Smartphones???

im wondering
i want to get a smartphone
with a keyboard that is compatible with mac os x
what do u suggest
i need somehting that supports a sim card
email support and aim is desired
thanx

with a keyboard that is compatible with mac os x

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whats that mean?

he wants a phone that has a sim card, can accept emails over internet via phone, wants to type using his phone and can converse using AIM.

i dont know of a phone that does the keyboard, but with every newst phone has those capabilities..

get one of those sidekick things....i dont have one but paris hilton dose so its bound to be sweet

I went the convergence device route with the iMate PDA2K. Not quite what you are looking for though. For what you require it is sort of overkill (and not a smart phone).

A couple Questions:
1) What Service Provider do you use? Or alternatively do you want GSM or CDMA?
2) How much are you willing to spend?
3) Is a 3d party solution for compatibility with the Mac acceptable? (Either the Missing Sync or ... the other one... PocketMac?)

If all you need is IM and Mail then the Motorola A630 or 650 series. Alternatively the Nokia 9500 (correction since the 6600 series does not have a keyboard.) or maybe the 7650 should work (provided they work with your carrier.)

EDIT: Sidekick could work too if your provider is GSM based.

P.S. iWonder, that animation is mildly disturbing.

i forgot to put a coma in the keybaord sentence,my bad
i also want to sync with ical,mail
i need something web enabled
money is no issue
t-mobile is the provider
3rd party software is np, as long as its easy
thats all

i would also like bluetooth

mh10190 said:

i would also like bluetooth

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I picked up a sony k750i, its not a smart phone as such but just as good in my opinion. its a really sweet design and features a 2 mega pixel camera - its a phone were talking about with a 2 mega pixel camera - as far as im concerned that is just intense. Anyway it syncs pretty well with macs and i highly reccomend it.

iLEFTOVERCRACK said:

get one of those sidekick things....i dont have one but paris hilton dose so its bound to be sweet

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Do not get a sidekick they suck!!!!!!! Get a Treo 650 i have one and i love it!!! As soon as u get bored of flipping the sidekick open and shut the phone is useless. btw the BREAK!!!

Very few smartphones have aim on them. The closest thing to what you are talking about with bluetooth is the blackberry 7290. I haven't tried syncing with my mac completely but it connects through bluetooth and has just about everything else

I too am in the market for a smartphone. I've got my eye on the PalmOne Treo 650 as it's PalmOS based (better for Mac connectivity than PocketPC), has a little keyboard like a Blackberry, and is small enough that I can carry it in my pocket (the most important thing).

Any other suggestions? I've heard good things about the Sony Ericsson P910 series but I'm not sure about their compatibility with Macs as they run the Symbian OS.