Nice device but it's not a "Proper phone" !

[Guest adrianfox]

Well I have had mine for about a week.

I think it is an excellent device, but am now mulling the prospect of getting a "normal" phone.

For geeking around at home it's great. But in the real world it's just not that easy to use. Out and about everything seems just a bit too "fidly".

For example, you can take a photo with the camera button, but then doing something with it really needs the stylus. Quite often you end up clicking the wrong icons (especially after too many beers). The choices at any one time are not as "up front" as I would like, often hidden in pull down menus or requiring click and hold on an item. It took me all week to work out how to delete all messages from the Inbox at once (multi-select, then click and hold). What's more there is no consistency to the applications, for example why doesn't media player allow use of the D-Pad like the smartphone version?

Also, it just doesn't look like a phone. Eveyone thinks you've bought a mini-pc to the pub ;-)

After previously owning an SPV, SPV C500 and an MPX200. I am now comming to the conclusion that a practical phone with a "single tasking" OS best suits every day use. I used Nokia's in the old days so am looking for something more practical, but with up-to-date features.

Any suggestions? Nokia 6230?

[Guest philgriffiths]

Any suggestions? Nokia 6230?

I would'nt mention a nokia on here mate.... you'll be hunted down and birched! :)

Personally i dont find the M2000 too fiddly to use, although i can't really use it while walking along the street without risking walking into lamposts, but then i couldnt do that with my E200!

Have you considered an SPV C500 if you want to revert back to a more regular phone type device. What about takinging a look at the I-mate Jam, try searching for it on the modaco forum, or in the modaco shop. Might perhaps be the compromise between and phone and PDA your after