PDA for Instant Messenger?

Hi,

I am trying to figure out what PDA to get.

Basically I am looking for a PDA to be able to connect to Yahoo Messenger for free through wi-fi when I am at a coffee shop or something of that nature.

I don't want to spend too much money, so I am open to older models.

Any advice?

I was looking at the Dell Axim x51v, but now I wonder if maybe the Dell Axim x30 would be good enough for this?

I don't know much about PDA's yet, so I wonder: Is it basically possible to surf the web and use IM for free on these? Or do you need a data plan? I am not planning on using it to make phone calls at all, so I wonder...

Any advice would be much appreciated! Have a great day!

[Martin Laverty]

It depends where you go. Some places will do free wifi others will want to charge.

You can run a PDA version of IM to do this for you.

If you're looking for a good low priced PDA we have the Ipaq 114.
Buy HP iPAQ 114 - Total PDA