Guest Nghia Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Hi guys, I have been playing around with my SPV for a while now, and i was wondering what handheld device did you guys own before the SPV (or still use along with SPV). I use too many devices (due to my job) to be objective, so my opinion is biased. But what stuff do you miss from your former PDA or phone? I myself miss enhance PIM functionalities a lot. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lojt Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Had a Nokia 3330. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ras Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 now that I have a File Explorer and Task Manager on my SPV, the only thing I miss is the larger screen of my Jornada (which I now no longer use)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 I had a Palm IIIx, and I miss Omni Remote and another piece of software for keeping track of my bank account and credit cards. But it couldn't play music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SeeJ Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 I had a Samsung A300. They are pants x 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob.P Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 now that I have a File Explorer and Task Manager on my SPV, the only thing I miss is the larger screen of my Jornada (which I now no longer use)... Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superkingdave Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 a300 aswell, ..worst phone ever, step down from my 6210. first and last flip phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vijay555 Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 i've had a palm pilot, psion 5, franklin rex, ipaq and nokia 8210 (and perhaps some i forget!) I loved the keyboard on the Psion 5, but now i've got the fabric keyboard, which is cute but not as usable, but it fits in my pocket. The Franklin rex was and still is a killer form factor (pcmia card!) but it's dated now, and surpassed by a consolidated phone+pda=SPV. But still, for moving address book/calendar around, reading books on a tiny screen, and for even bigger novelty value than the spv, the REX is still great. IPAQ: took it out yesterday. I haven't used it in a while, because it's frankly ridiculously big with the compactflash jacket, and i can't be bothered to buy a more recent one because now i've got the spv, i can do most of what i need to on here. But, the screen space is nice, stylus is useful (but i would rather use a nipple joystick then the P800, such an ugly b*****d), so i can live without a stylus/touch screen in this form factor. (and who wants to use two hands to make a phone call?) 8210: fine for calendar and alarms and some contacts, but frankly, SPV kicks ass. but slim and lasts an age. on the whole, spv is best device i've used on balance... But if anyone wants to send me more devices to trial/beta: i'm experienced and an uber-geek :) V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr_Protozoa Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 I has an SL45, which was great back in the day (MMC, MP3, Dictaphone, Outlook, etc..). I still use it but only when i'm out on the piss and i don't want to risk breaking my SPV in a drunken collision with a lampost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Palindrome Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Never had a palm or anything of that kind. I had a 3330 before my SPV. Do I miss it? NOOOOO! I don't think I'll get a palm or the like for the simple reason that if I can keep needed things on my phone I don't have to mess around with lots of different hardware. It's also easier to look after one bit of equipment, especially in the pub. The SPV suits my requirements at the moment and the technology will improve to incorporate more in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Hey Nghia :) I have a Jornada 658 and T68i as my previous device, which I dumped for the SPV :( I've had a whole host of Nokias before that... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morpheus Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Did someone mention PIM functionality? Keep your eyes open, it's on the way. Morpheus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrjuglas Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Who's PIM? I had a Palm and an Ericsson but the idea of carrying 2 things around always seemed like a waste to me, I was only too glad to get rid of the Palm and the SPV does tons more than the two combined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nghia Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 "]Hey Nghia :) I have a Jornada 658 and T68i as my previous device, which I dumped for the SPV :( I've had a whole host of Nokias before that... P Hey Paul ! :D 8) So you dont miss anything about your Jornada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nghia Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Did someone mention PIM functionality? Keep your eyes open, it's on the way. Morpheus I'm all ears out. Save my life and tell me more :) My SPV is missing some PIM features :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jenneth Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Yes .. a decent PIM program is on the horizon! :wink: (meant to be getting a beta version soon ..) Hola Nghia - nice to see you in these parts! :) Before the SPV I had a T68 and an iPAQ. Still have the iPAQ though gave my T68 to the bf. I currently still use my iPAQ for reading AvantGo and using Pocket Informant. Oh, and also Journal Bar for the cool weather forecast. And reading eBooks. And viewing photos at a decent size. And taking notes (sorry, but the lack of support for custom words in the smartphone's T9 implementation really sucks). And listening to MP3s and WMAs using PocketMusic (support for WinAMP skins, presets and visualisations is way cooller than crappy windows media player) and also creating word and excel documents. I think my SPV is very cool. But it's low amount of ROM (constantly running out of memory even though most everything's installed to a storage card), small screen size and crappy input options means that it can't take over all of the functions that my Pocket PC provided. Additional software will handle some of my requirements, but the hardware constraints of the SPV limit it's use for other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ricmoo2003 Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 I have a jornada 548, 568 and a Dell aximX5 the quick one. and i use them all for games mainly work second... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shuflie Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 I had a Psion MX 5 which I really only used to connect to my GPS when I had to find my way around London when I had to drive there. Just ordered a Dell Axim X5 performance to go along with my SPV. Nice thing about it is that I can get a cable to connect to the GPS and I already have the mapping software (TomTom route planner and city planner have Psion, PPC and palm versions on the CDs :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ricmoo2003 Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Shuflie, Just a word of warning about the Axim, It does not work with the SPV it will not connect via IR so i have to use my Jornada for e-mails/browsing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Will Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Moving to Off Topic. Don't know why it wasn't there already.. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Shuflie, Just a word of warning about the Axim, It does not work with the SPV it will not connect via IR so i have to use my Jornada for e-mails/browsing. What can the IR do on the axim? just wondering as I can not get it to do anything IR related at all :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ricmoo2003 Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 It can beam contacts to other PocketPC's (Sometimes) and it can definately beam between other Axim's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 years ago i swapped an imported sony j5 for an ericsson R380 (the 'PDA' one with a touch screeen) how things have changed! now one of the production guys upstairs has got it! i was glad to get £10 for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest b1uepower Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 i had a N**ia 6210 :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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