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17 out of 17 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Just the best..."
Pros: size, function, screen, keyboard, size, quality, size, versatility
Cons: No search function (?) some menu functions buried, row of buttons above the keyboard a tad difficult
Summary: This phone is near perfect. I stayed away from it for awhile because it didn't have a touch screen. (After all, I'm a veteran PDA guy, going back to the original Pilot.) After a week with the Q, I couldn't care less about a touch screen-this does it all, or at least almost. There are some who may need a touch screen for certain apps, if so, I guess this isn't your Smartphone, BUT, if that doesn't apply to you, do yourself a favor and get a Q.
I need strong calendar-scheduling functionality, as well as a robust phone. This does it beautifully. Although I don't HAVE to have email access 24 hours a day, I am finding that being able to access and send email while I'm away from my PC is a big plus.
Now let me say this: The SECOND day I had this phone-you know, all new and stuff, (you know how that is for technophiles,) I had it in my shirt pocket, and completely FORGOT it was there!! It's so compact, I actually forgot I even had gotten it. THAT I couldn't do with my RAZR and Dell Axim X51. This device makes having two seem so last decade, and the Axim, as nice as it is, is like a brick in your hand, compared to the Q. (And that goes for the Treo 700 P or W, i730 and the rest, touch screen or not.) After having this, you couldn't give me the highest end PDA AND Cell phone, to do the job of one Q. Now, having two separate devices to do the job of one, seems like a really bad idea-forget about having to deal with a stylus too. I thought getting used to a small keyboard would be hell, well after a couple of hours, I forgot about writing it all out with a stylus.
Are there a few annoyances? Sure, (that search function...unless I'm missing something!) but the good out weighs the not so good by many, many miles.
The reviewers that trash the Q, either are technologically challenged, tech-snobs, expecting something that won't be developed till 2021 or just haven't put in the few hours necessary to get to know and love this device. You just do yourself a disservice.
With all the phones and PDA's I've had, there is not one that can hold a candle to the Q when it comes to doing what I need it to do, and doing all the things it does very well.Updated
..those ressesed buttons, and it's a tad slow when you really start cranking.
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