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  • maddox
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2004
    • 648

    #1

    Palm Treo650 OR Nokia 9500 Communicator or Blackberry

    I was just shoping around for a PDA phone and I was near ordering a Nokia 9500 for my remote management needs.

    My requirements are mail, web, ICQ and most important ssh!!! Ssh is easy with Nokia because of Symbian OS and there is opensource putty available for Symbian.

    The only phone I am familiar with is the Nokia, do you know anything about the other two? I have just browsed their websites but its hard to judge from only the pics and descriptions, I need advice from real people using these phones.
  • crnc
    Registered User
    • Mar 2003
    • 57

    #2
    I dont have any one of these yet, but I do know several entusiasts that have recently switched from Blackberry to the 9500 simply because the SSH capabilities are better.
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    • Young
      Bland for life
      • Nov 2004
      • 10468

      #3
      SSH with the blackberry. There are alot of Third Party Applications for it.
      Push (real time) E-Mail only exists on the Blackberry.....Blackberry isn't pretty like the other two phones but it gets the job done. I couldn't live without mine.
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      • maddox
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        • Jan 2004
        • 648

        #4
        Originally posted by Young
        SSH with the blackberry. There are alot of Third Party Applications for it.
        Push (real time) E-Mail only exists on the Blackberry.....Blackberry isn't pretty like the other two phones but it gets the job done. I couldn't live without mine.
        I just cannot find any software repository for Blackberry on their website, also using google I found only one SSh client called Idokoroo which costed ~200 bucks.

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        • maddox
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          • Jan 2004
          • 648

          #5
          Originally posted by Young
          SSH with the blackberry. There are alot of Third Party Applications for it.
          Push (real time) E-Mail only exists on the Blackberry.....Blackberry isn't pretty like the other two phones but it gets the job done. I couldn't live without mine.
          email is not that important to me, the most important is ssh and ICQ

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          • shuki
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            • Aug 2004
            • 3070

            #6
            Sorry for the noob question but what is SSH
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            • maddox
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              • Jan 2004
              • 648

              #7
              Originally posted by shuki
              Sorry for the noob question but what is SSH
              ssh is telnet like connection but over a secure channel

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              • Young
                Bland for life
                • Nov 2004
                • 10468

                #8
                Originally posted by maddox
                email is not that important to me, the most important is ssh and ICQ

                I use Webmessenger on my BB it handles ICQ, AIM, YAHOO etc...its a good little program.

                Try www.RimRoad.com for all third party applications. For RIM applications you'll have to be subscriber specific and they can be found at your cell providers website.
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                • maddox
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                  • Jan 2004
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                  #9
                  so it seems most of you use blackberry, which model should I try?

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                  • Lensman
                    GFY Chaperone
                    • Jan 2001
                    • 9846

                    #10
                    The treo crashes with ICQ

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                    • Young
                      Bland for life
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 10468

                      #11
                      Originally posted by maddox
                      so it seems most of you use blackberry, which model should I try?
                      I use the 7520 through Nextel. Its the only current Blackberry with Bluetooth. It is the only Blackberry with a Speakerphone and Nextel's direct connect of course. Nextel is also one of the few companies that allow web access and dial-up access through there Blackberry. If you wanna go HTML on the BB, a 3rd party browser like ReqWireless will let you browse pages at speeds comparable to a 56k modem.

                      The Nextel 7520 definately has the most bang for the buck. And its smaller than most them too.
                      Last edited by Young; 02-06-2005, 09:24 AM.
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                      • maddox
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                        • Jan 2004
                        • 648

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Young
                        I use the 7520 through Nextel. Its the only current Blackberry with Bluetooth. It is the only Blackberry with a Speakerphone and Nextel's direct connect of course. Nextel is also one of the few companies that allow web access and dial-up access through there Blackberry. If you wanna go HTML on the BB, a 3rd party browser like ReqWireless will let you browse pages at speeds comparable to a 56k modem.

                        The Nextel 7520 definately has the most bang for the buck. And its smaller than most them too.
                        I am afraid this nextel is not available in Europe ;)

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                        • Young
                          Bland for life
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 10468

                          #13
                          Originally posted by maddox
                          I am afraid this nextel is not available in Europe ;)
                          awwwww lol very good point. Head over Howard Chui's cell phone forum. Its a huge community of dorks around the world who love cell phones. They'll point you in the right direction.
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                          • maddox
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                            • Jan 2004
                            • 648

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Young
                            awwwww lol very good point. Head over Howard Chui's cell phone forum. Its a huge community of dorks around the world who love cell phones. They'll point you in the right direction.
                            good, this is the best advice so far, thank you very much..

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                            • maddox
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                              • Jan 2004
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                              #15
                              http://www.howardforu..... bad luck, site cannot be opened;)

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                              • Young
                                Bland for life
                                • Nov 2004
                                • 10468

                                #16
                                Originally posted by maddox
                                http://www.howardforu..... bad luck, site cannot be opened;)
                                http://www.howardforums.com

                                we can post other forums as long as their not adult related correct?
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                                • Arty
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Nov 2002
                                  • 880

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by maddox
                                  I was just shoping around for a PDA phone and I was near ordering a Nokia 9500 for my remote management needs.

                                  My requirements are mail, web, ICQ and most important ssh!!! Ssh is easy with Nokia because of Symbian OS and there is opensource putty available for Symbian.

                                  The only phone I am familiar with is the Nokia, do you know anything about the other two? I have just browsed their websites but its hard to judge from only the pics and descriptions, I need advice from real people using these phones.
                                  I just bought that one, http://www.imate.com/products.php?id=9

                                  So far messenger & icq works....Of course it also got email & web functions. I've downloaded two ssh clients yesterday but I cound't test those yet...

                                  http://pocketputty.duxy.net/viewtopic.php?t=5
                                  http://www.movsoftware.com/products/sshce/sshce.htm
                                  Last edited by Arty; 02-06-2005, 10:26 AM.

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                                  • maddox
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                                    • Jan 2004
                                    • 648

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Young
                                    http://www.howardforums.com

                                    we can post other forums as long as their not adult related correct?
                                    I have no idea, this is why I did not post the full url...

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                                    • Downtime
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                                      • May 2004
                                      • 7320

                                      #19
                                      How much does the Nokia phone go for? Can't find a price online anywhere - thanks in advance.
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                                      • wotanworks
                                        Registered User
                                        • Feb 2005
                                        • 32

                                        #20
                                        Treo all the way

                                        The crackberry blows.
                                        The reception is horrible and its just lame to use.
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                                        • Young
                                          Bland for life
                                          • Nov 2004
                                          • 10468

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by wotanworks
                                          The crackberry blows.
                                          The reception is horrible and its just lame to use.
                                          oh boy

                                          Did you know that the nickname "Crackberry" is not a bad one. They call it "Crackberry" because the Blackberry is addictive like crack. Your post is like saying "That Beautiful Chic is Ugly". All the bloggers at the DNC/RNC, all the reporters at the DNC/RNC used Blackberry's... Reception depends on provider...not phone.

                                          Blackberry's are for people who need e-mail first and extra shit second.
                                          Last edited by Young; 02-06-2005, 10:55 AM.
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                                          • maddox
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                                            • Jan 2004
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Downtime
                                            How much does the Nokia phone go for? Can't find a price online anywhere - thanks in advance.
                                            around 600Euro here in europe, checked ebay.at

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                                            • quiet
                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                              • Sep 2001
                                              • 25115

                                              #23
                                              i ordered a treo 650 yesterday. i'm still not sure it's the right choice. i also like the blackberry, but it doesn't have 128 bit browser encryption, which i need to do online banking.

                                              Originally posted by Young
                                              Push (real time) E-Mail only exists on the Blackberry.....Blackberry isn't pretty like the other two phones but it gets the job done. I couldn't live without mine.
                                              i've read about the push thing, but i still don't understand how it differs from the way treo email works. could you please elaborate?
                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                              • rickholio
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jan 2004
                                                • 1914

                                                #24
                                                I've been doing some checking up myself... I need something I can do some AIM and SSH from when I'm mobile. Quite frankly, NONE of them seem to be up to the task. The blackberry is notoriously slow for any net-related things other than email and the treo is apparently plagued with memory and reboot issues.

                                                Best (paraphrased) quote I saw on one of the review boards somewhere, talking about a new WinCE device from BenQ called the P50 and claiming it'll be a 'treo killer':

                                                "There's nothing about the BenQ that will 'kill' the treo, although it wouldn't be that hard. There's not much that's 'killer' about the treo, it's just the closest thing we have to something decent at the moment. When a really GOOD phone comes, we'll all pounce on it."

                                                Which to me means "Wait for a bit."
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                                                • maddox
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                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                  • 648

                                                  #25
                                                  after some diging forums, asking people, reading tests and stuff I came up with the following:

                                                  blackberry: no real OS, problems getting existing ssh clients connect to servers, as Quiet said no 128encryption for http

                                                  treo650: outdated, crashing ssh clients

                                                  nokia 9500: has nice Os (symbian) but its huge 15cm while the others are 11cm

                                                  This is why I just ordered Nokia 9300 the smaller brother of the 9500 (13cm), its missing wifi and camera which I dont need.

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                                                  • Holly Lez!
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                                                    • Oct 2003
                                                    • 3480

                                                    #26
                                                    I just purchased this model of the Blackberry from Tmobile
                                                    http://tmobile.com/products/images.a...0789&class=pda

                                                    It has speaker phone, and Bluetooth wireless technology. Got a good price on it to.

                                                    But am wondering if anyone has one of these and how they like it.
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                                                    • nojob
                                                      The Original NoJob
                                                      • Feb 2004
                                                      • 3682

                                                      #27
                                                      treo 650 is hot. love the blue tooth on it. alot of progs to dl for it. if you want to put aol on it. you can get it for free by going to their uk site and downloading it.

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                                                      • ssp
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Jan 2005
                                                        • 7990

                                                        #28
                                                        If you want a free Nokia 9500, click here!

                                                        It's how I got my free Motorola V3 RAZR..

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                                                        • Young
                                                          Bland for life
                                                          • Nov 2004
                                                          • 10468

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Direct Holly
                                                          I just purchased this model of the Blackberry from Tmobile
                                                          http://tmobile.com/products/images.a...0789&class=pda

                                                          It has speaker phone, and Bluetooth wireless technology. Got a good price on it to.

                                                          But am wondering if anyone has one of these and how they like it.
                                                          Codename "Charm" a RIM rep let me play with it a couple months before its FCC approval. Its a prettier version of the classic Blackberry. My only beef is that its not a full QWERTY keyboard. But the rep told me as you get used to it, your supposedly able to type faster than a QWERTY.
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                                                          • TrumpCash_Dave
                                                            Its almost time
                                                            • Dec 2002
                                                            • 13009

                                                            #30
                                                            lets see some pics of these phones

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                                                            • Young
                                                              Bland for life
                                                              • Nov 2004
                                                              • 10468

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by quiet
                                                              i ordered a treo 650 yesterday. i'm still not sure it's the right choice. i also like the blackberry, but it doesn't have 128 bit browser encryption, which i need to do online banking.

                                                              i've read about the push thing, but i still don't understand how it differs from the way treo email works. could you please elaborate?
                                                              Hey quiet,

                                                              the difference basically is that the TREO does what you call "Polling" for E-mail and "Pulling". This can be accomplished in two ways. Lets use AOL for example.

                                                              If I am not signed on to AOL...I will not be aware that I have an E-mail until I log-in using my username and password to check. The TREO "Polls" in pretty much the same way. You can initiate it by accessing the program, the program accesses your mailbox through your username and password and "pulls" the E-Mail down on to your handheld. I believe the TREO does this on its own every 15 minutes or so.

                                                              Now Imagine that you have AOL open 24 hours a day, seven days a week non stop. As soon as you were to recieve e-mail you would here the "You've got mail" in real time. Its instant....direct to your computer. No need for username and password because you are already logged in. Essentially that is what the Blackberry service provides.....Always On Push E-Mail. The E-Mail gets "pushed" to your handheld almost instantly. It takes about 2 seconds. Responses about 4 seconds.

                                                              The Blackberry also allows you to have multiple POP3 accounts attached to your Web Client and a custom Send Address of your choice that can be changed in 2 seconds. I could spoof [email protected] if i really wanted too.

                                                              If all of what I said doesn't matter to you then you definately made the right choice. I just like the whole Always On E-mail.
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