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No BlackBerry Crisis For The Window Mobile Crowd
I'm a Windows Mobile phone user. We are few, but we are proud. I saw a number at SES last week, as our numbers are growing. We nod to each other quietly and share tales of rebooting several times per day. But Windows Mobile users, our day has come! We survived when the BlackBerry crowd went down! See, here's the deal. Those with BlackBerry's depend on the system itself sending stuff, like pushing email, to my understanding. OK, Windows Mobile can do that. There's some awful system Verizon gives you to push mail to my phone. But why bother? Rather than push, my phone pulls. I set up Outlook (the Windows Mobile version) to log into my mail server and get new mail when I want it. I don't depend on Verizon -- I don't depend on BlackBerry. I stand independent! Think of it in Web 2.0 AJAXilcious tagging terms. BlackBerry's are like old style "channels," where content providers were going to push stuff to you (c'mon, remember Pointcast?). Windows Mobile is like feeds, where you pull what you want, when you want.
OK, if my cell phone company goes down (Verizon in the US; T-Mobile in the UK), then I'm screwed. But as long as I've got a signal, I've got web access and email access on my phone. Which, you know, is only damped by the fact I reboot it five times per day. Oh, and it's so sluggish that if you call me, you've hung up by the time the phone goes through this process:
Like many smartphone users (of both the Windows Mobile and BlackBerry variety), I ironically carry two phones -- one that's not smart but lets me make calls fast. Still, there's hope. Really. My Vario MDA II in the UK rocks. I so need to blog more about it. I never have to reboot. It's snappy and responsive. Still bigger than I'd like. Still want a version with a dedicated keypad. But it's getting there! By Danny Sullivan on Apr. 19, 2007 | PermalinkSee related posts in: Cell / Mobile Phones
Next Post: The Kids Boxing On The Wii Comments Comment by Michael Goc I have seen it and loved it, except for one thing. No touchscreen. I gotta have a touch screen. Comment by Danny Sullivan I picked up Verizon's I830 CDMA and GSM smart phone, other than it's loaded with Mobile 2003 it's a pretty stable phone. The CDMA part is very fast, I have not tried the GSM side, since you need to be over the pond to make it work. GSM is so slow here in the US, I am jealous of the high speed networks over-seas. Comment by Aaron Shear Ah yes, no touchscreen. Now I understand Danny. I guess with the amount of data you input, that's a must. Well then, I hope you soon find a nice phone with a touchscreen that let's you answer calls as well! Comment by Michael Goc Want to comment? If you are signed into TypeKey, you'll see a form below. No form? Click on the sign-in link below, and you can sign-in or sign-up for a free account. Sorry you have to use TypeKey, but I use it to avoid comment spam. All comments currently appear automatically after posting.
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Have you tried the Samsung i600 (AKA i607 Blackjack in the US)? I got it about 3 weeks ago. It runs Windows Mobile Smartphone edition and I haven't noticed any lags and haven't rebooted it once yet. It's my first smartphone, so it's not that I've gotten used to Windows phones. It's also very slim, which means you can slip it in your pants pocket without making a bulge and disturbing your woman's fashion sense :)