Public Speaker and Networker extraordinaire David is hunting for a new phone. As he describes here, he’s mooching around in neanderthallville with an eons-old Nokia at the moment. Now he needs to get sorted with an up to date handset –
With a couple of new business projects in the pipeline, I need to be in touch with my email, calendar and address book. Plus I am looking to work with some developers on using mobiles and specifically some interactive mobile content for paying through mobile, prompts for events, etc.
So I am on the hunt. Looking at the following. Nokia N80, Blackberry 7130 and HP Ipaq (don’t ask). Any recommendations?
My first instinct is to suggest a Blackberry particularly as he mentioned ’email’. Although I’d recommend David takes a close look at the keyboard styles of the 7130 and the 8700 to see which he prefers. Most phones do email — but generally rather badly. If he’s actually wanting to do mobile email then I reckon a Blackberry or a Nokia E61 running Good Technology might be the way ahead.
That said, maybe he could accomplish everything he needs with a Sony Ericsson K800?
The next question is regarding contracts.
He’s spending at least £20 a month on his T-Mobile PAYG so it wouldn’t take much to knock him over to a contract. He’d like to stay with T-Mobile but take out at contract.
So what do you suggest…
1. What handset?
2. What service plan?
hiya mate
handset i would say on paper the E61 as it has standard nokia symbian software but you can install Blackberry connect giving good functionality across the board.
it can be a bit of a pain in the ass to set up but once it is going its generally a good bet.
MDA Vario 2 is also one to look at. as it also can run blackberry and windows mobile 5 as its operating system(thus eliminating the ipaq(thankfully).
as for PP one of the flext + web n walk should do the trick.
cheers
Dave
Well I went into a shop today and saw the Blackberry Pearl.
Love it. A lovely work of art indeed.
Watch this space.