The Dark Side.

Well after being a PalmOS nerd for a number of years, I have made the move from my Treo650 to a T-Mobile Dash (WM5 Smartphone) and so far so good. I had really desired a strong PalmOS based phone, but features like Wifi, upgraded Bluetooth, and a better camera seemed to be a impossiblity as Palm like other ‘phone’ makers sold out, they made phones for “Providers” for instance the Treo680, while you can get a unlocked version, they only provide the full range of colors to Cingular customers - or the Treo700p, only for Sprint/Verizon - granted for features like EVDO - but why not a GSM/EDGE version with the new camera etc. for loyal users?

So instead of waiting for Palm to make a move, I researched the options T-Mobile had to offer, and the Dash made the most sense, providing me with a 1.3mp camera that takes decent shots and new bluetooth and integrated wifi - decent battery life, built in Internet Explorer browser, Java (which runs Gmai’s App Wonderfully) and slowly but surely I’m going to customize this device out, now granted I have 13 days to find some earth shattering thing to make it “bad” and return it, but so far good sound quality, works with my headset perfectly, only other test is for the road in using it’s BT to link the MacBook Pro to EDGE/GPRS and see if I can get online from anywhere.

Another perk to this upgrade is a upgrade to my package, got the following upgraded:

  • myFaves 1000m + Nights/Weekends
  • 400 Txt/Pic messages
  • Unlimited T-Mob-to-T-mob (useful for family calls)
  • 5 Faves (for friends/customers houses/cells)
  • T-Mobile Internet + T-Mobile HotSpots (their new all-in-one internet plan) - Starkbucks here I come.

So not too shabby, monthly bill went up only about $15 - granted it’s higher, but compared to the overages I have gotten for going over 600m - a small price to pay.

But watch the Flickr for more camera pics from the phone, so far so good! Have a good Tuesday folks.

Posted on 24 April '07 by Chuck Brown, under basic goodness.