I personally don't like the pearl. Something about a roller ball on a handheld just doesn't work for me. I have an 8703 and it works beautifully. Yes, I have a wheel, but it makes sense.
Handheld software can be downloaded from: http://vzw.smithmicro.com/blackberry/download.aspx?ct=corporate On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm, looking like the arguments for not going BB aren't really valid > arguments anymore. Our carrier is Verizon, and they offer the Pearl, Curve, > the 8703e and the 8830 World Edition. Any recommendations as to model? > > > > Looking at the specs on Verizon's website, I'm only seeing the version of > the desktop software. Is that the same as what will be on the phone? If > so, the 8830 has 4.2, and the Curve has 4.3. > > > > Should I hold out to see if they can deliver 4.5? > > > > Joe Heaton > > Employment Training Panel > > > > *From:* Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:25 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Blackberry question > > > > Yea, it's no problem. Even Office 2007 attachments work for me. > > Granted I'm running the 4.5 BB OS which is out for some carriers and in > beta for others. I've been running it forever and it rocks. > > Between that and the latest BES version, they have made up for a lot of > those functions that were lacking from BB but already in WM. > > > > 4.5 features. > > > > • BlackBerry Maps with Points of Interest (H) > • Improved media player with playlist support and automatic playlist > generation (H) > • Voice note recording (H) > • Video recording on Curve models (H) > • Streaming support for YouTube and Sling Player (H) > • Microsoft Office document editing with DocumentsToGo (H) > • Native format attachment downloading (S) > • HTML e-mails (S) > • Over-the-air device upgrades (S) > • Free/busy calendar lookup (S) > • Searching the server for old e-mail messages (S) > > > > > > *From:* Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:14 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Blackberry question > > > > Is there ever an issue with e-mail attachments? For instance, someone > sends you a word document. Can you open that on your BB? My understanding > was that there was no native support for Office docs. How about PDFs? > Again, I'm not trying to flame here, just trying to get a better > understanding of what the real truth is. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joe Heaton > > Employment Training Panel > > > > *From:* Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:01 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Blackberry question > > > > This was something I posted on another list and I admit I may be off base > on some of it. > > > > The device: > > Frequent OS updates. RIM makes OS updates available and free. Whereas with > WM, you are pretty much stuck with the version that came on your phone. I'm > not saying it's impossible to get updated WM versions, just that it's not a > given like it is on BB. While my WM5 users are still on WM5, my BB users > have gone from 3.x to 4.x, and 4.5 coming soon. Each of those offers a slew > of new or upgraded features. To me that has to be one of the best parts of > the whole system. Sure some WM users get upgrades, but you are at the mercy > of the provider and not all of them are so generous. > > > > Battery life rocks. I can go days and days and days without a recharge. > Sure, some WM devices do that too, but not all. > > > > Since RIM not only builds the OS, but the phones, there are no issues with > underpowered CPU's / hardware. Some WM devices are just damn slow. That's > because the OS and device are not designed together. > > > > BES: > > I don't have to upgrade my whole Exchange environment to get new server > side features. > > Just my BES server which takes about 30 minutes and is free as long as I > have a valid support contract which isn't too expensive at all. > > > > Centrally managed. I can view all users, all user statistics, etc in one > screen. Right now I'm looking at all my users and their PIN's. Plus their > status, last contact date and time, sent / received messages and the times, > filtered messages, pending one. > > > > > > I can create filters for my users on the fly if need be. > > > > I can set policies and deploy software. In the next version of BES I will > be able to do OTA OS upgrades of devices. > > > > I can enable / disable PIM sync data from the server side at a fairly > granular level if I wished. > > > > I can see what the users device is and all the specs on the device. Model, > OS version, hardware, software, applications. For example from the BES > server, I can see that I have Gmail, Google Maps, Jewel Rumble, and Live > Search installed on my BB. > > > > Nobody can connect a device to my BES without getting an account setup by > me. No rogue phones, etc. > > > > > > *From:* Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:51 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Blackberry question > > > > Martin, > > > > Sounds like you prefer Blackberry to WM. Can you give me some reasons for > this? Not asking for flames, but real, honest reasons. > > > > Joe Heaton > > Employment Training Panel > > > > *From:* Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:44 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Blackberry question > > > > Your execs sound like smart guys. > > Here is a product comparison. > > http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/professional/#tab_tab_compare > > > > Professional is essentially for smaller deployments. It's like BES SBS. It > won't support over 30 BB devices. > > > > > > *From:* Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:07 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Blackberry question > > > > Can anyone tell me how the Blackberry Professional Software stacks up > against BES? I'm being asked to give a comparison between the WinMobile > devices we're using, and Blackberry devices. If the execs decide to go with > Blackberry against my recommendations, I'd prefer to go with the > Professional software, if it will meet our needs. 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