Blackberry has an unlimited international email option that isn't available for non-blackberry devices on nearly all carriers. In fact, Verizon's is unlimited data, not just unlimited email.
I just compared a users usage in Hong Kong. It was going to cost $150/day if she used her Verizon Droid 2, compared to a pro-rated $20/mo on a T-mobile blackberry. The reason for this that I can think of is that RIM set up agreements with carriers ahead of time. Additionally, BlackBerry data usage is much less than ActiveSync (this also increases the battery life substantially. You can add activesync to a device and see battery life drop considerably. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Art Alexion Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:19 PM To: iPhone Chat/Admin List Subject: Re: [Iphone-chat] Comparison grid How about this? Blackberry Best for IT administrators with strict and granular policy needs. Great battery life due to poor processing power. iPhone Great for IT administrators managing a lot of personally owned hardware Broadest availability of software Android Great for tech oriented users who don't want IT or Google/the phone carrier/etc locking them in to capabilities and interface. The most difficult of the three for IT to administer. I have found that the attributes that technical users love are pretty irrelevant to non-technical users. More powerful devices have correspondingly lower battery life. On 5/24/11 1:20 PM, "Darhl Thomason" <[email protected]> wrote: >I am sending this to all 3 groups (BES-Admins, iPhone-Chat, Android-Chat) >in hopes of reaching the largest audience. I apologize of you are >members of all three groups and receive this request multiple times. > >We have always been a Blackberry shop and are now getting ready to allow >our users to pick between Blackberry, iPhone or Android. > >I'm wondering if anyone has put together a comparison grid with pro's and >con's of each platform? > >Something like this: >Blackberry >Best for email >Fair for web >Fair for social media > >iPhone >OK for email >Best for web >Best for social media > >Android >OK for email >Best for web >Best for social media > >Thanks! > >d > >Darhl Thomason | SysAdmin | Business Technology >Papa Murphy¹s Int'l. | d 360-449-4044 | c 360-607-5617 | >www.papamurphys.com > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---------- >Join the TAKE 'N' BAKE REVOLUTION! >www.facebook.com/papamurphyspizza<http://www.facebook.com/papamurphyspizza >> > >"#1 Rated Pizza Chain" - ZAGAT 2010 National Restaurant Chains Survey (r) > > > >_______________________________________________ >Iphone-chat mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.dataoutages.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-chat >--------------------------------- >Iphone-chat mailing list is sponsored by Viperfighting.com. >http://www.viperfighting.com -- Art Alexion Systems Engineer -- Infrastructure Engineering Group Resources for Human Development _______________________________________________ Iphone-chat mailing list [email protected] http://www.dataoutages.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-chat --------------------------------- Iphone-chat mailing list is sponsored by Viperfighting.com. http://www.viperfighting.com _______________________________________________ Iphone-chat mailing list [email protected] http://www.dataoutages.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-chat --------------------------------- Iphone-chat mailing list is sponsored by Viperfighting.com. http://www.viperfighting.com
