| Blackberry vs Treo | | | | aficionados is in the basic use of the device. |
| I was always nervous about missing important e-mails | | | | Blackberry vs Treo comes down to one simple |
| when I left my office. The decision was made to get a | | | | question: What is the number 1 thing you want to do |
| treo 650 or a blackberry. | | | | with this device? If you answered retrieve email, have |
| When I announced my decision to friends I got the | | | | a phone and be able to view your calendar - get a |
| usual jibes about becoming addicted to the | | | | Blackberry. If you want multi-media functionality as well |
| "crackberry" but I decided to investigate further. In my | | | | i.e. digital camera, mp3 player, document reader - get a |
| mind, it came down to two wireless devices: | | | | Treo. I knew from my current PDA usage that the |
| Blackberry 7100 or Treo 650. RIM has a winner as far | | | | multimedia and business functionality of my PDA is |
| as I'm concerned in their Blackberry 7100. I first saw it | | | | rarely used so for me, the Blackberry 7100 was the |
| on Oprah's Favourite Things and I *knew* it could | | | | answer. |
| easily become one of mine too. All of RIM's other | | | | Problem- Rogers, my wireless provider, has these |
| products were so toast-like that I just couldn't see | | | | ridiculous contracts that go on for EVER. I was only 6 |
| myself putting something that awkward up to my | | | | months into a 3 year contract on a basic cell phone. In |
| head. | | | | order for me to upgrade to the Blackberry 7100, I |
| The Treo was an easy favourite as well because I | | | | would have to pay a penalty for every month left in |
| owned one of the first Handsprings (I chose it over | | | | my existing contract plus the Blackberry phone with a |
| Palm as, at the time, the two weren't merged) and | | | | new contract. Upgrading to the Blackberry would have |
| have had a few PDAs since. My current PDA, a Sony | | | | meant shelling out nearly $600 not to mention another |
| Clie even has WiFi (note to readers: Sony stopped | | | | three year contract which is a veritable death wish for |
| making PDA's last year) but finding a hotspot just to | | | | someone who is an early adopter. I argued with the |
| babysit my email was becoming a drag... not to | | | | guys at Rogers that *I swear* cellphones will be |
| mention impossible on the Rideau Canal. | | | | merged with WiFi phones in less than 2 years so why |
| When completing my research, I felt that the real | | | | would I want to be tied to a 3 year plan - but sadly, |
| difference between Blackberry lovers and Treo | | | | outgeeking them didn't make a difference. |