My new Smartphone is da Bomb!

OK I'm not a rapper but I just gotta spin about my new Windows Smartphone, the Audiovox SMT 5600. I bought it off of eBay for $275 locked for AT&T. Then I went to a site to unlock that was recommended by others on a Smartphone forum. In about 5 minutes I had the phone unlocked.

Now why did I unlock the phone you say? Well I currently had T-Mobile service here in the US and they have a nice data plan that is unlimited for $20/month. To me it's the best out there. Put in my SIM card and voila!

When I first received the phone I couldn't believe how light it is. The battery has lasted me 2 days and it's really nice that it can recharge through the USB connection on my computer while syncing up. Grab the phone and go with all of your updated email, contacts, etc.

Speaking of updated email, for us SBS users out here using Exchange 2003, the mobile features of this phone are incredible. Being able to ActiveSync to Exchange over the GPRS system is awesome. Get your inbox anytime and quickly decipher which emails need attention. This truly is something that is a value add on sell for SBS 2003 to the working small business owner out there.

Already I've had many come up to me and wonder what I've got. I explain it and it starts a chain reaction of what computer system they are using and how they get their email.

With the miniSD holder (unfortunately under the battery) the SMT 5600 has quickly become my .mp3 player. Just drag and drop in XP to the Mobile Device shown and you've got all of your items for listening at a later time. Windows Media Player 10 on board is great as well for this.

The only problem I've had so far is that I'd love to have the phone ring me and vibrate at the same time when a call comes in. Often I'm in the car and have the radio going and don't hear the phone. If anybody knows how to do this, please let me know. Otherwise, its been great.

If you're interested in the SMT 5600 or other smartphones check out Microsoft's Smartphone site where you can demo this puppy. Just think of the possibilities with SBS 2003 and Activesync!