PDA + Bluetooth

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Greetings,

I have Verizon Wireless with an LG VX 4400 phone. I've now decided I
need a PDA to synch with our corporate database via Companion Link.
Since my desktop machine has bluetooth, it makes sense to look for a
Bluetooth PDA for the synch. Near as I can tell, none of the PDA's have
Bluetooth yet. Is anyone aware of any coming in the near future? I'm
inclined to stay with Verizon, but do have some flexibility.

Thanks,

Kevin

 

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"Kevin Mayer" <kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b8014ea8f0e298e989680@news.iinet.com...
> Greetings,
>
> I have Verizon Wireless with an LG VX 4400 phone. I've now decided I
> need a PDA to synch with our corporate database via Companion Link.
> Since my desktop machine has bluetooth, it makes sense to look for a
> Bluetooth PDA for the synch. Near as I can tell, none of the PDA's have
> Bluetooth yet. Is anyone aware of any coming in the near future? I'm
> inclined to stay with Verizon, but do have some flexibility.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin

You may want to consider getting a real PDA (rather than verizons
smartphones) and a cable to a verizon cellphone. By not trying to get
everything in one package, you can get the best of each and make em work
together. I have the HP ipaq that has both Bluetooth and Wifi built in, an
SDIO network card that lets me plug into Ethernet networks, and a cable that
tethers it to my phone when out and about (tri mode for voice, although only
digital works for data). The New every 2 isn't gonna make much of a dent in
the super high prices verizon charges (max $100 off on a price that is
usually $100 more anyway), why not use the discount only on a phone, and get
a much cheaper PDA elsewhere? You also get the additional benefit of having
separate devices, if your phone or PDA dies and goes in for service, you
aren't without the other.

PS, they make cables that go from many PDA's to your existing VX 4400 phone.

 

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Right now there aren't a lot of choices for combined phone/pda's with BT.
The MPX-220 and Treo Ace are supposed to provide this in the near future.
But, there are also a lot of upsides to current phone/pda devices without
BT. None that I know of present any problem at all with using the pda while
on a call. In fact, most have speaker phones, and at worst you ask the other
party to hold for second. Smartphones today are rapidly approaching PC level
functionality. In fact, with my Treo 600, I only rarely carry my laptop on
business trips any more since I am able to manage email and most web-based
needs directly from my single handheld... anywhere!. If you have never tried
this option you owe it to your self to do so. You may find like me, that
there is far more benefits than disadvantages when you are "converged".

"Kevin Mayer" <kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b8014ea8f0e298e989680@news.iinet.com...
> Greetings,
>
> I have Verizon Wireless with an LG VX 4400 phone. I've now decided I
> need a PDA to synch with our corporate database via Companion Link.
> Since my desktop machine has bluetooth, it makes sense to look for a
> Bluetooth PDA for the synch. Near as I can tell, none of the PDA's have
> Bluetooth yet. Is anyone aware of any coming in the near future? I'm
> inclined to stay with Verizon, but do have some flexibility.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin

 

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Kevin Mayer wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I have Verizon Wireless with an LG VX 4400 phone. I've now decided I
> need a PDA to synch with our corporate database via Companion Link.
> Since my desktop machine has bluetooth, it makes sense to look for a
> Bluetooth PDA for the synch. Near as I can tell, none of the PDA's
> have Bluetooth yet. Is anyone aware of any coming in the near
> future? I'm inclined to stay with Verizon, but do have some
> flexibility.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
There are many PDAs that have Bluetooth, but I assume you're looking
for a Smartphone (PDA-phone combination). In that case, you might
want to wait for the Treo 610, which is rumored to have Bluetooth and
a Hi-Res screen.

 

[uni]

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"Kevin Mayer" <kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b8014ea8f0e298e989680@news.iinet.com...
> Greetings,
>
> I have Verizon Wireless with an LG VX 4400 phone. I've now decided I
> need a PDA to synch with our corporate database via Companion Link.
> Since my desktop machine has bluetooth, it makes sense to look for a
> Bluetooth PDA for the synch. Near as I can tell, none of the PDA's have
> Bluetooth yet. Is anyone aware of any coming in the near future? I'm
> inclined to stay with Verizon, but do have some flexibility.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin

The new Motorola 710 has Bluetooth. I've read mixed reviews on it. I
think it retails for $520. It's just now in the radio shack stores and I
believe the Verizon stores should be getting it in by the end of next week.

As an alternative, you may consider getting a separate PDA w/ Bluetooth.
I'm currently using an HP 1945 that is an excellent device. It has
Bluetooth, although I don't currently use that feature. Hope this helps.

 

[uni]

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Ooops... didn't see P. Pan's reply. Yeah, I pretty much reached similar
conclusions as you did, Peter. And you explained the separate PDA option
much better than I. Another thing is if you are on your cell phone and
want to check your PDA at the same time for scheduling or whatever, it's
hard to do when you have the device next to your head.


"Peter Pan" <Marcs1102GSSPAMMENOT@NOSPAMHotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2nngsbF2mb50U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> "Kevin Mayer" <kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1b8014ea8f0e298e989680@news.iinet.com...
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I have Verizon Wireless with an LG VX 4400 phone. I've now decided I
> > need a PDA to synch with our corporate database via Companion Link.
> > Since my desktop machine has bluetooth, it makes sense to look for a
> > Bluetooth PDA for the synch. Near as I can tell, none of the PDA's have
> > Bluetooth yet. Is anyone aware of any coming in the near future? I'm
> > inclined to stay with Verizon, but do have some flexibility.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin
>
> You may want to consider getting a real PDA (rather than verizons
> smartphones) and a cable to a verizon cellphone. By not trying to get
> everything in one package, you can get the best of each and make em work
> together. I have the HP ipaq that has both Bluetooth and Wifi built in, an
> SDIO network card that lets me plug into Ethernet networks, and a cable
that
> tethers it to my phone when out and about (tri mode for voice, although
only
> digital works for data). The New every 2 isn't gonna make much of a dent
in
> the super high prices verizon charges (max $100 off on a price that is
> usually $100 more anyway), why not use the discount only on a phone, and
get
> a much cheaper PDA elsewhere? You also get the additional benefit of
having
> separate devices, if your phone or PDA dies and goes in for service, you
> aren't without the other.
>
> PS, they make cables that go from many PDA's to your existing VX 4400
phone.
>
>

 

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Someone should point out that what you say doesn't really argue
against the separate-phone-and-pda scheme. If you have a bluetooth
palm and a separate bluetooth phone, say, you can still travel
without a laptop and do all the email/internet stuff. The palm
simply cannects to the internet via the BT phone. (Or connect
the two devices with a wire instead of BT.)

"dg" <dg@isp.net> wrote in message news:<xoidnbkZTJTWLovcRVn-rQ@comcast.com>...
> Smartphones today are rapidly approaching PC level
> functionality. In fact, with my Treo 600, I only rarely carry my laptop on
> business trips any more since I am able to manage email and most web-based
> needs directly from my single handheld... anywhere!.

 

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Very true, but a single converged device is a much more efficient solution
that sacrifices very little in comparison.

"Brian Cole" <bassclar@world.oberlin.edu> wrote in message
news:2ff80df6.0408090713.68ad2289@posting.google.com...
> Someone should point out that what you say doesn't really argue
> against the separate-phone-and-pda scheme. If you have a bluetooth
> palm and a separate bluetooth phone, say, you can still travel
> without a laptop and do all the email/internet stuff. The palm
> simply cannects to the internet via the BT phone. (Or connect
> the two devices with a wire instead of BT.)
>
> "dg" <dg@isp.net> wrote in message
news:<xoidnbkZTJTWLovcRVn-rQ@comcast.com>...
> > Smartphones today are rapidly approaching PC
level
> > functionality. In fact, with my Treo 600, I only rarely carry my laptop
on
> > business trips any more since I am able to manage email and most
web-based
> > needs directly from my single handheld... anywhere!.

 

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On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 11:47:01 -0700, Kevin Mayer
<kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com> wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>I have Verizon Wireless with an LG VX 4400 phone. I've now decided I
>need a PDA to synch with our corporate database via Companion Link.
>Since my desktop machine has bluetooth, it makes sense to look for a
>Bluetooth PDA for the synch. Near as I can tell, none of the PDA's have
>Bluetooth yet. Is anyone aware of any coming in the near future? I'm
>inclined to stay with Verizon, but do have some flexibility.
Visit www.pdaphone.com for a revelation - bluetooth devices can be
'bluejacked' and 'bluesnarfed' at over a kilometer away. Suggest you
consider the security implications of adopting a protocol with weak
security.
--
John Bartley K7AAY http://celdata.cjb.net
This post quad-ROT-13 encrypted; reading it violates the DMCA.
Nobody but a fool goes into a federal counterrorism operation without duct tape - Richard Preston, THE COBRA EVENT.

 

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In article <MPG.1b8014ea8f0e298e989680@news.iinet.com>,
kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com says...

Wow, what great input from all of you. You've given me much to think
about. Clearly advantages and disadvantages to combining both phone and
PDA. I sure do like the thought of carying one device for phone and PDA,
but I don't like the idea of being tied to the phones lifecycle. I would
think a good PDA would be current and useful for at least 3 years, and
phones seem to get outdated after about 1.5 years. I'm guessing the
quality of the phone in the new Treo 610 will not be as good as whatever
the top of the line LG etc. phone is of the time. Agree?

Kevin

 

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"Kevin Mayer" <kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b85d1ded316a902989681@news.iinet.com...
> In article <MPG.1b8014ea8f0e298e989680@news.iinet.com>,
> kmayer@spamnomorebearcreeknet.com says...
>
> Wow, what great input from all of you. You've given me much to think
> about. Clearly advantages and disadvantages to combining both phone and
> PDA. I sure do like the thought of carying one device for phone and PDA,
> but I don't like the idea of being tied to the phones lifecycle. I would
> think a good PDA would be current and useful for at least 3 years, and
> phones seem to get outdated after about 1.5 years. I'm guessing the
> quality of the phone in the new Treo 610 will not be as good as whatever
> the top of the line LG etc. phone is of the time. Agree?
>
> Kevin

The other thing I didnt mention was I have a Jabra freespeak cordless
headset (totally handsfree, phone in pocket, PDA in hand). I have the model
for non bluetooth phones, works with most devices with a 2.5 MM jack (at
work I plug it into my cordless phone, any of the display model phones <we
are a verizon dealer and have lots of display phones, almost all with
headset jacks>, or my computers sound card to use VOIP, or into the voice
jack on my Thera <PDA+Cellphone combo>). For more info (and some really cool
pix) FreeSpeakT BT200 for Non-Bluetooth Phones at
http://www.jabra.com/products/FreeSpeak_nonBluetooth.htm (they make one with
cords too, but the cordless headset is really cool). If you go that route,
look into self-stick velcro squares. I have em on the
phones/walls/briefcase/car dash/etc.