I use it for e-mail, and as a portable word processor. This device *doesn't* do everything, and it isn't supposed to. They hardly exist anymore, but this VTech brings the mystery of things back for me.
I am from the BBS days, dialing up mysterious computers from far away. This little device also brought the mystery back into online for me. The batteries! How can I forget! One of the loveliest features of the VTech Postbox Companion is that it takes just 3 C batteries, which should last about 6 months. I also love the fact that you can check your mail anywhere there is a standard phone line. The ISP/e-mail contract is inexpensive too - less than $10/month.
The screen is very clear and easy to read. I'm addicted: I get home from work, and before signing on to my ISP, I plug this baby into the phone line, type in my password, hit "Connect", and it zaps my e-mail to me. Just type up an e-mail to myself, and before sending it, print it out. If I wake up in the middle of the night and want to write something and print it out in a moment of inspiration, I can do that. Weighing in at about 2 lbs, I now can read/write my e-mail while sitting in the bathroom, or in the library. This little VTech Companion fit the bill just fine! Computers take too long to boot up, and are too big, or the batteries are a measly 3-4 hours long. But sometimes I want to just type up a quick e-mail, or write myself a note and print it out. I know computers backwards and forwards, inside and out.
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