Operation Gadget

Category: Mobile Phones

  • How Engadget Could Have Covered the Nokia 5140i Announcement

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI probably went overboard in my criticism of Engadget in my earlier article called Engadget Repeatedly Disses Athletes. My wife Kathleen pointed out that Operation Gadget normally has a positive tone even when I disagree with something said on another website. I agree that my comments were uncharacteristic of the rest of…

  • What T-Mobile is Missing by Not Quickly Upgrading to EDGE

    Reading Time: 2 minutesMartin O’Donnell pointed out an excellent article in The Seattle Times called T-Mobile Resists the Rush where several T-Mobile USA executives suggested that it was too early to roll out faster wireless data services. The choicest quote in the article came from Cole Brodman, T-Mobile’s Chief Development Officer: What is it that…

  • VersaMail Doesn’t Seem to Do a Great Job with IMAP

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been using VersaMail 3.0 since I got my Treo 650 eight days ago. I’m always hesitant to make conclusive statements without backing them up with significant research, but I want to warn people who are just starting to use the Treo 650 or are considering purchasing it: VersaMail doesn’t seem to…

  • Got Our Treo 650s Last Night

    Reading Time: 2 minutesKathleen and I got our Treo 650s last night. I didn’t think they were going to arrive yesterday, but UPS delayed a shipment status message that would have told me that the package was “out for delivery”. As a result, I arrived back at the Home Office late yesterday afternoon to find…

  • Cingular Tops the Charts in Customer Complaints in 2004

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that the combined Cingular and AT&T Wireless had the highest number of customer complaints of any U.S. mobile phone carriers in 2004, according to figures released by ConsumerReports.org. The Consumer Union filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Federal Communications Commission and obtained reports documenting…

  • Which Cases Should We Buy for Our Treo 650s?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I said to Kathleen, “You know, the Treo 650 doesn’t come with a case, so we’re going to have to choose cases for ourselves.” She said, “OK, let me know what the options are and I’ll pick one.” I think palmOne PDAs and communicators have the most developed accessories aftermarket…

  • First Week with the Treo 650 According to Jonathan Greene

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt looks like Jonathan Greene of atmaspheric | endeavors is about two weeks ahead of me in experiencing the Treo 650. A couple of days ago, he published a summary of his first week experience with the Treo 650. He says that as a former Treo 600 user, he chafes at…

  • palmOne’s Update is Out for Sprint’s Version of Treo 650

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI got a call from my friend Cecil Ledesma a little while ago who asked me for my first impression of the Treo 650. I had to tell him that I don’t have mine yet– I’ll probably get it within the next week. I was able to tell him, however, that…

  • Economic Reasons Behind Our Use of Cingular

    Reading Time: 2 minutesA couple of regular Operation Gadget readers [ Jonathan Greene and Levi Wallach ] have expressed some surprise that Kathleen and I are buying two Treo 650s to use on Cingular Wireless. There are a couple of reasons why we’ve chosen to do this that may not be apparent to others at…