The Good:
I don't have to pay for a cell phone anymore
The Bad:
Placing a call is torture
Why'd I post here?:
I need to have AOL instant messenger on it. As most of the people I communicate with at work in a day are either by e-mail or on AOL.
I see that on the RIM website I can download the IM program for 50 bucks. Is there another place to get a freeware AOL IM program?
There are some acts so ruthless, some deeds so unpalatable, that only the Vlka Fenryka are capable of undertaking them. It's what we were bred for. It's the way we were designed. Without qualm or sentiment, without hesitation or whimsy. We take pride in being the only Astartes who will never, under any circumstances, refuse to strike on the Allfather's behalf, no matter what the target, no matter what the cause.
I wish I could find one. All the ones I have found so far cost money. I really wish AOL would just make a damn client for Blackberry's. If everyone at work has one then maybe you guys could use the blackberry messenger.
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Why'd I post here?:
I need to have AOL instant messenger on it. As most of the people I communicate with at work in a day are either by e-mail or on AOL.
Placing a call torture? If the person you're calling is in your address book, just start typing their name and they'll show up. Press the green phone button to call.
I got a blackberry pearl (I think it is) about a month ago, a slight upgrade from my plain little nokia handset phone. I still have trouble using it, cause compared to my other one it's so complex, but I'm getting the hang of it.
I looked for about 15 minutes for various sites offering a client, but the couple sites I found had complaints about the client not working right, so I figure it'd be no help to send you those links, eh?
I personally don't like those supped up cell phones with all the extra crap tagged onto it. I just need it to make calls, I don't need to take videos, chat on AIM, or listen to MP3s.
I have a PDA/mobile primarily because of the contacts/tasks/calendar/e-mail integration as I'm out of the office a lot and I sometimes I can't open the laptop to access the information.
That said, I hate Blackberry devices because of the moronic Exchange server software layer they require to function and administer, and the unreliability of the units that I've encountered. I heavily favour Windows Mobile device implementations when consulting to clients.
I've had a couple windows moble devices for work. They were terrible. Absolutely awful. One was a Treo and the other was some unlabeled slider from Verizon. The hardware on the Verizon phone was terrible but the software on both sucked hard. They'd lock up frequently. A lot of times on the phones when the phone rang it wouldn't let you answer. You'd be hitting the answer button and nothing would freakin happen. Email broke randomly. I'd stop getting email for about about a week and then it'd magically come back without me doing anything. The phones were connecting to our imap server.
I got a Blackberry 8800 for my own personal use to replace a POS helio ocean and its been fine. Haven't had any issues with the hardware or software on the phone. I've been using Cingular's BIS server instead of my own BES server so I have no experience on that end. The phone is more than adequate for making and receiving calls and the email functionality is great. The battery lasts far longer than my last two phones. I'm a Mac user at home and pocketmac syncs with the blackberry quite nicely.
I actually had a bit of an epiphany. Blackberry vs Windows Mobile has almost become like Mac vs PC. You can get lead astray by really crap hardware on the PC side, but if you do find the right solution, the PC/Windows Mobile has greater flexibility more often than not. Maybe, take that thought with a grain of salt.
The only Windows Mobile units I've seen in action are Samsung Blackjacks and i-Mate Jasjams. Neither of those have experienced lockups, or e-mail issues, however the Jasjam had an issue with the external buttons that was fixed with a firmware update.
Until you've had to administer a BES server, you haven't seen the whole other ugly side of Blackberry. Compared to just pointing a Windows Mobile device to your OWA, BES is an utterly unnecessary piece of crap.
I love my Blackberry, AOL does have a client but only one network (that I know of) uses it, and that is T-Mobile. What model blackberry is it?
the best AIM software, and the one i personally use is jivetalk from http://www.beejive.com/ they have a 30 day free trial, after which you can buy one of two licenses, a device license which is 20 bones for the specific phone you buy it for, or a user license which allows you to move it to any blackberry device. that is the one i would get as the 10 bucks is a pretty decent insurance policy on any upgrades.
Try it out, it might not be for you, but I like it quite a bit, considering I am also on a network that doesn't support the official application.
The service the office uses is Nextel. I should have said, Direct Connect is torture (but I discovered thats because the direct connect numbers didn't get transferred from my last phone to this one.). I don't place that many actual calls with the thing.
The model I have is the 7250. So basic Blackberry'ing.
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There are some acts so ruthless, some deeds so unpalatable, that only the Vlka Fenryka are capable of undertaking them. It's what we were bred for. It's the way we were designed. Without qualm or sentiment, without hesitation or whimsy. We take pride in being the only Astartes who will never, under any circumstances, refuse to strike on the Allfather's behalf, no matter what the target, no matter what the cause.
I use a free PocketPC program called imov on my Treo that lets me use AIM (as well as other messangers) through Jabber protocol, or whatever (I don't pretend to understand that stuff.) I dunno if they make a version for Blackberry.
I also know that the UK AIM site still has an old free build of the PockectPC official AIM program on its website. Again, dunno if they have anything for Blackberries.
Maybe he has chronic RSI in his phone-hand arm so holding the phone up to his ear is unbearable agony. I know a person with RSI who finds it hard to brush their hair without suffering crippling pain.
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Maybe he has chronic RSI in his phone-hand arm so holding the phone up to his ear is unbearable agony. I know a person with RSI who finds it hard to brush their hair without suffering crippling pain.
I personally don't like those supped up cell phones with all the extra crap tagged onto it. I just need it to make calls, I don't need to take videos, chat on AIM, or listen to MP3s.
I'm pretty much that way too, although on-the-go real internet (ie, not fucking wap or 'mobile' websites, proper dicking interneting) would change my mind. I don't need satnav, but being able to google map restaurants and shit would be
Maybe he has chronic RSI in his phone-hand arm so holding the phone up to his ear is unbearable agony. I know a person with RSI who finds it hard to brush their hair without suffering crippling pain.
Get her a bluetooth handsfree brush attachment.
Man, how did you know it was a 'she'? I kept that sentence completely asexual on purpose. I guess guys just do not brush their hair.
Until you've had to administer a BES server, you haven't seen the whole other ugly side of Blackberry. Compared to just pointing a Windows Mobile device to your OWA, BES is an utterly unnecessary piece of crap.
The BES part is the easiest part for me, compared to hooking the actual phone up to the computer.
Maybe he has chronic RSI in his phone-hand arm so holding the phone up to his ear is unbearable agony. I know a person with RSI who finds it hard to brush their hair without suffering crippling pain.
Get her a bluetooth handsfree brush attachment.
Man, how did you know it was a 'she'? I kept that sentence completely asexual on purpose. I guess guys just do not brush their hair.
Because I can't read and thought 'their' was 'her'.
Maybe he has chronic RSI in his phone-hand arm so holding the phone up to his ear is unbearable agony. I know a person with RSI who finds it hard to brush their hair without suffering crippling pain.
Get her a bluetooth handsfree brush attachment.
Man, how did you know it was a 'she'? I kept that sentence completely asexual on purpose. I guess guys just do not brush their hair.
Because I can't read and thought 'their' was 'her'.
Until you've had to administer a BES server, you haven't seen the whole other ugly side of Blackberry. Compared to just pointing a Windows Mobile device to your OWA, BES is an utterly unnecessary piece of crap.
The BES part is the easiest part for me, compared to hooking the actual phone up to the computer.
From a user point of view, when they work right, BES and Windows Mobile are not much different. Windows Mobile devices with data connectivity do the same wireless e-mail delivery stuff.
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Placing a call torture? If the person you're calling is in your address book, just start typing their name and they'll show up. Press the green phone button to call.
Here is a free AIM client:
http://wireless.sra.com/ramble/
I got a blackberry pearl (I think it is) about a month ago, a slight upgrade from my plain little nokia handset phone. I still have trouble using it, cause compared to my other one it's so complex, but I'm getting the hang of it.
I looked for about 15 minutes for various sites offering a client, but the couple sites I found had complaints about the client not working right, so I figure it'd be no help to send you those links, eh?
Electronic composer for hire.
That said, I hate Blackberry devices because of the moronic Exchange server software layer they require to function and administer, and the unreliability of the units that I've encountered. I heavily favour Windows Mobile device implementations when consulting to clients.
I got a Blackberry 8800 for my own personal use to replace a POS helio ocean and its been fine. Haven't had any issues with the hardware or software on the phone. I've been using Cingular's BIS server instead of my own BES server so I have no experience on that end. The phone is more than adequate for making and receiving calls and the email functionality is great. The battery lasts far longer than my last two phones. I'm a Mac user at home and pocketmac syncs with the blackberry quite nicely.
The only Windows Mobile units I've seen in action are Samsung Blackjacks and i-Mate Jasjams. Neither of those have experienced lockups, or e-mail issues, however the Jasjam had an issue with the external buttons that was fixed with a firmware update.
Until you've had to administer a BES server, you haven't seen the whole other ugly side of Blackberry. Compared to just pointing a Windows Mobile device to your OWA, BES is an utterly unnecessary piece of crap.
the best AIM software, and the one i personally use is jivetalk from http://www.beejive.com/ they have a 30 day free trial, after which you can buy one of two licenses, a device license which is 20 bones for the specific phone you buy it for, or a user license which allows you to move it to any blackberry device. that is the one i would get as the 10 bucks is a pretty decent insurance policy on any upgrades.
Try it out, it might not be for you, but I like it quite a bit, considering I am also on a network that doesn't support the official application.
muh.
The service the office uses is Nextel. I should have said, Direct Connect is torture (but I discovered thats because the direct connect numbers didn't get transferred from my last phone to this one.). I don't place that many actual calls with the thing.
The model I have is the 7250. So basic Blackberry'ing.
I hated to pay it, but Ramble is a pain in the butt, and IM+ is really good and handles all my IM accounts.
I also know that the UK AIM site still has an old free build of the PockectPC official AIM program on its website. Again, dunno if they have anything for Blackberries.
Maybe he has chronic RSI in his phone-hand arm so holding the phone up to his ear is unbearable agony. I know a person with RSI who finds it hard to brush their hair without suffering crippling pain.
Get her a bluetooth handsfree brush attachment.
I'm pretty much that way too, although on-the-go real internet (ie, not fucking wap or 'mobile' websites, proper dicking interneting) would change my mind. I don't need satnav, but being able to google map restaurants and shit would be
Man, how did you know it was a 'she'? I kept that sentence completely asexual on purpose. I guess guys just do not brush their hair.
The BES part is the easiest part for me, compared to hooking the actual phone up to the computer.
Because I can't read and thought 'their' was 'her'.
Also, I'm looking in your window right now.
Reading incomprehension leads to clairvoyance.
From a user point of view, when they work right, BES and Windows Mobile are not much different. Windows Mobile devices with data connectivity do the same wireless e-mail delivery stuff.