I was taking a look at phones again tonight. My main motivation for this is that my new iBook has Bluetooth, so it would be cool to pick up a Bluetooth phone that I can sync to the iBook. I still like the Motorola E815. It does appear to sync OK with Macs via iSync. Phonescoop and HowardChui.com both seem to be good good resources for phone stuff.
Category: phone
new phones
I’m kind of curious about the LG VX-8100 and Motorola E815, both of which I can get from Verizon. I’m not sure I really need a new phone, though.
Verizon
I signed up for a new 2-year agreement with Verizon Wireless this week, and got a new Kyocera KX414 phone. The reviews on this phone over at Wireless Gaming Review aren’t too good, but I wasn’t really intending to use it for gaming. I’m trying to decide if I should sign up for Get It Now for e-mail and web access, then just cancel my palm.net account. It’d be cheaper, but the screen is so tiny, and there’s only the numeric keypad, so it seems like it’d be a pain to use.
Verizon
I’ve been doing some more research into Verizon’s deal on the Kyocera 7135. It now appears as though it might be a bit more expensive than I originally thought, but not by much. I may be able to get a discount based on my company’s corporate plan, though, so that might bring it back down a few bucks. Verizon sure doesn’t make it easy to figure out their pricing plans.
phones
I’m thinking about trading in my cell phone and my Palm i705 for a Kyocera 7135 from Verizon. It would wind up costing me about the same per month as my current cell phone service (about $25) and my Palm.net service (about $20) combined. The only problem is that the unit costs about $500. Maybe I should wait a little while longer. Go here for a nice review on the unit.