Comments on: Essential Enroute Travel Sites

By: MB

MB — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:31:49 +0000

That sounds pretty much like my reasoning for holding onto the Treo line, Scott. The only reason I just moved to a 755p was fataly smashing my 650 on the floor. I no longer have any patience for the new and interesting. I just need something that works. And, until I can find something that does, I’ll be sticking with the Treo.

And I don’t think there’s any hope for the iPhone as an actual communications tool, unless we see a real keyboard. Yes, I’ve tried one. Fail.

By: Scott Nolan

Scott Nolan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:55:11 +0000

I recently physically damaged my Palm Tungsten C and had to search for a new handheld. I was open for change, and curious about smart phones and iPhones and non-Palm PDAs (been using PalmOS devices quite happily since 1997, but ready for more features)…

After searching for weeks and weeks, and comparing several new devices I ended up buying a refurbished 4 year old Palm Tungsten C because nothing currently on the market comes close to it’s features, simple usability, and reliability.

There is hope for the iPhone with some as yet unseen software fixes (syncing notes is the big show-stopper for me), and the the Treo phones work great as new PalmOS PDAs - but don’t quite cut it as phones yet. So I continue to use an old Nextel phone and a Palm PDA even though I am ready to integrate… the market has not provided a solution I am willing to accept yet.

Palm Tungsten C simply rocks.

By: MB

MB — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:58:40 +0000

Vivian - the Treo (with the Palm OS) is still the best featured smartphone out there (sadly enough). Started with a Palm Pilot in 1997, and . . . yeah, I’ve been strung along for that long. And yes, on the software. I just couldn’t imagine getting on the metro and not having DopeWars to pass the time.

Sasha - my mother and sister would agree with you. A long time ago, the three of us went on a trip to Venezuela. This involved landing around 1am, and finding our way to a small out of the way hotel for a quick layover. Of course, I didn’t arrange for a car service, and ended up piling us into a gypsy cab (which took us on a lovely midnight tour before being persuaded to go to our destination). I thought it an adventure. They remain unamused to this day.

By: sasha

sasha — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:14:10 +0000

No reason to be embarrassed by Boston Coach. In some small percentage of my trips getting from the airport to the city center is part of the fun. But in the vast majority getting from here to there is just something that has to happen before the real adventure begins.

The main adventure in Rome so far seems to be a nasty case of the flu. Sigh.

By: Vivian J. Paige

Vivian J. Paige — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:42:43 +0000

I’m surprised you’re still using a Palm :) But then again, there are still applications that I used on mine (I had one model or another for nearly 10 years) that I’m still trying to replicate on the desktop. Amazing that so many useful aps were written for the Palm.