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Cell phone geekery
Hey, any phone geeks out there? I've just started getting into this Engadget Mobile / Phonescoop universe, and y'all have got some neat stuff.
So. I kind of want a 3G flip-style smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. This doesn't yet exist in this country. (And let's ignore for a second that if it did, it would probably cost like $500 even with a new contract, which I wouldn't be likely to spend.)
In fact, I can't even get 3 of these 4 features at once, I don't think. I know of a QWERTY smartphone, a QWERTY flip-phone (Blackberry-capable but not a true smartphone), a flip smartphone, and a 3G flip-phone. But that's it.
So I think I dislike non-flip phones enough to not get one, given these choices. But which of those latter three phones should I get? Or are they all disappointing enough that I should hold out for more? If I wait a couple of months, will I be more likely to find more 3G choices?
Too bad the Samsung SGH-i610 probably isn't going to exist in the US. It'd be just about the perfect phone for me.
So. I kind of want a 3G flip-style smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. This doesn't yet exist in this country. (And let's ignore for a second that if it did, it would probably cost like $500 even with a new contract, which I wouldn't be likely to spend.)
In fact, I can't even get 3 of these 4 features at once, I don't think. I know of a QWERTY smartphone, a QWERTY flip-phone (Blackberry-capable but not a true smartphone), a flip smartphone, and a 3G flip-phone. But that's it.
So I think I dislike non-flip phones enough to not get one, given these choices. But which of those latter three phones should I get? Or are they all disappointing enough that I should hold out for more? If I wait a couple of months, will I be more likely to find more 3G choices?
Too bad the Samsung SGH-i610 probably isn't going to exist in the US. It'd be just about the perfect phone for me.
Re: As far as I know...
If your company does not have a blackberry server, I think there is a personal blackberry thing, where you run a small program on your desktop, and it pushes your email to you. Cingular and Sprint both provide you with functions like this for free (and I think verizon does also).
With any smartphone, you can just schedule your phone to retreive mail every X amount of time. For most people this is fine.
I also thought using a numpad to type text would be annoying, but I have an audiovox smt 5600 (candybar smartphone) and the predictive text is amazing. You get used to it incredibly quickly, and can tap out messages lickity split in no time. You can also teach it new words, which is also awesome.
In conclusion, if you don't care about high speed data, then I would highly recommend the htc star trek, especially since it is only $150 from cingular with a contract.