Cloudy Thinking

My Treo 700p arrived near the end of the work day. Here’s how things are going so far.

I unpacked the Treo, plugged in the optional travel charger (very slick — it lights up to let you know it has juice.

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After almost two years of dithering, today I ordered a Treo 700p.

I wanted the Motorola Q so much. But ultimately, my seven years of mainly positive experience with the Palm, plus the Palm-friendly IT staff here at work made the decision for me.

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My two year quest for a perfect QWERTY Phone has devolved into the lesser task of deciding on an acceptable device.

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I tried to visit the Verizon Wireless site this evening. I wanted to learn if the Palm Treo 700p is available in my area.

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David Pogue writes in The New York Times about the Motorola Q. In one sentence, he loves the Moto Q hardware, but not the Windows Mobile for Smartphones software.

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Rob Pegoraro writes in The Washington Post about Treos vs. the Motorola Q. He likes the older Treo 650, and is lukewarm at best toward the Moto Q.

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Today, June 5, 2006 I played with the Motorola Q for a few minutes at my local Verizon. The Santa Barbara, CA store received 20 Qs on Friday, and near end of day Monday ten were already sold.

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Aaron R. Deutsch writes about the Motorola Q QWERTY phone from a skeptical point of view. Worth your time to read if — like me — you’re in the market for a new killer phone.

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Today is May 31, 2006. I called my Verizon store and asked if they had the Motorola Q. In a word, “No.” They put my name on a list so I’ll be notified when the Q does show up. I did weasel out of the sales rep that — so far — there’s no waiting list for the phone.

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The QWERTY mobile phone market is cookin’. Today there’s titillating SideKick III news, and hands-on reviews of the Motorola Q.

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Jeff Clavier writes about his experiences with the Cingular 8125 version of the HTC Wizard. He comments on some soft spots (sluggish CPU, not enough RAM) but there’s good news also.

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Here’s more research info as I continue to search for My Next Phone. David Conger of Dave’s PDA has a review of the T-Mobile MDA (based on the HTC Wizard). According to a friend who’s been using the MDA for a few months:

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