700wx or Mogul ppc6800?

[billyman]

Right now I have the 700wx but I'm finding myself wanting to transition to the PPC6800. I bought one today and plan to play w/ it over the weekend before I activate it to see if it will be a better mousetrap.

However, I'd like to hear everyones opinion. Maybe some of you have already made the switch and can share some experienced pros & cons.

Some concerns:

* Signal Strength (does anyone notice a weaker signal on the 6800)
* Bluetooth compatability
* Battery life
* The longevity of the sliding keyboard
* Can the 6800 act as a phone-as-modem w/out having a PAM account (like the Treo)?

A few PROS I have already found:

* Integrated WIFI
* MUCH better camera
* ALOT more RAM
* WM6
* Larger screen

I REALLY like my Treo (since many of the great people here have provided hacks to make the WX actually a pleasure to use) and I have heard many of those hacks also work on the 6800.

Anyway, has anyone made the switch and regretted it??

[SVT6700]

I bought the mogul last week...I have been using the 700wx for 8 months and have loved it...I had a 6700 before the treo. I had to return the mogul and go back to my treo for a few reasons. the treo has been a great phone for me. I just initially upgraded because I like the newest thing out like a lot of people. the mogul just wasn't going to work out for me though for a couple reasons. one is that I hate sliding it open to type texts and dial numbers. the treo is just much easier to use. plus the treo battery life is much much better. the treo also is a much more solid phone, I drop things from time to time. the mogul felt like it would break into 100 pieces. the last reason is that the program memory on the mogul isn't very useful...you run one program and your already down to 17mb. to be fair though the mogul is a definate upgrade over the 6700 for sure and it could be perceived as an upgrade over the 700wx for obvious reasons as well...it just didn't work out for me. I'm going to wait for the 800wx. that's my two cents. hope that helps.

[Reako10]

Wait for the 800wx. PLUS, from what I've read, the Treo is much more efficient with memoery, not to mention it has much more RAM. I'm not sure where your information is from but that's what I've read on this forum. Treo FTW. Totally dude. No comparison. Plus, this has been discussed from the quick search I just ran, so do a search and read up a bit.

Reako

[SVT6700]

plus the new 800wx is supposed to have 128mb ram...that's going to be awesome. just wish it was out now.

[tinman06]

I had a Mogul, and it was cool..but I just wanted to go back to my Treo!

[SINNN]

I played with the treo and mogul. I ended up staying with he mogul. I fell in love with the keyboard and found it easier to type than the treo's cramed tiny keys. Also the screen is wide on the mogul not square like the treo.Wider is better imo. And finally I have had several ppl stop me ansked what is this thing. hahha and when I slide the keyboard they loved it. So theres more sex appeal on the mogul. That's why I stayed with my mogul.

[nsinsinsi]

i did, I did about 25 days with my Mogul, and I only liked it for the first 7. As much as I wanted to like it, I ended up hating it more than any other phone I've ever owned. Went back to the Treo and I'm happy as a clam.

[Bearxor]

Thats the way I felt about the 6700. When my 6600 died and Sprint swapped me for the 6700 after about three days I called up Executive Services and saif that 'This is literally the worst PPC phone I have ever used, please give me something else.'

They gave me the 700wx and I've never been happier. There's a lot of thing I would like to see on the Treo, such as a 320x240 screen and maybe WiFi. A way to use the side button as a press or a press and hold would be nice.

Now the Mogul is worthless. It's a prettier 6700 with more storage memory. Its still slow, it still doesn't have enough RAM and it's still a PITA to make a simple phone call.

I'm not expecting great things out of the 800w, honestly. If they remove the antenna that will be great enough for me. I think the device is the near perfect combination of phone and PDA. Even though on paper 'It's slower' it consistently outperforms it's competition.

The biggest thing is something you can't put on paper, and that's the customization Palm did to Windows Mobile. It's just plain easier to use and faster to do what you want.

I wish HTC could do more in the software area and Palm could do more in the hardware area. Until one of them gets thier act together it looks like we'll have great-looking and feature packed but shitty to use HTC phones and great to use but shitty looking and featureless Palm phones. At least in the US. If I lived in Japan I'd have a Sharp W-Zero3. Give me a 480x800 screen and everything else can be forgiven .

[Malatesta]

Originally Posted by Bearxor

Thats the way I felt about the 6700. When my 6600 died and Sprint swapped me for the 6700 after about three days I called up Executive Services and saif that 'This is literally the worst PPC phone I have ever used, please give me something else.'

They gave me the 700wx and I've never been happier. There's a lot of thing I would like to see on the Treo, such as a 320x240 screen and maybe WiFi. A way to use the side button as a press or a press and hold would be nice.

Now the Mogul is worthless. It's a prettier 6700 with more storage memory. Its still slow, it still doesn't have enough RAM and it's still a PITA to make a simple phone call.

I'm not expecting great things out of the 800w, honestly. If they remove the antenna that will be great enough for me. I think the device is the near perfect combination of phone and PDA. Even though on paper 'It's slower' it consistently outperforms it's competition.

The biggest thing is something you can't put on paper, and that's the customization Palm did to Windows Mobile. It's just plain easier to use and faster to do what you want.

I wish HTC could do more in the software area and Palm could do more in the hardware area. Until one of them gets thier act together it looks like we'll have great-looking and feature packed but shitty to use HTC phones and great to use but shitty looking and featureless Palm phones. At least in the US. If I lived in Japan I'd have a Sharp W-Zero3. Give me a 480x800 screen and everything else can be forgiven .

I agree 100% with everything Bearxor said.

I've been playing with the 6800 and it comes down to this: if you like that form factor, it's a pretty nice device. It's thin, screen is solid and the keyboard feels nice.

I, on the other hand, absolutely cannot deal with that form factor. Everything is just easier on the Treo, whether it's making calls or just browsing the web.

I can't wait for the 800w and like mentioned above, I don't even need that much to improve it: thinner, no antenna, wifi, 320x320, WM6 and maybe a few surprises will keep me as a believer.

[Bearxor]

Originally Posted by Malatesta

I can't wait for the 800w and like mentioned above, I don't even need that much to improve it: thinner, no antenna, wifi, 320x320, WM6 and maybe a few surprises will keep me as a believer.

I'd like to see a flash. I doubt it will happen but it comes in damn handy for a flashlight. I used the camera app on my 6600 all the time but it's barely ran on the 700wx. Don't really take pictures with my phone.

I'd like to see a 320x240 screen instead of the 320x320. The 1:1 aspect ratio cuts off the side of TV shows I stream from home. I wouldn't say no to a 320x320 screen. Then we could go to the HTC forums and elbow them about having "low resolution screens", heh.

WiFi's not a big deal for me, but if they move to MicroSD like they did on the 750, then it BETTER have WiFi.