Pocket-PC-World

When I decided that I needed to replace my phone terribly expired-an old Nextel i1000plus-my thoughts wandered to the end to a pda phone. For those who know me, this probably looked like a no brainer. I have a long history of pda dependence going back years Palm 3 X. However, I already had a pda that I was quite satisfied. For the last year and a half that I used HP iPAQ 2215 for everything from a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), an e-book reader, an MP3 player, a portfolio of photos, an alarm clock, a mobile web browsers (using compact flash wifi card)among many other things. Trying to cram a telephone all this seemed to be overwhelming, but the curiosity-and my need for a new gadget-got the better of me. My research was twofold-looking for a new phone and a new provider. With my current mobile provider did not get any reception in my house so I need to find a vector which has done.

Through various means like my unscientific opinion polls to friends and work associates in conjunction with some research on the internet that reduced my way to Cingular or Verizon. Both tended to get high marks from users interviewed and internet search. With this part of the equation processed that I went online to see what kind of phones each had to offer. I was willing to go with a commitment of two years in hopes of getting a better deal on your phone and price plan. Also I wanted to get a group where my wife and I could share minutes.

So, now I'm looking for on the respective websites of each company for their State-of-the-art, Pocket PC phones. I'm not talking about smart phones – these are phones with Pocket PC software jammed into a tiny screen that isn't even a touch screen-that just wouldn't fit my needs. I'm talking about the full blown, "because they speak into your computer?" Pocket PC Phone-uber-geeks, pocket protector included powerhouse type micro computer. After all, they are now married and I'm not really worried about public opinion or impress anyone with my phone new stylish, elegant, sexy.

I hope to spend about $ 300. 00. I guess I can sell my iPAQ 2215 on eBAY for $ 200.00 and $ 100.00 for a new phone seems like a good deal.

So, what I find is a heck of a price tag. Verizon has the much talked about Treo 700. This is the first Treo with the operating system Pocket PC-Windows Mobile 5. 0. This comes to $ 500.00. Way too expensive for me and did not even Wifi.

Best price of Cingular phone Pocket PC wasn't much better. I could get a HP iPAQ hw6510 for $ 400.00. Once again, no wifi. This is a real sticking point for me. I see no reason why a device designed for communication would leave out of this specification. Be able to connect to an 802. 11b/g wireless network when it is available is a necessity.

Okay, back to the drawing board, maybe I can try this from a different angle-Ebay.

Looking up "Pocket PC phone" on Ebay you get a lot of shots with a good selection of the latest Pocket PC phones and older. At this point I'm thinking that I could get something perhaps a little used that would satisfy all my needs. This would give me even a good cross-section of exactly what is out there and what functions are available in this type of gadget.
After going through a lot of auction descriptions and cross referencing websites of manufacturers had set on a particular phone, Siemens SX66 my sites. This particular phone/pda combo was offered by Cingular until recently, and has not shown is no longer on their website. It seemed to fit my wishlist: a fast 400 mhz xscale processor, Bluetooth, wifi, and SDIO slot had a slide keyboard for text input. So, I looked at some auctions and kept an eye on prices.

But, sometimes you just get out of the internet and hit the bricks and Malta. I went to my local stores of Verizon and Cingular and talked to the sales representatives on what I was looking for. I wasn't impressed with my long wait at the Verizon Wireless store or pushy salesman that I got. He seemed to think he knew just what he needed and kept showing me phones and plans that I wasn't only interested in.

I had a different experience at the Cingular store. The sales rep showed me a map of cell coverage around my house, spoke to me the plans I had seen on the website, and when I told him that I had been considering a Siemens SX66 Pocket PC phone on Ebay went in the back of the shop and went out with that last SX66 they had. Signed a 2-year contract with Cingular that night with a heck of a good deal on a Pocket PC phone that had all the specs that I had been looking for.

And you know what? I can also talk on my Siemens SX66 sitting in my living room.

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