Samsung I300 Phone (Sprint)

Rating:
Summary: Stable and useful, but not terribly exciting (now)
Review: I've had this phone for about a year now, and I've been pretty impressed with it. It's just enough of a geek toy to get stares and comments, but, having bought it for $100, it didn't exactly break the bank. I'm a linux guy, so it's also nice to have the option of using an SSH client (TuSSH) through the device to control my home system... I also have Eudora and EudoraWeb installed, which do a lot for the functionality.

The main downside I've found is that this phone is not compatible with Sprint's high-speed wireless internet service, so you're more or less stuck paying the $10/mo for wireless internet access using your phone minutes. Other than that, my only real complaints are that the screen tends to drift a bit (needs recalibration fairly frequently), there is minimal built-in memory (and no expansion slot- sorry, no multimedia toys on this one) and it's difficult to navigate without using the stylus (using it one handed for anything but normal dialing is a challenge).

Bottom line: Quite good if you're looking for a basic stylus-based PDA/Phone crossover, but it's not amazingly exciting as a geek toy.