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.357
04/17/09

In reply to Peek Emailer at Target For $25
I'd like to ask a question. Would you rather have a smartphone (Blackberry, Palm, G1) Or a regular phone and one of these?
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The Magnificen7
04/17/09

@Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: As long as the smartphone does everything pretty well (iPhone) or does email really well (Blackberry) then I would want the smartphone.
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.357
04/17/09

@The Magnificen7: That's what I was thinking. I have a Blackberry, and it can easily handle all my business and personal e-mails and call, text, browse the web, etc.
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Ghost
04/17/09

@Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: I'd like to have a smartphone that does not suck at browsing the web, or some kind of netbook/UMPC that can also make calls so I can also have a full featured OS on it. I used to have an iPod touch but it fell short to that extent (the browser crashed constantly). Now I'm looking to get a G1 but I'm still not convinced by it...

any recomendations?? I don't like to have to carry two gadgets at a time...
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weatherman
04/17/09

@Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: Smart phones cost $100-$200 with 2-year contracts, plus $30-$45/mo. for required service. The Peek costs $25 plus $20/mo. without a contract. Want to rephrase your question?
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.357
04/17/09

@Vortex388: Well, my Blackberry is pretty good overall at web browsing. The G1? I've heard a lot of positive and negative reviews, and T-Mo's 3G isn't the best.
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.357
04/17/09

@weatherman: Alright. Over a period of 2 yrs, would you have a smartphone ( Let's say $200 and $80 per month) or a cell phone (free, $40 per month) and a Peek ($25 $20 per month)?

I would personally take the smartphone, because I prefer the convenience of one device opposed to two.
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weatherman
04/17/09

@Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: I would take the smartphone too, and I have. But I'm just pointing out that I understand the advantages of a Peek, which apparently a lot of people do because they are (by all accounts) wildly popular.
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.357
04/17/09

@weatherman: I totally understand what your talking about, and you have some good points. I can definitely see why some people would take the Peek & reg. phone.
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.357
04/17/09

@Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: your=you're. My bad.
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weatherman
03/24/09

In reply to Peek Pronto: Peek Goes Push for $80
I gotta say, Peek has definitely hit on something with these devices. They make a lot of sense for folks who are looking to have email sometimes but may prefer to use a smaller phone or might not want the direct and ongoing costs of a smartphone.

I think for the corporate market this is a clear winner, especially for small business. It's a lot easier to justify handing these out to employees, and it's a lot easier to control costs over an expensive smartphone that can rack up some serious airtime charges.

Peek's going to make a good sized dent in the market with this, not by taking share away from RIM or Apple, but by creating a lower-end device that brings necessary features to a new audience.
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chefgon
03/24/09

@weatherman:

It makes sense to me, but I'm not sure that it's marketable. I have a brother who drives trucks for a living and knows next to nothing about technology. I tried to convince him to get one of these so that he could have Email and SMS while on the road (he can't figure out how to type with T9 on his regular cellphone).

Ultimately he decided that I was right, but responded by buying a Blackberry from Verizon. He absolutely hates it because he can barely figure out how to use it.

He would have been much better off sticking with his regular phone and getting a Peek to compliment it, but it just proved impossible to make that sale even though he's the perfect target audience for this thing.
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weatherman
03/24/09

@chefgon: you make a good point. From the sounds of it your brother is in the right demo for the device, but he probably went to his phone company to see about how to get email and of course their response was the one that made them the most money - that he should buy a $200 phone, and sign up for a two-year contract @$45/mo. in data charges.

They're relatively new, so it's going to be a little tough for them to get to the right people, especially non-techies. But I think their chances of success are pretty good and they've got great traction so far, and really good press.
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