to cingular customers.

I've found spotty data service, and frequent dropped calls.  So much 
so that I use the sidekick for hiptop email, aim, & texting.  But my 
old ATT Wireless nokia phone for voice.

It's supposed to be better in other areas of the country.  But socal 
isn't built out yet.

That being said, I am writing this email from my sidekick.  And I 
expect you will get it within 10 minutes.

-Mike

Ps: I wrote a quick review about the sidekick at 
www.socalwug.org/reviews.htm

On Thu, 29 May 2003 10:28PM -0800, Maria wrote:
http://www.hiptop.com/101/
You might be interested in the T-Mobile Sidekick AKA Danger Hiptop
I've had a Sidekick since it was launched in Oct. 2002.  A color
version is expected some type this year.
http://www.hiptop.com/forums/
Has "oodles" of info on anything you may ever want to know about the
Sidekick.
** Maria **

On 05/28/03 at 07:06 PM sean bonner wrote:
 I'm using cingular and the service is great, no complaints on that
at all. The problem is that on the TREOs, specifically the 180 that I
have the wiring to the speaker is SHODDY and it breaks all the time.
treo message boards are full of complaints about this and it's to the
point now where you call, say the speaker went out and they just send
you a new one. Basically after you open and close it a bunch the wire
comes off inside and you can't hear anything, real great for a 
phone...


 On Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at 07:02 PM, Glen Duncan wrote:

 >
 >Just out of curiosity, what provider are you using and what kind of
 >problems have you had?
 >
 >On Wed, 28 May 2003, sean bonner wrote:
 >
 >>Please feel free to e-mail me off the list about this, unless
people
 >>want to turn it into some kind of discussion. I'm looking to get a
new
 >>phone / handheld thing and wanted to get some advice from people
who
 >>might be using something I'm not aware of, or whatever, or know of
 >>something good coming out soon.
 >>
 >>- Right now I'm using a Handspring Treo 180 that I've had since
 >>in came
 >>out, i love what it does but I'm sick of the technical problems it
 >>keeps having. It's been replaced 7 times now for the same problem
and
 >>I'm sick of it. I got it originally to avoid having to lug
 >>around a PDA
 >>& a Phone, and for that it rules, and I'm hoping to not have to
 >>go back
 >>to that, but I don't know if I might. Take a look at what I want,
and
 >>let me know if you have any ideas.. thanks!
 >>
 >>what I NEED is:
 >>phone (voice, obviously)
 >>POP e-mail access
 >>web access ( via GPRS or something )
 >>
 >>bluetooth would be really really nice, WiFi would be cool too, and
a
 >>camera included would be even better.
 >>Smaller the better
 >>
 >>I've been looking at the Sony Erickson T610 but I can't find any
info
 >>about pop email and that is crucial.
 >>
 >>thanks for the help everyone.
 >>-sean
http://www.hiplog.com/hiplog/read/4/102/
--
Mike Outmesguine
TransStellar, Inc.
  ** Complete Technology Services **

www.TransStellar.com


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