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On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Alan Perry <[email protected]> wrote: > Discussions like this help me realize that I don't belong here. > > My cell phone voice and data plan is less expensive than my landline voice > and data and I can get higher data rates on the cell phone. So, which is > more 'sensible'? > > Every phone that I have ever had with AT&T has had the capability to > connect to a PC to access the photos that I shot on it. Text and data plans > are separately charged items on AT&T; if you don't want them, don't sign up > for them. Most people who keep a calendar would prefer NOT to bring a > laptop with them as well. > > Most of my apps don't use any of the fancy new features on modern devices. > However, those modern features enable a bunch of really interesting > possibilities for future versions of those apps and new apps. > > So, how does one unsubscribe from this list these days? The URL appended > to the bottom of these messages is no good any more and the instructions to > unsubscribe are not in any obvious place on the page that you get redirected > to. > > alan > > Don Albertson wrote: > >> I think it's more accurate to say that all the extras above and beyond the >> ability to make and receive phone calls are secondary to my needs. >> >> I got my Centro for $50 when I renewed my basic ATT contract -- which I >> would have done anyway because I get a discount. I no longer carry my E2 and >> a phone that takes pictures of the inside of my pocket but won't connect to >> my PC to share them. I can manage my calendar and my contacts using a real >> keyboard and keep the one at work sync'd to the one at home. I may not be >> typical, but I suspect that given the choice of having a sensible phone >> service plan over a full "data plan" a lot more people would take the >> sensible option. This, however, is not in the best interests of Spring, ATT, >> Verizon, et al. so you won't see sensible options -- just more ways to bill >> for airtime (whether you use it or not). >> >> dga >> >> Lee Church wrote: >> >>> >>> The days of the $200 PDA are gone forever. The Palm market lasted longer >>> than most (Windows Mobile manufacturers exited several years ago, and the >>> low-end HP units are now $400 +). If you want just a Palm OS device w/o >>> phone then the Acceda and the Janam units will have to do. >>> >>> I do find your comment that phone service is "secondary to our real >>> needs" somewhat myopic. None of my customers carry only a PDA and no cell >>> phone. Asked which they would give up first, I would bet the PDA would lose. >>> So let's do some math: option 1 would have been to buy a Tungsten E2 at >>> $200, and get a free phone with a cell contract at $49 per month, and I >>> carry 2 devices. Option 2 would have been (and now is) to pay $99 for a >>> Centro (current market price in my area), plus $49 per month for cell >>> service, and I carry one device. So option 2 costs me less money and cuts my >>> device count in half; that seems like a good deal for the consumer. It's not >>> the PDA portion of the device that costs $49 - 159 per month, it's the cell >>> service. >>> >>> *From:* luis maldonado [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:27 AM >>> *To:* Palm Developer Forum >>> *Subject:* RE: Classic emulator interface on Palm Pre >>> >>> Whatever the solution is in moving our apps to the new webOS platform is >>> fine. however, it doesn't solve the issues of the PDA platform disappearing >>> from the face of the planet leaving a PDA market without the necessary >>> hardware to run these applications that are more of a realtime data >>> collections than phone conversations. the beauty of the TX and similar PDAs >>> is their pricing structure, once that is gone, then we have the Symbols and >>> the like able to charge an exhorbitant price for PDAs which are used just to >>> collect data and nothing more. so we're stuck with an expensive monthly >>> phone service which is secondary to our real needs... >>> >>> There is a market out for these units, it's just not sexy enough.... and >>> offcourse it doesn't have the 49.99 to 159.99 monthly service fee tag to go >>> along with it.... >>> >>> Luis. >>> >>> >>> > From: [email protected] >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Re: Classic emulator interface on Palm Pre >>> > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 06:31:26 -0700 >>> > >>> > Edward Jones wrote: >>> > >>> > > I wonder how "Classic" will cope with Bluetooth and SD cards >>> > >>> > ...and conduits and beaming... >>> > >>> > >>> > Luc Le Blanc >>> > -- >>> > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to >>> unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. 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