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BlackBerry Storm Priced at $200, Delay Caused by Software
BlackBerry Storm to Appear On November 14

11/08/08
In an effort to not be complete douchebags, T-Mobile has Hotspot@Home. If you have a Hotspot@Home-enabled phone, when you're at home, your phone will make calls over WiFi - thereby saving you minutes. Back when I was with T-Mobile and had the Blackberry Curve, I saw this feature and the smoothness and ease with which it actually worked, and thought it a killer app. Unfortunately for T-Mobile, no one in their advertising department thought that maybe this kind of feature should be advertised. (Maybe they were afraid of success)
Why would a company do something so seemingly consumer-friendly? Because T-Mobile is in third and is looking to keep the customers it has and win over new customers. A decade ago, the wireless companies decried number-portability, complaining loudly about how customers would willy-nilly switch providers if they could actually keep their number. To a large extent, Chicken Little was right. As a result, companies had to offer features that people actually like.
I presently have an iPhone 3G. I'm in NYC, which means that usually, my 3G speeds are roughly the same as EDGE. WiFi enables me to get +3G speeds on my phone when I'm out of the office but working (like at a deposition or in court). If I need my paralegal to send me a PDF, I can get it that much faster. I don't necessarily want to bring my 5 lb. laptop everywhere.
11/07/08
11/07/08
The $89.99 business plan is good, I guess AT&T will come with something similar soon.
11/07/08
The iPhone is in warranty so I'm expecting a swap tomorrow. Thinking about asking them to swap it to white.
Failing that, I'm debating strapping an M-80 to it. Sure, 1/8 of a stick of dynamite won't fix my inability to set up ActiveSync on the iPhone, but it will feel emotionally gratifying. I might also shoot it with a .22 caliber rifle.
11/07/08
The bold looks lovely though, especially if your primary use of the damn thing is not as an iPod.
11/07/08
I know that the info I have for the set-up is fine; my IT guy said he set up an account on his 3G with no problem using that information.
I'm even able to get access to my work email through Webmail using Safari. But setting up an account? No dice.
11/04/08
11/04/08