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Originally Posted by hnelson59
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i just don't see the advantage of an rss news service over avantgo UNLESS and this could be the kicker, you are not near your home network to sync.
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For me, the advantage is that I can keep up with many more news sources than I could with Avantgo--or, at least without downloading lots of news I don't care about. Some of the readers (PocketRSS, for instance) allow you to download extended feeds, which will show more content like Avantgo. But, for scanning LOTS of feeds and sources and stories, I'm addicted to RSS.
I also hate the new version of Avantgo. It never really worked as well or as fast as the old one did, and I just dumped it and was using MobiPocket for some Avantgo-like news and web pages.
I'm now really into RSS, though. But, the problem with most of the RSS readers (which is also a virtue as it makes downloading multiple feeds faster) is that you really need to be near an internet source in case you want to read the rest of the article/page.
I'm currently using (and own) PocketRSS, Egress, and the full version of NewsBreak. None is perfect for me, but all are really good. I think NewsBreak is the most stable and simple of the bunch. If only it had PocketRSS's today-screen plugin it would be perfect for me. (I also have all installed on my SD card without real problems.
All in all, I think this mini-version is a great way to encourage people to try RSS on their PPC's if they haven't already done so.