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I also have a Treo300 with TN5250, IM, email, text messaging, etc. It is a very good little unit and can be had for about $250 on ebay (new), and less used. If possible, keep your eyes open for the Treo600 to be released in Late Sept/Oct. (check out www.handspring.com). The 600 is an even nicer phone, and will address some of the 300's problems, mainly battery life. BTW, Sprint's data network is awesome. I also have a wireless Sprint PCS card for my laptop (Novatel), and get speeds between 100-120K anywhere! cjg Carl J. Galgano EDI Consulting Services, Inc. 550 Kennesaw Avenue, Suite 800 Marietta, GA 30060 (770) 422-2995 - voice (419) 730-8212 - fax mailto:cgalgano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.ediconsulting.com AS400 EDI, Networking, E-Commerce and Communications Consulting and Implementation http://www.icecreamovernight.com Premium Ice Cream Brands shipped Overnight Visit our website to subscribe to our FREE AS/400 Timesharing Service -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jones, John (US) Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:19 PM To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion Subject: RE: Sprint phone needed to perform "pervasive" computing You're doing the same thing I did a few months ago. I went from 2 phones (me + wife) to a company-paid phone for me + wife gets her own. I'm using the Handspring Treo 300: - Palm OS w/ 16MB - Mochasoft TN5250 - Blazer web browser - Color - Sprint BizConn for MS Outlook integration (near-real-time email) - Email/messages to yournameandsomenumber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Unlimited data It was great being in a class a couple of weeks ago and staying caught up on emails during the breaks. The phone is smaller than the Palm IIIx it replaced (let alone the accompanying old cel phone). Battery life is OK. The keyboard is easy to get used to. Lots of good phone features like speed dials and integration with the Palm address book (and thus with Outlook Contacts when synched). As a phone I can start typing a number or a name and it does a process of elimination to find it in the address book. Or, if reading anything on screen, if there's a phone number there you can dial it without hitting the phone button & retyping in the #. Mochasoft for Palm is decent, although I can't recommend it if you want large text; text on a PDA screen is tiny even with a scrolling view. The big downside is it's a single mode phone; no analog fallback. So it might not work everywhere. If you can hold a couple of months the Treo 600 would be a better phone (expandable, multi-mode, faster CPU, less filling, tastes great). Also, BizConn is very much a 1.0 product in that it doesn't always connect (but does mostly) and doesn't offer support for anything other than inbox, outbox, sent, deleted, and drafts. My wife wanted a basic phone and got a Samsung SCH-A460. $129 but there's usually at least $80 worth of rebates on it. - John -----Original Message----- From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 10:45 AM To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion Subject: Sprint phone needed to perform "pervasive" computing I will be switching my cell phone from Centennial to Sprint. What phone do you recommend I get? Requirements: - Place and receive phone calls. - Be able to handle monitors from iSeries Navigator Yes, work is picking up the tab. However I don't want to break the bank. (Two more layoffs in the department this week.) ps: My wife will also be moving to Sprint. That one I'll be paying for. All she needs is to be able to place/receive calls. Rob Berendt -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. This email is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. 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