I sent the Nokia in for repairs, but it never came back. It turns out that getting these thing fixed is a little bit uncommon, so its a bit of a PITA to get out-of-warranty service. Knowing full well that this meant that even if the phone was repairable that it would a) likely take forever and b) be real expensive I opted for something a little bit more cutting edge.

I rediscovered my love of Palm devices this time last year when I ditched my over-priced Toshiba e740 for a more practical Treo 90. At that time Elliot asked me why I just didn't spring for a Treo 180 like had just recently done. I can't remember if I told him this or not, but the answer was simple: I'm cheap and those 180's were pretty dear a year ago. A year later, they've come down in price to where I feel pretty comfortable sprining for the slightly nicer 270 that sports slightly better talk time and a color screen. Neat unit. I've only been with it for a few hours, but so far, it lives up to what I've come to expect from Palm based devices - it does what it is supposed to do and does it well.

Where the Treo 90 was a great handheld, this is a great handheld with great cellphone features. I'm already enjoying having my contact data all unified in one application - I'm sure that I'll continue to be pleased when I find other nifty new features that I didn't know about. Is it as "cool" as the newer Treo 600? Probably not. Is it worth every penny that I paid for it? Probably.

I'm looking for cool software that leverages the phone functions - drop me a note if you've got some hints that you want to pass on.