[CoLoCo] [off topic] open or linux friendly smart phone

[TC]

99 on contract.  A quick search shows closer to 400 without.  Check ebay
and used.

I don't know for sure if Sprint has prepaid, but I might have a used 650
at my office.  I'll have to check.

Brandan E. Lloyd wrote:
> +1 on the Treo.  I have a 650 and I am super happy with it.  Plus the
> new Centro is much cheaper at around $99.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 22:01, TC <telecon at infosyndicate.net
> <mailto:telecon at infosyndicate.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Treo/Palm is probably the best supported Smartphone for linux that I
>     have come across. I've been using Palm/Linux for several years and have
>     had very small issues.
> 
>     Jim Hutchinson wrote:
>     > Until open moko, android or something becomes a reality, are there any
>     > good option for a Linux loving guy who can't keep track of
>     appointments?
>     > It seems blackberry and other such toys only talk with windows
>     computers
>     > and are expensive to boot. I don't use a cell phone much so I will
>     just
>     > buy something at retail and then use a pre-paid plan with it so no
>     free
>     > phones and no contracts either. It wouldn't have to sync with a
>     computer
>     > because I don't expect I'd use that function much anyway but I hate
>     > buying anything that supports the concept that windows is THE os.
>     > Something less than $200 would be ideal - preferably a lot less.
>     >
>     > I've been all over Amazon and the T-mobile site and I'm not finding a
>     > good option - plus never having used a PDA I'm not even sure what I'm
>     > looking for.
>     >
>     > Thanks for any free advice :).
>     >
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