{"id":91,"date":"2009-08-14T10:56:34","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T14:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communitychapelgreenville.com\/dandc.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/14\/smartphone-excitement\/"},"modified":"2009-08-14T10:56:34","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T14:56:34","slug":"smartphone-excitement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dandc.com\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"Smartphone Excitement ….."},"content":{"rendered":"

For us Verizon Wireless users, the next 6 months look to be exciting! We are looking at the arrival of the HTC Touch Pro 2<\/a> in the next couple of months, a Moto Android<\/a> device by year’s end, the Palm Pre<\/a> in January AND, if the rumors are true, an Apple device. AND we just got the Blackberry Tour<\/a> and expect to see the BB Storm 2<\/a> to arrive soon.<\/p>\n

This has got to be the most excitement VZW has seen in a long while … at least from my perspective.<\/p>\n

But with choice comes decision. I am one of those guys that cannot choose what to order at a restaurant. I like too many things and want it all! Well, when it comes to tech, mobile tech in this instance, I want it all — but can’t. Very few of us have the dollars to be able to afford multiple devices, unless it is your job like the lucky guys at jkOnTheRun<\/a> or The Cell Phone Junkie<\/a>. VZW also makes it harder to own multiple devices since their hardware does not use easy to swap SIM cards like AT&T, T-Mobile and other GSM-based carriers.<\/p>\n

But back to decisions … currently I am using the VZW XV6800<\/a>, which I have had for almost 2 years. Now that I have the GPS enabled, the only real issue I have with the phone is the amount of free RAM. I would like to be able to run PocketPlayer<\/a>, email and SkyFire<\/a> simultaneously. SkyFire is quite RAM hungry and eats up the 18MB of free RAM I have once the OS loads up. I just need more RAM.<\/p>\n

The HTC Touch Pro 2<\/a> is supposed to come with 288MB RAM, 4.5 times what my XV6800 has (64MB). That will be great! BUT …. with so many different platforms on the horizon, is now the time to switch? I have been a Windows CE \/ PocketPC \/ Windows Mobile faithful since the original HP Windows CE handheld. That’s almost 10 years!!!<\/p>\n

So, in trying to be objective about this, my requirements are …
– enough RAM \/ resources to run GPS, web, social, etc apps
– must have 3G connectivity
– must support latest Internet tech
– must be able to multi-task<\/p>\n

So on my short list at this time are:
– HTC Touch Pro 2<\/a>
– Moto “Sholes” Android<\/a>
– Palm Pre<\/a><\/p>\n

The BIG question is if I can wait until January when the Palm Pre is supposed to launch on VZW. I don’t know if I can. The initial reviews on the Pro 2 on T-Mobile have been quite favorable. I’ll try and stick it out as long as I can …. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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