Author: Sirotovich
Date: 01:06:39 02/23/05
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On February 23, 2005 at 00:20:40, P. Massie wrote: >On February 22, 2005 at 21:38:01, Sirotovich wrote: > >>Dear Chess Friends ! >> >>I was thinking to buy a Pocket PC or Palm for my business. Because I wasn’t >>familiar with both units, I investigated a market here in Melbourne trying to >>find the most suitable portable computer for my conditions. I am going to use it >>50% for my business and 50% for chess. Also, my 2 year contract with the local >>phone company expires very soon and I am going to choose another mobile phone. >>But yesterday I found a very short article in the Australian Computer magazine >>about so called Smart Phones. The author briefly describes some of the smart >>phone units and gives his own opinion about them. And the prices for them starts >>from around AUS $700 to $1600. >>My question is – does anyone here have a smart phone and he can share his >>experience with us ? How good is it to receive phone calls and to play chess? >>Are you happy with its performance ? Are they compatible with the latest mobile >>chess programs, such as Fritz or Chess Tiger? Are these chess programs play so >>good as they do on Palm or Pocket PCs ? >>I think no one here has shared his experience with smart phone yet. I would >>appreciate your advise or a story. >> >>Best wishes >> >>Anatoli Sirota > >I have a PocketPC smart phone. It's provided by Sprint in the USA and functions >precisely like any other PocketPC - it IS a PocketPC and any program that runs >on the PocketPC runs on it. But at the same time it has the phone functionality >included. I find it works fine as a phone. I've tested the reception and >clarity of calls versus regular cell phones and it's equal or better, given the >same provider in the same location. The only drawback I've found with it is >it's a bit larger and clunkier than the typical cell phone. However, I can get >away with carrying only one device, rather than two, so that makes up for it. >Also, it incorporates the cell phone and PDA capability by allowing me to put >names and phone numbers in my "contacts" list on Outlook email, downloading them >to the phone, and dialing the phone directly from that contacts list. > >A couple of people I know have the latest Treo 650 smartphones. Although they >don't do anything with chess, they otherwise function precisely as a normal Palm >device, while at the same time providing the phone functionality. > >Overall, I would recommend this approach if you have a use for both a phone and >PDA, and don't mind a slightly larger and less ergonomic "phone". > >Paul Dear Paul ! Thank you very much for your kind reply. Now it becomes much more clearer for me. I understood, that it works pretty good as a pocket PC as well as a phone. Paul, have you ever tried to install any chess program on your smart phone ? I hope someone else will share his experience as well. Best wishes Anatoli
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