RIM Blackberry Two Way Pager

Pros: Great screen, always email.
Cons: No WAP, PQA support (yet)

Having had the 950 for a while, I was looking forward to the 957 upgrade. I was not disappointed in any way. The 957 is thin, light, and has a marvelous screen. (It is better than palm, because it does not need to be pen-activated among other...

Pros: If you have exchange
Cons: If you don't have exchange it's a waste of money.

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...

Pros: Wireless Email Anywhere, Anytime!
Cons: Bulky, Heavy, Slow

The RIM Blackberry or Interactive 950 Wireless Email Pager is a nifty device. The main feature of course is email anywhere! You can receive email at any time and then reply. The tiny keyboard is suprisingly easy to type on using both thumbs. A...

Pros: A Convenient, Easy to Use way to get/send emails anywhere!
Cons: Addictive

It looks like a pager, although, it is as much like a pager as it is like a toaster. What does it do that makes it an essential item for more and more, well the short version is

- it is integrated with Outlook so that users can send and...

Pros: Sleek, sexy, and Michael Dell carries one.
Cons: It does not work where I need it the most!

I have a love hate relationship with my Blackberry pager. It came to me as part of an intracompany shmooze-a-thon. Turns out that our CEO is buds with the honcho over at RIM. So without even dropping a dime, I am up and running with Wireless email....

Pros: high tech
Cons: price

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...

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)

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...

Pros: Small, lightweight, e-mail comes to you.
Cons: The smaller model is hard to read. I chose the 957 with the larger screen.

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...

Pros: Keyboard, Jog Dial, Wireless Email!!
Cons: Size, Screen

I got a Blackberry through my employer, who paid for the unit and the service. Previously, I was using a Palm 3 that I had for about two years. I was pretty happy with the Palm Pilot, so I probably wouldn't have sprung for the Blackberry on my own. Now...

Pros: Small, always on, always connected.
Cons: Too small to surf. Use a color pocket PC instead.

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...

Pros: killer PDA/device
Cons: not much!

I currently am developing for and using 2 blackberry devices.
The first is the amazingly successful first popular model; the second is the new and (mostly) improved bigger screen/newer OS model.

Here are the key benefits:
- Awesome...

Pros: Always "On" Always "Connected"
Cons: Two to choose from

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...

Pros: Great Design and Ultra-Portable
Cons: No web browsing and no 3rd party apps

The blackberry is one the best designed devices I have seen in a long time. The device is just the right size for carrying on your belt; A larger device (like a PDA) is just to big to be portable. The keyboard, while small, is decent enough for such a...

Pros: Size, Connectivity
Cons: Size, Inability to Read Attachments

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...

Pros: Easy to use, Nice keyboard
Cons: Does not run PalmOS

The RIM Blackberry is the best for wireless email. The unit is easy to use and understand. The keyboard is very functional and I am able to type about 40 wpm on it. The Blackberry has autotext feature that allows you to use a type of macro to type...