I must agree with David. Bought mine (Treo 650) when it was first introduced, still using it without incident & I find it to be very reliable. Al -------------------------------------------------- From: "David Andersen" <david at davidandersenpianos.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:02 PM To: <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] smart phone vs. pda > I've worked off a Treo 650, and now a Treo Centro, for 4 years. Hardy, > dependable, exactly what I need. Here's the secret: > buy an add-on memory booster chip for 29 or 39 dollars at Radio Shack, > and all your memory and start/restart issues go away. > Works great with my Now Contact and Now Up-to-Date client base software. > DA > > > > On Jan 7, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Tom Sivak wrote: > >> 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 appointments, tunelab, maps (which have been superseded by 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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