First, I must admit, I was a bit biased when I switched from my long time ownership of Treos (started at 300, traded my 650 in for a BB8703e). I had grown spoiled by the touchscreen and the interface.
That aside, I still could not find the Black Berry to be usefull or good at anything. On a corp level the BES I know is irreplaceable. But on a smaller, personal level, the unit did everything my treo could do, with twice the complication. The messages inbox is a horrible idea. I hated that my SMS, emails and missed calls AND voicemails all were in one central box. For someone who easily gets over 100 emails a day, it was a nusiance.
Also, the calls were horrible (sprint). They dropped constantly and the quality was horrible. No one could even begin to understand me in my office while on speakerphone.
That, and like I said, I'm just too spoiled by the touchscreen. Having to back up through three lines of text, or figure out how to "wheel" over to the letter I wanted was too much of a pain. On the Treo, I just touch, change the letter or word I want, and I'm off again. No clumsy fumbling with a wheel and extrodinarily long menus.
The one thing I can say I noticed about the phone is the Blackberry OS is pretty solid. Even my new treo 700 locks up almost twice a day. But, it's a small sacrifice in my opinion and the pros outweigh the cons. My emails come through my email inbox, calls are in the call log, and SMS are in a messaging client. And I can actually FEEL the vibrate feature when it's enabled (I never, not once, felt the 8703 vibrate)
One dissapointed (and past) Black Berry user, singing off.
See ya!
So long, Blackberry! Back to Treo..
