BlackBerry Phones ?

[rpb67]

Who has one ?

Which one and do you like it.

I just got rid of my Razr and switched to this new BlackBerry Curve.

I was against a Blackberry for a long time. But this is cool. Full internet,acess to all my emails, texting and it seems to be a pretty good phone.


You guys have good or bad experiences with them ?

 

[caudio51]

I would like to get a smart phone next. Not sure what but I definitely want internet access.

Blackberry seems to be best for business while others are better for personal use.

 

[TexaSmoke]

I have a Treo 750 and I like it a lot, but my father-in-law has a blackberry and has said great things about it.

 

[Fox]

I use a Treo 650 and will probably upgrade to a Treo 750 series sometime later this year. I handle cell phones for our company and did a lot of research into the smart phones. Unless your company is running Blackberry Server, there is no real advantage with Blackberry. I found them to be bulky and cumbersome compared to the Treo and preferred the Palm OS. The Palm OS is getting a little dated, but it is stable and very easy to teach to the user base, especially executive types. We use a push agent on our Exchange server and Versa Mail clients on the Treos. It works flawlessly.

 

[rpb67]

I just use Outlook now and sync the phone through there. I had a Palm Pilot and think that this is way better.

However, I have never used a phone with Palm OS.

Is there a huge difference from Outlook ? I would think that outlook would do more and be more user friendly.....:scratchhe

 

[smokem94]

I have the Motorola Q and like it better than the Treo or Blackberry. Slim and light, internet, email, text, picture, and video messaging. Syncs with Outlook.

 

[joshua]

I moved over to a sprint employee referral plan and have unlimited data and txt for $30/month now and a treo 755p. I use AIM and google maps etc. its pretty nice.
I was tempted to get a blackberry but you need to add the blackberry service to your plan as it doesn't use regular data.

 

[ccsmoker]

if you like the black berry you should check out the wing from t-moibe

 

[AZsteelman]

dude, my new 8800 is awesome! check one out!

 

[tuffy]

I have had a Sprint PPC-6600 for a couple years. I had push email via Goodlink, internet, tv, gps, etc.. I just upgraded last week to the Sprint Mogul (PPC-6800) and I gotta say this thing is sweet. It's much smaller than the 6600 and has the jog dial on the side like the blackberry. It's smaller than the Treos (and blackberrys I think), but has a larger screen. The thing I like the most is the included high speed internet. It makes looking things up online SO much faster. I can stream my slingplayer or listen to sirius radio without any problems now. The slide out keyboard is so much easier to type on than the one on my 6600. I absolutely love this phone!!!

 

[cvm4]

I've always wanted a blackberry, etc. but never felted like adding on the expensive data plans.

 

[rpb67]

I've always wanted a blackberry, etc. but never felted like adding on the expensive data plans.

I used to feel that way as well.

It is so well worth it now. I don't know how I did without it for so long.

It make my work day so much easier.

 

[dpricenator]

I have never been a tech geek, ( still have a working pager) but have finally sucomed to the times and got a Treo 750. After about a month of reading the manuel I can use it like a champ. However I saw a guy at Hilands Cigar haven with an I-Phone. Holy shit that thing is cool. It may as weel be a PC. The photo and music capabilities are great, and has full internet, email, and texting function. Looks cool too.

 

[Rutkus]

i recommend the HTC 8525, you can also tether with it allowing you to use it as a wireless modem if you have a laptop. thats what i use and i really like it. the gui is a bit better than the blackberry IMHO

 

[earnold25]

i just upgraded my phone to the Blackberry Pearl. Absolutely hated it. I like Blackberries, but the hybrid QWERTY keyboard (two letter on one number, but in a different order than prior for text messaging) pretty much killed it for me. I sent it back and am awaiting a Samsung Blackjack to play with. Plus, the internet sucked on that phone. Hope its better on the Blackjack. If not, I'll try the Blackberry Curve. Hopefully I can get this all done before the 30 day grace period / point of no return ends

 

[avid toker]

The Curve is cool....and it runs on the EDGE network which is faster than their traditional speeds. I also like the fact that the Curve is smaller yet the full QWERTY keyboard is still functional with larger fingers.

 

[rpb67]

The Curve is cool....and it runs on the EDGE network which is faster than their traditional speeds. I also like the fact that the Curve is smaller yet the full QWERTY keyboard is still functional with larger fingers.

I have the Curve and it seems to be working great.

I realy like this phone.

 

[cvm4]

Just got the Pearl and am trying to still figure it out and set it up. So far so good.

 

[BamaRed]

Here at work we support both the blackberries (yes we have a BES) and the Windows based smart phones. I brought Blackberries to the company when I started and they have never looked back. The Blackberry is such a great PDA. I love mine and could not imagine working without having my emails on my hip. Of course, being a technology geek helps!

However, I can not stand the non QWERTY keyboard on the Pearl and the iDEN models. Got to have the full keyboard.

iPhone is amazing, but they are not made for businesses so it does me no good. Just my two cents!

-BR

 

[caudio51]

What about the iphone with Lotus Notes?