Cell Phones

[Kreth]

I support a few Windows Mobile devices. The interface to me seems very cluttered on a smaller device. I like the simplicity of the Palm OS. Having said that, I've already added several apps to my Treo, either outright purchases or trials: pTunes, mRing, SnapperMail, Docs To Go, Card Export, Central, eReader, File Prog, QuickNews, VolumeCare. I'm thinking of trying out Verichat as well. I love the versatility of this device. I've gone from carrying a Palm and cell, to one device that combines the two, and much more.
BTW, David, good call on SnapperMail. I like the "finger navigation" option. It comes in handy when I want to check mail quickly without needing to pull out the stylus. I'll definitely be registering this once my trial's up.

 

[Monadnock]

Part of my decision was from a developer point of view as well. I generally write apps for AutoCAD but there are some API's for mobile devices out there I want to tap into as well. I'm not sure if I can do it from Dev Studio 2003 or if I have to go to 2005 but that's the plan

 

[Bigshadow]

I support a few Windows Mobile devices. The interface to me seems very cluttered on a smaller device. I like the simplicity of the Palm OS. Having said that, I've already added several apps to my Treo, either outright purchases or trials: pTunes, mRing, SnapperMail, Docs To Go, Card Export, Central, eReader, File Prog, QuickNews, VolumeCare. I'm thinking of trying out Verichat as well. I love the versatility of this device. I've gone from carrying a Palm and cell, to one device that combines the two, and much more.
BTW, David, good call on SnapperMail. I like the "finger navigation" option. It comes in handy when I want to check mail quickly without needing to pull out the stylus. I'll definitely be registering this once my trial's up.

You should have a registered version of Docs To Go when you bought the phone. Mine was. I use it all the time. Docs To Go is awesome.

I have pTunes Deluxe (registered)
BackupMan (registered, best $10 I EVER spent)

I tried VeriChat. It works great but will run your battery down if you leave it on and connected like one would do Yahoo! Chat. It is nice, but I really didn't like their subscription based fee. I want to pay for it once, not every year.

As a matter of fact, I used VeriChat to chat with and send pictures to my friend in Cape Coral Florida, as I was taking them from my balcony on a cruise ship in the port of St. Thomas USVI in Novemember of last year. It was cool! I was trying to make him home-sick as he used to live there.

Some of the pics I took with the Treo650 can be found here...

http://www.everythingtreo.com/forum/9640-post133.html

 

[Bigshadow]

Part of my decision was from a developer point of view as well. I generally write apps for AutoCAD but there are some API's for mobile devices out there I want to tap into as well. I'm not sure if I can do it from Dev Studio 2003 or if I have to go to 2005 but that's the plan

As a developer, my relationship with Microsoft is a definitely a love/hate relationship. There are many things I don't like about Microsoft, but Microsoft is my tools of the trade so I have to like them to some to degree... However, I do dabble around with Linux.

I have Dev 2003, but I WILL be getting 2005, the company pays for it.

 

[Kreth]

You should have a registered version of Docs To Go when you bought the phone. Mine was. I use it all the time. Docs To Go is awesome.

I did. I went to the DataViz site because I was prompted to update, and found out that I can upgrade to DTG 8.0 Premium for $30, as opposed to the $40 that most online stores are selling it for.
Speaking of upgrades, Sprint has a 1.13 update out. My Treo came at 1.12a. Have you updated, and if so, did you see any change?

BackupMan (registered, best $10 I EVER spent)

I'm a longtime BackupBuddy user. It's a little more expensive than a few of the other options, but I have never had a problem with it.

I tried VeriChat. It works great but will run your battery down if you leave it on and connected like one would do Yahoo! Chat. It is nice, but I really didn't like their subscription based fee. I want to pay for it once, not every year.

I'm going to try Verichat and a few of the other options. We'll see how it goes...

Some of the pics I took with the Treo650 can be found here...

http://www.everythingtreo.com/forum/9640-post133.html

Nice pics. I've played around with the Treo camera a little. It's not exactly high-resolution, but great for those "I wish I had a camera!" times...

 

[Bigshadow]

I did. I went to the DataViz site because I was prompted to update, and found out that I can upgrade to DTG 8.0 Premium for $30, as opposed to the $40 that most online stores are selling it for.

I haven't upgraded yet. Don't know if I will. Although 8.0 has PDF capability which is an enticing function.

Speaking of upgrades, Sprint has a 1.13 update out. My Treo came at 1.12a. Have you updated, and if so, did you see any change?

Yes, I updated a week ago. I had to have the Treo replaced, it was having a problem with the headset jack. The new treo only had 1.12a with the new Sprint/Nextel logo. I promptly upgraded since the latest mentions some memory management changes. I figured more efficent memory management couldn't hurt. I haven't seen any adverse issues. Seems very stable.

Nice pics. I've played around with the Treo camera a little. It's not exactly high-resolution, but great for those "I wish I had a camera!" times...

Thanks Yes, the camera is really not that good, but like you said, it is great for the "I wish I had a camera" scenarios.

I think I am going to start a TREO650 thread and see who else has one!