What is the best smartphone for medical students? I know you would need one with either win or palm os (i.e. not blackberry) to install epocrates.
Get something with Windows Mobile 5 (or 6 if you're waiting 6 months or so) on it -- most if not all medical software is compatible with it. Skip on the Blackberry because ePocrates doesn't run on it.
I've got a Samsung BlackJack and love it! You have to kill the 3G radio and use EDGE, though, since the battery life WITH 3G is less than 24h on standby. On EDGE, it's your normal 7-days-or-so standby time. If you're with Cingular, and your 2-year plan is up, THIS is the phone to get! I got mine refurbished, not new, and it's just as good as new, so expect to pay only $50.
Sprint has a WM6 phone out right now. Can't remember the name though.
I've got a cingular 8525. It's pricey but it does everything and well. Battery life is excellent too.
-Mike
The HTC Mogul/PC-6800. Just ordered one myself.
Can you put epocrates on the cingular 8525? I saw one site where it looked like you couldn't. If you can't use epocrates then what is similar that it could use?
htc mogul for the win. I love her
I was looking at smartphones a while ago but to get internet(for my email) was another $20 or $40/month. What is a good phone with wifi so I don't have to pay the extra monthly costs?
I just need something with a phone, medical program capability, and the ability to check my email w/o paying the carrier extra money each month.
the Cingular 8525 and similar models have wifi. my personal preference is Treo but since you said you MUST have wifi, the 8525 is my pick for you.
I checked out my plan and I guess internet isn't too much more a month.
So you think I should go with a Treo, huh? Palm or Windows? What medical programs are good (and cheap) besides epocrates?
Any new thoughts about this?
It may be a while before the Pre has all the necessary medical applications so if you need it this Summer I'm not sure it would be the best choice.
I'd recommend the iPhone.
Yeah it will have an emulator built in. No idea how well they will run though.
Some interesting rumors about the Pre. Such as requiring the simply everything plan, no tethering possible, no java, flash, or shockwave, and supposedly no copy/paste from webpages (contradictory of previous demos).