Gadget Advice

[Emma Crabtree]

Afternoon from a very hot and sticky Portugal. Awful game, Czechs vx Italy, if you're at all interested.

Anyway...

I'm after some advice about what to get which would mean that I can keep working while I'm on the road. I don't really want to get a lap top, but I do want something that I can access my emails from and upload documents, stuff from Notepad etc. on to.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
Emma.

[Rob Holmes]

I work off one of these when I'm out and about: http://europe.nokia.com/nokia/0,1522,,00.html?orig=/phones/e61/

I get email, browse the web, access our systems etc etc

Rob

[DuaneJackson]

I know you said you don't want a laptop, but you'll change your mind once you have a play with the Sony Vaio T2.

Small, lightweight, 7hrs battery life. Beautiful bit of kit.

[falconinternetlimited]

Emma,

I think you'll be hard pushed to do the uploading thing without a laptop - only because trying to type a long document on a phone will do your head in over time.

In terms of email devices I swear by my blackberry. I have 10 pop3 email accounts that get the messages delivered to the phone. The worst case delay is 10 minutes. It's great - and you can also set your signature up so it looks like you are actually in the office - so makes you look very responsive. Where necessary I have dashed into an internet cafe to upload something of magnitude but I can usually fend things off till I get back in the office properly.
Also - the new blackberry's, and the new Nokia's with similar functionality, will also let you open attachments these days. Depending on the size of attachments you may want to consider a 3G varient if you attachments can be sizeable.
I do know for a fact that "3" launched their business products today - and they look pretty competitive. Personally , my Blackberry is served by T-Mobile - and I can also see some attachments (but without formatting).

Cheers,

Rupert

[Arhiann]

Can't speak for the other Nokia phone, though it's a Nokia, so it can't be bad I guess.

I use a Nokia 9300 which does everything you ask for. I like the clam shell design, and the 9300 which is the latest in the Communicator series is quite a small phone. There is the 9500 but I don't need Wifi or a camera, so the 9300 fits the bill.

Iy doesn't run the Windows PocketPC OS, so it's inherently stable, but equally that does restrict any aftermarket software available.

Anyway, works for me. YMMV

[Rob Holmes]

Yes I haven't tried uploading anything yet. But I can open attachments (spreadsheets, word docs, PDF's etc)

Rob

[Emma Crabtree]

Thanks guys for all this info. I'm going to have to do a bit of research and get my Portuguese ready for using in our local tech shop! That'll be fun.

Have a good weekend.

Cheers,
Emma.