Looks like everyone is giving good advice. I use a Palm z22 with Ubuntu, and when you get it configured correctly, it does work well. This is not a smartphone, just a regular PDA, but I did want to mention that it took lots of research with google and ubuntu forums to get linux to see it. It all boiled down to one setting that was a little unique. So if after you get your new phone, you have troubles getting Ubuntu to detect it, let me know and I'll type up the directions on what I did to connect it. Otherwise... Linux works great with Palm. I recommend JPilot over the built-in Gnome software, but that is more personal preference on how I like to use it. And JPilot offers backup and restore capabilities, sotware installation, etc. all in the same app. Good luck! On Oct 31, 2007 7:15 AM, Troy <troythetechguy at gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm considering purchasing a smart phone. I'm currently a Sprint > customer, and want to stay with Sprint because of the excellent reception I > receive. Thus far, I've narrowed my options to the Palm Centro and the Palm > 755p, but I have a few questions before making my decision final. > > 1. How does the Palm OS work with Linux? Is there currently software > available on Linux for syncing with the Palm? I'm currently running Ubuntu > 7.10. > 2. Can someone who's used either phone share some pros and cons? > 3. The primary use of the phone is for contacts, scheduling, and as a > phone. However, I will use the internet frequently between appointments. > One feature neither device has is wifi, but I'm not sure if wifi is > necessary with Sprints EVDO. Is there another phone I should consider? > 4. Being a Linux buff, I'd like nothing more than to have a smart phone > that runs Linux. Does anyone know of a smart phone that runs Linux and will > work on the Sprint network? > > Thanks for your help and advice. > > Troy > > -- > Website of the week: > http://www.treehugger.com > > The Free Alternative to M$ Office: > http://www.openoffice.org > > My Blog: > http://troythetechguy.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20071102/447f6b3b/attachment.htm