Comments on: Palm Foleo – my thoughts http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/ Taming that torrent of information Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:25:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Foleo Cancelled By Palm « Proud Geek http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-7844 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:41:24 +0000 http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-7844 [...] months ago, I blogged about the Foleo and said at the end, “Sorry, Palm. You gotta work harder. But I’d be happy to be proven [...]

]]> By: twallclimber http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-861 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:29:46 +0000 http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-861 dang it ! sorry i put a wrong word in my response messege to bill – it should be blackberry, not blackjack. sorry.

]]> By: twallclimber http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-860 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:27:57 +0000 http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-860 DCA,
at&t’s mobile service plan for deaf subscribers is called TAP(text accessibility plan) for pda(8525, 8125), treo devices(680,650,750), Samsung Blackjack, or nokia e62. It costs 30 bucks a month for unlimited data service with 5000 text msgs. one of them can be tethered to your laptop if you travel with them. unfortunately at&t hasn’t offered blackberry plan to deaf subscribers yet, but from what i heard, it is working on special BB plan for deaf subscriber. you can use these at&t GSM devices internationally.

bill,
you can tether your laptop to blackjack devices. check this. – http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/Using_BlackBerry_As_

good luck…

]]> By: Proud Geek http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-854 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:34:17 +0000 http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-854 Hi DCA! Depends on where you are, what you do, and where you go. If you live in DC and take the Metro, those with Verizon are the only ones that work in the Metro but the monthly fees are higher. If you travel internationally, you need a service that works abroad – certainly not Verizon. T-mobile and Cingular/AT&T seem to have the most devices that are “deaf-friendly,” and Tmobile’s monthly fees for data-only service are the lowest.

]]> By: DCABlogs http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-851 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:56:02 +0000 http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-851 Hi there, I couldnt find your email to contact you. I am curious if you have any recommending which server we should use like tmobile, sprint, verizon etc?

]]> By: Bill http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-849 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:47:45 +0000 http://blog.proud-geek.com/2007/06/04/palm-foleo-my-thoughts/#comment-849 I guess what I see that I like most about it, is lightweight, instant boot. Granted, I rarely turn my laptop off, but I see a market for a laptop powered by a rom OS and flash memory for “hard drive”.

I use my Blackberry for email, and web browsing when I am stuck somewhere without access to my laptop.

But this type of device, with some limited Word/Email access a nice screen, a nice keyboard, wifi, and remote desktop capabilities, (and cheaper than current offerings) as a great substitute for carrying my full size laptop.

Similar Concept: Cathena, but not the phone, and a little to big:

http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/27/cathena-the-instant-on-windows-ce-laptop/

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