Originally Posted by dihtn

I will be going to a smartphone in the next few months. I am interested in the 8703e for Verizon. I have some questions for you:

I currently have a Palm Tungsten Z. Can I trannsfer my address book/calendar to a Blackberry?

You can transfer if you use Outlook, or a similar application, for contacts and calendar. There is no direct conversion/synch from the Palm Desktop to the BB.

The tethered modem. I have a wireless network at home. Can I use the wireless network on the Blackberry? Does the tethered modem receive WiFi?

The BB 87xx series is not WiFi capable.

Does the Blackberry have voice-command for the phone?

The 87xx series does not have voice dial capability.

How does internet audi-streaming work on a Blackberry?

Can't help you with that one.

How difficult is it to set the Blackberry up to receive e-mail from popular internet providers (AOL/Yahoo/Comcast/etc.)


As for email setup, using BIS, which is the personal service, it is very easy to set up Comcast and other POP accounts. I cannot speak for AOL or Yahoo as I di not have them coming to my BB.


Thank you.

Originally Posted by dihtn

I currently have a Palm Tungsten Z. Can I trannsfer my address book/calendar to a Blackberry?

Originally Posted by Pizzle

FYI...while there's not a direct importation from Palm Desktop, there's IS an option with Desktop Manager 4.2. DM 4.2 has a "Palm Importation" feature. I've never used it, but it should allow you to import your information directly from your Palm device.