I gave my Blackberry to my brother and switched to the Iphone. I loved everything about the Iphone, except having to plug-in my phone to the computer to get updated meetings and contact information. In the end, I abandoned the Iphone (gave it to my wife) for the Blackberry curve because this was just too much of a problem for me. I rarely plug my phone into my computer and for all the meetings I have, this was just too much of a headache.
So now I use Exchange for company mail with the Blackberry server and it all syncs perfectly. But, I’m always looking to cut costs. We pay about $10 per month per email seat and another $10 for the Blackberry services.
I would have switched to Gmail for domains, but I didn’t want to have to deal with the calender and contacts syncing issue. I already know it’s too much of a problem for me. Google announced that they have a client now to sync Blackberry calenders with Google calenders. Once it does contact syncing, I’ll switch.
How do you feel about switching from an eye candy interface back to the blackberry? Would you have made the switch if it weren’t for ms xchange? How is blogging on the go with the bb?
For blogging with a blackberry I just email my blog posts so that is fine. But, I actually prefer typing on Iphone. I think the Iphone is better, accept for the GPS - I’m surprised how much I use it and the calendar and contacts syncing. Switching back to the Blackberry is a little disappointing. I loved the bounce in the Iphone when you scroll.