I've used the i700 for about three months now. Before that, I used the old wireless Palm VII, then the iPaq 3600, 3850, 3900, and the HP5555. Here's the conclusion that I have come to.
Of all the units that I've used (extensively, mind you), the i700 has to be the sweetest. Here are the main reasons that I like it:
1. I do a lot of technical support, so I need a hands free phone where I am not the only one who is able to hear the person on the other end. The i700 is great for conferencing multiple people at one location.
2. The speaker is nice, loud, and clear. When HP designed the iPaq 5555, they had to make the speaker smaller in order to allow for the Bluetooth technology. This really sucked because I could no longer hear the thing if it wasn't right next to me, and this really affected my ability to hear directions when I used the 5555 as a GPS receiver. Now, I can use my i700 for an alarm clock. However, you folks who sleep like a log might want to stick with ol' Big Ben.
3. The sweetest thing about the i700 is its ability to do a wireless sync. Now, I don't have to sit the device into its cradle in order to sync. I can do a sync, receive my mail, update my contacts, and update my documents from the john at a truck stop. This, my friend is convenient! It syncs just as if you had sat it in the cradle! Now mind you, it's not as fast as USB sync, but it gets the job done.
4. I have a nice digital camera, so the one included with the i700 is nothing to get happy about. The pictures can only be a maximum of 640x480, and you need plenty of light in order to get a decent shot. However, if you find yourself lying in bed with Halle Barry, trust me, this camera will suffice!
5. If you keep the unit in it's case, people will look at you funny while using the phone because it looks like you're talking to your wallet. That takes some getting use to because of its size (my previous phone was a V60i), but you will over time.
6. Verizon's coverage is very good, although they are a little more expensive than everyone else. But hey, you get what you pay for.
7. As for the Pocket PC operating system, it pretty much like anything else Microsoft put out before Windows XP. Every once in a while, you may have to do a soft reset. And once a year, a hard reset may be required. But if you stick with good software, and don’t allow programs to constantly run in the background, you should not have that many problems at all. Learn how to end programs running in the background, as this is the secret to a smooth working unit. That was one feature that iPaq made easy, that all other handhelds seem to have missed the boat on (and I hate Compaq products!).
Well, I hope this helps someone out there. I didn’t mean to write War and Peace, but the i700 is the choice of champions. Hey, that’s my opinion!
Later.
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