misterdanny
09-21-2008, 10:01 PM
I currently have a treo 680, I have had it for the past 2 years. I bought it for work reasons (needing constant access to my email), however I no longer need the constant access to my email (so I closed my data connect plan, $40/month is a steep price to pay for something you never use)
The problem is I got a new laptop, and you can't get new laptops with XP on them (has to be vista now, arg). And of course palm doesnt support software for vista 64 bit (I can sync my phone using some crazy work around method, but its a big pain in the ass, so I never do it anymore).
I think I am looking to get a blackberry next (In feburary I am renewing my contract with at&t, so i'd be getting my new phone then). T
he stuff I am looking to do is to sync with my mozilla thunderbird calendar (the lightning plugin), and have wifi built in to use it on my wireless network. (I still am not planning to purchase the data connect plan again). Seeing that some of the blackberrries have built in GPS hardware, I'm thinking I might go for one that has wifi and gps. However if you need a data connect plan for the GPS to work, I'm not going to narrow down my phone selection to one with GPS. (Preferabbly I'd like to preload the maps at home instead of downloading them on the fly)
If I can do the GPS without a dataconnect plan, I think I am choosing between the 8820 and the 9000. However if there is no way to use the GPS without a dataconnect plan, I might consider the curve (8320) instead as it seems to have a slimmer form factor.
Assuming the GPS works, and I am choosing between the 8820 and 9000, are there any real differences between these phones? To me to looks like the 9000 is just meant to be the same as the 8000 series phones but they tried to "vamp" up the interface to compete with the iphone. (I know the 9000 isnt released yet, but from what I've read; it will be before february).
any advice would be appreciated, as I've never had or used a blackberry before.
The problem is I got a new laptop, and you can't get new laptops with XP on them (has to be vista now, arg). And of course palm doesnt support software for vista 64 bit (I can sync my phone using some crazy work around method, but its a big pain in the ass, so I never do it anymore).
I think I am looking to get a blackberry next (In feburary I am renewing my contract with at&t, so i'd be getting my new phone then). T
he stuff I am looking to do is to sync with my mozilla thunderbird calendar (the lightning plugin), and have wifi built in to use it on my wireless network. (I still am not planning to purchase the data connect plan again). Seeing that some of the blackberrries have built in GPS hardware, I'm thinking I might go for one that has wifi and gps. However if you need a data connect plan for the GPS to work, I'm not going to narrow down my phone selection to one with GPS. (Preferabbly I'd like to preload the maps at home instead of downloading them on the fly)
If I can do the GPS without a dataconnect plan, I think I am choosing between the 8820 and the 9000. However if there is no way to use the GPS without a dataconnect plan, I might consider the curve (8320) instead as it seems to have a slimmer form factor.
Assuming the GPS works, and I am choosing between the 8820 and 9000, are there any real differences between these phones? To me to looks like the 9000 is just meant to be the same as the 8000 series phones but they tried to "vamp" up the interface to compete with the iphone. (I know the 9000 isnt released yet, but from what I've read; it will be before february).
any advice would be appreciated, as I've never had or used a blackberry before.