Blackberry

Is there a reason for not buying a blacberry. They seem to be liked . I
have never had one.and was thinking about buying one.

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In message <[email protected]> skip <skip[@nospam.com>
wrote:

>Is there a reason for not buying a blacberry.

Poor interface, lack of a push mail client unless you happen to run one
of their corporate mail servers, the horrid browser, lack of touch
screen, and limited range of available software (vs other mobile
platforms) come to mind.

That being said, they're nice devices for some purposes, especially if
you're plugging one in to an existing corporate environment, and are
happy with the existing PIM type software. This covers most of
corporate America.

skip wrote:
> Is there a reason for not buying a blacberry. They seem to be liked . I
> have never had one.and was thinking about buying one.

Then what would be a good phone to buy

DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <[email protected]> skip <skip[@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Is there a reason for not buying a blacberry.
>
> Poor interface, lack of a push mail client unless you happen to run one
> of their corporate mail servers, the horrid browser, lack of touch
> screen, and limited range of available software (vs other mobile
> platforms) come to mind.
>
> That being said, they're nice devices for some purposes, especially if
> you're plugging one in to an existing corporate environment, and are
> happy with the existing PIM type software. This covers most of
> corporate America.

What in your opinion would be a good phone to get. I want to reward
myself after a long hospital stay.

"> What in your opinion would be a good phone to get. I want to reward
> myself after a long hospital stay.

If you wish to stay inside the AT&T stable of phones, the Tilt is nice, so
is the iPhone. But, if you wish to look outside of the box, check the N95-3,
its unlocked, abit in the expensive side but if you wish to reward yourself
with a nice vacation after you illness, it can be used with any gsm
provider. Here and internationally.

In message <[email protected]> Sky
<[email protected]> wrote:

>DevilsPGD wrote:
>> In message <[email protected]> skip <skip[@nospam.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a reason for not buying a blacberry.
>>
>> Poor interface, lack of a push mail client unless you happen to run one
>> of their corporate mail servers, the horrid browser, lack of touch
>> screen, and limited range of available software (vs other mobile
>> platforms) come to mind.
>>
>> That being said, they're nice devices for some purposes, especially if
>> you're plugging one in to an existing corporate environment, and are
>> happy with the existing PIM type software. This covers most of
>> corporate America.
>
>What in your opinion would be a good phone to get. I want to reward
>myself after a long hospital stay.

It really depends on what you want. If you're looking for a good solid
phone, I'd recommend the Razr2 V9.

For a smartphone, I've been quite happy with the AT&T Tilt I recently
purchased -- It's my first Windows Mobile phone experience, I've been a
Palm guy for many years, but Palm finally pushed me away.

If you want something in the middle, and aren't planning to be a heavy
user, the iPhone is simple and easy to use, but rather limiting in terms
of customizing anything, is painfully slow at accessing data, but if you
can wait it out, the browser is amazing, and the interface is fairly
intuitive.

If you can post more about your needs, or expected use, I can probably
narrow down a better suggestion.

DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <[email protected]> Sky
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> DevilsPGD wrote:
>>> In message <[email protected]> skip <skip[@nospam.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there a reason for not buying a blacberry.
>>> Poor interface, lack of a push mail client unless you happen to run one
>>> of their corporate mail servers, the horrid browser, lack of touch
>>> screen, and limited range of available software (vs other mobile
>>> platforms) come to mind.
>>>
>>> That being said, they're nice devices for some purposes, especially if
>>> you're plugging one in to an existing corporate environment, and are
>>> happy with the existing PIM type software. This covers most of
>>> corporate America.
>> What in your opinion would be a good phone to get. I want to reward
>> myself after a long hospital stay.
>
> It really depends on what you want. If you're looking for a good solid
> phone, I'd recommend the Razr2 V9.
>
> For a smartphone, I've been quite happy with the AT&T Tilt I recently
> purchased -- It's my first Windows Mobile phone experience, I've been a
> Palm guy for many years, but Palm finally pushed me away.
>
> If you want something in the middle, and aren't planning to be a heavy
> user, the iPhone is simple and easy to use, but rather limiting in terms
> of customizing anything, is painfully slow at accessing data, but if you
> can wait it out, the browser is amazing, and the interface is fairly
> intuitive.
>
> If you can post more about your needs, or expected use, I can probably
> narrow down a better suggestion.

The droid at att told me the tilt phone was to slow to make me happy.

> The droid at att told me the tilt phone was to slow to make me happy.

Is the Tilt perfect, no, is it easy to jump into WM from other systems and
phnes, no, is it slow and choppy, no. That guy is just what you called him,
a droid, and infact, you called him something quit abit less uncouth then
what I would have called him.

Sky wrote:
> The droid at att told me the tilt phone was to slow to make me happy.

And why would the tilt phone slowing make you happy?

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In message <[email protected]> "Michael N.
Paris" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>> The droid at att told me the tilt phone was to slow to make me happy.
>
>Is the Tilt perfect, no, is it easy to jump into WM from other systems and
>phnes, no, is it slow and choppy, no. That guy is just what you called him,
>a droid, and infact, you called him something quit abit less uncouth then
>what I would have called him.

It's not as speedy as it could be, especially when rotating the screen
in the Today view with a large number of plug-ins.

However, it's an extremely powerful device with the exception of screen
latency (loading a huge database, sorting and searching are all speedy,
for example. So is GPS routing with maps covering all of North America
loaded)