10-13-2005, 06:30 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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PC Mag Reviews the Sprint PPC-6700
"The PPC-6700's balance of portability and power kicks every other Pocket PC phone to the curb, but one issue remains�one-handed versus two-handed operation. Owners of Palm Treo and RIM BlackBerry devices can operate them one-handed. While it's possible to check e-mail on the PPC-6700 by twiddling the little joystick, you need to slide the device open or grab a stylus to dial the phone or enter data, which means gripping it with two hands."
I'm not a huge fan of antenna bulge, but the Sprint PPC-6700 offers plenty of nice features that would still make me consider it. PC Mag thinks the speakerphone could do with a bit of a tweak, but that aside, they believe it's still one of the best Pocket PC Phone Edition devices out there. If you're lucky enough to own the device, do you agree with them?
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10-13-2005, 06:50 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 127
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I'm way beyond in love with this phone. I get special notices when you guys say anything (in email) that involves this phone. I'm so desperate for this phone I'm ready to sell one of my kids on eBay to get it.
I'd really like to hear from people who own and what they think about it as well.
After reading the comments in this opening article I have a few questions.
1. For one handed operation whats to prevent a person from leaving the keyboard open while driving?
2. Does the phone support voice dialing? (I'm sure *it* must.)
3. I am currently using a digital voice recorder to take verbal notes and lists while I drive. Does this phone have a recording (audio only) function?
4. Did I read somewhere that it doesn's support full size SD cards only a mini card?
Okay, that's my questions for now. Still abstaining for a bit just to make sure I'm not impulsing over a tech-toy.
- Rex
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10-13-2005, 08:03 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 54
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Considering that WM5 was supposed to be this "magic bullet" to achieve one handed dialing, I'm surprised to hear them complain. Did M$ screw this up?
Mark
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10-13-2005, 08:34 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 260
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Well I am hoping tomorrow I will have some answers about this device. I just placed an order to get one and will have it on my door step by tomorrow. I took the 2 year contract and got it at a discount for around $350 or so from a dealer which I believe is in New York some where.
From all the reviews I have read (and I have dug around like crazy) the phone is not perfect and has some issues. The less than Zippy response kinda bothers me, but I don't know if that is a WM5 issue because of how it loads programs now or if it some design issue with the phone. The speaker on the phone is pretty bad from what I hear which is sad given how much the phone cost, a few other things which at this point is only hear say. Still all the major players that have given reviews have given it a good raiting which leads me to believe that perhps the people I have heard really complain about the phone are non-PPC/PDA users and expected the phone to be just dumb phone with some perks.
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10-13-2005, 08:44 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 189
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I just came back from my local spint store and they said that this phone was still only available to their business/enterprise customers...
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10-13-2005, 09:22 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 171
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Colour me picky but...
...don't those "soft buttons" at the bottom of the screen look dumb when the device is in landscape mode and the hardware they apply to is up on the right.
Waste of space springs to mind.
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10-13-2005, 09:34 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 18
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Re: Colour me picky but...
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Originally Posted by unxmully
...don't those "soft buttons" at the bottom of the screen look dumb when the device is in landscape mode and the hardware they apply to is up on the right.
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The slide out keyboard has extra buttons to the left of Q and the right of P that trigger the soft buttons.
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10-13-2005, 09:36 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 260
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Originally Posted by shindullin
I just came back from my local spint store and they said that this phone was still only available to their business/enterprise customers...
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Call this guy...
John
888-235-8958
He can be a butt head sometimes... but he will sell you the phone with a contract. He only does new services and you need to have pretty decent credit to get the discount whichwill bring the phone to like $350 or $360 or somthing like that..
Good Luck
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10-13-2005, 09:37 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 171
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Re: Colour me embarrassed
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Originally Posted by mghannigan
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Originally Posted by unxmully
...don't those "soft buttons" at the bottom of the screen look dumb when the device is in landscape mode and the hardware they apply to is up on the right.
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The slide out keyboard has extra buttons to the left of Q and the right of P that trigger the soft buttons. |
Doh! Thanks for pointing that out.
Still don't like the loss of screen area though 
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10-14-2005, 02:18 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 6
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I have been luckier enough to get one through work and while this may not be perfect... it is nearly EVERYTHING I have been looking for...
In my opinion...
Pros:
- Wifi, EVDO, PCSVision, BT - I can get onoine ANYWHERE...
- Best built-in keyboard I have ever tried...
- much smaller than it looks on the web
- full blown Pocket PC
- great screen
- Solid
- good volume on earpiece and speakerphone
Cons:
- Little delay when issuing some commands
- keyboard shifts slightly quite often (but understandably)
- bigger than my previous attempt at all-in-one (SMT 5600)
- As with most PPC Phones.. battery life isn't outstanding
Comparing it to my SMT 5600, I wouldn't ever go back... I didn't like the rocker button / joystick at all, the sound quality was below average in my mind... and although I would have dealt with it, I got quickly tired of typing things in T9, One better feature of 5600 was dialing via contacts... much easier to do it one-handed, but I think I should be able to buy a third party app to do this...
Overall, this IS the convergent device I have been looking for... If it was only a little thinner, it would be near perfect... I highly reccomend it..
2 more items.. reception on Sprint Network? much better than Cingular, especially when I only have 1 bar, like in my house, quality is still good. Download speeds are very good, again, especially when I only have a bar or two...
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