He's lusted after it in his mind.
It's as bad as buying it (so say some). _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alli Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Treo] Temptation Fight it, Don! Fight it! We're here for ya, man. You want phone numbers? You can call any of us 24/7. Don't you think "just trying out" a Pearl would be a little like cheating on your spouse/significant other? The Pearl is just a phone. Don Ferguson wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Twice in the past two weeks I've been enticed by grand reviews of the > Blackberry Pearl. I must admit that my first reaction to the device was > not even quite like warm, but now I'm interested. > > > > Advantages I see: the pearl (a mini-trackball) or wheel navigation is > superior in my mind to the 5-way on the Treo for one important reason: > variable speed. I can scroll slowly or quickly and that is a much > better UI than having to click faster or slower on the Treo's navigator. > The Pearl's screen appears brighter and clearer than even the newest > screens on Treos, even with the brightness turned up. MiniUSB > connectivity. What was Palm thinking with that connector?? The pearl > is also WAY smaller and sleeker than the Treo. > > > > Disadvantages I see: T-Mobile only. Coverage and data speed are > inferior to what I have. That said, a friend of mine who is the owner > of a huge business in town here (translation: he can have any phone and > provider he wants) told me yesterday that he loves it - coverage, data > for email, and all. He no longer carries his laptop on trips. No > touch screen: I really don't use the touch screen on the Treo much. > Sometimes, but not much - mostly in cases when the application should > enable better keyboard navigation but doesn't, relying instead on the > touch screen. No Handyshopper, but can have GoogleMaps, music player, > etc. > > > > I can't really think that this thing could take the place of a Treo, but > I'm tempted to just get one and try it out, just to see, since you can't > really know a device like this unless you try it! > > > > Anybody know of any showstoppers other than "Treo Good, Blackberry > Bad!!" Hey, at least it's not Windows Mobile!! > > > > Cheers, > > Don [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
