Blackberry, Palm or Pocket PC
 

i'm debating on getting one of the 3. i don't really care about the device being used as a cell phone. i want to be able to check email and login to icq, aol, msn and yahoo IM's. browsing the internet would be nice as well.

just looking for comments/suggestions from people have had or currently have any of the devices.

thanks,

sidekick 2 from Tmobile works great for all those things :thumbsup

i suggest a pocket PC:thumbsup

blackberry

Real players have all 3 attached to there belt loops.



Seriously I like the pocket PCs.

I have a blackberry ... but i love the pocket Pc ... mt buddy is selling a IPAX it's pretty cool ...i'm thinking of picking it up .... :thumbsup

Blackberry.

Bump........As a great person once said, "Everyone needs a Sidekick" -Snoop Dogg:thumbsup

I have an HP iPAQ, and hubby has a Nextel Blackberry 7510. I know he likes his, but the browser on mine is much better. What's nice about his is he has email/internet wherever he has a cell phone reception.

what benefits are there with the ipaQ?
I can pic one up for cheap..

Blackberry...I know tons of people that LOVE theirs.

Blackberry

I went with the iPAQ 6315 and it's great for my needs (though the wi-fi is pretty so-so), but depending on ones needs, blackberry or treo 600 would rock too.

Bluetooth, WLAN, MP3 player, PDA. I haven't even played with mine that much, and use it as a contact book mostly.

Blackberry...can't live without mine. Just look at the shape its in.

http://99problems.com/bb.jpg http://99problems.com/bb2.jpg

Blackberry 7510

Its constantly in my hands. I do about 150 e-mails a day from it. I have over 10 e-mails (different domains) being forwarded to my blackberry address so E-Mails are instant. The lucky few who have my direct Blackberry Address get instant responses. I synch it up with outlook, I organize my tasks from it, memo pad, newly added picture viewer.
I have a full HTML web browser. I have access to MSN, ICQ, and AIM all from the same program at the same time. It comes with a little password keeper.
I'm in love with the thing.


The only downside is that you only get to use 1 return address. only bad thing I can say about it. None of those other items you mention have "Push E-Mail". If E-Mail is your thing go for it!

I've had it for 6 months and I think its been through 3 life cycles. But instead of filing an insurance claim I am going to upgrade to the new 7520 that has Bluetooth and more memory.

Have to keep editing because I keep remembering shit

I have the o2 XDAII which works on MSN and ICQ great, not tried any other IM's tho.

as many e-mail accounts as ya like and it works with outlook too.

I'm happy with it, but the only thing i don't like is i'm not gonna have it in that big case so mine get's thrown around and the case is worn out quick and the earphone speaker cover got pushed in, but apart from that it's not bad.

It works with e-mail but is it push? I believe RIM (makers of Blackberry) is the only company to provide "Push E-Mail" meaning you recieve the e-mail on your handset within seconds of the other person sending them. There is no retrieval process....it comes through as a text message would on a cell phone.

PPC :thumbsup

I have the Treo 600 and I have a Blackberry sitting collecting dust. The Treo is the best thing you can buy right now. There's something coming out next year that is better, but for now if you can get your hands on a Treo 650 you will definitely have he best phone/PDA on the market.

Make sure you get it through Sprint. Their wireless is the fastest, hands down.

That's the same one hubby has. How do you get ICQ on it, though? I don't think his does that. And his browser is not very good, only shows text mostly, and the pages look like crap.

sidekick is the ONLY way to go

http://www.t-mobile.com/products/ima...9040&class=pda

What are the differences between the Blackberry and the Sidekick?

Blackberry = Rolls Royce
Sidekick = Souped up Civic

i don't know man....i have had both at one time and I much prefer the look, feel and functionality of the sidekick over the blackberry

Its called Web Messenger. I don't have the URL on me, but a google search will find it. It's $29 a year. Its pretty cool. I'm signed on to AIM, MSN, and ICQ at the same time 24/7. I believe it also supports Yahoo but I don't have Yahoo Messenger so I dunno. You can set certain responses to certain words or letter combinations. Its amazing....Its like I'm running an answering bot.

Is there anything this thing doesn't do?

:helpme

same here.

I agree on the look and feel, but not functionality. To each his own though. I need my instant e-mail and POP3 access so thats why I tend to lean towards the Blackberry.

The Sidekick is definately a fun device though. I have a couple of friends with them. But when I'm away from my Blackberry...my skin hurts :helpme

No it doesn't, I had one and it was aweful. The email service is slow and there is no icq.

I have a blackberry. You get emails in real time, icq, aim and yahoo. I am very happy with it, plus its smaller and lighter then the sidekick.

sidekick is ghetto compared to some of the devices being discussed :2 cents:

The newer blackberry has icq.

Check it out!

Problem with Sprint is that they don't have any modern international pdaPhones...that's why I had to dump them

edit: my bad, i am thinking of something else
haha

thanks for the responses. i guess i have some more research to do. i was leaning towards a dell axim or HP ipaq for a pocket PC. i'll have to look in to the treo and sidekick as well.

i thought with blackberry web client you can add up to 15 POP accounts that will forward to your device but it checks those accounts every 10 or 15 minutes. i thought you had to have an account on a blackberry enterprise server to get instant email.

i know the new t-mobile 7100t "charm" device comes with aol, icq and yahoo IM installed, but i didn't know the other blackberry devices could handle that.

i also like the fact that with a blackberry you can get internet service whenever you have a GPRS signal. with the pocket PC's it sounds like you have to be near a wireless signal/bluetooth.

treo is a palm?

and one more thing, are the pocket pc's the only thing that you can install software on? i want to be able to install putty.

Actually, I did know how to work it. I went through tmobile and the email service was aweful. But if you like to carry around a brick, be my guest ;-)))

Yes, it's palm. I would have bought it in a heartbeat over the ipaq if it was pocketPC.

this question may have gotten lost in the mix.

and one more thing, are the pocket pc's the only thing that you can install software on? i want to be able to install putty.

oh wait, no i am not

god I am tired

you use the AOL messenger on the sidekick, you just enter the icq# instead of screen name

and to log on you just enter you icq# and password instead of the aol nick and password

Yup, it's a palm. I'm telling you bro, it's closer to a PC than any other phone mentioned in this thread. I have ftp & ssh installed on mine.

When I'm on the road and I need to use my laptop I plug my computer into it and surf at 144kbs (actual speed). Most times I just use it's own browser for surfing. GFY is very postable and browseable on it. Even moreso on the 650.

Did I mention the GIG of smart card space you can have in the back for files?

The Blackberry doesn't even come close to it's multifunctionality. Neither does the Sidekick.

As I said before, there's only one product that even comes close. It's made by Hitachi and it's not coming until next year maybe. The new Blackberry is pretty but once you use the touchscreen on the Treo you will feel like you are handicapped when using anything else. For now, the Treo is the one to beat.