tasman

SPV C500 here, a nice stablemate for the hx4700.

As to why I have both, well, I'm a bloke and they're really nice gadgets

The SPV is has the advantage of being small, fairly light and phone shaped (although what that means these days is open to debate). It's reliable and always handy. There's plenty of software around these days, and quite a bit that has both iPaq and SPV editions, and with Active Sync the data can (mostly) keep in sync.

The iPaq is very good, but it's not always convenient to carry around, I see it more as a mini-PC.

As for the thread, we really need a single definitive point for a forum. iPaqHQ would be V good.

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regards Tasman

devices:

ex-Orange SPV C500
T-Mobile HTC Wizard (unlocked XDA Mini-S)
full list of apps

internetadam

ok, as to the confusion between the smartphone and the pocket pc phone heres how i look at it:
-the pocket pc phone is like my soon to come ipaq but w/ a phone in it
-the smartphone is a cell phone that can hook up w/ activesync and looks like a poser verison of the real windows mobile

ya i kno, way dumbed down, but it works when i explain it to my computer challenged friends.

hands0n

Ex user of SPV C-500 and Motorola A1000. Currently on a Nokia 6680 and in the process of migrating over to a Nokia 6280. These last three are all on 3G networks in the UK (Vodafone, 3 and T-Mobile respectively).

My Vodafone account went from the A1000 to the absolutely splendid Sony Ericsson W900i - not a Smartphone in the traditional sense, but it does not seem to lack for much so I mention it on here in passing.

My 3 account started off with a Motorola E1000 and soon changed to the Symbian OS60 based 6680 handset. I must say that I prefer using Symbian on a regular keypad-based handset rather than the touchscreen of the A1000. In much the same way that I quite got on with Windows Mobile on the SPV C500.

Now, in the process of leaving 3 for T-Mobile, I have selected the OS40 based Nokia 6280. While it is not on a par with S60 in a number of terms, it is nonetheless a neat and compact handset with web browser and Organiser functions (calendar, to do etc...) that fits in with what I intend to use it for.

I've not yet managed to wean myself off of my iPAQ 4150 though. It may take a few more years to do that