My friend and long-time companion left us yesterday... Yes, my T-Mobile MDA that has functioned as phone, eKey, PDA and mobile modem is done... at least as anything but a PDA. The speaker just crapped out. The result was a screeching sound on ALL calls... on both ends.
As a real estate agent, that isn't acceptible. So I had to go to the store to replace it. What I really wanted wouldn't work... the Google G1... Supra doesn't support it as an eKey. I also really liked the T-Mobile Wing... alas, no support for that, either. So, my choices were all Blackberry units.
- Curve
- Pearl
- Pearl Flip
I opted for the Pearl Flip (8220). My wife has a Pearl (8100) so I didn't want to get the same phone she had. I knew that she kind of wanted one of these, so if I hated it, we could strike a deal. I had to play with the keyboard for a few minutes to decide if I could handle it. The keys of the Curve were smaller.
So far... it is ok.
I have the FaceBook app... and I'm sure that Twitterberry will be making its way onto the phone. Of course I have the eKey set up (had to buy the fob which is an annoyance). I'm curious what other things are "gotta haves". One of my friends mentioned Vlingo when I made a comment on FaceBook. My wife is checking out Vlingo... so we'll see...
I'm sure that this will be providing better updates during REtechSouth.
I'd love to hear your tips and tricks... And for all of the iPhone people..
- Not supported by eKey
- Not at T-Mobile
- Not in my budget
One last bonus. We have the HotSpot@Home plan from T-Mobile as a home phone solution. The cool bonus is that when I am at home... or on ANY wifi network, the phone hands of the calls from the cellular network to the wifi... and the minutes aren't used. Cool.
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I'd love to hear from you...
Congrats on the new phone! I've looked into getting the ekey on my phone, but a year ago when I spoke to them, it actually cost MORE to have it through your phone than to rent a separate ekey. Explain that logic.....
Lane...congrats on the new phone. I got a Blackberry in October and believe it or not, it still does not work right. I have to "time block" and get on the phone with Verizon and get it all worked out. Besides that, I have a "leak" in my screen where it's allowing dust to get in between the two screens...so maybe a new phone replacement will be on the way soon.
I still have my ekey seperate since Ray and I share our key for now. At least THEY became wireless and we could drop the cradle.
Now, I've got to add another e-mail to my phone as I use different e-mail on my phone that what I get my Facebook updates on....
Really....can't someone, somewhere come up with the magic pill for technology?
Looks like a neat new phone.
Lane,
We will be adding Bluetooth support to Windows Mobile devices like the T-Mobile Wing in the next couple of months. I realize this doesn't help you now that you purchased a new BlackBerry, but I thought others might find this useful.
Regarding the iPhone, we would love to support it with our eKEY application. Unfortunately Apple has not given us the necessary access to the Bluetooth in the iPhone. We are actively working to get Apple to provide us with this access, but to this point we have been unsuccessful.
To help with selecting a device that works with eKEY, we have created the eKEY Device Portal, with is located at www.ekey.letstalk.com. All of the devices on this site are certified to work as an eKEY.
Thanks,
Greg
Marlene - Here it was the same amount of money until the ActiveKey was deployed. Now eKey is cheaper.
Tom - Get a new one... It's so fun to get new tech.
Greg - Thanks.
Greg - Thank you VERY much for stopping in. Are you guys going to develop for the G1? Isn't everything supposed to be open on that?
Lane,
We have looked at Android a little bit and it certainly looks interesting. We will keep an eye on it and as more devices come out, we will decide if an Android version of eKEY makes sense.
Greg
Greg - Thank you.