| Description: | | | | supports multiple POP3 and IMAP4 mailboxes and |
| The PPC-6601 Pocket PC Phone is a dual-band | | | | a single Microsoft Exchange server account. Unlike |
| (1900/800MHz CDMA) device based on a 400MHz | | | | a BlackBerry, which automatically notifies you |
| Intel PXA 263 processor running Windows Mobile | | | | when you receive an e-mail, you have to turn the |
| 2003 Software for Pocket PC Phone Edition. The | | | | PPC6601 on to see if you've received any new |
| PPC-6601 offers 128 MB of memory and has the | | | | messages. However, Sprint does offer GoodLink |
| most capacity of any other Sprint wireless | | | | as an extra service for businesses which |
| device, allowing users to view, create and edit | | | | automatically notifies client devices when new mail |
| documents; send and receive email or text | | | | arrives. In addition to GoodLink, the PPC6601 |
| messages; browse the Web; and listen to news, | | | | supports Sprint's PCS Business Connection |
| music and other audio clips faster and easier than | | | | desktop software which pushes e-mail from your |
| ever before. | | | | desktop Outlook to the device. This enables you |
| Features and Specifications: | | | | to access your corporate e-mail without having to |
| Key features of the device include 128MB of RAM | | | | involve your friendly neighborhood IT people. |
| and 64MB of flash memory, a 240×320 | | | | The phone supports text and multimedia |
| 65K-color TFT touch-screen display that switches | | | | messaging in addition to e-mail and voice phone |
| between portrait and landscape modes, a | | | | calls, but there's no built-in camera (the Audiovox |
| QWERTY keyboard, an SDIO card expansion slot, | | | | PPC6600 offers an integrated VGA camera). The |
| and Bluetooth wireless. It also offers | | | | PPC-6601 includes Pocket Excel, Outlook, Word, |
| speakerphone capability. Another model (the | | | | Pocket Internet Explorer 4.0, MSN Messenger, |
| PPC-6600) with a built-in VGA camera will follow | | | | Windows Media Player 10, and ActiveSync |
| later. The "slide-to-access" QWERTY keyboard | | | | (version 3.7.1). Business and personal wireless email |
| (shown at right) enables simple typing of text, and | | | | is provided by Sprint PCS Business Connection, a |
| predictive text software from T-9 makes typing | | | | service which is said to interface seamlessly with |
| easier and faster, according to Sprint. The device | | | | Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino data, |
| also supports Graffiti writing input on its touch | | | | extending wireless access to messaging and |
| screen. A removable lithium ion battery provides | | | | calendar applications securely and conveniently, |
| up to 3.6 hours of continuous digital talk time or | | | | according to Sprint. The device also supports |
| up to six days of continuous digital standby time, | | | | Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync for over-the-air |
| Sprint says. Dimensions are 4.9 x 2.75 x .74 | | | | synchronization of email and calendar information |
| inches and it weighs 7.35 ounces. | | | | with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. |
| The e-mail client that ships with the PPC6601 | | | | |