xv6700 | Croncast - From Cool to Cul De Sac Kris and Betsy Smith http://www.croncast.com This is the keyword feed for xv6700. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. en-us Palegroove Studios 2004-2008 No Croncast, Kris, Betsy, Comedy, Parenting, Funny, Palegroove, Croncast, eBay, Goodwill This is the keyword feed for xv6700. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. This is the keyword feed for xv6700. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. http://www.croncast.com/images/croncast_itunes.jpg xv6700 | Croncast - From Cool to Cul De Sac http://www.croncast.com This is the keyword feed for xv6700. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. Croncast - Kris and Betsy Smith info@palegroove.com http://www.croncast.com Palegroove Where's the Friday show? http://www.croncast.com/rssk/1006/Wheres-the-Friday-show_New-Media-Expo_Betsy-Smith.php Blog Where's the Friday show?

Well, there wasn't one. We've been working it for the last two days at New Media Expo in the fine LA suburb of Ontario.

We'll bring the funny back on Monday, no doubt, and back on track.

So far it has been a great trip with about 40 mini live shows as Betsy keeps'em rolling.



Tags: New Media Expo Betsy Smith Portable Media Expo xv6700 ]]>Where's the Friday show?

Well, there wasn't one. We've been working it for the last two days at New Media Expo in the fine LA suburb of Ontario.

We'll bring the funny back on Monday, no doubt, and back on track.

So far it has been a great trip with about 40 mini live shows as Betsy keeps'em rolling.



Tags: New Media Expo Betsy Smith Portable Media Expo xv6700 ]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:02:49 -0500 tag:croncast.com,1006 Well, there wasn't one. We've been working it for the last two days at New Media Expo in the fine LA suburb of Ontario. We'll bring the funny back on Monday, no doubt, and back on track. So far it has been a great trip with about 40 mini live shows as Betsy keeps'em rolling. no New Media Expo, Betsy Smith, Portable Media Expo, xv6700, Smartphone absurdity, I want just one http://www.croncast.com/rssk/885/Smartphone-absurdity-I-want-just-one_iPhone_xv6700.php Blog radiation hot spot for my palm.

Now in the house:

1 Treo 700 (mine, Verizon)
1 xv6700 (Betsy, Verizon)
1 iPhone (work, AT&T)
1 Blackberry 8703e (work, Sprint)

Smart phone absurdity

Two of them are for work, like I marked them above, but it is ridiculous. They all do like one thing better than the others, one carrier's plan is better priced or the network makes all the difference. What do I mean?

Best sounding as a phone:
1. Treo
2. iPhone
3. Blackberry
4. xv6700 (horrible)

Ease of use as a phone:
1. iPhone (my mother-in-law could use it)
2. Treo
3. Blackberry
4. xv6700 (need 3 hands to make a call)

Ease of use overall:
1. iPhone
2. Blackberry
3. Treo
4. xv6700

Best OS:
1. xv6700 (windows mobile 5.0, too bad everything else about it sucks)
2. iPhone
3. Treo
4. Blackberry

Best media playback:
1. iPhone (wonder why?)
2. xv6700
3. Treo
4. Blackberry

Best keypad:
1. Blackberry (update: thanks Garrick for pointing out I misspelled it the first time -LOL)
2. Treo
3. xv6700
4. iPhone (it's pretty . . . hard to use quickly)

Best sms device:
1. Treo
2. Blackberry
3. xv6700
4. iPhone

Best email device:
1. Blackberry
2. Treo (would be third if AT&T edge were faster)
3. iPhone (on wifi this is second)
4. xv6700

Best web device (network):
1. Treo (doubles as EV-DO modem, love it)
2. xv6700 (doubles as EV-DO modem, never used it)
3. iPhone
4. Blackberry (locked into a special start page, blah and doubles as EVDO modem but Sprint rates are insane)

Best web device (wifi):
1. iPhone (experience much like real browsing
2. xv6700 (fast but reformats pages)
The other two are AWOL with no wifi capability

Best camera:
1. iPhone
2. Treo
3. xv6700
Blackberry is without

Best network:
1. Verizon
2. Sprint
3. AT&T

Best overall:
1. iPhone
2. Treo
3. Blackberry
4. xv6700

Taking all of this into consideration and my experience with all four operating systems and form factors, I have decided that my ultimate phone and carrier combo would look something like this:



An iPhone on Verizon's network, use as EV-DO modem, with an add on keypad and GPS onboard. That would get an 'ooh la la' and an amen.

Tags: iPhone xv6700 Treo 700 Blackberry 8703e Verizon EVDO Sprint GPS ]]>radiation hot spot for my palm.

Now in the house:

1 Treo 700 (mine, Verizon)
1 xv6700 (Betsy, Verizon)
1 iPhone (work, AT&T)
1 Blackberry 8703e (work, Sprint)

Smart phone absurdity

Two of them are for work, like I marked them above, but it is ridiculous. They all do like one thing better than the others, one carrier's plan is better priced or the network makes all the difference. What do I mean?

Best sounding as a phone:
1. Treo
2. iPhone
3. Blackberry
4. xv6700 (horrible)

Ease of use as a phone:
1. iPhone (my mother-in-law could use it)
2. Treo
3. Blackberry
4. xv6700 (need 3 hands to make a call)

Ease of use overall:
1. iPhone
2. Blackberry
3. Treo
4. xv6700

Best OS:
1. xv6700 (windows mobile 5.0, too bad everything else about it sucks)
2. iPhone
3. Treo
4. Blackberry

Best media playback:
1. iPhone (wonder why?)
2. xv6700
3. Treo
4. Blackberry

Best keypad:
1. Blackberry (update: thanks Garrick for pointing out I misspelled it the first time -LOL)
2. Treo
3. xv6700
4. iPhone (it's pretty . . . hard to use quickly)

Best sms device:
1. Treo
2. Blackberry
3. xv6700
4. iPhone

Best email device:
1. Blackberry
2. Treo (would be third if AT&T edge were faster)
3. iPhone (on wifi this is second)
4. xv6700

Best web device (network):
1. Treo (doubles as EV-DO modem, love it)
2. xv6700 (doubles as EV-DO modem, never used it)
3. iPhone
4. Blackberry (locked into a special start page, blah and doubles as EVDO modem but Sprint rates are insane)

Best web device (wifi):
1. iPhone (experience much like real browsing
2. xv6700 (fast but reformats pages)
The other two are AWOL with no wifi capability

Best camera:
1. iPhone
2. Treo
3. xv6700
Blackberry is without

Best network:
1. Verizon
2. Sprint
3. AT&T

Best overall:
1. iPhone
2. Treo
3. Blackberry
4. xv6700

Taking all of this into consideration and my experience with all four operating systems and form factors, I have decided that my ultimate phone and carrier combo would look something like this:



An iPhone on Verizon's network, use as EV-DO modem, with an add on keypad and GPS onboard. That would get an 'ooh la la' and an amen.

Tags: iPhone xv6700 Treo 700 Blackberry 8703e Verizon EVDO Sprint GPS ]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:23:33 -0500 tag:croncast.com,885 I didn't realize how absurd this smartphone crap was until the day before yesterday. We have a potential client using Blackberries as podcast players. Which was no big deal since I worked on a solution a few years ago at my day job but I needed to get the same version as the client. Hence a new radiation hot spot for my palm.Now in the house:1 no iPhone, xv6700, Treo 700, Blackberry 8703e, Verizon EVDO Asurion + Verizon = 57 min 33 sec of podcast voice http://www.croncast.com/rssk/793/Asurion-+-Verizon-=-57-min-33-sec-of-podcast-voice_Asurion_Verizon.php Blog
Last night's podcast voice was the result of attempting to get Betsy's missing mobile phone replaced. We were expecting it to be an easy transaction since we actually pay for the lost, damaged or stolen insurance package Verizon offers through a third party, though you won't find this out unless you ask, or in our case, lose the phone and need to make a claim. The third party in this case is Asurion.

I can spare you the specifics on this one but thought that I would share this one gem/life lesson. I was told repeatedly that our claim would take 2-3 days to be reviewed by Asurion and that I should expect a call where I will be asked for more information. I had to be told repeatedly, because Verizon staffers had imparted that it would be taken care of with one call and the new phone would ship in 24 hours.

Lessons learned? Use podcast voice, "no" is unacceptable from an insurance outfit, paying for the insurance was a good idea and that it is too bad that the podcast voice didn't work with the Volvo dealer or Volvo Cars of North America.

Tags: Asurion Verizon cell phone insurance mobile phone insurance XV6700 ]]>
Last night's podcast voice was the result of attempting to get Betsy's missing mobile phone replaced. We were expecting it to be an easy transaction since we actually pay for the lost, damaged or stolen insurance package Verizon offers through a third party, though you won't find this out unless you ask, or in our case, lose the phone and need to make a claim. The third party in this case is Asurion.

I can spare you the specifics on this one but thought that I would share this one gem/life lesson. I was told repeatedly that our claim would take 2-3 days to be reviewed by Asurion and that I should expect a call where I will be asked for more information. I had to be told repeatedly, because Verizon staffers had imparted that it would be taken care of with one call and the new phone would ship in 24 hours.

Lessons learned? Use podcast voice, "no" is unacceptable from an insurance outfit, paying for the insurance was a good idea and that it is too bad that the podcast voice didn't work with the Volvo dealer or Volvo Cars of North America.

Tags: Asurion Verizon cell phone insurance mobile phone insurance XV6700 ]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:16:04 -0500 tag:croncast.com,793 Something happens when I am confronted with ridiculous customer service, my podcast voice comes out. I usually realize it minutes into the dialog and then take that opportunity to enhance it with some extra oomph.Last night's podcast voice was the result of attempting to get Betsy's missing mobile phone replaced. We were expecting it to no Asurion, Verizon, cell phone insurance, mobile phone insurance, XV6700