My Blackberry 8820
I returned my AT&T Tilt and exchanged it for a BlackBerry 8820. The Tilt had some cool features and offered faster 3G transfer rates, a better internet experience and larger screen size.
Overall, the Tilt was bulky for me and when it came to accessing my Exchange server or any of the 4 million secure sites I have to access, the Tilt always needed credentials. Yes, I understand that but once I provide the credentials I don’t expect to keep logging in…
This went on for a few weeks and I never got used to the clunky Windows OS.
The BlackBerry is a better Email, Exchange, Calendar solution for me. It is smaller and the audio is much better for those speakerphone situations under a server when you need good communication.
I am disappointed in the surf-speed-internet aspect but this can be overcome. I setup a mobile web portal at http://m.geofnet.com which provides me quick access to the links I want and quick ability to change or update them from my computer.
I spent 10 minutes of my lunch trying to find something…this inspired the portal solution.
Now I can surf a site in a restaurant like the other night without spending time finding anything. Just set the portal page as the home page and off I go.
Once you master the shortcut keys the BlackBerry is very fast and sites like http://mobango.com offer lots of theme related material. Download the latest BlackBerry Desktop Manager and get the BlackBerry Maps plugin so you can use the GPS for navigation. This is a super cool feature, check it out.