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I need a PDA/Phone
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Posted by: Lokoseena

I'm a sales rep for a company and I'm always on the road. I'm looking for a phone that will be able to keep up with me when I'm not in the office replying to emails or doing paper work I could do on the road. I'd prefer it to have WiFi and maybe GPS, I don't need a camera. I am looking to get it hooked up GSM with a SIM card. I will be filling out PDF forms, reading emails, etc.

Here is what I was looking at:

Treo 650/700
Blackberry 8700
Samsung i730/i830
HP iPAQ hw6915
E-TEN G500
E-TEN M600
UTStarcom PPC6700

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Posted by: mikewchandler

Do you need a keyboard? If so, the treo 700x or HTC Tytn are excellent choices (when treo gsm is released). If not, the Prophet (ie Imate Jamin, qtek s200, etc...) is a wonderful size and has everything you've mentioned. But, for a lot cheaper you can p/u a subsidized 8125 from cingular or a varient from another provider that'll do just fine for under $300USD.

Posted by: Lokoseena

I do need a keyboard. I think the Treo is a good choice minus the fact that it dosen't have WiFi and GPS. After reading reviews on many sites its almost impossible to find the perfect match for what I'd like to do. I don't want to lug around a laptop so the more versatile the phone is the better is is for me (no need to carry 3 different things) Thanks for your input

Posted by: mobileobsession

For phones not on your list I'd take a look at the Nokia E61 the Nokia 9300 or the HTC Wizard/iMate K-Jam.

Posted by: Lokoseena

My choice right now seems to be leaning towards the HP iPAQ hw6915 or 6910. Any feedback on this phone?

Posted by: maxiderm

i-mate JASJAM/Qtek 9600 = Wifi, keyboard, Fast, Windows Mobile

imate K-JAM/Qtek 9100 = Wifi, keyboard, a little slower, smaller, Windows Mobile

HTC TyTN for the win...

Posted by: Wrk_InProgress

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Originally Posted by Lokoseena

My choice right now seems to be leaning towards the HP iPAQ hw6915 or 6910. Any feedback on this phone?

Considering the 69XX has GPS, WiFi and a full QWERTY keypad, I think it's the best choice given your criteria.

Posted by: mobileobsession

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lokoseena

My choice right now seems to be leaning towards the HP iPAQ hw6915 or 6910. Any feedback on this phone?

Basically, the you have to buy the 6915 unlocked and it has WiFi.

The 6510 doesn't have WiFi, but you can get it Cingular branded which may wind up being cheaper overall and easier to use right out of the box because it's preset to the Cingular Network. The drawback would be that it's locked to Cingular.

Posted by: KillerMobile

The UTStarcom PPC6700 is also the Verizon XV6700, which in the end is an HTC device, and not too far off from the TyTn that everyone seems to have a hard-on for. I think if that's an option for you, it's a good one. Great keyboard, tons of tools built in, and the WiFi works great.

Also, as someone noted, the E61 (better yet, the E62 that's coming soon) is a great choice as well. Series 60 is a great "phone" OS, and the E61 does a good job of integrating email support and a decent design for typing.

My 2 cents anyways.

Posted by: Lokoseena

I think I will just leave GPS out of it. I do need WiFi though and be able to edit fill in adobe files and word files.