do you make the most of a Smartphone?

[midinite]

Hello techheads. Nope we are not talking phones from smart but rather these smart phones with the symbian (is that how it is spelled) thing etc.

Do you make the most of its capabilities and how? Kasi most are just into phones for texting and talking...and maybe taking a pic or two. what will a smartphone do or can do to help an individual.

Obviously i am not as tech savvy and would like to know so i dont mistakenlt get too much phone for my needs.

[GerardTagayty]

i myself am guilty of not fully utilizing a "smart phones" features. i honestly use lang the calendar and appoinments and reminders thingie thats it. i hvae owned a couple of these smart phones (i guess im a gadget junkie) i have never used my new phones WiFi capability coz i also carry around my laptop(sometimes) with mobile broadband. ive never used the blackberry capability either. pictures lang and high memory capacity ang habol ko? hehehe i think when you get used to owning or using a smart phone parang using a "regular"(if i may say) feels different.

just my 2 cents

[j_avonni]

Yes, I'm using a 9300 for:

Call
Text
Internet Access
Email (Blackberry)
Computer applications (Excel & Word)
Fax (send & receive)
Reading novels
Calculator
Alarm Clock
Music Player
Voice Recording
Taking Notes
Reminders (Appointment/Birthdays/Tasks)
Diary
Address Book

It's very useful for me.

[Psylocke]

symbian phones are weak, no touchscreen, can't run any decent app on them...

[boybi]

yup. i use all of the functions of my PPC Phone.

[midinite]

Yes, I'm using a 9300 for:

Call
Text
Internet Access
Email (Blackberry)
Computer applications (Excel & Word)
Fax (send & receive)
Reading novels
Calculator
Alarm Clock
Music Player
Voice Recording
Taking Notes
Reminders (Appointment/Birthdays/Tasks)
Diary
Address Book

It's very useful for me.

So i take it that blackberry is that push email thing? pardon my lack of knowledge in the subject and that is why i am trying to keep myself up to speed on it. and when you say take notes..like a pad or notebook? can you actually write on them? is their handwriting recognition?

[midinite]

yup. i use all of the functions of my PPC Phone.

can they truly replace basic laptop usage? kasi most people use naman laptops for email, internet, data storage and documents. unlike when other specialists use them for retouching. basic video editing. etc.

[niwde11]

on my PPC, gamit na gamit sakin yung Pocket Excel. very convenient on my part especially sa aking work. calendar/appointments is a plus.

[cumbersome]

symbian phones are weak, no touchscreen, can't run any decent app on them...

I disagree. In my line of work, i almost need a PDA, so this in-between situation is where symbian phones fall in. I loaded my n6681 with useful on-the-go apps like a dictionary, .doc and .pdf readers, a couple of eBooks, some funky games like TextTwist and NES emulators, a third-party media player- very handy stuff. Of course, for people who want more power, a full-fledged PDA or a notebook might be better. But certainly, s60 phones have their own place, too.

[cutedoc]

N73 here, i use the alarm clock, calendar for reminder, yun lang ata, my brother is scanning the manila map and we will try to upload it to my N73 as a PDF file so i could have the navigator handy, i dunno if its possible yet