I appreciate the generosity (I also have at least one Centro I could donate to him), but I really want to get him off Palm OS since that platform is no more. It has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet its maker. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. And so on.
I have some suggestions from another source, so I'll be doing some digging on those in short order. Thanks again, anyway. On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Don Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Sprint Centro that I could let go cheap! I found it better than > the Treo in all aspects but two: screen size and keyboard. > > > > ?? > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig > Froehle > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Treo] Suggestions for my Dad (Treo dying, wants new phone) > > > > > > All, > My dad has been a long-time Palm PDA and Treo user. His aging 755p is > dying and he needs to move to a new phone, so I thought I'd ask here > for suggestions. > > First, let me be clear, he does NOT want anything that requires a data > plan. So, that rules out all webOS and Android devices that I know > of. > > Here's his use case: > - Has to be a great phone (he makes a lot of calls) > - His most important data-centric "app" is contacts/phonebook > - Also relies on Calendar and memopad regularly > - Is currently on Verizon, but can move to any carrier > - He travels a lot, so can't rely on Wi-Fi for anything cloud-based > > He likes physical keyboards, but also knows Grafitti; I imagine him > putting up with a virtual keyboard if he had to, but the screen would > have to be pretty big (he's not young). > > Any suggestions on specific devices would be really welcome. > > Thanks. > - Craig > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
