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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have owned a Treo 600, 650 and now a
680. The Treo 600 was buggy and crashed a lot. Also FYI, there is a class
action against the 600 due to reliability.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The 650 was rock solid and it just wore
out. I debated with going with a 700p or a 680. Unfortunately I purchased a
680. I would not recommend the 680 at all mainly due to battery life. It is
lighter since it has a smaller battery. It has no where near the battery life
as the 650.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When my time runs out on the 680, it will
be a 700p or Blackberry…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> cialug-bounces@cialug.org
[mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Brandon Griffis<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 04, 2008
10:35 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Cialug] OT: Best
phone for the geek</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have several friends that have the mogul and love
it. Having played with them a little myself, if I needed to get a new
phone today and couldn't wait for Android it would no doubt be the Mogul.<br>
<br>
Flee from Palm OS. It's terrible. (I used to be a die hard palm
supporter, but their products have turned to garbage in the last few
years). I'm presently stuck another year with a treo 680. I can
fight with it enough to cover my needs, but it was one of the biggest mistakes
I ever made in picking out a cell phone. I leaned hard toward the 680
because I remembered Palm OS being very stable. I'm currently rebooting
the POS at least once every 3 days.<br>
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Given that Sprint was one of the first networks to join with google and the
open handset alliance I'm guessing that Android will probably release for CDMA
before GSM if not at the same time.<br>
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-B<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM, <<a
href="mailto:jrnosee@gmail.com">jrnosee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yeah, I know I'm evil for wanting WM on here, but I've
been using a windows PDA for years. It works with my work PC and my
primary home pc which, yes...is still on windows. I'm still working on a
complete crossover to linux (personally...can't do it at work :(
) Palm's ok, but I still like WM better. I'd wait for android, but
I haven't seen any indication of when it's coming and I'm afraid it - like most
things seem to - will come out for GSM far before CDMA. Also I know the
WM devices can be used as a wireless modem with an add-on program w/o doing the
phone-as-modem plan.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Tony Bibbs <<a
href="mailto:tony@tonybibbs.com" target="_blank">tony@tonybibbs.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Whatever you do, be sure to shop the phone here:<br>
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<a href="http://letstalk.com" target="_blank">http://letstalk.com</a><br>
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--Tony</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>----- Original Message ----<br>
From: "<a href="mailto:jrnosee@gmail.com" target="_blank">jrnosee@gmail.com</a>"
<<a href="mailto:jrnosee@gmail.com" target="_blank">jrnosee@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <<a href="mailto:cialug@cialug.org"
target="_blank">cialug@cialug.org</a>><br>
Sent: Monday, March 3, 2008 4:25:14 PM<br>
Subject: [Cialug] OT: Best phone for the geek<br>
<br>
My current cell plan is about up and my wife, by some miracle is telling me I
*SHOULD* get a PDA phone (she never wants me to spend money on tech). I
have never liked GSM when I've tried it so unless someone wants to convince me
ATT & Tmobile are off my list. What provider/phone does everyone
suggest? I'm looking at the HTC Mogul from Sprint right now on the SERO
program (1250 min and unlimited txt/data for $49.99/mo). I'd prefer
Windows Mobile, since that's what I have now on my regular PDA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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