Samsung i500?
Danny Deger
this machine? Any feedback on other cell/palm combos.
I would like to have my palm e-mail account the same as my home (earthlink).
Anyway to do this.
Also, I am currently a Palm Vx user and really like this machine. How does
the i500 measure?
Danny Deger
Nul
using this on the Sprint network. The only network specific complaint
I have about the i500 is that Sprint's implimentation of SMS (on the
i500) has some "issues" that they have no plans to rectify.
Otherwise the phone is deligthful ... good form factor, readable
screen, reasonable battery life. Compares well to the Palm V (and an
IPAQ) that I used to use. Uses PalmOS 4.1, with no update planned.
A potential issue with all cell/pda combos: If they have no
speakerphone (like the i500 doesn't), be aware that you'll need a
headset if you want to access your calendar to make an appointment
while talking with the person on the phone. (One can use the pda and
phone functions at the same time ... but one can't see/interact with
the screen and hold it up to one's cheek at the same time.)
Third-party email programs work fine on the i500 (Eudora comes to
mind). So, getting your earthlink mail won't be a problem.
Some folks are trying to hold out for the i505 or i550 ... rumored to
have OS5 and a SD slot (and that damm SMS problem should be fixed).
Although, no ETA for that little gem. So, ya' takes ya' chances.
Cheers.
Danny Deger
"Nul" <N...@Nul.Nul> wrote in message
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> Generally, I've been pleased with my i500. I'm assuming that you'll be
> using this on the Sprint network. The only network specific complaint
> I have about the i500 is that Sprint's implimentation of SMS (on the
> i500) has some "issues" that they have no plans to rectify.
>
Is SMS where people send text messages to each other? If it is, I don't
really need it.
> Otherwise the phone is deligthful ... good form factor, readable
> screen, reasonable battery life. Compares well to the Palm V (and an
> IPAQ) that I used to use. Uses PalmOS 4.1, with no update planned.
>
> A potential issue with all cell/pda combos: If they have no
> speakerphone (like the i500 doesn't), be aware that you'll need a
> headset if you want to access your calendar to make an appointment
> while talking with the person on the phone. (One can use the pda and
> phone functions at the same time ... but one can't see/interact with
> the screen and hold it up to one's cheek at the same time.)
>
This is an excellent piece of advice. I can see using calander or address
book while talking would be very useful.
> Third-party email programs work fine on the i500 (Eudora comes to
> mind). So, getting your earthlink mail won't be a problem.
>
Can you explain how this works in more detail? I currently get to my
earthlink messages by my "direct" connection or the web site. Would I
simply put in my ISP providers information (e.g. pop.earthlink.net) into my
phone's e-mail client and I would hook up?
I would also like to get to my work mail, but it is behind a firewall and
would need a VPN connection. The Window XP VPN works. Is this something I
could do with a Palm?
> Some folks are trying to hold out for the i505 or i550 ... rumored to
> have OS5 and a SD slot (and that damm SMS problem should be fixed).
> Although, no ETA for that little gem. So, ya' takes ya' chances.
>
What is an SD slot?
Thanks so much for the reply.
Danny Deger
Nul
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>"Nul" <N...@Nul.Nul> wrote in message
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>really need it.
Right. Text messaging. SMS = Short Message Service.
>> Third-party email programs work fine on the i500 (Eudora comes to
>> mind). So, getting your earthlink mail won't be a problem.
>Can you explain how this works in more detail? I currently get to my
>earthlink messages by my "direct" connection or the web site. Would I
>simply put in my ISP providers information (e.g. pop.earthlink.net) into my
>phone's e-mail client and I would hook up?
Yes. Pop.earthlink.net along with your earthlink userid/password under
the POP server information. You'll have to enter Sprint's SMTP
server, along with your Sprint Mail userid/password, in order to send
mail. (Getting your Sprint Mail password can be a little complicated.
I described the process in a posting in alt.cellular.sprintpcs a while
back. It should be in Goggle's newgroups archives.)
>I would also like to get to my work mail, but it is behind a firewall and
>would need a VPN connection. The Window XP VPN works. Is this something I
>could do with a Palm?
Sure. Mergic VPN is the software most folks recommend, and it works
on the i500.
>What is an SD slot?
Secure Digital ... memory/storage expansion, basically.
Cheers.
Ed Hardy
> I am considering purchasing a Samsung i500. Any feedback from people on
> this machine?
You might be interested in Brighthand's review of this device. You can find
it at:
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Samsung_i500_review
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