I think I am in the same boat as you. The Palm/Treo have not kept up with the times. The BB appears to be a device that is integrated and does the PIM/phone functions well. The issue is the 3rd party apps as you raised and it appears that there is now a growing market for those. I for one am tempted by the iPhone and would like to switch to that (not enough 3rd party apps for that also, but I am guessing that this will change quickly...)
On 10/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lio, I have a 600 & a 650. Both need repairs. I've already used the > enhanced > Palm databases, so I don't think I can go back to the 600. I've considered > the 650. It's an unlocked Cingular phone. After repairing it, Palm will > send > it back locked to Cingular (AT&T). I would be gambling that I can get it > unlocked again. I know AT&T isn't going to do it because I'm not their > customer. Taking that risk might be the sensible thing to do. But, you > might > have noticed that I'm pissed at Palm in general. There are the criticism > pointing out their numerous gaffes and the rumors doubting the prospects > for > their long-term survival and. And, to me, they are acting like a company > on > a steep slide into oblivion. > -- > Larry Hess, CPA | Albuquerque, NM > > On 10/6/07, Lio <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <ldouglas%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > or you could look to buy a reliable older and cheaper treo - like my 600 > > :) > > > > On 10/6/07, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <don%40ferguson.us>> 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] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <lhhesscpa%40gmail.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 4:45 PM > > > To: [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > > 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] > > > -- Srivaths Srinivasan "Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Aaye" [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
