When cell phones first arrived on the market, the attractive feature was the ability to take a phone with you wherever you went. There were no fancy colors, ring tones or camera features. The phones were used to stay in touch with your world when not at home. It was unheard of to use a cell phone to send a message to another person. Wasn't that the whole point of making a phone call - to tell someone something?
Today, one of the main attractive features of a cell phone is its chatting features. The Palm Centro Smart Phone does not disappoint here. Contacts for literally hundreds of people can be kept in an address book located in the phone's menu section. In addition to telephone numbers, other information such as email address; birthday; and home address can also be stored. When placing a call, there are three main ways to do that.
The traditional way is to dial the seven or ten digit number of the person, hit "send" and place the call. If it is a number used often, then speed dial functions can be utilized. Finally, the Palm Centro Smart Phone allows for contacts to be reached directly from the address book. Once the call has been placed, additional call chatting features are available at the touch of a button. This includes three way calling and speaker phone options.
The latest cell phone craze is text messaging. With the Palm Centro Smart Phone, this is easier than ever. The phone comes equipped with a full keyboard. This is efficient in sending text messages because the keyboard is like that of a typical computer keyboard. Messages can be sent as fast as the user can type and send them out. It lets a user send a quick message to another person without the need to place a phone call. In addition to sending text messages, video and audio clips can be sent to another person. This is an attractive feature because it allows for virtual information sharing with the click of a "send" button.
Keeping up with the text messaging crazy is the Instant Messaging trend. This allows for two or more people to 'chat' online without having to make a phone call or meet face to face. The Palm Centro Smart Phone allows a user to take a computer instant messaging account like AOL; MSN or Yahoo along on the cell phone. Conversations being carried out on the home computer can be continued in the waiting room of a doctor's office. The phone keeps all instant messages in a chat-style view so it is easy to keep track of all conversations occurring at one time.
The final chatting feature of the Palm Centro Smart Phone is email. Like instant messaging, a user can download a pre-existing email account to the phone. When on the go, simply log on and check email. When new email arrives to the in-box, the user receives a notification on the phone. Emails can also be sent out and invites can be replied to as well. This feature allows a busy user the ability to stay in touch no matter where life may take him.
Michael is a technology author for EverythingCentro where he is responsible for reporting the latest Palm Centro news and writing reviews on assorted Palm Centro software. You can often find him taking part in Palm Centro forums.
