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Summary: RIM 950 Blackberry Internet Edition Wireless Handheld Review
Review: What a great way to stay in touch ! Now with everyone getting hooked on the internet it is fast becoming a main solution for communication.. and now that is totally accessible anywhere, anytime. Rim's pager is compact, lightweight and easy to figure out. There is no connecting or dialing up, its always connected and has great coverage. Also you can hook it up with your home or business pc to stay in touch with whats going on at work when you are not in the office. It's a discreet way of keeping up to the minute, whether its stock quotes, an important meeting, or a change in plans, it will all be available in your hand. Wireless instant email, with complete messages typed on a full keyboard, no more miscommunication from incomplete messages or late responses. The keyboard is easy to get a hang of you would be surprised how fast I can type on it! It's an ideal way too keep on top of your email to avoid overflowing inboxes and keep track of whats important during your busy day. Also all this wonderful technology runs on a single AA battery for weeks, no need for charging or scrambling for batteries and there is also a backlit screen for use in dark. I am so pleased with my pager and it just makes life alot easier for me and the people I need to keep in touch with. They can always reach me day or night and I can always be sure my message has been recieved. A great product and I look forward to many more great things from Research In Motion, keep up the good work!
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Summary: Wonderfully enabling piece of technology!
Review: I like to refer to devices that help people to communicate with each other as 'enabling' devices. The Blackberry is one such device and it does a great job at it. It's worth it's weight in gold and then some!The RIM 957 just works well, period. It does what it's supposed to and does it well. And it doesn't try to do everything. For instance, it's not really a good subsitute for a PDA. It's address book is more useful to store emails and the calendar does not compare to Palm's. I had previously tried the Palm i705 and had a terrible time with it, despite the fact that it includes other non wireless PDA functionality. The Palm service coverage kept dropping out and it was not reliable. The Blackberry on the other hand is wonderfully reliable and proven. It has a better screen than the i705, and has a built-in small QWERTY keyboard that is a joy to use. It's quick to type on and all functions are very user intuitive-a great design. It's difficult to put a monetary value on something that enables me to be in email contact all the time wherever I am. The unit is like a pager and stays on all the time and I can read and write emails with ease. I also opted for the web browsing option through my service provider and although it can really only browse WML (WAP) websites, the screen holds a lot of text and it is quite useful for both emailing and browsing. The way the Blackberry service works, is that you forward your home email to your Blackberry email address. Most ISPs support this, and you can even opt to also have the emails left on your ISPs server so that they are also downloaded to your home computer. When you use the Blackberry to send or respond to an email, it is setup so that emails come from your home email address. In this way, people do not even know that I am using a wireless device to send them email! Now I don't have to be tied to my home or office computer to be in contact. In fact, I find myself not turning on my home computer as much. It's really cool to be able to do email without a computer. I got mine through Earthlink, ... Granted, the device is a bit expensive but more so is the service. To me it's totally worth it and is still less then my monthly cable TV bill, yet is so much more useful!
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Summary: Not a good fit for me
Review: My main complaint about the 950 seems trivial, but is actually pretty important. I absolutely refuse to wear this thing on my belt, so I keep it in my handbag. Well, the holster is not rigid enough, so the device turns itself on when I'm not paying attention and eats up batteries like you wouldn't believe. Now it seems like every time I pick it up the battery is dead. The device is almost worthless to me at this point. I wish I'd purchased the 957 instead. At least it is rechargable.
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Summary: BlackBerry by Aether Keeps Me In Touch
Review: I've been using the RIM 957 for several months now and have finally found a way to increase my productivity and efficiency by staying connected to my desktop PC while out of my office. It used to be that I missed important emails while on the road, now I respond to my clients immediately rather than at the end of the day or even a day or two later. No more cutting the day short to run back to my office or hotel room to process my day's activities and respond to a long list of client emails. I now see more clients and can provide them instant response from me via my BlackBerry by Aether wireless email service. One slight drawback is the coverage. The RIM 957 transmits my email from my desktop to my unit using the Bell South Wireless Data network that does not have nationwide coverage. But as a friend that works for a competing carrier explained to me, no wireless data network in the U.S. has nationwide coverage at this time. But I've also discovered that my RIM 957 works in a lot more places than it does not, just like my cell phone. I understand the Motient network also has it's RIM product, but its network also has its limitations. My wireless service provider is Aether Systems and I couldn't be happier with their service. When I first purchased my RIM 957 I called their customer support number and was helped immediately in a professional manner. I learned that I can call them 24/7 if I have any questions. I wish Amazon.com had more information listed explaining the service provider, coverage, etc. I found out more about the service from Aether than I knew before I bought the unit. Which, with this amount of money being spent, took a leap of faith on my part. During this call I learned of some of the intricacies of wireless email. The Bell South Wireless Data network transmits my email to a unit made by RIM with an wireless email forwarding service provided by Aether. It's somewhat mind boggling how this technology works. So if the data is not transmitted I was told it could be Bell South is experiencing network difficulties, or RIM may be experiencing server problems, or Aether is having connection problems with Bell South and/or RIM. Seems to me there can be a variety of points for failure. On the two instances I experienced technical difficulties, both were resolved in a timely manner. And one of those instances was when our company server was down. All wireless service providers that offer the BlackBerry wireless email service use the same carrier networks (Bell South Wireless Data or Motient). So it seems to me network transmission problems would be experienced by all wireless service providers not just Aether. The Aether representative also informed me that they will offering additional applications like an Internet browser, the ability to open attachments (not being able to open attachments is a drawback) and access to real-time stock quotes and news. Pretty cool. In my research before making my purchase I read that wireless data is in its early development. If that's the case, given my wireless experience do date with BlackBerry by Aether, I'm looking forward to its future. I've already gained a competitive advantage by just being able to respond immediately via email, anytime, just about anywhere, to the needs of my clients. I'm just glad my competition hasn't taken advantage of this technology...yet.
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Summary: Great, great device
Review: This thing saved my life. I am chronically disorganized (always writing things down on slips of paper and losing them, forgetting appointments, and such). Well, now I have it all in one place and it nags me enough so I can't forget anything! I love these things. The only reason I held back and gave it 4 stars instead of five is because it eats so many batteries I might have to get a second job soon just to keep it supplied. I have to replace the battery every 2 days or so, that seems to be an awful lot. But the other functions more than make up for the battery-eating capacity! Don't let that deter you (plus you can always use the docking cradle and use A/C power when you're not on the go (not really often enough in my life for the docking cradle to be very useful though!)
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Summary: Don't buy this product until you read this!
Review: I have the Blackberry RIM 957 model. I use it to check email. Simple enough. It's been invaluable to me. But there's another side to this product that you need to know before making a purchase. A product is only as good as its technical support. And this product fails miserably in that category. You have to pay for common technical support either on a pay-per-incident basis or by purchasing a support plan. I had one simple problem with my Blackberry that turned out to be a problem with the existing software (not an end-user issue) and it cost me a small fortune to have the problem fixed. They not only charge you for support, they also charge you for upgrades. Sounds like Microsoft has a hand in their support functions, doesn't it? That being said, I don't know what I'd do without this product. I take it everywhere with me and it's alot better than a laptop. Just keep the technical support issue in mind when making a purchase because once you leave the store, you're on your own.
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Summary: Needs help to stay in place
Review: I cannot live without this device. That said, I would like the home address of the imbecile who designed the holster. The unit flies out of its holster at every opportunity - going up or down stairs, running to your car in the rain, etc. (One of my co-workers lost one of these getting off the commode, I'll give you one guess as to where it landed.) The 950 itself is an excellent product, despite all the spills mine have taken over the past 2 1/2 years, I've only broken two both of which landed in puddles in parking lots. It has handled the impacts surprisingly well.
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Summary: RIM 957 Blackberry
Review: It's a great asset for getting email. It sometimes gets the message before my telephone lines deliver to my laptop.
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Summary: Great Technology
Review: This is so easy to use. I've been looking for something that everyone can figure out/use. This is it! Anyone can set it up and start using it the same day. If you're familiar with email there is no real learning curve. It's also small and stylish. I am so impressed that I've ordered more for the rest of my department. It works like a dream!
This beats the heck out the bigger handhelds.
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Summary: Hottie Ray
Review: i m deaf, i would like email to my friend so and i would love to talk so and where we are meet at so and i would like it ok thank you
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