Thursday, January 01, 2009

I still can't decide what phone to get

Tomorrow is January 2nd and I will be eligible for my new every two upgrade with Verizon to get a new phone. I'm still running my Treo 700P and I'm still happy with it but I want something new and improved.

I don't have all that many choices because Verizon is CDMA and not GSM so I just can't take a chip and put it into a new phone. My only requirement is that the new phone has to run Windows Mobile. I still like my Palm OS but the Centro is a downgrade from the 700P and Nova won't be out for quite a while. Blackberry is also out because I secretly pull down my work email and they won't let me pull it down with a BB. I also am not the biggest fan of the OS although the new Storm looks pretty cool.

That only leaves me with a few choices. There is the HTC Touch but Verizon managed to mess it up on the keyboard and the asthetics (it litterally looks like a black brick). The Samsung Omnia all touch screen phone is also out but the keyboard totally sucks when I tried it in the store although the rest of the features are pretty awesome but they crappy keyboard is a deal breaker for me. That leaves with the Samsung Saga and the Treo 700WX. Both phones are pretty similar except for the fact that the treo is 3 years old now but it has all the features I crave in a phone and the form factor still kicks ass. The Saga is newer but its way too long and the D pad acts more like a mouse rather than a 5 way key pad.

I might go to Verizon tomorrow or call them up and see if there is a new Treo on the horizon. That's what I really want but I also don't want to have to switch to AT&T or something in order to get a decent phone (the Treo Pro is unlocked and available now) considering all my family has Verizon currently.

I guess I'll continue to sleep on it and make my decision in the next few days.

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