Don, I really appreciate your expertise and experience and that you take the time to share it.
I have used T-Mobile for 10 years, ever since Voicestream turned on their system here. I've got an exceptionally economical, grandfathered regional plan that covers my usage - 1500-2500 min/mo. and including 6 Rocky Mtn states and El Paso, TX, most of which I call often. Going with any other carrier would more than double my monthly cost. So, at this time, I don't consider switching carriers economically feasible. In any case, will look into a hosted exchange server, however. BTW, I hear that Blackberry is a rock solid device. -- Larry Hess, CPA | Albuquerque, NM On 10/6/07, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, even though it might not be new and exciting, if what you really > want is a PalmOS device that is solid and stable, look no farther than > the 755p. I don't know what the issues are with the 680, but the 755p > NEVER resets on its own - I mean NEVER - stays connected to my Moto BT > headset or my Volvo for Life (R) car kit, and does this all while doing > Versamail Exchange Activesync in the background keeping my email, > calendar and contacts in sync in real time (push). > > I'm intrigued by WM6 and BB devices, and it would be an interesting > intellectual exercise to switch, but if I'm perfectly honest with > myself, the 755p does everything I need it to do (and more). > > Now, Sprint may not be to your liking, or may not be available to you, > or may not have good coverage where you are (as I used to think it > didn't where I am), but it's really great for me! Pair it up with a > hosted Exchange account for you and your assistant, and you'll get real > time over the air push updates of your calendar based on changes your > assistant makes back in the office! > > Cheers, > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 4:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Treo] Fwd: I'm leaving the Palm OS behind > > The Treo 680 I got nearly 3 weeks ago has given me fits. It's unstable, > freezes often, reboots spontaneously. The Bluetooth connects to my > headset > unreliably and Bluetooth Hotsync seems not to be possible. Palm tier 3 > support says most of these conditions aren't fixable and the Palm Store > and > Palm corporate are both behaving badly. I have had Palm devices for > nearly > 10 years but now I think I'm near the end of that rope. I think I'm > going to > have to return the 680 for a refund and try a Blackberry in hopes that > it's > become popular enough so that I can find 3rd party apps. to meet some > critical needs. > > My main use of the Palms has been contacts and the calendar, both of > which I > sync with my PC. I absolutely depend on the sync to keep me up-to-date > on my > appointments, especially during tax season when my assistant is making > most > of the approintments. That also means the desktop software must sharable > over my peer-to-peer network. I'm not at all interested in doing e-mail. > DateBk5 and TAKEphONE have been extremely importants apps. for me and I > will > hate giving them up. > > I've tried posting on the BB Yahoo group with the most members but there > are > very few posts and no one there seems to be interested in responding to > my > queries. The Treo group has been very active, energetically expert and > extremely helpful to me. I'm hoping there are people here who have had > some > experience with BB and can give me some feedback on how I can meet my > needs > with it once I leave the Palm OS behind. > -- > Larry Hess, CPA | Albuquerque, NM > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
