Looking for coolest PDA phone for Cingular

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Julie P

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Hey all, well my S710a is dead - droped in the sink at my house - pulled it out in time to save ALLL BUT THE DIRECTIONAL KEYPAD and the select button in the middle - everything else works. but now its started to mess up.

So i'm going to be selling that phone (maybe, if its worth it, and if i can clean it up still) and upgrading.

My contract has been up on my old phone over a year ago. I am willing to get another contract because my mom pays the bill, and i'm satisfied with cingular.
So thats one way to save some money with a 2 year contract, but also, my mom just gave me $100 worth of gift cards to cingular that she got for being a 'loyal customer' (we've had a account with them that dates back to bag-phone era - i'm guessing at least 11 years)

So i'm looking for a new cellphone, I'd like something with a keypad for typing
but i hate the treo look with the keypad built into the front. This phone needs to fit into my pocket. at least as easily as my Sony S710a

Some key features i want:
- PDA functionality (not loyal to microsoft, i have an ipaq 5300 series and am not too impressed with windows mobile 2003 - forgot about that guy - i can sell him with everything for around $130 or so - nice lil pda)
- Wifi internet access (i know wifi is a pretty new feature on phones, so any ideas on phones comming out very soon, like right after christmas?)
- Bluetooth
- Decent camera (my S710a took so so pictures, i'd like something that can take at least so so if not better, possibly autofocused pictures)
- Expandable memory (unless it has over a gig of internal storage, i need a memory card)

I know there are a lot of phones out there - Ive bee eyeing the Cingular (HTC) 8525 - that is almost the same as the HTC TyTN
But everywhere i've been reading says that the 8525 is almost exactly like the 8125 except for the 3G capabilitys.

I do not intend to spend money anytime soon on data over cingular networks. I am concerned about the cost, and the security issues related to that. Plus i am still a college student, and 90% of everywhere.

So there you have it - i have a few hundred i intend to blow at cingular, After a 2 year contract, $100 in gift cards, and selling my practically new HP Ipaq PDA for over $100 (i bought it 3 months ago for $110, they were selling on ebay for $180 at the time), I'm looking at spending under $300 of my own cash on a phone

Oh, GPS would be great also.

I'm a gadget freak, that loves to use his stuff to the max. The cellphone has recently become my ultimate gadget. With the number of included features - they can now replace several electronics that gadget guys like me would carry. (having a decent cellphone on my last phone really came in handy for college in tons of ways)

thanks all for your help!
 
yeah,but i'm not going to pay for 3G - i don't even front the bill for now (parents helping out while i am in college)

I looked at the blackjack - but i hate the keypad on the front - too ugly and i hate how it feels in my hands

any other suggestions?
 
I'd say get the 8125 for that price,if you want data you can add the unlimited Media net plan for 19.99 a month,the pda connect is something they force you to get in the store which you can always change while driving away from the store. I'd buy a 8125 on ebay then just call cingular and add the Media net plan. You can always buy some unlocked overseas pda which will end up costing you a headache with the cingular settings.
 
Perfect, just what i wanted to hear. Very good points. And i need some reasoning. Sometimes its hard to keep from just going all out and getting something over the top for an outrageous price.
 
If you're looking for just about all of that except for WiFi, and in a very, very compact package I'd look at a Pearl. They're rock solid for functionality and have just about everything you could want.
 
The MediaNet loophole he is telling you about will get you an invoice you are not looking forward to. I work for Cingular and understand they are actually working on correcting the concern very soon. It will register your IMEI to the switch and if it shows anything but a normal phone, it will charge you per kilobyte. The PDA plan w/ voice is 39.99 on top of your voice plan monthly cost. The Pearl / Cingular 8525 would be my two choices.
 
I have my unlocked sda with the unlimited media net plan(19.99) and surf all day everyday all the guys over at the cingular forum have been doing this. But if you go over 500 mb a month then cingular will catch on other than that you'll be ok. The guys over at the cingular forums told me about this and I've been good.
 
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