PCS Phone Hitachi G1000 (Sprint)

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Summary: Hitachi G1000 - best all-in-one
Review: Pharos makes a direct-connect GPS antenna for this unit. Only complaints - still using PC2002 and the SPRINTPCS site does not recognize PIE as a valid web browser for downloading stuff directly. That's OK, I use other sites for downloading. I use Citrix client for remote LAN access over Sprint's network - best of both worlds; wireless web and total access at work. I seldom use the keyboard, but when I do it's very convenient. I use NYDITOT's screen resolution changer to view 800x600 sites (as well as other resolutions). Very solid performance. Speaker-phone and voice-command dialing are pretty good. Sprint's service is pretty solid. Doesn't work well with AirScanner, but it works well with every other program I have tried - eevn those that are quirky on Ipaq and Dell seem to run without complaints on the G1000. If you DON'T like the built-in keyboard, you may not be comfortable with the added-size this puts on the PDA. But the case is well-designed and works great. Camera is excellent (for it's size). This is definitely MY favorite - over the following I've had over the years: Handspring, Casiopeia, Ipaq, Dell both in form and function overall.

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Summary: Don't expect to actually use the internal GPS
Review: Sprint has only enabled this feature for compliance with the new saftey regulations. There is no way to use the GPS with anything else. As far as I researched there is no hacks no info in the developer forums. It may come in the future, but is already behind the suggested dates. It is a common assumtion for it to be available as a paid service from sprint. But no information that I can find on specifics.

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Summary: Hitachi G 1000; great features, some glitches in operation
Review: The first reviewer summed up great features. I have 10,000 contacts from my ACT; good news, all fit into contact list including most recent notes; bad news, phone freezes 5-10 times per day tho soft reset quickly puts it back in action. Negative is that one cannot do one-hand dialing as on a plain cell phone. I have not learned to use the voice dialing features. The Hitachi PDF manual is 254 pages very long. Also I cannot find where to buy a second cradle and power supply

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Summary: DON'T BUY A PHONE FROM SPRINT
Review: This can't be serviced by anyone! No parts on this discontinued joke of a PC. No Batt life andno more are avail. It is a lousy phone. Difficult to access the mem card for use in any apps except backup. SprintPCS can't service it and they were the exclusive authorized source for it. If you know how to get batts for this less than $60 email me. [e-mail]

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Summary: Don't buy this, or Sprint!
Review: This can't be serviced by anyone! No parts on this discontinued joke of a PC. No Batt life andno more are avail. It is a lousy phone. Difficult to access the mem card for use in any apps except backup. SprintPCS can't service it and they were the exclusive authorized source for it. If you know how to get batts for this less than $60 email me. [e-mail]

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Summary: Best PDA Phone period
Review: This phone can do almost anything. I was originally going to get the Treo 600, but after visiting a sprint store I realized that it didn't hold a candle to the G1000. Extremely reliable and very reasonably priced considering everything this thing can do.

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Summary: Best Pocket PC phone in Market.
Review: WIth its all the features this is by the best PCS phone in market. What a steal for so many features. I wish its bluetooth and type II slot in it. That will be it a perfect mobile device.