non-sports... iphone. is it a good work smartphone?
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I have had my iPhone for almost 2 years (gen 1/edge version) and I love it. I am also a Mac user, so it works perfectly with my system. Yes, you can view Word and Excel docs that are received via email. I think you can also view PDFs, images, etc.
This will give you some info on Email Attachements: http://www.apple.com/ipho...ecking-and-reading-email
This will give you some info on Email Attachements: http://www.apple.com/ipho...ecking-and-reading-email
Much better for a business smartphone. Look over it and research it before people talk you into the I phone
i will see if i can find the reviews tomorrow from my office and i will reply back.....Im currently kicking the ATT Tilt (3G) and it is a solid business smart phone and Im sure the Blackberry Bold is aight too as it is 3G
AFAIK, the only smartphone with both a touch screen and a qwerty keyboard. I also like that it has a laptop-like mouse pad. Instead of a blackberry-like trakball, you get a laptop-like thumbpad. It runs a Windows OS and has MS mobile office ...or whatever they're calling it.
where the iPod executive at Apple has accepted the CEO position at Palm? Palm poised to make a comeback?
http://www.nytimes.com/20...ies/11palm.html?_r=1&hpw
Jonathan Rubinstein, a former Apple executive behind its iPod, was named chief executive of the smartphone maker Palm on Wednesday.
Mr. Rubinstein will succeed Ed Colligan, who is stepping down after 16 years with Palm.
The appointment, effective Friday, comes just days after Palm introduced the $199 Pre, a well-regarded rival to Apple's blockbuster iPhone. One of Pre's signature features is that it syncs with the iTunes music store just like an iPod or iPhone.
Mr. Rubinstein, 52, will remain chairman, a post he assumed in October 2007 to help bring innovation back to the company. He said in a statement he was excited about his expanded role.
"With Palm webOS we have 10-plus years of innovation ahead of us, and the Palm Pre is already one of the year's hottest new products," he said.
Sprint, the exclusive carrier for the Pre, said the phone's weekend introduction broke first-day and first-weekend sales records for a Sprint device.
Palm said Mr. Colligan, who had also served as president, plans to take some time off before joining a private equity firm, Elevation Partners, in Menlo Park, Calif.
Mr. Rubinstein began at Apple in 1997 as a senior vice president for hardware engineering. He helped lead the introduction of the iMac and later led the iPod division.
Palm, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., made the announcement after the close of market trading. Shares gained 39 cents after the close of the market, to $12.38.
http://www.nytimes.com/20...ies/11palm.html?_r=1&hpw
Jonathan Rubinstein, a former Apple executive behind its iPod, was named chief executive of the smartphone maker Palm on Wednesday.
Mr. Rubinstein will succeed Ed Colligan, who is stepping down after 16 years with Palm.
The appointment, effective Friday, comes just days after Palm introduced the $199 Pre, a well-regarded rival to Apple's blockbuster iPhone. One of Pre's signature features is that it syncs with the iTunes music store just like an iPod or iPhone.
Mr. Rubinstein, 52, will remain chairman, a post he assumed in October 2007 to help bring innovation back to the company. He said in a statement he was excited about his expanded role.
"With Palm webOS we have 10-plus years of innovation ahead of us, and the Palm Pre is already one of the year's hottest new products," he said.
Sprint, the exclusive carrier for the Pre, said the phone's weekend introduction broke first-day and first-weekend sales records for a Sprint device.
Palm said Mr. Colligan, who had also served as president, plans to take some time off before joining a private equity firm, Elevation Partners, in Menlo Park, Calif.
Mr. Rubinstein began at Apple in 1997 as a senior vice president for hardware engineering. He helped lead the introduction of the iMac and later led the iPod division.
Palm, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., made the announcement after the close of market trading. Shares gained 39 cents after the close of the market, to $12.38.
I have had mine for a little over a year and love it.
Indeed it is 3g, and supports the newest HSDPA standard also.
The greatest thing about the tilt is it is made my HTC, (auctually model number 8925..codename Tytn)
is the abiliuty to upgrade the ROM yourself with customized ROMs, and many are avialable at Xda-developers
I have already upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5, the original rom was 5.0, and current att rom runs either 6.0 or 6.1
Many roms have Mobile office cabs already installed. Google Earth or other apps for GPS Mapping, Opera for web browing instead of the builtin
Internet explorer, and many other aviable apps.
Indeed it is 3g, and supports the newest HSDPA standard also.
The greatest thing about the tilt is it is made my HTC, (auctually model number 8925..codename Tytn)
is the abiliuty to upgrade the ROM yourself with customized ROMs, and many are avialable at Xda-developers
I have already upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5, the original rom was 5.0, and current att rom runs either 6.0 or 6.1
Many roms have Mobile office cabs already installed. Google Earth or other apps for GPS Mapping, Opera for web browing instead of the builtin
Internet explorer, and many other aviable apps.
I will give a bit different perspective. The iphone was not built as a business platform and does not contain any of the security features that are inherent in all blackberries. In fact, the iphone is incredibly unsecure. This is fine for the average user, but I would be very wary of it if I were a business traveler. The blackberry has the market share for business smartphones for a reason, they are built specifically for it and do a very good job.
If security or hardcore business features aren't your concern, then just go to the local AT&T store and try out several phones and get whatever you like best.
If security or hardcore business features aren't your concern, then just go to the local AT&T store and try out several phones and get whatever you like best.
Yes, you can open Word and Excel but (forgive me Steve Jobs) the BlackBerry Bold/Storm OS is so much better for business its not even funny. That being said, the non-work stuff from Apple (apps, music, etc.) blows BlackBerry out of the water.
The 3Gs that was announced Monday is shrinking the gap, though. Bottom line, you can't go wrong with either, but apples to apples (no pun intended), the Bold is a better phone for business and the iPhone is better for other things.
The 3Gs that was announced Monday is shrinking the gap, though. Bottom line, you can't go wrong with either, but apples to apples (no pun intended), the Bold is a better phone for business and the iPhone is better for other things.
A few VPs have them, and you can hack it onto the network, but we are not supposed to. Supposedly very vulnerable.
I don't like typing on one as much either, I prefer being able to feel the keys.
I don't like typing on one as much either, I prefer being able to feel the keys.
they are very oversubscribed, and some people are getting much less than 3G speed.
My blackberry is on AT&T and the speed sucks ***. Too many dropped calls and sometimes static in the background. Never had that problem with Sprint. But I have no choice about which network we use.
My blackberry is on AT&T and the speed sucks ***. Too many dropped calls and sometimes static in the background. Never had that problem with Sprint. But I have no choice about which network we use.
I am looking at one this afternoon. It is supposed to be better than the i-phone.... Plus you can watch TV and even open youtube on it, unlike the i-phone.
Anyone have a Pre yet?</p>
Anyone have a Pre yet?</p>
I sent several videos to a Rebel friend of mine and he said the iphone would not open youtube videos.
I think the new iphone has that capability...
I think the new iphone has that capability...
but will since someone else started the thread.
I have a Blackberry Curve 8310 and am about to upgrade. I'm considering the Bold or the new Curve 8900. I've heard good things about the 8900 but realize it's not 3G. However, I really have no idea what difference that makes. Would any of you with more knowledge on such subjects care to elaborate?
I have a Blackberry Curve 8310 and am about to upgrade. I'm considering the Bold or the new Curve 8900. I've heard good things about the 8900 but realize it's not 3G. However, I really have no idea what difference that makes. Would any of you with more knowledge on such subjects care to elaborate?
I use the Iphone at work and it is much better than the blackberry for my needs. I love the email, but I don't need tons of security for email (blackberry better at security). The Iphone has far superior weather apps (weather affects many of my employees). The Iphone also has some great apps for monitoring the stock market.
I spend way too much time in the car and on the phone for work. I switched to Sprint about a year ago from at&t because of reception. There's something about coverage and the coverage maps you need to remember--the smartphone looks for the strongest signal so just because you don't get a great signal from Sprint where you are, it will pick up the 3G EVDO signal from the other carriers. I get 3G even in Pheba and that is the damn middle of nowhere. I went and got the Pre Saturday and it is the best phone ever. With it you get the real keyboard like on the blackberry. I can't stand trying to type on the screen. For what it is worth, I highly recommend the Pre.