Best "PDA" for accessing the web

[madyaks]

What is the best device for accessing the web from work or on the road when you don't have access to a computer.

Something for accessing a place like the lounge, ESPN.

I really like the iPod touch but it's just Wi-Fi and that isn't an option. And I don't want to get new cell phone service to use the iPhone.

I currently have Sprint.

[kah]

My work-issued Treo does OK. Takes a while for places like the Lounge to load up.

[madyaks]

My work-issued Treo does OK. Takes a while for places like the Lounge to load up.

Can you post and everything? Is it a pain in the ass or is it worth having to get on the net with?

Maybe a small laptop and a broadband card.

[kah]

Can you post and everything? Is it a pain in the ass or is it worth having to get on the net with?

Maybe a small laptop and a broadband card.

Yes I can post. Takes longer, obviously, but I can post. I posted this morning using the phone. And AFAIK you can only have one browser at a time open; dunno how other phones work. But it works fine.

[madyaks]

Thanks


Anyone else?

[JK]

Yaks...how much time do you have on your current contract with Sprint?

That is who I have also, and I found a highly recommended phone/PDA thing they offer but my current contract goes through next February and it would cost me $400 (versus $100 if I was able to get the discount price for re-upping my contract)...

Unfortunately the Sprint site is undergoing maintenance right now so I can't look up which device it is, but I'll check when it's back up...

[madyaks]

Yaks...how much time do you have on your current contract with Sprint?

That is who I have also, and I found a highly recommended phone/PDA thing they offer but my current contract goes through next February and it would cost me $400 (versus $100 if I was able to get the discount price for re-upping my contract)...

Unfortunately the Sprint site is undergoing maintenance right now so I can't look up which device it is, but I'll check when it's back up...

I am not sure on how much time I have left, I will have to look.

[gosha83]

I have the AT&T Tilt and it's awesome. It has Wi-Fi built in, but, unlike the iPhone, it also works on AT&T's 3G network which is blazing fast. It runs on Windows Mobile 6. The Skype app is awesome for it too, as I can use either WiFi or 3G to make Skype-to-Skype or Skype-out calls long distance, therefore avoiding using some expensive international plan/card.

[Indu WangZi]

My Blackberry "Curve" is pretty good. It's excellent at accessing the Web...you can post on this site.

Check it out...the Blackberry "Pearl" is pretty sweet, also.

[jack jones]

My blackberry plus sprint is bad.

[Jeffro]

My Blackberry "Curve" is pretty good. It's excellent at accessing the Web...you can post on this site.

Check it out...the Blackberry "Pearl" is pretty sweet, also.

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Love the Curve.

[madyaks]

The Curve does look nice but no Srint as an option.
That is strange since I can get a BlackBerry 8830 for Sprint but not the Curve?

[jack jones]

That is strange since I can get a BlackBerry 8830 for Sprint but not the Curve?

I have the 8830 plus Sprint. I don't think wou will be happy with the web browsing capabilities of that combination.

[raise]

I have the 8830 with Verizon, and am less than thrilled.

[WinstonSmith]

Yaks,

I would not bother with a standalone PDA.

I was in the same boat as you, but the better option, I think, is to get a PocketPC type of cellphone. They double as PDAs and phones and that way you only have to carry one gadget around.

I would highly recommend getting a PocketPC phone that has built-in Wi-Fi. Not all of them do. In fact, most do not. That was a dealbreaker for me, which significantly reduced my options.

I have Verizon, so while the coverage is excellent, the phone selection is not. I ended up with the Samsung SCH-i760 and I really like it.

Spring has the SERO plan, which is amazing. And, the Sprint Mogul is the phone I would get if I had Sprint. Nice PocketPC phone.

Verizon has the same phone, but it came out after I got my Samsung.

That's my $.02.