so i finally get to update my cell phone with alltel, and just wanted to see if any of you had suggestions about a new phone. I have a treo 700wx, and I like it enough, but its just time to upgrade. The phones I'm looking at are:

HTC PPC6800
Palm Treo 755p

Any recommendations or thoughts?

11/1/2008 8:41:20 PM

this topic is covered quite often - search

11/1/2008 8:42:37 PM

HTC PPC 6800 update the ROM to Win 6.1 or cook your own
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11/1/2008 8:53:12 PM

ibtl

11/1/2008 10:47:14 PM

obligatory [iphone]

11/1/2008 10:57:35 PM

i got a 6800 and i like it.

11/1/2008 11:31:20 PM

cell phones are over rated.

11/2/2008 12:51:17 AM

6800!!

11/3/2008 1:12:02 PM

Alltel just got the Blackberry Curve in the last few months, I'd say that's definitely the route to go. I owned the 755p before my Curve, and while it was a decent phone, the Curve out performs it in leaps and bounds.

One thing that really disappointed me about the 755p was the lack of GPS; sure, there was additional hardware available to give it gps capabilities, but @ $200 and up, I may as well have purchased a standalone model at that point.

Since Blackberry controls such a large portion of the smartphone market aimed at business users, the number of available 3rd party applications is several times that of the Treo, in my opinion the Google Apps suite alone is enough to warrant purchasing the Curve.

Also, the 755p is pretty bulky in comparison to the curve (5.6 ounces to the curve's 4.2) . The trackball takes a little getting used to, particularly migrating from a touch screen phone like the treo, but the other features more than compensate for it.

11/3/2008 5:16:12 PM

once i got my iphone, that feeling of "i've always gotta have the coolest phone" went away. apple brainwashing is a wonderful thing.

11/3/2008 5:51:47 PM

ipone= itouch with less battery life. and the itouch has horrible battery life in the first place..

11/3/2008 9:37:59 PM

^the ipod touch has pretty good battery life. Some games will kill the battery in 3 hours, but mainly web browsing doesn't kill it too bad.

11/3/2008 9:51:24 PM

I am loving my G1 - you can unlock them now if you wanted to stick with alltel, though T Mobile may be cheaper - you get the my faves and a $25 data plan (unlimited w. 400 text messages).

It is made by HTC but is so much more responsive that the other HTC phones I tried, likely due to not having MS on it - the android market is pretty sweet, new apps every day.

[Edited on November 4, 2008 at 9:21 AM. Reason : HTC]

11/4/2008 9:20:41 AM

G1 will be cheaper at walmart $148.

[Edited on November 4, 2008 at 11:40 AM. Reason : eh]

11/4/2008 11:40:26 AM

I have a 6800 I'm not using anymore, since I got the new Touch Pro.

11/4/2008 2:29:23 PM

http://www.monstercellular.com

or

http://stores.ebay.com/Monster-Cellular-Store

they hooked me up

11/5/2008 11:01:37 PM

so i need a new cell phone bad...dont want to sign a new contract with att though...but am gonna have att for the forseable future...whats a good cell phone to get? i kinda want a smartphone type of cell phone...probably will get it used...any suggestions?

11/11/2008 10:02:55 PM

Quote :

"http://www.monstercellular.com or http://stores.ebay.com/Monster-Cellular-Store they hooked me up "

11/11/2008 10:42:03 PM