Thursday, August 21, 2003
My next cell phone
Like a lot of people, I need to carry a cellphone. Our second son has a seizure disorder so I need to be reachable, even when I'm not in my office or at home. I've also carried around a PDA of one type or another for years . It was a little irritating carrying around two devices so I was keen to try out a combo cellphone/PDA. I finally found somethng that met my needs. I bought a Handspring Treo 300 last November. I'd read Dan Bricklin's positive reviews of the Treo 180 and was looking forward to getting something with a color display. The Treo 300 replaced a Nokia phone and Palm Vx that I'd had for a couple of years. I had some reservations about the carrier (Sprint) but, after some initial difficulty getting the Treo activated, I found that Sprint's coverage was far better where I live than AT&T had been. In addition to doing everything that my previous phone and PDA could do, the Treo 300 has some wonderful features. Being able to download email and browse the web using Sprint's data network is great. I really like the keyboard for data entry, it's a lot faster than graffiti, especially when used for email and the like. My only dislikes are that the phone is little wider than I'd like and I'm not that keen about the flip cover -- it requires two hands to answer a call unless I'm using the ear jack. The good news is that the next model from Handspring, the Treo 600 looks like it will meet my needs even better. It's smaller, slimmer, faster, has a more "solid" feel, has a brighter screen, no flip cover, etc. It also includes an SD/MMC expansion slot and built-in camera. So I guess I need those now too. 
. It's supposed to be available from Sprint later this year, likely to be November.
. It's supposed to be available from Sprint later this year, likely to be November.
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