[ale] OT : smartphones

Jay Finch horus at larp.com
Sun Aug 12 17:56:31 EDT 2007


Actually, I have a Treo 650 w/ Sprint - and am looking to go to the 755, 
both of which run Palm OS.

But I hate to admit, I've never tried to sync my Treo up with any OS 
other than windows. (*hangs head in shame*)  I keep a majority of my 
contacts in Outlook.

But to answer Geoffrey's question - Yes, there are providers other than 
AT&T who offer the Palm Smartphone: Sprint. :)

Cheers!
Jay

Ashley Wilson wrote:
> Sorry, I failed to mention Palm phones.  I was referring to AT&T's iPhone and the upcoming OpenMoko phones(CDMA only at first).  We're on sprint now and really pleased with the rev.a data...the blackberries have been a huge hassle, though.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 4:03 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT : smartphones
>
> Ashley Wilson wrote:
>   
>> What is the general opinion of Blackberry vs Windows Mobile?  Im
>> inclined towards Windows Mobile (since there isn't a 'Nix solution
>> out yet for anyone not on AT&T) if for no other reason than the
>> presence of a real pop3/imap client, not depending on an additional
>> service provider like RIM for email push.
>>     
>
> Are you saying no other provider offers the Palm phones, other then 
> AT&T?  I've got a treo 680 and I sync it with Linux.  I've also 
> transmitted files to/from via bluetooth.  If your provider offers any of 
> the palm os based palms, I'd look at them before blackberry or windows 
> mobile.
>
> I don't believe you'll get either the Windows Mobile or Blackberry to 
> sync with Linux.
>
>   
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