Review: While Palm OS-based PDA/cell phone hybrids have been around for a while, T-Mobile (formerly VoiceStream) was the first company to put out a truly integrated Pocket PC/phone combo, the Pocket PC Phone Edition. A few months later, Siemens and AT&T followed suit with the SX56 Pocket PC phone. Physically identical to the Pocket PC Phone Edition, the SX56 also shares the T-Mobile product's vices and virtues. Though it has an older processor and screen, the SX56 nevertheless stands its ground against many Pocket PCs, and it deserves recognition as one of the few solid Pocket PC ...
Expand full review While Palm OS-based PDA/cell phone hybrids have been around for a while, T-Mobile (formerly VoiceStream) was the first company to put out a truly integrated Pocket PC/phone combo, the Pocket PC Phone Edition. A few months later, Siemens and AT&T followed suit with the SX56 Pocket PC phone. Physically identical to the Pocket PC Phone Edition, the SX56 also shares the T-Mobile product's vices and virtues. Though it has an older processor and screen, the SX56 nevertheless stands its ground against many Pocket PCs, and it deserves recognition as one of the few solid Pocket PC smart phones.Both built by HTC, the Pocket PC Phone Edition and the SX56 have the same design, except that the T-Mobile is pale gold, while the Siemens is silvery. Each looks somewhat like a toned-down iPaq but with a thick nub antenna at the top that houses the stylus. The SX56 resembles many other Pocket PC 2002 handhelds, but it's a bit larger and heavier--measuring 5 by 2.8 by 0.7 inches and weighing 6.8 ounces--because of its integrated wireless phone.
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1 star: 7 My Rating 0 stars click stars to rate product Most Helpful User Review 4.5 stars 5 of 5 users found this review helpful Pros phone, word, excel, calendar, contacts, tasks, internet, email Cons not much. older processor, light on memory Summary I've had this unit for 3 years now through tmobile. thought i'd put my two cents in. I upgraded to the hp offered by tmobile.
this unit has been a great tool. good phone. I've used it all over the US and in Italy. keeps my entire ... Expand full review Summary: I've had this unit for 3 years now through tmobile. thought i'd put my two cents in. I upgraded to the hp offered by tmobile.
this unit has been a great tool. good phone. I've used it all over the US and in Italy. keeps my entire life all together. load microsoft money & pocket streets on it and you can track expenses & have maps. internet is slow, like dial up. can get check email.
tip...use a SD card to load all your programs on and it will save the unit's memory.
if you can get one for cheap, do so. it's still a great machine. Most Recent User Reviews (Showing 2 of 29 reviews) Thanks for your submission!
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