What mobile phone do you use for business?

[Ed Rooney]

I use a Palm Treo 700P on Verizon Wireless. Oddly, I make everyone else use Blackberries since they are a little more "set and forget". Treos running corporate apps need a litle more handholding. I've been using a Treo since 2003, and this is my fourth.

I might try a Blackberry 8830 or Pearl in the near future. The Treo is kind of a brick.

[EG.JLC]

iPhone. I like it because you can access to any websites and emails. I didn't like it at first because of the keyboard but now I'm used to it.

[vh_bu98]

Verizon XV6700 and it's a piece of crap.

[bran]

Originally Posted by vh_bu98

Verizon XV6700 and it's a piece of crap.

I agree...Verizon gave me three after I purchased my first one...45 minute battery life...no reception...it's junk. I use a Razr2 now. Just give me a regular phone.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by bran

I I use a Razr2 now. Just give me a regular phone.

Same here I like my Razr2 also

[kcmo]

I've used Treos and Windows-based PDA/phones....after years of those I got a Blackberry and haven't looked back since! Am on my third now (the Curve on T-Mobile) and LOVE it. Everything at my fingertips...Push email is amazing! The most stable of all the devices I've tried!

[scottschoe]

Switched from a Blackjack (what a POS) to:





(work and play, respectively)

[TDH]

Treo 750 since November last and no issues so far despite traveling across 3 continents.

[walds11]

Amen. I have the Pearl through at&t wireless.

Originally Posted by kcmo

I've used Treos and Windows-based PDA/phones....after years of those I got a Blackberry and haven't looked back since! Am on my third now (the Curve on T-Mobile) and LOVE it. Everything at my fingertips...Push email is amazing! The most stable of all the devices I've tried!

[chevycorvette]

this one the best. old school. and no need to dial number. 1800-direct shout out loud.

[vitacura]

For my business I give out the Nextel ic502.. not bad. We use an insane amount of PTT..

[Ed Rooney]

Originally Posted by vitacura

For my business I give out the Nextel ic502.. not bad. We use an insane amount of PTT..

Please tell your employees to leave it in the truck during lunch.

I was just about to post how much I hate Nextel. I like going to this Chinese buffet nearby, and there's always one or two construction foremen or delivery guys in there having a conversation on PTT. And it's typically not business related. They are just talking about where to meet for lunch, or laughing at Donny/Rudy/Larry for driving his f-250 into a ditch. Some lunch places around here ban speakerphone conversations, as they should.

I hate Nextel PTT with the white heat of a thousand suns.

[Rockrolex]

I use a Treo 700wx on Verizon. I upgraded from the 700w because it has twice the memory (which results in half the crashes). I like the Treo because I can run a bunch of Windows apps on it, including Pocket Quicken and TomTom GPS plus a bunch of games (which you can't do on a Blackberry).

The only thing I don't like is that I can't use it overseas because it's CDMA. So to cure that problem, I bought a $50 international phone that works everywhere but the US and Canada (which is where the Treo works, so I didn't need to spend the extra bucks for that service area coverage).

[Thurnau]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

The only thing I don't like is that I can't use it overseas because it's CDMA. So to cure that problem, I bought a $50 international phone that works everywhere but the US and Canada (which is where the Treo works, so I didn't need to spend the extra bucks for that service area coverage).

So does the international phone work on the same plan as your verizon phone? Does that international phone use a sim card? And could that sim card possibly be removed for using it in a different phone in the USA?

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Thurnau

So does the international phone work on the same plan as your verizon phone? Does that international phone use a sim card? And could that sim card possibly be removed for using it in a different phone in the USA?

No.

Yes.

Don't know.

I got it from Mobal Communications. I do a moderate amount of international travel and was always having to rent a phone, which go pretty pricey. This phone was US$ 50, with no monthly service plan and pay as you call. The phone is registered to a UK number and since much of my travel is to London, it works out well. The cost of in-country calls is quite cheap and the international calls are also reasonable - actually better than a rental phone.

[dallasdan]

BlackBerry 8830. It actually fits in my pants pocket. Nice.

[SLRdude]

I have about 300 phones.
One is always the iPhone, and the other... depends on the mood.
I started the day with a BlackBerry 8820, then switched to HTC Tytan II "Tilt".
Tomorrow... probably the Moto Q or the BlackJack 2.
Eventually I will be back with the BlackBerry 8820. Once you use a Berry, everything else just sucks.

[mikey]

sanyo 5500-excellent speaker phone and have a see thru case installed to see all the transistors and wires-i know its a brick and ain't bluetooth capatible. Its a fossil amongst todays phone. I love it.

[Robb]

[Thurnau]

verizon pocket pc. It works well for me in business but I wouldn't get it for my employees. Nobody likes to use the touch screen numbers. The flip out keyboard is much more practical than on the treo. (which I owned too)

How do you like your blackberry?

[Thurnau]

What carrier has the LG prada phone? Is that one better than the black jack?

What are a few differences between a blackjack and a pearl?

[scottschoe]

Originally Posted by Thurnau

What carrier has the LG prada phone? Is that one better than the black jack?

What are a few differences between a blackjack and a pearl?

Prada is an overseas phone, so it comes unlocked for GSM. It's aimed towards a totally different market than the Blackjack. I know it's been out for a while now, but earlier in the year the price difference was huge.

[Ed Rooney]

If you want epic battery life, check out the Treo 700P. I charge mine maybe twice a week, and I use it heavily for voice and email.

[shoppy]

Blackberry cureve, iphone and when bored a nokia n95 8gb and MDA Vario III

[IrishRolex21]

Sony Ericsson K800i have good highly recommend it to anyone considering buying a phone.

MJ.

[mikey]

I charge my phone once a week-Sanyo 5500

[SPACE-DWELLER]

Nokia 6230i at work.

Nokia 6233 at home.

[dr_rolex]

APPLE i Phone............hacked for use in COSTA RICA.

These puppies are selling for $1,040.00 cash in Costa Rica. I got mine on EBAY BNIB for $580.00 x 8GB.

Pro's
Neat system.
High Cool Factor.
Nice color screen.



Con's
Battery Life is terrible
Smudge on glass
Large Case
Took me 3 days to hack............

[dgifted1]

Treo 700wx (the windows mobile version). Outfitted with slingplayer!

[HDHNTER]

AT&T Tilt