Wednesday
24Oct2007
the blackberry is no more
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 10:37PM
I ditched the BlackBerry.
Now before we go any further, BlackBerry's are fantastic. There is not a cell on the market that comes close with regard to handling email. The BlackBerry/Vodafone push email service, and the excellent keyboard, make writing text and sending email a breeze.
But for £15 per month? £180-per-year? (On top of my cell contract.)
Not bad if you're on the road a great deal. Usually I am quite mobile, but recent projects have meant working from home or a Wi-Fi hotspot. So I have my Mac for email. I.e. I don't need a BlackBerry.
I have pulled a Samsung D900 out of retirement. It's a good phone with a 3mp camera and autofocus (not as good as my old Sony Ericsson K800i, but Mrs. tyger seized that some time ago). I can't see the point of lugging around a big QWERTY BlackBerry just for texting and calls. Much better to have a half-decent camera and lighter pockets. The Samsung is very smart, too.
(p.s. offers welcome for the BlackBery 8800 :) )
Now before we go any further, BlackBerry's are fantastic. There is not a cell on the market that comes close with regard to handling email. The BlackBerry/Vodafone push email service, and the excellent keyboard, make writing text and sending email a breeze.
But for £15 per month? £180-per-year? (On top of my cell contract.)
Not bad if you're on the road a great deal. Usually I am quite mobile, but recent projects have meant working from home or a Wi-Fi hotspot. So I have my Mac for email. I.e. I don't need a BlackBerry.
I have pulled a Samsung D900 out of retirement. It's a good phone with a 3mp camera and autofocus (not as good as my old Sony Ericsson K800i, but Mrs. tyger seized that some time ago). I can't see the point of lugging around a big QWERTY BlackBerry just for texting and calls. Much better to have a half-decent camera and lighter pockets. The Samsung is very smart, too.
(p.s. offers welcome for the BlackBery 8800 :) )
Reader Comments (3)
Kate's brother has got himself an Apple iphone!
Amazing even to a technophobe like me.
cheers
David
I presume he's got it unlocked. Sweet.
Obviously my head was turned by the iPhone, but I have always been underwhelmed by the smartphone phenomenon, even if I have had a BlackBerry and a Sony P900i. I suppose when I need a new iPod the iPhone will come into its own.
Yes, he knows what he's doing got it working on orange too!
Like sci-fi in your hand!
cheers