I use a Blackberry Curve (T Mobile) because we do a fair amount of out of the country work and its WiFi capability has saved me a ton of money. I can make long distance calls from any wirelessly connected hotel room, etc. for the cost of ten dollars a month. The Curve with the GPS does not have this capability. The IPhone has an app which can be downloaded that does. I also find that receiving emails can be a blessing and a curse. It is nice to be able to handle issues as they arise when I have immediate access to my Penobscot Solar emails. Of course, I also get every Wrench List post to it as well :-), but the balance is to the favorable for me. I suppose this issue is Wrench specific as much as anything, but there´s my two cents... Daryl DeJoy NABCEP Certified PV installer Penobscot Solar Design
> Hey Everybody; > I'm trying to justify switching to smart phone technology. > (BlackBerry > Curve.) My Immediate supervisor just gets this "I don't know Dan" look on > her > face. Others question the need for that level of communication in the > field. > Good point. But I can kinda rationalize the argument both ways. What can I > reasonably expect to get out of this thing for the $$? (that I can't do > with a > phone). Is there a "killer app"? The GPS stuff looks cool. The calendar -- > maybe. A contact manager? I pretty much work out of a Hand book/scheduler > now. and > doing OK with it. (Whole lot easier to make corrections with an eraser -- > shoot, I can hardly even see that little key pad -- Yes, I should get new > glasses) > I can see where the ability to exchange files could be helpful. > I guess I'm just a bit gun shy maybe. I remember "Back in the day," when > personal computers were making their grand debut, I was seeing so much > "stuff" > coming and going (Remember FORTRAN, COBOL and BASIC? or the 6502?) So I > decided > to study Assembly, but looking back, even that degree was pretty much > obsolete > the day I stepped off the stage. Let's just say I'm a bit apprehensive. > > Anyway, I thought this might be a good forum to turn to for insight. > thanks > db > > Dan Brown > President > Foxfire Energy Corp. > Renewable Energy Systems > (802)-483-2564 > www.Foxfire-Energy.com > NABCEP #092907-44 > > > ************** > You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: > Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. > (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001) > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
