I'm in the market for a cheap device to store all my phone numbers and such in. I have a datalink watch, but it's dying, and I need a replacement. I need something for less than $100. I came very close to buying a daVinci DV3 off eBay, but the general consensus turned out to be that they sucked. I may be stuck with a folding keyboard, though.
At the moment, I'm leaning towards a Franklin Rolodex Electronics RF-8130. Touchscreen, computer link, more than enough memory for my needs. Does anyone have any experience with such a device? Does anyone have any other recomendations for my purposes?
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
quote: I'm in the market for a cheap device to store all my phone numbers and such in.
You could buy a regular personal phonebook...
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Damn. I thought this thread was going to be about Public Displays of Affection. Foiled again. Posted by Mr. Christopher (Member # 71) on :
My friend receieved a Casio digital watch for his birthday that stores about 30 phone numbers, addresses, has 5 alarms, 3 timezones, etc.
[ August 11, 2001: Message edited by: Mr. Christopher ]
Posted by Constantly Disappearing (Member # 280) on :
Me too, Siegfried. I was expecting something about people making out in public someplace. Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
I use a 3x5 note card. Low-tech, I know. But, hey, it works. And since I'm too lazy to figure out how my cell phone's memory/storage thingy works, it's the best solution out there.
Not to mention the cheapest.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Don't look at me. I bought a $180 Handspring Visor PDA for no good reason, other than that it was a cool toy. If you're looking to buy no more than what you need and for as little money as possible, I can't help. *L*
Posted by Michael_T (Member # 144) on :
TSN, you can always put games in it and make it into a $180 Gameboy that you could use as a cell phone.
Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
I keep all my phone numbers in my mobile phone. Tell me, do Americans actually use their cellphones' memory? For 7/8 years you saw Mulder and Scully manually dial each other's number on their phones. . .
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
"And since I'm too lazy to figure out how my cell phone's memory/storage thingy works, it's the best solution out there."
And Jeff takes tenophobia to new and exciting heights.
You do know Jeff, that this is the equivalent of "I'm too lazy to figure out how to tune in my TV, so I manually tune it to different channels everytime I want to watch something."
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Cell phone? What cell phone?
Seriously, I'm practically the ONLY high-schooler in my church youth group that doesn't have a cell phone. I'm one of two that I know of over the age of sixteen that doesn't own a car. These people take in for granted that you get a car the DAY you turn sixteen.
*grumble grumbleYUPPIESgrumble*
Anyway, I've found something new. A Casio PV-400Plus. I should be able to get one for less than $50 on eBay. Whadda ya think?
I'd rather have a Franklin eBookMan, but they're considerably more expensive, even on eBay. I'd have to get a 901, too, 'cause I'd want a backlight.
Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :
Kwitcherbeefin, Omega. You're getting some cool devices that I would kill for.
Besides, a cellphone isn't that expensive these days, depending on which monthly plan you are subscribing to.
Car? Yes, your reasoning is understandable. This is given by the fact that I was never given access to either one of the two cars despite the fact that my younger brother has complete UNFETTERED access to them.
Siegfried, it isn't about Public Displays of Affection if Omega posts about PDAs.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
You never know, Tahna Los. I thought that there was a chance (albeit a small chance) that a pretty young woman crossed Omega's path and that he wanted to know if it was all right to hug her.
Or, as I thought, Omega had given up his solitary existence and went into a strip club. There, he met a busty performance named Candy who offered herself to Omega. Omega, overcome by lustful passion jumped on the stage, and they fled for the hills for a romantic encounter.
Instead, I get a thread about computer toys. I was sorely disappointed.
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
Me too.
Hell, I didn't get my license until I was 17, much less a car.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
I didn't get my car or license until 3 months before I was 18. Had to ride that damn twinkie to high school for 3 and a half years...
And I don't have a cell phone because I have no one to call and no one to call me.
Posted by Mr. Christopher (Member # 71) on :
Well, I haven't had my license for a year yet, but as you all know I have my own truck now. I don't have a cell phone yet, but I might get one once I get another job so that I can use it to call my dad if my truck breaks down on the highway or something like that.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
I got my driver's license about a couple months after my 16th birthday. That was wayyyy back in the summer of 1995. Once I got my driver's license, I inheritted my father's 1990 Cavalier. It was never in my name; hell, I wasn't even listed as the primary driver of the car until after I graduated high school. Now, 6 years and a couple months later, I finally own a car that is listed in my name. She's all mine...
Now, I've had a cell phone for the past two years. I originally got it because my Cavalier wasn't the most reliable thing on four wheels. Plus, I tended to go out late at night (or very early morning) to eat, socialize, shop, etc. So it was my safety net. Then, when I worked in the dorms, I also used it when I was on-call to call from my location to the front desk or UHPD or whoever I needed. I rarely have personal calls on it. And I use the cell phone's memory for storing numbers.
Everything else, I use my laptop.
Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :
My cell phone is my lifeline to existance... without it, I'd be lost and alone in this world. It carries all of my phone numbers, it keeps time for me, it makes me accessible to the rest of the world, and it's there to comfort me when the satan possessed car of mine chooses to either a) provoke an attack from another car or b) randomly blow up parts that are important to it's life (stereo, amp, tires, etc...) Sooo..... Omega, sorry your life sucks, but for me, I have a car AND a cell phone, which probably makes me MUCH cooler than you Just kidding. Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Hey, if my friends are cool, I'm cool. Or something.
You know, those eBookMen are way cool, especially when you consider the price. But even on eBay, I can't afford one. Oh, well. The PV-400 will handle everything I need and then some. Now if I could just win a frikin' auction...
Posted by Michael_T (Member # 144) on :
Cell phones are a must have fashion accessory here where I live. Go figure. But for me, I use it to store numbers and appointments that I have. It's cheaper than a PDA for me, plus I have a plan that lets me call people for free just as long as they are Cingular customers with MTM service. That and it weighs only a few onces and you can change the faceplate.
I think for the money, I'd be better off with the Casio. More memory, and more flexibility. I especially don't need some way to spend money on a monthly basis. And what would I use a cell phone for? I don't go anywhere, and I don't call anyone.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"I don't go anywhere, and I don't call anyone."
Seems like the sort of thing that you, of all people, need desperately to remedy...
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
I'm workin' on it. There's a girl I'm meaning to ask out tonight. Assuming she's there. Which, with my luck, she won't be.
[ August 15, 2001: Message edited by: Omega ]
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Well, I've got a lead on a cheap Handspring Visor Deluxe. WAY better than the Casio.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Well, it's almost a done deal. My dad will send the money order as soon as we find out the final total, with shipping. I guess I'll have delivery within two weeks. Of course, I won't actually GET the thing for four months. Christmas and all.
Handspring Visor Deluxe. 8MB of memory, and it runs PalmOS, which makes it compatable with practically everything out there. Comes with both a USB cradle and a serial cradle, meaning I can hook one to my Mac and one to my PC, thus allowing me to use the device to transfer large files easily. (I really need to get a USB adaptor for my external SCSI Zip drive, but that's another topic all together.) Almost-new condition on all of it, including the $40 leather case. Total: $75, plus shipping, for over $250 of equipment.
Excite Classifieds rule. Remember that next time you go shopping.
Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :
What do you mean you won't "get" it for four months?
What's this? You have BOTH a PC and a Mac, all these nifty goodies, an external SCSI drive and yet you're whining and complaining about cars and cellphones?
Sheesh, I'd like to get stuff that you're getting, minus the stupid Mac. So, the next time you're complaining about cars and cellphones, kwitcherbeefin and remember what you really got.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
Rich parents.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
*snort*
Hardly. This PDA will be practically the ONLY Christmas present I get. I used up my gift quota for the year on that bass clarinet I got for my birthday. If I had rich parents, I WOULD have been given a car on my sixteenth birthday, or at least when I got my licence.
The Mac is way out of date, the PC is unstable and refurbished, and the external SCSI zip drive was free with the Mac. Still think we're rich?
Oh, and to answer your question, Tahna, we're buying it now because it's such a great deal, but I won't personally have posession of it until Dec. 25. It'll be in my mom's closet.
And I'm not complaining! Again, what would I do with a car or a cell phone?
Posted by MeGotBeer (Member # 411) on :
quote:If I had rich parents, I WOULD have been given a car on my sixteenth birthday
Only if you had rich parents who didn't care to teach you how to manage your money.
Just kidding. 
