Cell Phone

[Rhody]

I have been thinking of switching cell phones. I've had a Treo650 for a while. I don't use enough of the PDA features to warrant carrying around this clunky thing. I want to get an EVDO phone for fast Web browsing, which the Treo650 is horrible at.

So, I was thinking about getting the Helio Ocean. Helio a good deal, because all their plans have unlimited texting and browsing. Their devices have GPS with Google Maps and all the main IM programs. Plus the Ocean has a cool dual slide design. I like that it's a device the girls will want to play with while they enter their numbers into it.

Does anybody here have Helio service?

[holyskeleton]

heres a Snap Judgements: Helio Ocean vs. Apple iPhone by gizmodo.

And, let's face it, the Ocean is butt-ugly compared with the iPhone. So I think what it comes down to is this: do you want a stylish music player/phone combo, or do you want a hot smartphone? Because it seems to me that if you want a slick phone that'll play music, the iPhone is the clear choice. But if you want a full-featured phone for checking email and surfing the Web and plan to keep a standalone MP3 player in your other pocket, the Ocean is obviously the winner.

personally i wouldn't buy a iphone just because apple tries to do two things at once.

[Sage]

Whoa, I've never heard of Helio before! Sweet Jesus (that would be Jesus my lawnboy, not Jesus of Nazareth...) that service looks nice!

[boyracer]

You're thinking of getting rid of your Treo?!?!?!? There's no way I could think of doing without mine. Of course, I use a lot of the PDA/PIM functions on mine. Yes, web browsing is slow, but it's not something I do that often.

I keep a few games on mine, plus a background of my bike as my wallpaper. So there's plenty on there to keep a chick entertained if she picks it up to put her number in (or other things, but we're not here to discuss that )

I also have the program PalmaSutra that chicks LOVE to play around with. There has yet to be a chick that hasn't started it, spent around 10 minutes, and then is horny as hell!

[Rhody]

I never had any games on my Treo that I liked. I never heard of PalmaSutra though. I use the PDA functions only a little, to keep track of meetings, but they're mostly meetings that happen while I'm at work, so I can just use Outlook on my computer for that.

The Helio Ocean has a 2megapixel camera with video. The Web access is supposed to be really fast, so I would probably use the Web more if it didn't take 3 minutes to get a page, plus Helio gives unlimited downloads while Sprint charges me for the minutes I'm connected I think (I could be wrong about that though). I've also found myself texting a lot, so I always go over the allotted number of messages, which gets expensive.

All in all, I stand to save a bunch of money and I get a really cool phone that is smaller than the Treo. However, I would have to break my contract with Sprint, which would cost me another $150.

[Finesse]

I just thought id say that blackberries SUCK!

[boyracer]

I'm with Cingular, so I have their unlimited data plan, and 3000 text messages per month. Plenty for my uses!!

I haven't really looked into the Helio, but it sounds like a cool little device. When I upgraded to my 680 from my 650, I sold my 650 on Craigslist for like $200. Keep that in mind!!

If you decide to keep the Treo, and want a copy of Palmasutra, I'll beam you a copy next time I see you.

[Rhody]

For those who do not know about it, here are some details:


Dual Slider – alphanumeric keypad
+ full QWERTY keyboard

Color – Black

Dimensions – 4.33" x 2.20" x .86"

Weight – 5.61 oz

Display – 2.4 inch QVGA display, 240 x 320, 260K colors

3G Speed – EV-DO network support for fast multimedia downloads

Talk Time – Up to 5.1 hours

Memory – 200MB internal memory expandable via microSDTM
with USB Mass Storage Mode

Camera – 2.0 Megapixel, digital zoom, built-in flash

Video Camera – MPEG-4 video recording

Audio – Stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology

Personal Entertainment Center – Supports:
MP3, AAC, WMA, MPEG-4, H.264, VOD, MOD

Additional Features –

* POP/IMAP Email Support
* Supports Helio Music
* GPS-enabled services and applications
* Photo caller ID

Ocean Comes With –

* Battery + Charger
* Stereo Headset
* USB Cable
* 2.5 to 3.5mm Headset Adapter

I actually just ordered mine and got a sweet deal. If anybody is interested in this deal send me a PM. If anybody is planning on being a new Helio customer it would be cool if you mentioned my name for the referral. I don't want to give any more details about the deal, because I don't want to violate any board rules. I'm not trying to spam the board trying to sell anything. I just want to help people save some money if they do buy one.

[Hunter Rose]

[techy geek mode on]

If you're willing to wait, you might want to check out this new open source
based phone that should be shipping in Spetember.

http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page

The first gen hardware design will be touchscreen based like the Iphone, but
since it's open source and Linux based, you'll be able to mod/hack it, and
install whatever apps you want on it. So MP3 player, video player, text
viewer, web browser, etc...

[techy geek mode off]

[Slick85]

Samsung Trace brah, slick. sleek, good price, the ladies dig it lol