Blackberry 8700g

I have a Blackberry 8700g for work use, by that I mean issued by my employer for business use. This means that unfortunately I cannot pass opinion here on device costs or tariffs. That said, this device is a fantastic handset. It's pretty much bulletproof in terms of stability; I think I've had to battery-out reset it only once in six months of pretty-much continuous use. I use it heavily for eMail (I receive around 150-250 eMails per day on average). I do a lot of eMail handling using my desktop PC but whioe on the move and attending meetings it's invaluable. It allows me to respond quickly to questions and keep things ticking over when I'm not at ...  Read the complete review

I have been using black berry 7230 for some time and finally got the new BlackBerry 8700. The following are my personal experience in using the BlackBerry. Pros: It has the best technology in the world which has made BlackBerry famous around the world. The push technology is definitely ultimate for people who are on the move and want to be in touch with other people by email without logging into any website or internet. The older BlackBerry phones, although not really as good as the ones from major manufacturer like Sony Erickson, Nokia, and Motorola. But one could ignore it as the technology which BalckBerry had would overide the problems in ...  Read the complete review

The Blackberry provides a range of features including phone, email, phone & address book, calendar, calculator, notes, tasks, internet browser, games etc. As such, it could be compared to the many PDAs that are available (e.g. Palm Pilot, iPAQ etc) or the latest mobile phones. However, I have to say that the main purpose of this device is as a mobile email system. The extra features, whilst useful, do not really compete with software available for PDAs. If you mainly want a mobile phone that just happens to have email, probable best to look at the high-tech mobiles like Ericsonn's latest. Similarly, if you're after a mobile device for doing office work on the move, ...  Read the complete review