Blackberry Replacement
May 6, 2006 | 8:15 am
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Blackberry Replacement
So, I have a blackberry 7100, but I'm not overly keen on the keyboard and find it too big to use as a mobile, so I have a separate mobile phone.
However, i've been seeing a flood of devices onto the market, with windows mobile, GPS, bluetooth, GPRS etc etc all bundled in, which is great
However, I'm tied to our company having a BES and therefore need something that would be compatible with that to replace my crackberry.
What's the best option out there? My preferences would be to run windows mobile, GPS and bluetooth, along with a QWERTY keyboard...the co I work for is also tied to vodafone in the UK if that makes any difference?!
Any advice welcome !
Thanks,
Latitude
However, i've been seeing a flood of devices onto the market, with windows mobile, GPS, bluetooth, GPRS etc etc all bundled in, which is great
However, I'm tied to our company having a BES and therefore need something that would be compatible with that to replace my crackberry.
What's the best option out there? My preferences would be to run windows mobile, GPS and bluetooth, along with a QWERTY keyboard...the co I work for is also tied to vodafone in the UK if that makes any difference?!
Any advice welcome !
Thanks,
Latitude
May 7, 2006 | 2:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Emma65
Siemens released a phone that you could connect with the Blackberry system. It is widely available on ebay.
SK55 I think it is.
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SK55 I think it is.
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The SK65. And it is a POS. Slow and unreliable. Stay away from it.
May 7, 2006 | 2:01 pm
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Originally Posted by latitude
So, I have a blackberry 7100, but I'm not overly keen on the keyboard and find it too big to use as a mobile, so I have a separate mobile phone.
However, i've been seeing a flood of devices onto the market, with windows mobile, GPS, bluetooth, GPRS etc etc all bundled in, which is great
However, I'm tied to our company having a BES and therefore need something that would be compatible with that to replace my crackberry.
What's the best option out there? My preferences would be to run windows mobile, GPS and bluetooth, along with a QWERTY keyboard...the co I work for is also tied to vodafone in the UK if that makes any difference?!
Any advice welcome !
Thanks,
Latitude
However, i've been seeing a flood of devices onto the market, with windows mobile, GPS, bluetooth, GPRS etc etc all bundled in, which is great
However, I'm tied to our company having a BES and therefore need something that would be compatible with that to replace my crackberry.
What's the best option out there? My preferences would be to run windows mobile, GPS and bluetooth, along with a QWERTY keyboard...the co I work for is also tied to vodafone in the UK if that makes any difference?!
Any advice welcome !
Thanks,
Latitude
May 8, 2006 | 10:08 am
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Originally Posted by ScottC
There are Blackberry connect packages for Windows Mobile, problem is they are not "officially" supported on most operators. I've installed one and had it working fairly well. There is also a Connect client for Symbian that is pretty decent. Getting GPS is easier through Bluetooth as not many devices have that integrated. Check out the Nokia N61 as well...
May 10, 2006 | 3:29 am
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That's the risk you take 
On a side note, I have not got a blackberry 8700 and what an improvement over the 7100 !! It's like a different machine - responsive, decent screen and the ability to properly surf the net from it.
Am now tempted to stick with this instead (although there is no GPS)
On a side note, I have not got a blackberry 8700 and what an improvement over the 7100 !! It's like a different machine - responsive, decent screen and the ability to properly surf the net from it.
Am now tempted to stick with this instead
(although there is no GPS)
May 10, 2006 | 6:31 am
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Originally Posted by ScottC
The SK65. And it is a POS. Slow and unreliable. Stay away from it.