Touchscreen no more
I bought a used XV6700 cell phone a couple months back. I have been mostly happy with the switch from phone to phone/pda combo. The slide-out keyboard is sized well, even for my meaty thumbs. Windows Mobile works surprisingly well, especially with my various email accounts. But I hate the touchscreen. The phone seems to be great at everything — except making phone calls.
I’ve been leaning towards giving up on it. But before I could resell the thing on ebay, I went and shattered its LCD screen. Last night while I was out with some friends, I slipped my keys into the same pants pocket as the phone. This morning I pulled it out and found a spider web of cracks covering the entire screen, and the touchscreen no longer works.
Poop.
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Dave said,
January 2, 2007 @ 12:39 am
I just picked up a PDA phone and breaking the screen is my biggest fear. I’m considering getting a belt holster, but I don’t want to become an Office Batman.
J.Cruz said,
January 2, 2007 @ 11:22 am
I am really happy with the Cingular 3125; it’s a Windows Mobile 5 device, SmartPhone, so no touchscreen to worry about, and it’s a “clamshell” design so the screen is a more protected.
No keyboard, though; if you like writing emails, it could be a tough transition.
Dave said,
January 2, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
No bat-phone or smart-phone for me, I’m stuck with my old clamshell cellie for a while.