Treo / Blackberry and the like....
Treo / Blackberry and the like....
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scoobz

Original Poster:

6,578 posts

278 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Anyone got or use one of these things? Mrs needs one for work.

She likes the Treo 'because it looks cute' but I thought the Blackberry was the one to have.

Which is more user friendly? She pretty much needs it just to read her e-mithers and send the odd reply but most importantly to open Acrobat files - only to read though not edit.

Thoughts? experiences? chaps / chapesses?

arcturus

1,498 posts

293 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Sony Ericsson P910i. My missus wishes she had one instead of her Blackberry.

ywouldi

764 posts

267 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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As far as I know the blackberry needs a server at the work end, or at least some sort of intergration with the email system in order to push the emails to the mobile device, so it might not be good for email.

Ben

chris.mapey

4,778 posts

297 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2005
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Blackberry is good for basic emails, I use a 7100t on T-Mobile.

With T-Mobile you pay £8 per month for a web based email serive that does the push bit to the blackberry - I have my work & home emails go to it (as well as the appropraite pc) - works well, but never tried pdf files on it...

I would recommend either the Treo (assuming others use them OK - I have no experience) or I would go for one of the Pocket PC based phone solutions (XDA / Imate / HP 3640) - loads of software available, and you are not just tied to using emails / sms, you cna fax from these as well.