Is the Q right for someone who wants a good phone, an easy calendar and e-mail? Hello, I am looking into buying the Q.My big dilemma is choosing the Q or the treo 700p. I am essentially looking for a good phone that allows for easy texting, a good calendar for schedules and appointments and a way to check my e-mail. All of the other stuff (like documents, mp3 or bluetooth) are pretty much secondary. I have a rzr now. Would it be worth getting a Q for those things? Wouldn't the treo be a bit overkill for someone who really just wants the basics? Is the Q right for someone who wants a good phone, an easy calendar and e-mail? Hello, I am looking into buying the Q.My big dilemma is choosing the Q or the treo 700p. I am essentially... » Read More Is the Q right for someone who wants a good phone, an easy calendar and e-mail? Hello, I am looking into buying the Q.My big dilemma is choosing the Q or the treo 700p. I am essentially looking for a good phone that allows for easy texting, a good calendar for schedules and appointments and a way to check my e-mail. All of the other stuff (like documents, mp3 or bluetooth) are pretty much secondary. I have a rzr now. Would it be worth getting a Q for those things? Wouldn't the treo be a bit overkill for someone who really just wants the basics? « Show Less
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I was up for my annual upgrade and chose to go for the Q only because of the deal they had going with the phone. In the 48 hour time span that I had it: the battery was worthless and I never used it except to dial and maybe text 4 times in the 2 days. I wanted something that allowed me to just use the internet, text easier and to help me manage myself a bit better. The Q in my opinion just didn't do it so I took it back thanks to their 15 day guarantee and purchased the 700wx which I love!!! (even though it's for basics and not for work)
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L. Thomas - did you get the Q? What do you think about it? I need about the same things you did (email, calendar, phone, text msg) and am wondering if the Q is right for me. Love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
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I think one of the better points someone said in comparing the Treo and the Q was this: The Q is a phone first, PDA second. Vice versa for the Treo. I own the Q, and I love the feature set, and if used correctly, it can take care of your calendar and appointments. However, I did buy a 3rd party program (Papyrus) to manage my contacts, which isn't a big deal except it gave me more options and views in dealing with appointments.
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I got this phone as an upgrade to my Sprint account. It is the worst phone I have ever owned. Sprint replaced it twice (total 3 phones). I gave up with the last one. Heard similar stories from friends with the Q and with the RAZR. WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING MOTOROLA AGAIN. Too bad. They used to make quality products. What happened to them.
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I like the phone because its old school it doesnt have the technology that the others do. You can text and you can send pictures and fwd messages to your email. I like it because it is actually a phone not a computer phone. It doesn't do everything for you.
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I am not quite following you. In any case this phone is quite too old and not the best option as a smart phone. Try better a Samsung Huawei or LG. You will find some that are cheap and at the same time quite reliable.
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Hi Deborah,with the latest firmwares upgrades the phone is great, you can install the podcastings and internet radio.the OS now it's stable, also the email client from the e72 it's a lot better than the one of the e71
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The Tungsten series were the last of the PDA's with Tungsten E being the first and TX being the last. On smart-phones, the Treo 650 was the last to have the Palm operating system. The Treo 700 and later having the window os which IMO was more confusing. My wife and I both use the Tungsten E2 (enough upgrade over the E to make it very worthwhile and definitely a huge upgrade over the Zire 150) and we have never had a problem. Also, don't disregard the used ones on Amazon (some as low as 15 dollars), we have always had good luck on the used ones, just make sure that you at least get one with a stylus, usb charging cable, and good battery. Good luck
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Hello.First of all, this is an obsolete phone and there is no more updates on Android. This one stuck at 2.1 version and if you want a more recent version of operatonal system, it will require to root the phone but the hardware does not support the latest version of android.The 8Gb memory card is NOT part of the original package. Most operator include it for marketing purposes.The QWERTY keyboard is available through settings. If you are thinking on a physical keyboard, there is no such think on this one.I suggest you to go for a more recent equipment.
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the Droid is and has been my favorite simple to use Smartphone. My first one lasted almost 3 years. And yes, it has wifi capability as well as 3G. And emailing...
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It's a decent phone. I loved everything about it except for two major things: 1. The keyboard. Sometimes when you're typing, you had to press really hard on the virtual keyboard to get it to register your touch. 2. Sometimes, when people would text me, I would get their message twice, or not at all. It drove me nuts. Other than that, I loved this phone. It took great pictures to suit my needs, calls came in clearly & the display was clear. I don't know if these issues were to my phone specifically or if its something that happened on other's, too. But good luck. If you can, I recommend the iPhone 4, honestly! I got it for free from Verizon & it works flawlessly. It was brand new, too, & I bought it in July. Good luck! :)
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I really like my phone, it's fairly well made. It has adjustable volume. HOWEVER, I have two of the remanufactured Western Electric phones you mentioned (I bought them through oldphoneworks.com, check it out) and. This phone is really not in the same league. If I was you I would check out oldphoneworks before buying anything. I like my cortelco phone, that being said, I cannot comment on the Scitec as I am unfamiliar.
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I really like my phone. It has a battery doctor and anti virus to protect your phone and a lot more. My daughter thinks its "cool". Go online to get the user guide for the full functions and it is free.
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Well when I received this phone I was having problems getting signal on my T-Mobile sim card. So I took it to a T-Mobile store and they said that my item didn't come unlocked. So I had to pay to unlock it on T-Mobile. After it was unlocked it worked perfectly. You get 2g/edge data connection. The browser funs fast the apps run smoothly and have great graphics. The phone is fast and well built, the only issue that a having right now is that the volume when you talk is a little bit low, but that's not a big problem. So overall this phone is good and funs great on T-Mobile, I would give it a solid 8/10. Hope this helped you out. Well when I received this phone I was having problems getting signal on my T-Mobile sim card. So I took it to a T-Mobile store and they said that my item didn't come unlocked. So I had to pay to unlock it on T-Mobile. After it was unlocked it worked perfectly. You get 2g/edge data connection. The browser funs fast the apps run smoothly and have great graphics. The phone is fast and well built, the only issue that a having right now is that the volume when you talk is a little bit low, but that's not a big problem. So overall this phone is good and funs great on T-Mobile, I would give it a... » Read More Well when I received this phone I was having problems getting signal on my T-Mobile sim card. So I took it to a T-Mobile store and they said that my item didn't come unlocked. So I had to pay to unlock it on T-Mobile. After it was unlocked it worked perfectly. You get 2g/edge data connection. The browser funs fast the apps run smoothly and have great graphics. The phone is fast and well built, the only issue that a having right now is that the volume when you talk is a little bit low, but that's not a big problem. So overall this phone is good and funs great on T-Mobile, I would give it a solid 8/10. Hope this helped you out. « Show Less
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Im using a note 2 right now, but ill dig up that phone and find out I remember I updated after I got it to a 4. Something....my issue with it was that it was sluggish. ..irritatingly sluggish but battery life was awesome. ..now with the note 2 and juice defender installed im actually getting some good battery life numbers very comparable to the razr maxx. ...my recommendation without knowing ur budget is get something more recent like an s3 or a note 2 and put juice defender on it...or if u can put up with slow performance and a crazy long battery go with the maxx...message me again if u need anything and hope I didn't waste ur time with too much chitchat
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I wish I could help you. I think being able to ask questions of someone who already uses a particular product is great. Unfortunately I no longer have or use this product. I remember really liking it. I bought another phone that allowed me to sync with my cell phone and have my cell calls ring on my home phone. Sounded great but had issues so I disabled that feature. It's been a while but I think another issue I ran into was this phone stopped holding a charge and replacing the battery was expensive. Good luck getting your question answered.
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I am with you. I have been looking for something smaller than a notebook to travel with that can email, keep track of daily activities, convert currency, show pictures and view ebooks. I don't want a phone because the monthly costs are outrages for the amount I use a cell and most places don't cover europe. If anyone hears of a good all round device I would love to hear about it.
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I'm in MT, so I don't know...but if you have either AT&T or T-Mobile it would have to. We don't have T-Mobile and I keep getting the phones (except 2) with the T-Mobile chip. They won't tell you which has which chip. Even if it has the wrong chip you have to activate the phone, wait 24 hours, and then they will move you up the line if it still doesn't work--then make you wait at least a day again. It's all very annoying, but in the end they will then send you the simcard for the other provider. I've ordered 6 of these phones and also one of the LG 840G (also got that with a T-Mobile chip). If you are transferring a number, they will cut off that other phone nearly immediately (despite what they say). My mother's phone took a week to get it working despite having the right sim card, but my husband's transferred and worked within 24 hours. Are you interested in being able to log in to a router to access the internet? If so, this one doesn't do that but the 840G does. I ended up giving this phone to my daughter because of that and getting the 840. In the end, I love both the phones. They aren't smart phones but they do what I need them to do within my price range. My husband, 2 kids, and I all have tracfones and it averages out that we pay less than $10 a month in total. You can't beat that if you are a light to moderate user. The deals Shopcells (or something like that) has with the minutes they offer for a year/6months are great. If you add on minutes later it is cumulative, the days as well as the minutes roll over as long as it's active.
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its totally dependent on if you enable Mobile Data and Wifi or not and how strong the signal is in your area. With Data and Wifi on you will have to charge once a day and I disable mobile data and Wifi at night before I go to bed so that it does not run down during the night. With Data and Wifi off when not needed, you easily get day and half to 2 days. If you really want to use intensively then get a backup battery and swap it or have a couple of spare Chargers for the car and office and home. there is only so much that any smartphone can do with a 1800mAh Battery. This is not a deal breaker for me as the phone is an excellent functional phone in an office environment especially editing mails and spreadsheets using the physical keyboard. If a similar phone was launched with 2gig Ram and a quad core processor and a bigger battery then it would be the ultimate office smartphone but the way things are going with smartphone design that might never happen. This is currently the best value Sim free smartphone with a 5 row physical keyboard
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Memory is only 200RAM, so it's laggy sometimes. Compared with today's entry level smartphones, it may not a good choice. Screen is small, and it's not sharp when you look at it. Even though it was quite well built, it's not that "smart" now. I only installed few apps, then it ran out of the internal storage really fast.