blackberry question

[chipy]

i always see business people with blackberries, but how common is it for people to have blackberries for personal use?

i know verizon and at&t offer them... can anyone tell me how much yall pay for the service? i'm guessing it's an additional feature/charge on top of the standard monthly talking.

thnx

 

[Colt45]

depends how much data you use i guess. some carriers have 'blackberry" specific kinda plans, but it's not really much different. maybe a different data rate and a email account with them.


i don't like teh blackberrieees

 

[chipy]

hmm... what are the chances that someone, be it a guy or girl, who does't use it for work will have one just to check their emails?

 

[Ryuson99]

I see a lot of people w/ blackberry's that don't use it for work. BIS (Blackberry Internet Service) makes it so easy to setup and manage your email accounts and messages that you can't go wrong.

 

[chipy]

thnx guys

 

[Vette73]

Yea it ranges from $30 to $45 extra on top of your regular bill.

My wife is getting a 8100 (new small one) but she is not getting the BB service. I am getting a blackjack as I did not want to pay $200 for the new 8700.

 

[lupi]

I have one not work related. Think it is $20 extra for umlimited data via tmobile.

Also works nicely when on vacation to use as a wireless modem for the lappy

 

[FreshPrince]

get the one from verizon so that you can use the EVDO BB as a 400Kbs modem for your lappy.

 

[Cuda1447]

A lot. I work for T-mobile and sell them quite often. For unlimited internet/email its $20 a month.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

AT&T offers unlimited data for personal use for $29.99.

 

[GeekDrew]

I don't have a Blackberry (I really don't like their physical build, OS, etc.), but I have a Palm Treo with AT&T, EVDO service, etc. I'd be lost without it.

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
I don't have a Blackberry (I really don't like their physical build, OS, etc.), but I have a Palm Treo with AT&T, EVDO service, etc. I'd be lost without it.

att doesn't offer EVDO...

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
I don't have a Blackberry (I really don't like their physical build, OS, etc.), but I have a Palm Treo with AT&T, EVDO service, etc. I'd be lost without it.

att doesn't offer EVDO...

Doh. Yeah, I know that. I meant EDGE.

 

[Gunther]

As others have said its 30 a month for att. I have a blackberry and its mainly for personal use but I do get emails for work on it too. If you are looking for an email device I highly recommend the blackberry, but if you want multimedia I'd say you should look elsewhere.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
I don't have a Blackberry (I really don't like their physical build, OS, etc.), but I have a Palm Treo with AT&T, EVDO service, etc. I'd be lost without it.

att doesn't offer EVDO...

Doh. Yeah, I know that. I meant EDGE.

HSDPA....which can be faster that EVDO...

HSDPA and EVDO Rev A. are both the sh!t right now though if you are in a good area.

 

[George P Burdell]

I use a T-Mobile Dash and I have my personal, school and gmail pushed to my phone. There's also Google Maps on the phone, which is perhaps the best thing ever on a mobile phone. I pay $5.99 monthly for data.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
I use a T-Mobile Dash and I have my personal, school and gmail pushed to my phone. There's also Google Maps on the phone, which is perhaps the best thing ever on a mobile phone. I pay $5.99 monthly for data.

it really depends on your usage and speed demands etc.

with my wm5 phone and ~500kbps evdo, google maps, exchange push email (I get and have to respond to a lot of emails ) , accessing gmail and other stuff using opera and such kicks ass...

streaming m 100GB+ library to my phone @ 192kbps is nice too