Verizon's XV-6700
Labels: cellular phone, PDA, phone, verizon, XV-6700

While most people are satisfied with the phone you can get free with a wireless contract (now-a-days including cameras, automated speech dialing, and text messaging), there are those who have the desire to be one step ahead in technology; like myself.

Out with the Dell Axim 51v and in with the Verizon XV-6700.

If you have ever owned a PDA or have been fortunate enough to play around with features included on the Dell Axim series, you will find a wealth of great features such as:

bluetooth connectivity

GPS availability

802.11b wireless internet (using ie mobile)

microsoft office mobile (including outlook 2003)

tasks

contacts

calendar

In a way, PDA's are for those who simply cannot handle being disconnected from the continuous motion of information and tasks. However, I will simply have to admit that carrying around a phone and a PDA is something that even I have decided to let go of (with the aide of a cracked screen on my PDA that is.) While the mini-computers are great in their technology, they are not as feasible as perhaps carrying around the under 5 lb. laptops that have even more power to offer.

So where has the "PDA" market gone to these days? Surprise, surprise- your phone may be less and less used for a direct call to your best friend and more for keeping your life together.

Enter... The Pocket PC.

In this particular article, i will take a look at Verizon's leading pocket PC model known as the XV-6700. For all those who are currently using Sprint's service; this is the same model they carry from UTStarCom.

While the phone may not be the slick and stunning Razor phone by Motorola, it has been jammed pack with features, which is probabbly why it still is the size of a deck of cards instead of a few credit cards. However, for those who have grown up with the first cell phones or pdas, this is definitely still a downsize of the originals.

So what is so stunning about the Pocket PC's? They allow the combination of your phone and your PDA into one. For most people, thats alot of saved belt or pocket space and alot less weight to carry and remember to get in the morning. Finally, you can check out your voicemail, email, text messages, news, and even change your tv station all from one device. Sporting the strong windows mobile 5.0 platform, any part of your device can be manipulated to its

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