PDA Phone

[Norma]

My two year contract is up in November. I think I am eligible for a new phone but don't know if I should wait until the merger. Currently have the A620. I use the phone for email on the road. Sprint service at my home is marginal, but Nextel has put up a new cell tower close to me and my son gets excellent service.

Now the problem. We go overseas about every 6 months. I have a Worls Phone I purchased several months ago off Ebay which we will use in Italy in June.

Would like to get a pda phone that would work overseas after the Nextel merger. What are my options. I HATE typing using a regular phone keyboard. Maybe you kids think this is easy, but I don't have the patience for it. Also what are my options for service plans.


Would it be better to wait until after the merger?
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[Jordan]

I'd say go for the 650. It fits all your requirements, plus has a thumbboard for easier typing

[Norma]

Is my understanding this is a GSM phone that works only on GSM networks? Will it work with Sprint as well?

[Jordan]

are you planning on staying with nextel or switching over?

[Norma]

Cannot switch until November. By that time the merger may be complete. Would like to be able to get phone service in Europe. I say in touch with customers by email when I am on vacation.

If the merger is not complete by then am considering a switch, but then have to worry about getting a phone that works on both systems.

The Sprint system I am on now is with an affliate and they haven't upgraded anything in the last two years I can see.

I was on an ATT affliate before Sprint and they were horrible, even though the recption was better at my place.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Jordan]

id wait then. Just to see what comes out

[Dragonman]

Wirelessly posted (Treo 600: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; PalmSource/hspr-H102; Blazer/4.0) 16;320x320)

No Sprint or Nextel phone will work outside the US. Both the CDMA and IDEN networks are only available in the US.

I doubt that you will see many phones that will work on both networks for some time. ( what would that have to be- a dual band Quad mode??)

I'm not 100 percent positive so if someone could either confirm my statements or correct them-please feel free.

[Jordan]

Good post dragonman. Exactly coorect. The 650 is an awesome pda phone, i have to admit it. The volume seems a little low though

[txmitch]

Good post dragonman. Exactly coorect. The 650 is an awesome pda phone, i have to admit it. The volume seems a little low though


$600 and the volume is too low??

[Jordan]

LOL, it seems u have to hit the button under the volume rocker to confirm settings, which is why it was so low. easy fix

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