Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jun 13 '00
Pros: Small, Easy to Use, Email Access Without a Modem
Cons: Service Area Has Dead Spots, Particularly in Big Buildings, Pricey When Figuring in the Monthly Access Fee
Summary: Getting a little tired of trying PDAs on my own I wasn’t too excited when my employer placed a box on my desk and asked me in a note to try this. I honestly had never heard of BlackBerry. While it has some things in common with my Palm IIIxe, it is more ... read more
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Jul 31 '03
Pros: convenient to use
Cons: Overly sensitive to moisture
Summary: This reviewer has rented a RIM 950 pager for use in delivery work. I have used one for four years as ... read more
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Sep 10 '01
Pros: Beware cell phone & pager CO's ! RIM has set a new standard for communications.
Cons: PRICE...Shop around, $300+ or $99.95 !?
Summary: RIM has made Instant messaging so simple with the blackberry and the mobile communicator. Cell phones are simply too difficult to work the keyboards. Both work off of cell phone signals so beware of your service area and plan ahead! The bad news is the ... read more
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Jul 27 '01
Pros: Small, always on, always connected.
Cons: Too small to surf. Use a color pocket PC instead.
Summary: I recently read an opinion on the Blackberry stating that attachments could not be read, or attachments could not be forwarded. I do believe that in all fairness this is really not accurate. You can use Itrezzo.com to open attachments, send to fax ... read more
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Jul 26 '01
Pros: Size, Connectivity
Cons: Size, Inability to Read Attachments
Summary: Before you read my opinion, please bear this caveat in mind. I am writing this opinion, primarily with a lawyer, investment banker or other similar professional in mind.
I work for a large NYC law firm that recently gave Blackberries to all ... read more
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Jun 05 '01
Pros: Always "On" Always "Connected"
Cons: Two to choose from
Summary: Palm and others need to wake up, be creative and not just try and mimick the way we view the internet on a desktop.
This has to be the best all round unit I've purchased to date. I've had a Palm V and Palm M100, these units do everything but allow ... read more
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May 25 '01
Pros: Syncs nice with PC. Good coverage in my area. Excellent support from Earthlink.
Cons: Problem with the cradle. Reliance on multiple providers (ISP, BellSouth, etc)
Summary: I switched from a Palm VII, which I had been using primarily for corporate email to the Blackberry 950 Internet edition. It definately pays to do some homework before you buy because there are a lot of options. I'm using the Internet version, which I ... read more
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May 01 '01
Pros: Small, lightweight, e-mail comes to you.
Cons: The smaller model is hard to read. I chose the 957 with the larger screen.
Summary: The problems experienced by the writer who said he didn't like his Blackberry and returned it after two weeks was not having problems with the Blackberry itself, but with the Bellsouth Internet Service Provider.
What he should have written was ... read more
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Apr 01 '01
Pros: Send/Receive mail from my corporate account, always connected, flat fee per month, helps my productivity
Cons: Limited 3rd party apps, can't search on calendar items, keyboard not backlit
Summary: I've owned several 'PDA's (Casio data bank, Newton, Marco, Magic Cap, Handheld PC, WinCE, Rex, Palm I, Palm III, Palm V, PalmPC) that were supposed to help me be more organized, change my life, etc. - well they all fell well short on these lofty goals ... read more
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Mar 12 '01
Pros: Great Corporate tool, time management and mobile e-mail.
Cons: Holster clip weak, allows RIM to fall to ground quite often
Summary: Our company partnered with RIM to be their first guinea pigs, and test all the functions of the Blackberry in the real-world. I have used the RIM Blackberry for over a year now, and it has been holding up fairly well, considering how much abuse it ... read more
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Feb 03 '01
Pros: Works almost anywhere. Easy to use and program.
Cons: Would like better integration with laptop.
Summary: Do you check your email more than three times a day?
Have you ever checked your email when you awoke in the middle of the night?
Has Coffee and Internet replaced Coffee and Newspaper in the morning?
Do you receive more ... read more
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Dec 29 '00
Pros: Instant Messenger, Email, Calendar, Address Book, To Do List; Excellent User Interface; National Coverage
Cons: Web Browser Sucks! Cannot access major sites out there (i.e. Amazon.com, Yahoo! Yellow Pages)
Summary: To See My Update on 5/12/2001, scroll to the bottom of the article.
Intro...
There are 2 versions of the Blackberry with Instant Messenger (AOL or Yahoo!). Since I have the Yahoo! version, this article will be more Yahoo! ... read more
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Dec 03 '00
Pros: Convenience, Freedom, PDA Replacement
Cons: Pricey, Confusing Offerings
Summary: The Behavior Changing Gadget to Get!
I've heard for the past year or so that the RIM Blackberry is just awesome! I'm a gadget nut, but I've been hesitant to adopt for some reason. I use a Palm Vx for my PDA and use a notebook for my email. ... read more
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Nov 16 '00
Pros: If you have exchange
Cons: If you don't have exchange it's a waste of money.
Summary: I bought the Blackberry RIM 950 about 18 months ago, with all their promises about wireless email they fail to point out the one important point and that is Microsoft Exchange Server.
Blackberry does not support the Internet Addition, which ... read more
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Nov 16 '00
Pros: high tech
Cons: price
Summary: Sure, the RIM pagers with Blackberry or BellSouth service looks like it would be great to have for making your life easier, but hang on a second. I returned my RIM pager about 2 weeks after I purchased it and I can tell you it was worthless. If you are ... read more
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Oct 28 '00
Pros: can send e-mails,compact.
Cons: Low beep, no background illumination
Summary: I have been using the RIM Blackberry E-mail pager for the past 3 months.Being a Systems Administrator , I need to be alerted immediately
if anything goes wrong.
The Blackberry Wireless E-mail service has been doing that job of receiving ... read more
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