smart phones and other " its the one that says bad mother fu^ker" all in ones.??

[Revolver]

ok.

i know there are some techsavy pros skulkin around in shame on fnk.

i need one of those big -do it all bastards to im and email clients and customers and most important,friends and family, on the fly.

i have no clue about these things and i am askin for some advice.

the last year i have been locked into a account with telos with one of those horrid bastard all around piss poor awful chocolate's for a year and have 2 years left....if anybell reps are reading this,what incentive could bell(or other) offer me to flip?

aso tech wise,wich would be best and why?...

thanks in advance for informative replys

[wishbone]

are you willing to import something? ie: get a US phone? (i'm not quick to jump on the iphone, just asking if you're willing to look beyond the bell/telus/fido/rogers lines).

[rustybob]

If you're looking for something that you can do web browsing and IMing on for a reasonable price, your best bet is Telus or Bell. Telus has the $15/month unlimited email/messaging/web browsing package on any voice plan over $30. This is on the HTC Touch, Blackberry, and one other HTC phone. Bell has the $7/month unlimited web browsing/email/messaging on the HTC Touch only, with no minimum on the voice plan.

I just switched over to Bell myself and grabbed the Touch. It's a great phone, almost everything is done through the touch screen, runs Windows Mobile 6 (which has Word/Excel/Outlook), has Windows Messenger, amonst other programs.

If you know someone who works for Bell, you could get them to put you on a good corporate plan. I got put on the UBC plan, which has 250 daytime minutes, E/W at 6pm, voice mail, call display, and per second billing for $27/month ($17.30 + 8.95 + 0.75). Web Browsing and texting added $15/month.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by wishbone

are you willing to import something? ie: get a US phone? (i'm not quick to jump on the iphone, just asking if you're willing to look beyond the bell/telus/fido/rogers lines).

oh absoutley!!..

im not afraid of anything international,in fact now that i think about it i would prefer that.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by rustybob

If you're looking for something that you can do web browsing and IMing on for a reasonable price, your best bet is Telus or Bell. Telus has the $15/month unlimited email/messaging/web browsing package on any voice plan over $30. This is on the HTC Touch, Blackberry, and one other HTC phone. Bell has the $7/month unlimited web browsing/email/messaging on the HTC Touch only, with no minimum on the voice plan.

I just switched over to Bell myself and grabbed the Touch. It's a great phone, almost everything is done through the touch screen, runs Windows Mobile 6 (which has Word/Excel/Outlook), has Windows Messenger, amonst other programs.

If you know someone who works for Bell, you could get them to put you on a good corporate plan. I got put on the UBC plan, which has 250 daytime minutes, E/W at 6pm, voice mail, call display, and per second billing for $27/month ($17.30 + 8.95 + 0.75). Web Browsing and texting added $15/month.

excellent,excellent...thats some good advice bob. thank you.

prozac?

[miss.myra]

Blackberry Pearl, that's all you'll need.

[rawb]

IF YOU ARE DOING "REAL WORK" AS IN "I WANT MY EXPERIENCE FROM RECEIVING TO WRITING EMAILS TO SCHEDULING TO TEXTS TO BE FLAWLESS" THEN BERRY IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO

IF YOU WANT "GEE WHIZ" FOR A MONTH THEN "ARGH FUCK" FOR THE REST OF YOUR TIME THEN YOU CAN SETTLE FOR A WINDOWS MOBILE DEVICE o

[miss.myra]

yeah, pretty much all other PDA's have nifty features but the phone functionality is pretty bullshit.

[KrisisID]

that big new blackberry mutha fugga.

[decypher]

Yeh the Pearl keyboard can pump out msgs once you get used to the format but i'd suggest to get one with a qwerty if you'll be sending lots of e-mails. Having multiple inboxs push to the same device flawlessly is very nice.

[miss.myra]

the suretype on the newer blackberry models is probably one of the best forms of predictive text out there, and it's not hard to learn..sorta like riding a bicycle!

[dj_soo]

my work gave me this:



It's alright...

[rawb]

YEAH THE PERL KEYBOARD TAKES ABOUT A DAY AND THEN ITS PRETTY FAST. THE ONLY TIME I HATE IT IS WHEN I NEED TO TYPE IN SOMETHING TECHNICAL (LIKE DOING AN SSH SESSION, LOL@ TRYING TO TYPE OUT AN AWK STATEMENT ON THAT THING) OR WHEN IM ENTERING A PASSWORD WITH MULTIPLE NUMBERS/LETTERS LIKE "GR))87m6" OR SOMETHING

AS LONG AS YOU ARE WRITING NORMAL WORDS ITS COOL o

[Gusto]

yeah i've got the pearl and the curve. both are awesome, but i prefer the curve to be honest, but only because i do a lot of email on it.

[Revolver]

this is all good stuff guys.

thanks.

and a berry happy new year!!!

[thebobman]

I personally have a WM6 HTC Apache on Telus. Mobile browsing is seriously over-rated, but I can understand the need for it. The true benefit of the smartphone is truly email. The next bit of functionality that is truly useful is GPS.

Blackberrys are king for email in their simplicity and function over form design. They don't have particularly strong abilities in multimedia or web browsing, but keep in mind that Blackberrys are frickin' everywhere, so support of their mobile browser is building, despite its inadequacies. Software is plentiful for Blackberrys but little is free and RIM keeps tight reigns on the Blackberry SDK. Blackberrys excel at email, everything else, including the phone capability, are secondary pursuits. The phone capability, is however, world-class, and better is better than may windows Mobile devices. RIM controls the hardware and most of the software for Blackberrys, they are the Apple of the smartphone market (before Apple showed up, anyway). Their products function as advertised, but very, very rarely will you be surprised with any functionality.

Windows Mobile Devices are king for customization and flexibility, they also support HTML email (which to my knowledge still isn't available on Blackberrys). Their mobile browser has been around for a lot longer than Blackberry's, but it's total shit. If you've played with an iPhone you'll be immediately hit with how medieval Pocket IE is. Opera Mobile can be purchased (and if you get a WM6 smart phone, its a requirement, not an option) for about $9. There is a lot of free software for Windows Mobile as it is pretty easy to code for. Windows Mobile devices are just that, Mobile Windows devices. There is lots of software for them, and apart from the Achilles Heel of the web browser, make excellent smartphones.

I would, however, caution you against getting a smartphone that doesn't have a hardware keyboard. Even in the case of the iPhone, the lack of a hardware keyboard greatly, and I stress GREATLY, reduces the functionality of the phone.

If you are currently with rogers seek out a friend that is also on Rogers with a Blackberry or Windows Mobile device and swap SIMs with them to try out the phone.

[rawb]

Originally Posted by thebobman

Blackberrys are king for email in their simplicity and function over form design. They don't have particularly strong abilities in multimedia or web browsing, but keep in mind that Blackberrys are frickin' everywhere, so support of their mobile browser is building, despite its inadequacies.

OPERA MAKES A FREE DOWNLOADABLE VERSION OF ITS BROWSER FOR BERRIES AND ITS COMPLETELY AWESOME

Software is plentiful for Blackberrys but little is free

I DISAGREE, I HAVE A NICE HTML WEB BROWSER, A LOT OF GAMES, AN SSH CLIENT, A REALLY GOOD DIRECTIONS/411 SERVICE, GOOGLE MAPS, IM AND AN OFFICE VIEWER AND ITS ALL FREE. MOST OF THE PAY PROGRAMS ARE GAMES I FIND IN MY EXPERIENCE.

Windows Mobile Devices are king for customization and flexibility, they also support HTML email (which to my knowledge still isn't available on Blackberrys).

AVAILABLE THROUGH 3RD PARTY PROGRAMS (MOST NON-FREE)


HUGS

[Gusto]

what free ssh client do you use?

[rawb]

MidpSSH | SSH and Telnet client for Mobile devices (MIDP/J2ME)

[Gusto]

thx dog

[C_squared]

HTC Touch looks better on paper. Not worth your time. This is my second time going back to exchange it and now I'm switching phones entirely. However not completly saying that windows mobile is bad, cause it is really good. Just if you decide to go windows go with a hardware qwerty for sure.

[Revolver]

the one i chose was the blackberry 8130 or somthing like that...

thanks for the good information people!

[miss.myra]

aww, he got a pearl!

good job, revolver : )

[esoter1c]

Smart phone, pffft, doesn't even have a voice changer.:notrust: