wifi phone

[vix2000]

I am looking for a new phone. I have decided I would like internet as I have wireless network at home and work. As I don't kno much about internet on mobiles I wondered if anyone could advise me.

What is the difference between a pda, smartphone, normal internet phone?

Was looking at blackberry pearl but no wifi. Also like LG shine. New blackberry 8800 looks ok too. Help. please?

[Rob_Meister]

Check out one of the XDA Orbit threads. I have just got this phone and myself along with many others feel its a great mobile with wi-fi connectivity.

[Tunney]

What is the difference between a pda, smartphone, normal internet phone?

PDA - a large, touchscreen device primarily used for personal information management. They feature the capability to install 3rd party applications and can be used for gaming, music and video.
Smartphone - A mobile phone that supports the installation of natively coded 3rd party applications. Any PDA that includes phone functionality falls into this category and so do a number of non-touchscreen phones. Generally smartphones tend to run on either the Symbian or Windows Mobile operating systems.
Internet phone - Usually this refers to phones that make calls using voice-over-IP.

If you're looking for a WiFi phone for internet access then you might want to to look at the Sony Ericsson P990, Nokia N80 or Nokia E61. If you're willing to wait a couple of months then the Nokia N95 looks very hot.

[vix2000]

Thanks. The new nokia looks good. Will definately have a look when it comes out to see what the size is like.