How to pick the perfect travel smartphone

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6-18-2010 @ 2:47PM

gadling said...

Scott in the notes to your table you mention that the Palm Pre (plus) and Pixi are CDMA only. This is wrong as ATT now has both (with Global 3G connectivity) in its line up.

Another benefit for global travel that you did not mention is that T-Mobile has the UMA service on a number of smartphones (right now BB Bold and Nokia E??, an Andriod app is promised for later this year). UMA allows the phone to use a WiFi network instead of the GSM network for voice connection. For occasional global travellers this means they can use their phone outside the US without having to resort to changing SIM card or expensive roaming. All they need is a WiFi signal.
If you Google UMA you will see quite a number of people mentioning positive experiences with UMA.

6-18-2010 @ 3:12PM

Scott Carmichael said...

I'm embarrassed that I missed that - before I switched to Android, I used UMA all the time! I've updated the article, thank you!

As for the Palm Pre and Pixi - they are only listed as recommended on Sprint and Verizon, I feel that the other handset choices on AT&T are better than the WebOS devices. Nothing wrong with either, but without local mapping and navigation and with their fairly poor application lineup, I'm just not a huge fan. Still great choices for budget minded CDMA customers though.

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