[missing-sync-hiptop-talk] What's the latest, folk?

[Dan Duncan]

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Sherman Wilcox wrote:
> Sadly, I gave up waiting for Danger.

So did I, but I'm not sad about it.  When my 1 year contract on my B&W
sidekick ran out, I got a P800 instead of a color sidekick.  It did
everything out of the box the sidekick said it would eventually do, and
far more.

Oh, and there are hundreds of apps of which I can install as many as I
want because it has removable storage.

> I tried out the new Blackberry 7100t and went for it. It's light, pushes
> email, has a reasonable browser, and with the addition of third-party
> software lets me sync my Entourage contacts and appointments (or iCal/AB or
> Now Up to Date and Contact). The display is gorgeous.

My wife is considering one of the Blackberry models next, as soon
as her color sidekick's year runs out.  She's an OS X user and
wants more than anything to be able to sync her addresses (she
has hundreds of them) and all of her appointments with her laptop
and desktop.  I'm here in the hopes that will be possible.

> In case you're wondering about the keyboard, it's SCARY good. Sure-type
> predictive typing just works. 95% of the time I just type what I want to and
> it comes out right. If it makes a mistake, it only does it once -- it learns
> from my corrections. It also reads in my address book so it gets names right
> most of the time too.
>
> It's only available through T-Mobile, but with rebate I got it for $199.
> They have a Blackberry plan with unlimited web, email, IM, SMS, and 1000
> anytime minutes for $59.95. International roaming, too.

You don't need to sell me.  My wife has already decided on one.  I'm
still weighing my options.  The P910 is out now, as is the Nokia
Communicator 9500, which has not only filled the huge gap by adding
GPRS but also added Bluetooth and Wifi.

> It comes with Bluetooth (crippled so it can't be used for sync, a real
> shame) that works well with a wireless headset.

I like Bluetooth, and both my phone and my laptop support it, but
I find myself using IR more often for the syncing.  I also use IR
so my pda (Sharp Zaurus) or laptop can use the phone's GPRS connection
for internet access at around 53kbps.  Sweeeeeet.

> With the third-party
> software I can also charge it through my PowerBook (the charger is USB, same
> as the syncing).

I did that with my Sidekick by making a cable.

> The third-party software works. But if Mark/Space ever develops a Missing
> Sync for Blackberry, I'll be one of the first to buy it. I wanted to give
> you my money for SideKick sync, I'm be happy to pony up for Blackberry ;-)

My wife will also buy it.  If Danger pulls the stick out while my wife
still has the sidekick, we'll buy that version too.

> The new Treo 650 looks sweet too, but at $600 a bit pricey for me. And it
> doesn't do push.

The competition is picking up and Danger isn't.

> Bye, Danger.

Seeya!

-DanD

-- 
#  Dan Duncan (kd4igw)  dand at pcisys.net  http://pcisys.net/~dand
# "The strong feed on the weak, and the clever feed on the strong."
#                         -Jello Biafra