[kman42]

I'm thinking of getting a communicator once they start to appear in the US. The question is: which one? I'm more interested in the always on net, email, etc than 1000s of games and crap programs. I also like the thumb-keyboard idea.

Hiptop: always on net access which is nice. Simple, small. Slow? Does the notepad have threading (like a journal app)?

Treo: Can get lots of Palm apps. Doesn't have always-on net access.

New Palm: ?

Others: ?

What are people's ideas on the coming age of communicators?

kman

[mikithecrackhead]

Best price: Kyocera Smart phone at staples for only $179. Haven't seen the others (palm or treo or Nokia) If you go through Sprint PCS they will throw in blazer browser software for free. But I know little of the others. But at less than half the price of the others kyocera looks like a good buy.

treo is a dud Review for handspring's treo

The Treo model 270 with a color screen, due in summer, will cost $599 with a new account or $749 without activation.

WHAT A BARGAIN!

[kman42]

The problem I have with the Kyocera is that there is no keyboard. I can't stand entering letters on a numeric keypad.

kman

[mikithecrackhead]

From the creators of the Stow away foldable keyboard full size keyboard for the smartphone

[mikithecrackhead]

the Kyocera is pretty big, for a phone. I have'nt seen the treo. But you cant beat the price~ if you have Sprint coverage in your area.

Well.

Don't forget to check out the Nokia communicator 9290 (if you live in the U.S). It has keyboard, great display, software is running on Symbian OS and is fully java-enabled.

Totally great gadget and the mac drivers for syncing are coming this spring!

NokiaUSA communicator

[redhot_nyc]

Or you can buy a Psion (for cheap!!) and a Nokia 8290/8890 which has the iRda port on the left-side. (or any phone with infrared...)