A Pearl of a toy - I mean phone
For the last month I’ve been using the latest offering from Blackberry – the 8100 aka the Pearl, and it’s great! After being frustrated with trying to get emails while on the road, and watching my wife’s addiction to her BB, I decided it was time to get my own.
After some research into models and plans I decided on a 7130 from Cingular. Fortunately my decision was delayed due to more pressing matters (i.e. life in general). Then the Pearl was released. After watching the video on the Pearl site I was sold – It looked to be an awesome phone/PDA/whatever.
More searching turned up a bargin! I could buy the phone for $100 and then get $100 in rebates – net cost =$0 – a no brainer. I would have to switch to T-Mobile, but I was already resigned to switching.
The 8100 is great! The phone is very good, the messaging (email, text, IM) all work without a hitch. The camera is good for a phone, and the media player handles mp3 & video without any problems. The web browser is very good and it’s easy to change options to handle sites that don’t behave very well on a small screen. I even have it set up as a bluetooth modem for my Powerbook.
One of the negatives that I kept hearing is that BB’s doesn’t play nice with a Mac, however with PocketMac for the BB (free) I can sync my addresses, calendars, etc easily – and with the memory card I can drag & drop music, etc. right from the finder.
If your looking for a great smartphone and want email, etc., look no further than the Pearl.
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