Ask our readers: What do you use your mobile device for?

Bob Russell · 11-11-2005, 02:15 PM

Today we're asking you to tell us what three things you use your mobile device for the most.

According to the Daily Press, "One reason most people don't understand or 'get' PDAs is because they are still marketed as business devices. Sure, you can use them to keep up with your schedule and contacts when you are away from the office. But that's bland and boring for the young and hip crowd (and those who still want to be young and hip). People just don't see them as being fun."

The top three uses for my Treo 650 are:
1) Organization/PIM
2) Ebook reader
3) Phone

Close runner-ups are audiobooks, music, podcasts, old time radio broadcasts and reading web clippings.

How about you?

Laurens · 11-11-2005, 03:29 PM

1) News reading
2) Internet radio
3) PIM

The only thing I think would be considered "hip" is internet radio.

MrSaint · 11-11-2005, 03:41 PM

1) E-Book reading (85%)
2) Audiobook listening (5%)
3) MP3 (music) listening (5%)
4) Video watching (5%)

Funny enough, my PIM is empty.

captainao · 11-11-2005, 04:13 PM

1)news reading (iSilo)
2)PIM - calendar/tasks/e-mail (KeySuite/Iambic Mail)
3a)MP3 player
3b)Games

geekaren · 11-11-2005, 04:42 PM

Top uses for my Treo:
1) Organizer/PIM
2) News alerts (SMS)
3) Phone

and then...
4) Mobile tv (mobitv)
5) Camera/video
6) Web/email
7) Streaming Internet radio
8) Audiobook listening

I couldn't stop at just 3 -- it's such a versatile device!

bsquare · 11-11-2005, 04:50 PM

1) News Reading (Sunrise)
2) Games (to many to name)
3) MP3 - when the iPod's battery dies
4) Downloaded TV Shows from ReplayTV
5) Photo Viewer - great when visiting Family to show latest photos
6) PIM/Address

I currently have 2 palms T3 and TX so I get 6.....

News reading has always been tops on the list since the PalmIII days (Avantgo), recently Sunrise has opened it up even further (thanks Laurens!) but the new Palm TX has opened the door for better recorded TV Viewing and photo viewing. But all this is possible because we now are finally getting big, fat SD cards (looking forward to getting that 4gb SD next spring)

Colin Dunstan · 11-11-2005, 07:10 PM

1) E-book reading (iSilo / eReader)
2) News reading (iSilo / NetFront)
3) Movie playing (TCPMP)

I'd like to use Sunrise, but I found the PPC version of Plucker (Vade Mecum) to be lacking in comparison with iSilo (in particular lack of performance).

morituri · 11-11-2005, 07:14 PM

Just three? Since my Treo 650 does "everything" for me, I'll cheat a little:

1. Communication (voice calls, SMS, email)
2. Information (rss feeds, web browsing, documents and database access)
3. Entertainment (ebook reading, games, etc)

Brian · 11-11-2005, 07:18 PM

Treo 600 (Primary PDA)
1. PIM
2. Voice

Zodiac 2
1. Games
2. Video/Movies (TCPMP)
3. Digital camera companion
4. Navigation/GPS (Mapopolis w/ Bluetooth GPS)
5. Web clipping (Sunrise/Plucker)
6. Web/Email tablet

dwig · 11-12-2005, 01:40 PM

UX50:

1. eBook reading (MobiPocket, primarily)
2. PIM/Calendar (stock PalmOS applet)
3. PIM/Address&Phone# (stock PalmOS applet)
4. PIM/Notes (stock PalmOS applet & Sony's camera applet)

Alexander Turcic · 11-12-2005, 02:32 PM

Axim X50v:

1. E-books (iSilo, sometimes eReader)
2. PIM
3. Movie playing (mostly movies converted by myself)
4. Internet (NetFront, built-in IMAP mail client)

rmeister0 · 11-12-2005, 05:19 PM

1. Contacts
2. Lists (action items, shopping lists, dvd I already own so I don't buy them *again*...)
3. eBooks, occasionally.

saracen480 · 11-12-2005, 09:38 PM

err....not as advanced as some of you guys...ive only got a lowly nokia 6630, but i use it for
1..ebooks
2. game playing
3. scheduler
4. phone

rgrds
rob

cbarnett · 11-13-2005, 05:40 PM

Axim X50v as well, and in order of most use/importance:

1. Ebooks (µbook primarily)
2. MP3 playing (Mortplayer and GSPlayer)
3. Movies and other stuff (TCPMP of course, nothing else compares)
4. Net browsing wirelessly at home from my armchair (PIE with MultiIE)
5. Work tool (Codewallet Pro for secure passwords and other notes, Textmaker, SpreadCE
6. PIM (mainly calender and tasks, I keep all my contacts encrypted in Codewallet)
7. Games (too many to mention, includes emulated games, ie DOS, NES, SNES, AppleII, C64 and Spectrum)
8. Shopping lists (Handyshopper)

derekweb · 11-14-2005, 01:29 AM

Before my T3 died, and now with my ipaq (yes, they can actually DO THE SAME THING!):
1) PIM (Calender / Address Book / To Do lists)
2) Web Browsing when away from home.
3) Watching movies and DVDs (converted of course from my OWN DVDs)
4) Listening to Music
5) Games, including Mahjongg, Space Invaders, Yatzee, Solitaire, Euchre, and Bejeweled
6) Astronomy (I still use my wife's Zodiac 2 for this, since she's got the astronomy software paid and loaded)
7) Geneology (I use MYROOTS for this, pretty good when away from home. Though, the Palm Platform is WAY better developed than ANY of the PPC software)
8) Mobile Calculator (scientific and Body Fat since it matters to the Army).
9) Image viewing (portable picture wallet of my wife, family and friends).
10) Productivity (Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Mortgage Calculator, etc)
11) Password Security Vault (Egads, having over 60+ passwords?! Can't keep it all straight in my own head. Encrypt the database and use one master password to gather them all together, and in the darkness, bind th... ... *cough* excuse me, wrong movie).
12) ebook reading (iSilo is primary reader, with eReader as secondary)
13) Cant remember this last thing. Might get back if I can recall it specifically. I use my device just too much for everything nowadays. That is why switching over from Palm to PPC was so traumatic and painful. And very, very expensive.

11-11-2005, 02:15 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Ask our readers: What do you use your mobile device for? Today we're asking you to tell us what three things you use your mobile device for the most. According to the Daily Press, "One reason most people don't understand or 'get' PDAs is because they are still marketed as business devices. Sure, you can use them to keep up with your schedule and contacts when you are away from the office. But that's bland and boring for the young and hip crowd (and those who still want to be young and hip). People just don't see them as being fun." The top three uses for my Treo 650 are: 1) Organization/PIM 2) Ebook reader 3) Phone Close runner-ups are audiobooks, music, podcasts, old time radio broadcasts and reading web clippings. How about you?

11-14-2005, 01:29 AM	#15
derekweb Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 3134 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United States Device: Palm Treo 700p & iPaq hx2755	Before my T3 died, and now with my ipaq (yes, they can actually DO THE SAME THING!): 1) PIM (Calender / Address Book / To Do lists) 2) Web Browsing when away from home. 3) Watching movies and DVDs (converted of course from my OWN DVDs) 4) Listening to Music 5) Games, including Mahjongg, Space Invaders, Yatzee, Solitaire, Euchre, and Bejeweled 6) Astronomy (I still use my wife's Zodiac 2 for this, since she's got the astronomy software paid and loaded) 7) Geneology (I use MYROOTS for this, pretty good when away from home. Though, the Palm Platform is WAY better developed than ANY of the PPC software) 8) Mobile Calculator (scientific and Body Fat since it matters to the Army). 9) Image viewing (portable picture wallet of my wife, family and friends). 10) Productivity (Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Mortgage Calculator, etc) 11) Password Security Vault (Egads, having over 60+ passwords?! Can't keep it all straight in my own head. Encrypt the database and use one master password to gather them all together, and in the darkness, bind th... ... cough excuse me, wrong movie). 12) ebook reading (iSilo is primary reader, with eReader as secondary) 13) Cant remember this last thing. Might get back if I can recall it specifically. I use my device just too much for everything nowadays. That is why switching over from Palm to PPC was so traumatic and painful. And very, very expensive. Last edited by derekweb; 11-14-2005 at 01:31 AM.

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11-11-2005, 03:29 PM	#2
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	1) News reading 2) Internet radio 3) PIM The only thing I think would be considered "hip" is internet radio.

11-11-2005, 03:41 PM	#3
MrSaint Little Computer Guy Posts: 73 Karma: 2466 Join Date: Aug 2005 Device: Treo 650 + iPaq	1) E-Book reading (85%) 2) Audiobook listening (5%) 3) MP3 (music) listening (5%) 4) Video watching (5%) Funny enough, my PIM is empty.

11-11-2005, 04:13 PM	#4
captainao Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 3184 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NYC Device: Axim x51v;T\|X;NX73;SEK750	1)news reading (iSilo) 2)PIM - calendar/tasks/e-mail (KeySuite/Iambic Mail) 3a)MP3 player 3b)Games

11-11-2005, 04:42 PM	#5
geekaren geek Posts: 82 Karma: 79336 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New England, U.S. Device: Oasis (1&2), Voyage, Kindle Touch, iPad Mini 4	Top uses for my Treo: 1) Organizer/PIM 2) News alerts (SMS) 3) Phone and then... 4) Mobile tv (mobitv) 5) Camera/video 6) Web/email 7) Streaming Internet radio 8) Audiobook listening I couldn't stop at just 3 -- it's such a versatile device!

11-11-2005, 04:50 PM	#6
bsquare Member Posts: 24 Karma: 2128 Join Date: Dec 2002	1) News Reading (Sunrise) 2) Games (to many to name) 3) MP3 - when the iPod's battery dies 4) Downloaded TV Shows from ReplayTV 5) Photo Viewer - great when visiting Family to show latest photos 6) PIM/Address I currently have 2 palms T3 and TX so I get 6..... News reading has always been tops on the list since the PalmIII days (Avantgo), recently Sunrise has opened it up even further (thanks Laurens!) but the new Palm TX has opened the door for better recorded TV Viewing and photo viewing. But all this is possible because we now are finally getting big, fat SD cards (looking forward to getting that 4gb SD next spring)

11-11-2005, 07:10 PM	#7
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	1) E-book reading (iSilo / eReader) 2) News reading (iSilo / NetFront) 3) Movie playing (TCPMP) I'd like to use Sunrise, but I found the PPC version of Plucker (Vade Mecum) to be lacking in comparison with iSilo (in particular lack of performance).

11-11-2005, 07:14 PM	#8
morituri Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 500048 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Doha, Qatar Device: iPhone 6, iPad Air, Kindle PW2, Kindle HD	Just three? Since my Treo 650 does "everything" for me, I'll cheat a little: 1. Communication (voice calls, SMS, email) 2. Information (rss feeds, web browsing, documents and database access) 3. Entertainment (ebook reading, games, etc)

11-11-2005, 07:18 PM	#9
Brian MobileRead Editor Posts: 447 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts Device: Treo 700p, Zodiac2	Treo 600 (Primary PDA) 1. PIM 2. Voice Zodiac 2 1. Games 2. Video/Movies (TCPMP) 3. Digital camera companion 4. Navigation/GPS (Mapopolis w/ Bluetooth GPS) 5. Web clipping (Sunrise/Plucker) 6. Web/Email tablet

11-12-2005, 01:40 PM	#10
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718479 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	UX50: 1. eBook reading (MobiPocket, primarily) 2. PIM/Calendar (stock PalmOS applet) 3. PIM/Address&Phone# (stock PalmOS applet) 4. PIM/Notes (stock PalmOS applet & Sony's camera applet)

11-12-2005, 02:32 PM	#11
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Axim X50v: 1. E-books (iSilo, sometimes eReader) 2. PIM 3. Movie playing (mostly movies converted by myself) 4. Internet (NetFront, built-in IMAP mail client)

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11-12-2005, 05:19 PM	#12
rmeister0 Addict Posts: 270 Karma: 298 Join Date: Mar 2005	1. Contacts 2. Lists (action items, shopping lists, dvd I already own so I don't buy them again...) 3. eBooks, occasionally.

11-12-2005, 09:38 PM	#13
saracen480 troll Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2005 Device: Nokia 6630	err....not as advanced as some of you guys...ive only got a lowly nokia 6630, but i use it for 1..ebooks 2. game playing 3. scheduler 4. phone rgrds rob

11-13-2005, 05:40 PM	#14
cbarnett MR prodigal son Posts: 1,085 Karma: 1083739 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Axim X50v as well, and in order of most use/importance: 1. Ebooks (µbook primarily) 2. MP3 playing (Mortplayer and GSPlayer) 3. Movies and other stuff (TCPMP of course, nothing else compares) 4. Net browsing wirelessly at home from my armchair (PIE with MultiIE) 5. Work tool (Codewallet Pro for secure passwords and other notes, Textmaker, SpreadCE 6. PIM (mainly calender and tasks, I keep all my contacts encrypted in Codewallet) 7. Games (too many to mention, includes emulated games, ie DOS, NES, SNES, AppleII, C64 and Spectrum) 8. Shopping lists (Handyshopper)