I think you can get insurance for a small fee at Best Buy...it would be worth it for any electronic gear... My problem is I use Time & Chaos for my customer database and it syncs with the Palm pda. Anyone using T & C that use another kind of PDA...like Blackberry? I'm kind of stuck in my ways... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Tom Sivak" <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 1/7/2009 8:35:14 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] smart phone vs. pda >Palm PDAs have only a 90 warranty. My Tungsten E2 died recently, after 11 >months, and I thought it was still under warranty. Imagine, a $350 item that is only >warranteed for 90 days. I would never buy another expensive Palm product, >considering the lack of warranty and the frequency with which they break down. >(The longest I've ever had one continue to function was about 22 months.) >So this time, I bought the cheapest Palm available, a Z-22 for $75 and it's already >acting up. I called Palm and told them of my problems (It occasionally will not turn >on. The battery is fully charged but it's just dead. Do a hard sync and it's fine >again.) and they wouldn't take it back and look at it. I can only hope that it totally >dies within 90 days of my purchase of it, otherwise, I'm SOL. >Just a word of warning to the rest of you. Check the warranty on that Palm >product before you buy it. I've had Palm PDAs for about ten years, but no more. >They don't stand behind their products. >Tom Sivak >Chicago >--- On Wed, 1/7/09, piannaman at aol.com <piannaman at aol.com> wrote: >> From: piannaman at aol.com <piannaman at aol.com> >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] smart phone vs. pda >> To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net, pianotech at ptg.org >> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 3:31 PM >> David, >> >> I like having a separation of phone and appointment info.? >> I don't like too many eggs in one basket.? If one has a >> problem, at least you have the other one. >> >> I have an HP IPAQ that is a great unit.? I have contacts, >> appointments, tunelab, maps (which have been superseded by >> the GPS my wife got me for Christmas),? It has the computer >> synch feature, as well as a card slot (great for backup).? >> >> I went into Office Depot just before New Year's Day and >> tried to get a new cradle and found out that they aren't >> carrying PDAs at all anymore because everyone's going >> with smart phones.? So I went online and found a used PDA >> same model as mine for really cheap, in perfect shape.? You >> can find them for under $100.00, whatever model you choose >> to get. >> >> If you're one step behind the cutting edge, you can >> save $$$. >> >> >> >> >> >> Dave Stahl, RPT >> Dave Stahl Piano Service >> dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net >> dstahlpiano.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> >> To: caut at ptg.org; pianotech at ptg.org >> Sent: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:44 pm >> Subject: [pianotech] smart phone vs. pda >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> My Palm Tungsten E2's battery isn't holding a >> charge.?? I'm considering a Treo but wondering if it >> will hold it's charge for a day, i.e. 2 devices in one >> piece of equipment vs. phone and pda... >> >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT >> Pacifica, CA 94044
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