[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
Yo man,

Sorry to interject, but I quite agree with the og Guest guy, and slightly with skagen.

But this is how I see it, skagen if you wanted a phone, go buy a smartphone or a REAL phone. People who use ppc with phone features are normally quite savvy users. They like the ability to customize, ability to build, use, and define the devices they carry in the hands. THAT is what makes a ppc with phone features so wonderful, 'cause we dont have to carry 2 devices and just 1.

Likewise, the Guest dude is probably not 100% in line with words for the majority, but I doubt we're all idiot MS fanboys. We all know and acknowledge the problems of MS operating systems, from server to mobile classes. But hey, we tinker... and tinker some more all the while being in places like this forum to give what potential these devices have to blossom despite the downfalls of MS. Try doing this with a Symbian phone. Though with all the glitches and workarounds, we're happy with our personalized, button-remapped phone you call of a pda.

HINT!!!! Take this for thought everyone. Ever thought exactly who pda phones are marketed towards?? They are marketed toward busy professionals who need what??? They need pda capabilities in addition to phone capabilitys to lighted their load. Am I wrong? Besides the many gadget geeks out there, I dont see pda phones marketed on TV do you? Therefore, are they meant to be main stream phones?? NO. Since that is the case, Cingular might as well advertise it as a phone and NOT a pda phone. But why do carriers sell and carry them? They sell them because no one can use a pda phone's "phone" features without a contract.

Anyway, you can't complain about a pda phone not having a button, or not having a feature because it is programmable. I am sure almost ANY feature can be added as long as you can find the right program or map it.

I'm sorry for interjecting so long but reading these post reminds me of how clueless some people are. Skagen is like a the odd kid in class that buttons his shirt all the way up in summer only to be laughed at. When a lil girl asks him why he does that, he'd probably say you wouldn't have a button if it wasn't meant to be used. But then she'd laugh and laugh some more after running away. Guest dude no.1 is like the bystander who can't stand the incredible duality of idiocy mixed with inquizitiveness we have in this world.

Sorry skagen to be the focus, but the other users tried to indirectly agree with Guest dude no.1. I have only brought it to light since you are apparently quite unhappy with your unresearched purchase.

HINT No2. Spend, build, program, remap buttons or do what you need to do in order to get your Jam the way you want it. THAT is the true power that crappy ms has bestowed on these devices. You unknowingly agreed to this simple fact the moment you bought it. So don't complain. If you bought a dog and wonder why it pees in your shoes, I wouldn't know what to say. But I bet you think it should automatically know to pee on your lawn since your too lazy to fertilize it. But maybe thats what your mouth is for since it has the ability to take in liquids???

Anyway, sorry for rant, but I just can't stand reading this thread altough it is entertaining.

- Peace

PS. Why the anonymity? I didn't feel like it. :)