i used one of dell axim v51s over in afgahnistan during my last deployment, the cellular networks dont support phones from US. but we had wifi, coupled with skype i had a "mobile" phone anywhere on base. i also used it for briefing notes. and soldier data.. so there not just paperweights.. they have their uses..
A fancy paperweight? I don't want a smartphone. The only reason I would is so I wouldn't have to keep seperate contacts between my phone and my PDA.. I can use bluetooth on it to tether with my phone, or wifi, to get online.
@huh nope i used to to communicate with family stateside.. much cheaper then cell. for official communication we have encrypted cell, sat phone, and email. nothing official goes out on an un-encrypted line.. ..btw sorry it took so long to respond.. busy busy busy
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m16 @ Oct 6th 2007 6:52PM
why would someone want one of these PPC's? PPC+Cellular is the way to go, but if you remove the cellular function they are just a fancy paperweight.
Nex @ Oct 6th 2007 7:03PM
i used one of dell axim v51s over in afgahnistan during my last deployment, the cellular networks dont support phones from US. but we had wifi, coupled with skype i had a "mobile" phone anywhere on base. i also used it for briefing notes. and soldier data.. so there not just paperweights.. they have their uses..
AndrewNeo @ Oct 6th 2007 7:08PM
A fancy paperweight? I don't want a smartphone. The only reason I would is so I wouldn't have to keep seperate contacts between my phone and my PDA.. I can use bluetooth on it to tether with my phone, or wifi, to get online.
huh @ Oct 6th 2007 9:17PM
Nex, let me get this straight. You were on a military base, doing military business using Skype? That sounds very secure.
freakmarket @ Oct 6th 2007 10:40PM
Smartphones are bogged down by their tiny CPU power ... they can't play video for crap. Smartphones also have the tiny screens.
m16 @ Oct 6th 2007 11:26PM
thats a load of bullcrap, freakmarket.
My Samsung i730 has plenty of cpu, plays divx avi just fine, and has a 520mhz processor. Oh any my WM5 PPC PHONE is over 2 years old!!
Nex @ Oct 12th 2007 6:07AM
@huh
nope i used to to communicate with family stateside.. much cheaper then cell. for official communication we have encrypted cell, sat phone, and email. nothing official goes out on an un-encrypted line.. ..btw sorry it took so long to respond.. busy busy busy