>I will not purchase a new iPOD
Very wise descision, congrats :-)

Cell phone and good camera are mutually exclusive. There is simply no way to squeeze quality optics into a package that small.

Look for a "not bad" or "fairly good" - and remember that none of them have much picture memory, and few if any provide for adding more. I've never seen a camera phone that provided control over the picture-taking process, either. They're all point, shoot, and hope.

I keep my computing and photography separate. The iPAQ is my cell phone and software platform, and the camera is a standalone, for the sake of picture quality.

The only good use for a cell phone camera is to ask someone -- "Do you want me to buy this for you -- they have it in your size".

That's the only time I like it when someone sends me a cell photo.

My boyfriend likes his Sprint PPC 6700 -- has a full keyboard which is nice. I think it was expensive though.

I don't want to get into the pro/anti Mac thing which some are trying to stir up here.

To the original poster, it all comes down to which features you want and what you really want.

I can only relate my experience. I take my iPod, laptop and laptop on all my trips. Also a camera of course, but no phone. But I'm thinking about it.

The world is moving towards combining all these features for obvious reasons.

As many have noted, cameras on phones are simply inadequate for any but the most crude, basic photos.

Similarly, phones and PDAs are limited in their ability to play back music and other audio material, not just by storage space but also battery life. Do you want to worry about listening for too long and not haven't enough juice for calls?

It's like a Swiss Army Knife. You can get individual tools which work better but you can't carry them all as easily so it's about tradeoffs.

I happen to listen to the iPod a lot and it's very light and has great battery life so it's invaluable on the flight (10-15 hours but I also use the earphones to watch movies too from the plane's entertainment system).

Also use it on subways and will do it when strolling around as well sometimes.

Now, I can see going for a smart phone if it offered features like GPS, Skype, Wifi and some other things. It's got to have great battery life though.

But I wonder about data plans overseas. I see some Americans using Blackberries and such in Europe. What are they paying for that usage? Wifi is nice but public hotspots are hit and miss and if you are going to use Wifi in an apt. or hotel, you might as well use a laptop.

Hello everybody,
I have purchased a Sony ericsson p990i having good features and Symbian based technology, 3band with UMTS, GPRS,EDGE,3G. 2MP camera will be handy, if required [hope so].
Upgraded to 2GB memory stick duo.
Have purchased 2 * 2GB SD memory for my camera for increasing storage capacity as suggested my Cupid1 and Robespierre. If required, I will burn CD somewhere when on go. So, no i-Pod at present. My daughter will be with her walkmann series phone for music.

A good forum for mobiles is www.howardforums.com

For travelling which application should one add? Wayfinder? or other cheaper alternatives? I am still learning to use applications / features.
I am eager from Fodorites to learn further regarding the application they are using.
Thanks.
K.

Wayfinder or mappy? Which is good and yet cheap? at Sony web site the Wayfinder sells at 180GBP [incl of Blue tooth and life long licence for Europe Way finder]
Any suggestions? This seems costly.

K.