[BTM] P800

[Martim Weinstein]

I'll try to answer anything you like but I bought the phone last night, 
recharged it and started using it this morning so my experience is very 
limited as of yet!

It does not work with iSync, but you can send and receive files from 
the phone. So you can export vcards from Addressbook or ical or 
whatever calendar app you use and then send it to the phone. Makes the 
process a bit more complicated and requires a few more actions, but I 
don't believe Apple won't include P800 compatibility in the next iSync 
revision.

As I said, the interface is a bit PC like so ease of use is relative. I 
need to find an app that organizes the files into tabs or something 
like I have on my Tungsten, or at least some app that makes navigating 
the phone easier. The phone even divides directories into C:, A:, D: 
etc. I must say the interface needs some more user friendly features. 
The pen and scroll wheel however makes finding and selecting stuff very 
fast.

I've seen the included video and I must say I'm impressed! I still have 
to explore this a bit further, though.

Text input is going to take some getting used to since I'm VERY used to 
the Palm Graffiti. The P800 has a more natural input method, but does 
not recognize some of the Graffiti letters which I'm still forcing 
myself to not write! :-) Unlike palm here you can write anywhere on the 
screen and capital letters are made depending on where (on the screen) 
you right the letter. With the lid closed it does not have T9 text 
input... it should have in my opinion.

The camera is much better than the one you can buy for the T68i, or 
maybe it's the screen that gives a much better view, but while I used 
the camera on the T68 once or twice I can see myself using it much more 
on this phone.

Anyway, the phone is still all very new to me so maybe in a few days 
I'll be able to answer more questions and be able to give a better 
description of the phone qualities and faults (opinion!).

If you need to know anything else... just ask! ;-)


On Quarta, Mar 19, 2003, at 11:12 Europe/Lisbon, Gabriel Granatstein 
wrote:

> Martin,
>
> It it worth it? I am using a Treo 270 but have been waiting for the 
> P800 prices to drop. Does it actually work with iSync? Is it easy to 
> use? Have you tried the video functions..... Can you give us all a 
> full report. I seem to falling into obsession with getting the 
> phone.... My last ericsson was a T39m and I loved it!
>
> Thanks
> Gabriel
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 06:04  AM, Martim Weinstein wrote:
>
>> I just bought a P800!
>>
>> Seems like an amazing phone in the few hours I've been "playing" 
>> around with it! Unfortunately the software that comes with it is PC 
>> only and iSync, Addressbook and Clicker doesn't work with this phone 
>> (yet, I hope!). The reason I had to let the T68i go was because the 
>> keyboard was getting worse and worse. The "c" and "4" needed to be 
>> pressed almost with a hard object in order to work. This one at least 
>> doesn't have a keyboard! Let's hpe the touch screen is reliable.
>>
>> The phone interface is a bit PCesque, but not extremely. The Jog Dial 
>> and pen input mixed makes navigating very easy.
>>
>> -mw
>>
>> Democracy is three wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for 
>> supper.
>>
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