[nzlug] Cellphone compatibility

[Vik Olliver]

On Tue, 2006-10-31 at 12:31 +1300, Stephen Judd wrote:
> I'm in the market for a new phone. One that can sync with my PC for
> contacts and appointment details. I'm happy for the phone to be
> read-only so I'm not looking at integrated PDA phones like the Treo
> etc.
>
> What low-end, locally available phone (Voda or Telecom, I'm not
> particular) are you successfully synching with Linux and, say,
> Evolution? (Or failing evolution, synching to/from the file system in
> some parseable format).

I'm using a Treo 600 very happily. With the addition of a 1GB SD card it
makes a neat MP3 player. The only drawback: It's not in itself a USB
storage device.

Look for the forthcoming Treo 680 q.v. as its improved replacement.

Vik :v)

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