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I am beginning with the following in mind
* it appears that the only carrier that can deliver reception in my home is Verizon
* I now realize that I don't like convergence devices - I'll be going with a phone and a PDA
* I will keep my bluetooth headset



Then I guess a Treo is right out. I think at the moment that's the best handset Verizon carries.

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* the biggest problem is that Verizon has crap for phones. finding CDMA 800/1900 phones with bluetooth has been difficult



t608, get the MSL, mod it, and see if VZW will let you activate it? I bet someone's done this.

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* the other problem is that I've become accustomed to checking my email and browsing the web on the go. all other carriers charge a completely obscene amount for this priviledge. I don't want a phone that can view this stuff, but it would be cool to connect with a bluetooth PDA



Sprint doesn't, but good luck getting Bluetooth and data service out of them...