[missing-sync-hiptop-talk] Re: Sidekick vs. Treo 600

[Jo Miller]

I have both the Sidekick and the Treo 600. I keep the Sidekick because:

1. The Sidekick's keyboard is far, far better for typing, so I use 
the Sidekick for writing e-mail and IM-ing. I write a LOT of e-mail 
on my handheld, and the Treo's tiny keyboard simply does not support 
rapid thumb-typing, even with my small girly hands. No software that 
can change the fact that the Sidekick's physical form factor is--from 
my point of view, at least--pretty much ideal.
2. The Sidekick's web and e-mail are faster than the Treo's, and you 
don't have to sit there and wait in one application while it finishes 
its business. That is to say, on the Sidekick I can click over and 
browse webpages or write IMs while my e-mail downloads in the 
background, or read/write e-mails while waiting for a webpage to 
load. On the Treo, if you try to leave a mail application while it's 
transferring mail, or a web application while it's loading a slow 
page, you cancel the process. Mail handling is far, far slower on the 
Treo than on the Sidekick, in my experience, which is a problem if 
you get a bazillion messages (and spams) a day, as I do. And by the 
way, whoever named that browser "Blazer" must have done so in a fit 
of irony. Compared to the Sidekick's browser, it's excruciatingly 
slow. Maybe future firmware and software updates will address this 
issue. I hope so.
3. I love the always-on IM app on my Sidekick.

I got the Treo because...well, you know why. Because I had to sync my 
calendar and contacts, goddammit. And I can't live without Vindigo. 
And the camera is really quite good. And I must say, I love that "J" 
key in SnapperMail!

Speaking of sync, if you want good wireless sync, go with Verizon for 
your Treo. They've partnered with Intellisync to provide wireless 
sync between your Palm and your desktop. Don't hold your breath 
waiting for Cingular or T-Mobile to follow suit (according to my 
friend at Intellisync).

Jo

>The sidekick has some nice features, but with the right software the treo
>can match them. You can't use blazer though
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>...... Original Message .......
>On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:57:36 -0600 (MDT) Dan Duncan <dand at pcisys.net> wrote:
>>On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Cheryl Z wrote:
>>>  Just out of curiousity... is there anything the SIDEKICK CAN do, that
>>>  the Treo 600 CANNOT??  They're both supported by T-Mobile, correct???
>>
>>Sure.  The Sidekick can keep your data locked up so you
>>can't export it to anything else.
>>
>>-DanD
>>
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>>#  Dan Duncan (kd4igw)  dand at pcisys.net  http://pcisys.net/~dand
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