Droid looks good, but Nexus one should be coming to Verizon any day now.... On Mar 3, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Joan Long wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's > area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > I heard from an IT person that they recommend Droid to their clients > over Blackberry. Supposedly, Blackberry is much more expensive per > month for the e-mail feature, and the technology is going to be > behind the others within a few years. Of course, I am hearing this > now that I am finally used to using the Blackberry. I think there's > a Droid in my future. > > joan long > essentialoffice.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Izzy Gesell > To: Alan Hurwitz ; Hidden-Tech Tech > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:58 AM > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] New Verizon Cell Phones? > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the > member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > > Alan, > > Verizion also offers Palm pre, which I just got from Sprint. It's > pretty cool and responsive SO FAR....I 'm still on the learning curve > Izzy > > > -- Sent from my Palm Prē > > Alan Hurwitz wrote: > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's > area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Esteemed colleagues, > Though the pre-Blackberry cell phone I have seems to give me most of > what I need, including access to e-mail, we have decided to bite the > bullet and move up to a next level of cell phones with our new > contract. We've pretty much decided to stay with Verizon as a > carrier, so iPhones are out, at least for the moment, rumors of new > alliances notwithstanding. > > So given all of these givens (comments welcome on those also), I am > deciding between getting a Blackberry (like my favorite President), > either mechanical or touch-screen key pad, or the newer Droid, with > Google connections. (The expensive one has both types of key pads.) > The Blackberry seems more solid and tried-and-true, but there was > something about talking to the Droid (I think asking directions), > and having it respond, that deeply moved me in some superficial way. > I'm, as they say, in dilemma. > > I'd appreciate any thoughts, or even better personal experience, > plus or minus, with any of these products from this savvy and > perceptive group. > > Thanks so much! > Alan Hurwitz > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20100303/e9e67cc7/attachment.html