Originally posted by lynch
[B]Hey dstrauss,

I think I have seen you on other boards – name looks familiar.

Anyway, I have been contemplating getting the i500. It is really tough to find any “real life” pictures of the i500 in action. Can you post some of your i500? Perhaps you can do some comparison shots with other gadgets.

Is the voice recording option easy? Can you do it with the flip closed?

Thanks for your posts! [/B]

I think I have seen you on other boards – name looks familiar.

Anyway, I have been contemplating getting the i500. It is really tough to find any “real life” pictures of the i500 in action. Can you post some of your i500? Perhaps you can do some comparison shots with other gadgets.

Is the voice recording option easy? Can you do it with the flip closed?

Thanks for your posts!

Originally posted by Breeze
[B]The 7135 is slightly larger, and slightly heavier, but before I would call it a “boat anchor” I suggest that you take a look.
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My apologies. Not intention to put down anyone’s personal choice. In fact, that’s what the “P” in PDA is all about. For me, there is a large difference in size between the i500 and 7135, that’s what led me to do without all the extra goodies you get with yours. For years I noticed that my old Samsung 8500 never left my side, but the PDA often sat on the desk or at home on the dresser rather than staying with me. I don’t use a lot of the other features (not even when I owned the Zire 71 or the HP2215) so I get a small phone and my basic PIM stuff to boot. Blazer and Vision are much faster and better than I expected.

All in all, this has been the best “Gadget” I’ve owned.:D

The 7135 is slightly larger, and slightly heavier, but before I would call it a “boat anchor” I suggest that you take a look.

I have all my Palm software loaded, Act for Palm(for business contacts) &Eudora for email. For the first time, I can go on a business trip, and forget the laptop.

Mp3’s, video, full internet, Palm software, and a great phone; I’m I missing something?

Thanks for the info!

Originally posted by Julie
How does the screen look in full sunlight?

It looks okay. It is reflective, but you need to get it directly into the sun to see it well. Much better than the Treo 300; more like teh early front lit PPC’s like the Toshiba 2032. Very useable.

Originally posted by Julie
WOW! The screen looks fantastic!!! How’s battery life?

So far, a lot better than I expected. Only an “average” day today -about 8-10 calls (30 minutes?); a few web browsing session (20 minutes); two email connects (trying to work that out, so not really using it much yet); several hotsyncs. Still all three bars on the standard (thicker) battery. They have a slim battery that fits completely in the profile. Still, the standard is the same size and depth as my old 8500. Since you get two batteries, I figure to keep the slim (60mmx46mmx6mm) in my pocket in case it runs down.

Only one downside so far – hotsyncs are giving me some trouble. Usually takes several tries, and it appears to be something to do with how they implement the CDMA modem (for hooking up to you notebook) with Hotsync so they share the same port (COM6), and it just fails to recognize it every time. Required some retries, some cable reconnects. Just not the same rock solid Hotsync I’m used to. More like Activesync.

BTW – that screen is pretty good. Not a Zire 71, but considering it’s in a phone that closed is 84mmx53mmx24mm, I’m not complaining.

Actually, I think Verizon has the Kyocera Palm phone…

I can’t remember which one of you wer looking for converged unit, but you ought to check out the SPH-i500 from Samsung/Sprint. No multimedia goodies or SD storage (in fact it’s Palm OS4.1 on a Dragonball 66mhz) but this thing is a dream. It is no bigger than my old Samsung 8500, and not much wider than my son’s A500. Voice quality is great, and all the old Palm favorites are there as well. Screen is big by phone standards, small by PDA, but clear, bright and easy to read.