Cell Phone or PDA or Neither

audi_boy_racer · 10-29-2003, 01:50 AM

Hi there,

Im no good at making decisions so im wondering if you guys know what you think would be best for me to buy. Im thinking of buying a Nokia N-Gage or a HP/COMPAQ POCKET PC 5455. here are some links:

http://www.n-gage.com
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=38331

The PDA has phone capability but i dont know how it works can anyone help?

Im getting it mostly so i can play games, like the N-Gage you can play sonic and red fraction which i think is really kool.

Tell me your ideas
Thanks

iroc409 · 10-29-2003, 08:32 AM

you need a game boy.

Yo-DUH_87 · 10-29-2003, 12:44 PM

I just got this about a week ago, Viewsonic V35, cost me $150.

Pocket PCs are nice, I use mine for an MP3 player/ebook reader, and it does the job well.

I want to get a couple games for it, but that'll have to wait until I get more $$$. I also want to get a SD media card, as the 38someodd mb is getting a little cramped

sunblade · 10-29-2003, 08:56 PM

I haven't done much reading about the n-gage, but from what I've heard I wouldn't waste your money. The n-gage certainly isn't a very great phone since you have to hold the long/skinny face to the side of your head like holding a taco from the sides.

If you really just want to play games, the Game Boy Advance is probably as good as it gets until the next round of portables (Playstation Portable) are released. You have no idea how enjoyable it is to play Zelda: A Link to the Past on GBA. On top of that, there is Sonic Advance and Mario World 1/2 along with Mario Bros. 2/3

audi_boy_racer · 10-30-2003, 12:10 AM

Yea i was thinking about getting a Game Boy Advance but i cant use that as a phone, and the girlfriend really whats me to get one she she knows were im at and what im up to

iroc409 · 10-30-2003, 02:35 AM

heh, yeah, i've always been of the mindset that cellphones are tools, nothing more. i wouldn't have bought one with a color screen a few months back if it didn't have much better reception than the non-color models.

just wait until they catch on more, and you'll have people driving down the highway playing games on the phone.

camera phones are already starting to take some serious heat.

sunblade · 11-02-2003, 07:37 PM

Well, the main problem with the nGage's phone capability is probably the fact that you have to hold it like this:

audi_boy_racer · 11-03-2003, 01:04 AM

Hmmmm...maybe i wont get a N-Gage

. Does anyone know how the phone capabilitys work on the PDA?:shrug:

Thanks guys for the help or sould i say guidance.

augerman · 11-03-2003, 03:52 AM

if you want a phone and a pda in one you could get one of those treo phone/pda I don't know how good they are. palm just bot handspring the company that makes them so there should be a new version of the treo coming out soon

Yo-DUH_87 · 11-03-2003, 11:29 AM

I believe that Samsung makes a PocketPC phone that works prety good, never used one myself, though

ItsTooHot · 11-06-2003, 03:10 PM

I have one and love it. The only downside is its expansion slot is SDIO. There just aren't many SDIO bits out there yet.

But then again, I've had this thing for 3 months now and still haven't needed to add anything to it other than an SD memory card for music.

ou still look pretty goofy holding your PDA up to your head though. There's just no way around that.

10-29-2003, 01:50 AM	#1
audi_boy_racer Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: new zealand Posts: 24	Cell Phone or PDA or Neither Hi there, Im no good at making decisions so im wondering if you guys know what you think would be best for me to buy. Im thinking of buying a Nokia N-Gage or a HP/COMPAQ POCKET PC 5455. here are some links: http://www.n-gage.com http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=38331 The PDA has phone capability but i dont know how it works can anyone help? Im getting it mostly so i can play games, like the N-Gage you can play sonic and red fraction which i think is really kool. Tell me your ideas Thanks

10-29-2003, 08:32 AM	#2
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	you need a game boy. __________________ :shrug:

10-29-2003, 12:44 PM	#3
Yo-DUH_87 Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 230	I just got this about a week ago, Viewsonic V35, cost me $150. Pocket PCs are nice, I use mine for an MP3 player/ebook reader, and it does the job well. I want to get a couple games for it, but that'll have to wait until I get more $$$. I also want to get a SD media card, as the 38someodd mb is getting a little cramped __________________ Signing out... Yo-DUH_87 If it works, fix it until it's broke! Then, after it's broke, add duct tape! Affordable webhosting!

10-30-2003, 02:35 AM	#6
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	heh, yeah, i've always been of the mindset that cellphones are tools, nothing more. i wouldn't have bought one with a color screen a few months back if it didn't have much better reception than the non-color models. just wait until they catch on more, and you'll have people driving down the highway playing games on the phone. camera phones are already starting to take some serious heat. __________________ :shrug:

11-03-2003, 11:29 AM	#10
Yo-DUH_87 Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 230	I believe that Samsung makes a PocketPC phone that works prety good, never used one myself, though __________________ Signing out... Yo-DUH_87 If it works, fix it until it's broke! Then, after it's broke, add duct tape! Affordable webhosting!

10-29-2003, 08:56 PM	#4
sunblade Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 156	I haven't done much reading about the n-gage, but from what I've heard I wouldn't waste your money. The n-gage certainly isn't a very great phone since you have to hold the long/skinny face to the side of your head like holding a taco from the sides. If you really just want to play games, the Game Boy Advance is probably as good as it gets until the next round of portables (Playstation Portable) are released. You have no idea how enjoyable it is to play Zelda: A Link to the Past on GBA. On top of that, there is Sonic Advance and Mario World 1/2 along with Mario Bros. 2/3

10-30-2003, 12:10 AM	#5
audi_boy_racer Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: new zealand Posts: 24	Yea i was thinking about getting a Game Boy Advance but i cant use that as a phone, and the girlfriend really whats me to get one she she knows were im at and what im up to

11-02-2003, 07:37 PM	#7
sunblade Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 156	Well, the main problem with the nGage's phone capability is probably the fact that you have to hold it like this:

11-03-2003, 01:04 AM	#8
audi_boy_racer Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: new zealand Posts: 24	Hmmmm...maybe i wont get a N-Gage . Does anyone know how the phone capabilitys work on the PDA?:shrug: Thanks guys for the help or sould i say guidance.

11-03-2003, 03:52 AM	#9
augerman Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: alaska Posts: 13	if you want a phone and a pda in one you could get one of those treo phone/pda I don't know how good they are. palm just bot handspring the company that makes them so there should be a new version of the treo coming out soon

11-06-2003, 03:10 PM	#11
ItsTooHot Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 11	I have one and love it. The only downside is its expansion slot is SDIO. There just aren't many SDIO bits out there yet. But then again, I've had this thing for 3 months now and still haven't needed to add anything to it other than an SD memory card for music. ou still look pretty goofy holding your PDA up to your head though. There's just no way around that. __________________ ------------------------ ItsTooHot -Semper Fry

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