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| Home >> Handheld & PDA Reviews: Palm Tungsten W - Palm OS 4.1.1 - MC68VZ328 33 MHz - RAM: 16 MB - ROM: 8 MB TFT ( 320 x 320 ) - IrDA - GSM 900/1800/1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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User Submitted Palm Tungsten W - Palm OS 4.1.1 - MC68VZ328 33 MHz - RAM: 16 MB - ROM: 8 MB TFT ( 320 x 320 ) - IrDA - GSM 900/1800/1900 Reviews (cont...)Date: 2003-04-18 Not bad ... but I researched for months, was a Palm V user for years and was familiar with OS software. Was also a current AT&T mobile user, so I liked the fact I could take the SIM card out of the back of my mMode phone and keep my number. It's also nice to be able to leave the palm at home and put the card back in my phone when I don't need the bulk (ie, out on weekends). Phone works well and integrates with contacts very well. E-mail has been a problem, as AT&T does not support instant notification of e-mail like Palm i-705. I've spent a lot of time with Palm and AT&T trying to get it to work consistently and still have problems. If your looking for blackberry-like instant notification this is not for you. AT&T does have office on line (sends text messages every time you get an e-mail) but it has not worked well with my Pop3 (internet based email server) and AT&T support has been less than helpful as nobody, including palm has had much experience with interacting with each other (bugs not worked out). They told me to wait for technology to catch up ... we'll that's why I purchased the thing in the first place. Picture's nice, keyboard is convenient. Documents (excel, word, powerpoint) view better and will not mess up formating when you make changes and e-mail (big plus to pocket pc). The cost of internet service keeps me from browsing the internet like a pc. Overall, it has similar features to the Palm V address book, calendar, and syncs well with ACT! database. Date: 2003-04-18 NOT GOOD FOR PHONE USE... It's a good PDA, but not as good as the Tungsten/T & not good for wireless phone, especially with the SMS features. These are following cons that I encountered with Tungsten/W: 1) You cannot delete the call history. 2) You have to delete the SMS outbox and inbox messages one by one. 3) You cannot send the SMS messages to a group of contacts, you have to do it one by one. 4) It's very difficult to write a SMS messages using the qwerty keypad. 5) It is not a MMS ready and cannot play polyphonic ringing tones. 6) There is no time indication in the SMS messages inbox. 7) You cannot answer the phone without the earpiece. 8) You have to charge it everyday, the talk time & standby time is not long as what the manufacturer claims. 9) Doesn't have a bluetooth & speakerphone. I hope Palm Inc. will do something about this or else they won't get a bigger share in the PDA Phone market. Date: 2003-03-31 I like it This is the first Palm-like device I've ever owned and I like it. Actually, I love it. I still can't figure out how to "alt-tab" but not sure if that's even possible. I was very surprised at how well it surfs the web and the earpiece produces very clear sound. It does everything I need, docs, spreadsheets, e-mail, phone. To top it all off, it feels and looks like high quality, nice shiny finish. No complaints here. Date: 2003-03-26 Would be great if it was not for only AT&T.... Sharing the sentiments of a previous poster, I too was duped into purchasing one of these devices. I like the device itself and find it to be a nice system. It's very quick, and the user interface is crisp. However, I travel internationally all the time. I bought this unit to replace my dual-band Treo 270. It's not that the Treo was not cutting it; it's that I wanted a tri-band PDA. Imagine my surprise when I called in to get the unlock code and they told me, nope, you can't have it. I quickly asked for my RMA number. Too bad. If Palm would recognize that the market for cell phones is a commodity-based one, with people using SIMs so that they _can_ switch phones easily (thus the idea of a SIM card in the first place), they'd get a lot more sales. I hope AT&T paid them a good bit of money for the exclusivity. If not, ...they are losing sales. Like mine :-( In short, I gave up my old PDA, but still keeping my other cell phone around.
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