Post by: Parker on September 05, 2006, 07:42:50 PM
Well i just traded in my Treo 650 handheld for a Blackberry 8700c (cingular)
and i just wanted to let all of those treo owners who are sick and tired of it
to not be afraid to make the switch to Blackberry.
1) PocketMac BlackBerry is now Free!
2) PocketMac BlackBerry syncs better than Palm HotSync, meaning it'll sync all of your calendars if you are currently having problems with calendar syncs on the Treo
3) You can set MP3's as ringtones
4) It just works, like a mac. No resetting by itself.
So BlackBerry's aren't only for PC's anymore.
Oh... and does your Palm sync your Stickies????
Cheers,
Parker
Post by: MamaMoose on September 08, 2006, 01:27:33 AM
See my post of today, Sep. 7, 2006 at 11:20 PM. Just saw your post after I posted mine. Can you help me. The Cingular people don't seem to know anything! From your post it seems that the Blackberry is my best bet. What do you think and how do I get the packages (PocketMac, etc.). From a Cingular store or should I go on line.
Thanks,
MamaMoose
Post by: Parker on September 08, 2006, 03:28:21 PM
PocketMac is FREE. Just go to http://www.pocketmac.com and download it.
I have the BlackBerry 8700c as i mentioned earlier. In the past i have used both a Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC (Cingular 8125 and the HP iPAQ) and both were really too complicated for a phone. The Trëo 650 is unreliable because it crashes in the middle of a phone call and sometimes at the most random moments (usually when checking your e-mail.)
Once you download PocketMac and get the BlackBerry, there's really nothing to it.
In the PocketMac options, set it to sync with any application you choose (you can either use say for example Entourage for contacts and iCal for your calendar) and you're all set.
If you want to install an application, BlackBerry's install applications "over the air," meaning that you go to the applications website on your handheld and download it from there. Pictures and Music you must also download from the internet, so if you have some pictures on your computer that you want on your blackberry, you need to upload onto some photo site like .mac (something where you can get the full picture... say like http://www.parker.tc/dogs.jpg)
Hope this helps some... i'll get some screenshots when i get home (i'm setting up audio for tomorrow's football game right now.)
-Parker
Post by: Parker on September 08, 2006, 03:39:48 PM
and in regards to free data,
you need to buy a data plan.
Treo:
cheapest is MediaNet - $19.99 a month unlimited
it will work... i had it for a year even though they say to get PDA Connect for like $40 a month... They're just trying to rip you off another 20 bucks a month.
In regards to the BlackBerry data, it's $44.99 a month unlimited, which includes the Famous BlackBerry E-mail Push Technology (set it up at http://www.cingular.com/blackberrystart once you get your device) and internet browsing.
If you want to connect to WiFi, you need to buy the Windows Mobile phone they were talking about; Cingular 8125. That should work if you buy MissingSync, however i have not tested it.
Hope this also helps.
-Parker
Post by: sandbox on September 08, 2006, 05:54:36 PM
I looked at the 8700g a while back and thought it was a bit large for my application.
http://www.blackberry.com/compare/compare....p;x=70&y=14
headset http://www.shopblackberry.com/_blackberrya...2SSJ5MJ5FCPC7J3
Post by: Parker on September 08, 2006, 06:05:11 PM
I used the 7100g once, which is just like the 8100.
I didn't really care for the shared keys, and the BlackBerry's vocabulary isn't that great either.
What i do like about that though (and what i miss) is the Media Player and the Digital Camera.
It looks like a cute phone though =]
FYI It doesn't come with a holster/case
It's a great phone just to keep contacts and calendars in, and of course to make phone calls (duh...
)Just not that great for typing long e-mails or instant messaging
Enjoy it =]
-Parker
Post by: sandbox on September 08, 2006, 07:12:02 PM
http://reviews.cnet.com/RIM_BlackBerry_870...7-31581537.html
the 8100 pearl hasn’t been reviewed.
http://reviews.cnet.com/RIM_BlackBerry_713...7-31934283.html
the Sidekick 3 is a popular unit for typing. (see video)
http://reviews.cnet.com/T_Mobile_Sidekick_...7-31920316.html
Post by: MamaMoose on September 08, 2006, 09:52:02 PM
Thanks for your help. I guess I will not be able to connect to the internet via the mobile device without paying an additional fee above that which I pay for me internet service now. Is that right? Further, if I want Wi-Fi I will need to buy a PC mobile phone. I also do not know if I can synce with my Palm address book. Right now I am using Palm Desktop to link to my T3. However, I plan to switch over to Missing Sync if it does not kill my current Palm data base.
Since I am not in a huge hurry I will wait for Jobs' announcement next week - perhaps he will announce an iPhone! Recent Apple patents certainly indicate something is in the works vis-a-vis a phone+PDA+iTunes+camerera device. I sure hope so.
Again thanks your info has been very helpful,
MamaMoose
Post by: krissel on September 09, 2006, 12:22:00 AM
But ideas abound:
http://www.thestreet.com/_iwon/newsanalysi...mp;alias=/ht/nw
http://www.thestreet.com/newsanalysis/tech...m/10307206.html
Post by: sandbox on September 09, 2006, 02:56:34 AM
Post by: kps on September 09, 2006, 09:13:54 AM
http://theappleblog.com/2005/09/22/treo-650-and-tiger/
Currently I have a company cell phone, but I've been looking around for something of my own with the features not available in the issued phone.
The one thing I really want is Filemaker Mobile support and I don't know if it's supported on the Blackberry. I don't think so. So if anyone knows a workaround, let me in on it.
Post by: Parker on September 09, 2006, 09:41:55 AM
QUOTE
Hey, I'm all for y'all to get Blackberries since it's a Canadian company
which is another reason i bought the blackberry, eh?
Post by: RHPConsult on September 09, 2006, 10:30:13 AM
I have a client who "is possessed" by her Treo . . . she swears at it, daily.
Much of this chatter, esp. on TheAppleBlog that Karl posted, is unintelligible to a non-Wf-Fi/Treo/Mac user, except to reconfirm that Tech Support at Palm (and Cingular) is generically appalling for others, too. Mujibor,apparently, is in carge of both "stores".
I love my Palm because I can use it reliably for "the basics" only and not for all its purported (advertised) bells and whistles. The sole exception has been the TomTom Bluetooth GPS which works almost faultlessly and is the best (most useful) "toy" I've bought since my first PowerBook 170!. More fun than you can (almost) imagine.
Post by: MamaMoose on September 23, 2006, 08:54:36 PM
Though I would bring you up-to-date on my mobile phone dilemma:
After much thought, I decided to switch mobile services from Cingular to Verizon. Verizon offers both the Treo and the Blackberry ( I was surprised because the Blackberry web page does not list Verizon as a supplier of Balckberrys). The Verizon folks seem to prefer the Treo and I am leaning towards it. Besides they are much more knowledgeable about Mac issues and even suggested Missing Sync! I think many of the Treo syncing issues could be solved by using Missing Sync (from Mind Spring) rather than the Palm OS.
So if I go with the Treo, my cost would be $80 per month with 1000 any time minutes and internet service. Since, my DSL internet service is supported by Verizon, it makes sense to me to switch to them as well as avoid Cingular's inability to understand any of my questions. In addition, since I would be using Verizon for all my services, I would get a single bill and a 6% discount for all my mobile/inetrnet services.
Thank you very much for your advice and counsel on these matters,
MamaMoose
Post by: Parker on September 23, 2006, 10:23:00 PM
QUOTE
After much thought, I decided to switch mobile services from Cingular to Verizon. Verizon offers both the Treo and the Blackberry
after using both
i totally disagree.
no, i'm not being bias
but i haven't sworn at my blackberry yet
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Since, my DSL internet service is supported by Verizon, it makes sense to me to switch to them as well as avoid Cingular's inability to understand any of my questions.
what do you mean "supported by verizon"?
internet on phone and in home has nothing to do with each other.
Post by: MamaMoose on September 24, 2006, 08:13:42 PM
Thanks for the correction. I thought that if your phone "talked" to your iSP that they were one and the same network. I stand corrected.
MamaMoose
Post by: Parker on September 24, 2006, 08:17:57 PM
because i have Cablevision for my internet service (switched from verizon dsl) and cingular for my cellular phone provider
and even if your phone had WiFi (which no treo's do),
it wouldn't matter still
because it would be able to connect to any access point regardless of who your cell phone provider is.
my advice now, you don't want a smartphone
or else you'll become an "e-mail slave"