SteveGavJR

I was never an avid user of smartphones. I didn't have much need for them. I had used them before, and I like them, they just didn't fit my needs.

And then came along the t-mobile sda. A simple yet useful smartphone, it had everything I needed...email, internet, picture messaging, storage card for my music.. It was (and still is) perfect! Sadly though, I grew out of it. I made my own email server, bought a domain, and was replying to many emails. I needed a keyboard.

From there, I went to the i-mate k-jam. It was an excellent device(albeit a little chubby), with essentially the same innards as my former sda. This however, proved to be a bit of a problem. While the device worked alright, the 200mhz cpu was a bit underpowered. So I decided to upgrade.

On to the tilt! One of my favorites of all time. It had absolutely everything I needed. wifi, gps, keyboard, microsd slot...and it was a gorgeous looking device. I loaded it up with all the music I could, added tomtom gps, synced via exchange, and life was wonderful! However, after a tragic accident, my tilt lives no more. (In case you were wondering, while getting out of my bathing suit at the beach, I placed my phone -temporarily- on the lip of my trunk. After I finished changing, I slammed my trunk shut. Only to find that I had just smashed my poor little tilt in the face. It was a terrible day for me.)

So then I went BACK to the sda. While this device was sufficient for daily use, I was spoiled by the keyboard, and I wasn't sure if another tilt was the way to go(the touch diamond was just released and the touch pro was moments away)...

So I opted for the iphone. While some in the community would deem this to be a traitorous move, in my line of work, it's just research. People ask me questions, it's my job to know. So why not? The interface was wonderful, it's an ipod as well(which I'm familiar with), and it has excellent aftermarket support. I unlocked it(I have t-mobile), and started using it. It did the job, and it did it fairly well, but the on-screen keyboard blows. I don't mind it for quick things, but ONLY having an on-screen keyboard was a terrible thing to put up with. So I kept it until I was ready for an account upgrade...and bought the g1!!!

I am IN NO WAY a g1 fanboy. I love it, I think it's great, but I really miss windows mobile. The 3g speed is pretty good, the interface is slick...but it's really premature. It hasn't really developed much over the past month or two. Given the opportunity, I would jump right back on the winmo bandwagon. There are other devices that look good and work great, but man....exchange sync rules my world.

So that's where I stand today. I'm using the G1 as my daily driver, T-mobile SDA and iPhone as backups, and a broken tilt in my drawer(for sentimental purposes). I'll probably grab the fuze if I can get it for a reasonable price.

Good luck to all!