[cabykay]

can I use a PDA as a cingular phone as well? I start nursing school in 2 weeks and this forum has got me seriously considering getting a PDA but I'm clueless about these kinds of things.

[EricEnfermero]

Go here and click on PDA's/Smartphones:

http://www.cingular.com/cell-phone-s...ones/index.jsp

[cabykay]

thank you! since my op I've read a little more on here and think that before I spend so much $ I might need to check and see if smartphones are allowed. In my nursing handbook it says that pda's are allowed but cell phones are to be turned off during clinicals...

[elisabeth]

We just got a Treo 680 for my boyfriend and I believe you can turn off the cell function and just use the Palm functions. You can use them in flight on airplanes this way as well.

I would suggest checking with your instructors first, though, just in case they don't allow smartphones at all...