06-04-2007, 01:00 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Why Haven't You Switched To A Windows Mobile Smartphone?
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy my Pocket PC. (Ok, for the sake of clarity, when I say Pocket PC, I mean my Pocket PC Phone that Microsoft is now calling Windows Mobile 6 Professional, and when I say Smartphone, I mean what MS is now calling Windows Mobile 6 Standard.) Sometimes though, I wish for the ease of use that my wife has with her T-Mobile SDA Smartphone. So, I looked at possibly switching. Well, I just can't. First of all, my number one used third party application, PocketBible 3, has a much weaker sister program on the Smartphone platform, with no notes, highlighting and lacking too many of the other features PB3 introduced.
That's not all though. There are the occasional needs for things like a terminal server client or access to my HanDBase databases. Still, applications like eReader Pro, ListPro, eWallet and many others are available on both platforms and seem to do a pretty good job on each. I've even thought about getting a Smartphone and partnering my then SIMless K-Jam with it, but now I have two devices, something I got rid of a few years ago. :? What about you? Why haven't you made the switch to the Smartphone platform?
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06-04-2007, 01:06 AM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,616
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With file synchronization in WM6 Standard and the proper qwerty keyboard devices, nothing's holding me back. Except the investment in current gear.
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06-04-2007, 01:11 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,725
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I have, and I can't wait to switch back.  Don't get me wrong, I love the small form factor of my Cingular 2125 Smartphone, but in my 1.5 years on using Smartphones, I've continually found applications that either aren't available for the Smartphone platform or don't provide the same level of usability.
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06-04-2007, 02:10 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,183
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I want my cake, and I want to eat it. The software available to nontouch-screen versions of PocketPC seems to be limited compared to the touch-screen versions.
Plus, right now, there is still nothing available in the US market that combines a phone with all the features (especially the SCREEN) of my aging Toshiba E830. I see no sense in downgrading to get one of the latest devices.
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06-04-2007, 02:11 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 10
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Funny, I went from a HP 2495 to HP 6500 to a Cingular 2125 and now I am about to switch to a BlackBerry Curve or 8800. Leaning towards the curve, though if I go with the 8800 I can take it into some of the companies I go to. Who thought the defense industry would have a problem with cameras... :lol:
Though I really like the whole Windows Mobile thing, I just need my email, calendar, and some other really basic functions. With Email being the priority at this point, the blackberry wins hands down for ease and simplicity of use... well that and my company will pay for a blackberry.
The only thing I will miss is Agenda Fusion... It has kept my business life together...
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06-04-2007, 02:13 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 658
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How about those of us who don't care to have or purchase wireless phone service? Using a smartphone without service doesn't make much sense. That's why I stick to the PocketPC and similar devices (with WiFi access).
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06-04-2007, 02:41 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 274
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I just switched to a T-Mobile Dash after over 2 years with PPC's - a Blue Angel (which I still have) and a TyTN which was sold a while ago. My first Windows Mobile device was a Smartphone so I dont have too many problems switching back. My main application that was used on the PPC platform was GPS and there are just enough to choose from on the SP platform (Garmin, CoPilot, Route 66).
PIE does just about the same job on a SP with some limitations which I find minor. I havent come across any site I visited on my PPC with PIEPlus that I cant access on my Dash.
Email, Contacts, Calendar and Tasks are basically the same though 3rd party apps (some free) are needed to sync notes. I use Smartphonenotes which works well.
With WM6 providing Office Mobile for SP there is practically everything included on the SP OS that I would use in a typical day. Other freeware I have installed provides funtions like registry editing, task management, zip files and folder management.
PPC's are more powerful, hardware-wise and in some functionality. But with the right apps loaded a SP can fulfil just as many needs as a PPC can for a road warrior with the added benefit of smaller size and numeric or qwerty keyboards which some PPC's dont have which makes the SP marginally better to be used as a phone.
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06-04-2007, 03:18 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 378
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I can't use Smartphone Edition because there currently is no TomTom for Smartphone. Furthermore, I need my touch-screen to write Japanese Kanji into a dictionary for translation. With the Smartphone version, I can't hand-write characters making it far too complex to use a dictionary program.
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06-04-2007, 05:24 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 541
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I like the size of "Smartphone" editions, but my next device will have VGA screen, and I still think that ability to jot down something is one of the killer features for me.
So for now, at least until WM7 I'll stick with "Pocket PC Phone".
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06-04-2007, 05:26 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,108
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Why would I want to switch to a Smartphone? Sure, I own two of them, a Typhoon and a Qtek 8500. But as much as I love my Qtek, it's not even close to offering all the things my Axim X51v does, like a large VGA screen, large memory card support, and a video processor.
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