What about a BlackBerry/BlackJack...

[sumyungguy]

opera mini and GMM are available for many, many other OS setups (s60, UIQ, WM6, etc).

i disagree with asian man, blackberries are excellent for power business email users. they suck for everything else. my favorite pda phone of all time was the nokia e61i. and that's considering ive owned everything: bb curve, 8800, pearl, nokia e90, n95-3, e61i, htc kaiser, se k800i, p990, p1i, moto q (puke) and that's all i can remember right now...

Ill agree that that Nokia e62 (extremely similar to e61) was a close second, but the slow OS and processing really hurt the phone in my eyes (also very frustrating at times). I am aware that Opera and GMM are avial on other things, I had them on my e62, but the 8310 handles them better + uses the GPS for exact positioning.

[VacMan]

I have had a BB 8130 for the last few years. I've used other handhelds, but I always end up with another BlackBerry. For people who send and receive email all day long there's nothing better, IMO. I use the browser quite a bit (unlimited data FTW) but it can be slow depending on the connection.

That said, I do agree that for anything besides email they're way behind the curve. We just got my wife a Samsung Gleam (ooh, it's purple!!one!) and I'm shocked by how good the screens/features/cameras have gotten on the average cell phone in the last few years. It makes my 8130 look positively archaic by comparison.

Tim

[rakobassist]

i personally own the 8830, it is a kick ass phone.

[scabzzzz]

We are a Blackberry only shop here where I work, however I am on the phone with BB technical support for over an hour Grr!!!

I love it though. Have owned many other Windows Mobile phones that dont compare as far as the reliability and ease of use/robust design of Blackberry phones and RIM service.
The Blackjack is a good phone though, just sucks its on AT&T. Go with Sprint or Verizon for top notch EVDO speeds... You cant get the Curve on either of these services though. So its an 8703E or 8130 or 8830 for you. 8830 is probably your best choice. No camera though. (? I think)


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