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Most iSync-ing, smallest, smartest, cheapest phone?
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Easy!
Easy! The higher the number, the more features, and hence, more expensive. The Txxx line are non-flip phones, non-'smartphones'. The Txxx line are the same general products as the t-line, but they are flip phones. The Pxxx line is Sony's top end line. These are their smart phones. They are all Symbiam-OS based. Hmmm, does that help?
Toe said:
Easy! The higher the number, the more features, and hence, more expensive. The Txxx line are non-flip phones, non-'smartphones'. The Txxx line are the same general products as the t-line, but they are flip phones. The Pxxx line is Sony's top end line. These are their smart phones. They are all Symbiam-OS based. Hmmm, does that help?
man, i just noticed that Sprint supports almost ZERO iSync supported phones... except the Treo 300. man thats sucks, guess im stuck with my crappy nokia for another year. 
Nokia 6600
I recentley upgraded my Nokia 3650 to a 6600, both are Symbian OS phones. I got a great deal on the phone with Orange here in the UK. They integrate with isync, address book and ical fully (even the photo in address book is synchronized with the phone).
The Symbian OS is easy to use and IMO is easier to use than the T68i that I had (the T68i is also too small).
Finally, if you require some extra functionality there is a great (ever increasing) wealth of Symbian programs out there.
I recentley upgraded my Nokia 3650 to a 6600, both are Symbian OS phones. I got a great deal on the phone with Orange here in the UK. They integrate with isync, address book and ical fully (even the photo in address book is synchronized with the phone).
The Symbian OS is easy to use and IMO is easier to use than the T68i that I had (the T68i is also too small).
Finally, if you require some extra functionality there is a great (ever increasing) wealth of Symbian programs out there.
I am currently using the 3650 and planing to do the same (that is, upgrading to the 6600).Lincoln said:
I don't like the SE user interface, but I guess one time Nokia, always Nokia. Symbian OS is just the best thing that ever happened to a mobile phone! The only downside might be the size, but I think the 6600 is not too bad...
Back to the topic again: those Symbian OS phones (7650, 36XX, 6600) are, besides the SE P800 and P900, the "most iSync-ing" phones out there, because they even sync contact images. They are IMO the smartest, too (all those apps you can download and install...
). But they are certainly not the cheapest and smallest... you'll have to make a choice here... what's more important to you?I have a SE T608 on Sprint with Unlimited Vision. Not only does it iSync, I can surf via Bluetooth from my Palm Tungsten T|3. I have to watch the battery like a hawk, and the menus seem sluggish, but it's pretty tiny and it has way more features than I'll ever use.
Voice activated calling through the Bluetooth headset is cool, too.
I think this phone is only available through Sprint Telesales... it doesn't show up on their site.
Here's an enthusiast site that covers the phone: http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/
I'm looking for a similar thing... basically, I'd like a color phone, MUST be a flipper, preferably with Bluetooth and iSync support, as cheap as humanly possible. What would this be? Hopefully there's one that's no more than $200 somewhere...?
I'm on Verizon.
I'm on Verizon.
marcsiry said:
As far as I know that phone isn't sold by Sprint anymore. You can still find it on eBay.
Damn these T-Mobile data services are cheap. Verizon's unlimited 1xRTT data, while faster than T-Mobiles GPRS, costs $80 a month.
ibookin' said:
yeah- i'll happily give up speed for the ability to use wireless internet. who wants to pay $80?
Anyone know anything about the sony z200 ?
Does it do bluetooth synching?
Is it available anywhere outside ebay or a dark back alley?
Does it do bluetooth synching?
Is it available anywhere outside ebay or a dark back alley?
Lincoln said:
smart move!
the 3650 has a sub-standard bluetooth implementation, especially lacking in bt audio (headset) profile. the 6600 however is a good one bluetooth-wise.
(i have worked at nokia as a build manager for communicator and series60 projects.)
I just learned that Sprint sold out its last supply of the Sony Ericsson T608, so does anyone know of another Bluetooth phone for Sprint that may be out or may someday come out? This lack of bluetooth support is getting real old.
Powerbook G5 said:
i agree, and id like to know when they are going to support some decent phones myself. its pretty sad that the T608 was the only HALF way decent BT phone on Sprint. arg!
abhishekit said:
I really want one of these too, but I'll add...
1. No company entry in phonebook (unlike my t39)
2. The glossy plastic part of the case is mad for fingerprints
3. The daylight screen thing (sorry, but this warrants repeating). Really, what do they expect you to do, have everyone set to voice dial? Or just carry around a booth to cut out ambient light. Until they solve the legibility issues I just cannot justify upgrading to something that costs more and does not work as well. The t39 syncs perfectly BTW, and has bluetooth, and a tiny screen... that you can actually see!
My perfect phone would be Bluetooth, have an expanded address book for details including address, small form factor, lightweight, long battery life, good size high res mono screen, aluminium with matt plastic (not glossy!), no camera, email or web. I would, afterall, like a phone - not some confused multifaceted gadget that the designers are convinced we cannot do without. I have a camera and I have a computer - they do what they do really well.
Ericsson T39m. it's small, it's one of the thinnest phones out there, and it works perfectly with iSync and Salling Clicker. it is afterall one of the best, top of the line Ericsson phones.
it maybe old, but it still kicks ass.
the K700 and S700 is the current top of the line model, and the upcoming top of the line. the S700 especially offers 1.3 MP camera, massive screen with 262K color, and expandable media with memory stick duo.
the K700 is a very nice phone, reminiscent of the T637/T616 and T610, but with larger and better screen, better UI, better camera, FM radio, etc etc...
it maybe old, but it still kicks ass.
the K700 and S700 is the current top of the line model, and the upcoming top of the line. the S700 especially offers 1.3 MP camera, massive screen with 262K color, and expandable media with memory stick duo.
the K700 is a very nice phone, reminiscent of the T637/T616 and T610, but with larger and better screen, better UI, better camera, FM radio, etc etc...
I think I'll wait for the Motorazr V3. That's the coolest phone I have ever seen. I was really losing faith in Motorola, but wow... and just think, it will sync with the iTunes music store and has Bluetooth, a paper-thin design, and matches a PB perfectly.
http://www.motorola.com/mdirect/hellomoto/experience/v3/flash/default.shtml
http://www.motorola.com/mdirect/hellomoto/experience/v3/flash/default.shtml
Toe said:
I think it comes down to the SE Z600 (available through their site, not in stores) or the Motorola V600. Both are clamshells, so smaller than the T6xx series of Sony phones, but both sync well. The SE Kxxx and Sxxx series are amazing, but not available as US versions.
I've been leaning strongly toward the SE z600, but would like to actually see it before spending several hundred dollars on it. Is it physically available in any real stores or only on the net? I have yet to find it anywhere (the worst place to look is t-mobile stores... wow are they clueless).abates25 said:
Verizon & Bluetooth
Too true. Verizon doesn't have any bluetooth phones that I know of. The only option was the old Motorola t270 with the rare bluetooth battery backpack.
I just picked up a Verizon LG VX4500 which does not have bluetooth, but does sync with the Mac through BitPim. The cables are cheap ($22 at Radio Shack) and BitPim works with Address Book and iCal, but is clunky. Still allows you to download contacts, calendar, images and ringtones to the phone from the Mac, and it's free! It also works with the LG VX4400 and 6600 as well as some Sanyo phones.
Not as cool as bluetooth and iSync, but better than nothing.
Powerbook G5 said:
Too true. Verizon doesn't have any bluetooth phones that I know of. The only option was the old Motorola t270 with the rare bluetooth battery backpack.
I just picked up a Verizon LG VX4500 which does not have bluetooth, but does sync with the Mac through BitPim. The cables are cheap ($22 at Radio Shack) and BitPim works with Address Book and iCal, but is clunky. Still allows you to download contacts, calendar, images and ringtones to the phone from the Mac, and it's free! It also works with the LG VX4400 and 6600 as well as some Sanyo phones.
Not as cool as bluetooth and iSync, but better than nothing.
Lincoln said:
Yup, I'm using a 6600 mostly at the moment too, and I love it, though it is a little bit. I did even notice for the first time I can "Browse remote device" from my Mac (I think this is the FTP profile?) so you don't need to manually send the file from the phone.
Other people have recommended the Sony Ericsson P900, but has anyone tried running J2ME (Java) software on it? I'm developing for both SE and Nokia, and the identical java midlet runs far, far slower on the P900.