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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / April 2008blackberry worthless?
I just got the blackberry pearl, and hoping for some feedback to this post. What makes most internet sites useful for media is 1) Windows Media Player Streams 2) Realplayer 3) Flash Video (e.g. YouTube). Guess what? Is it true this blackberry pearl can't do anything above? Looks like I need to take this back and get a phone with the Mobile Windows. Why? If you pay 35/month for unlimited internet data package, and your phone can stream at least windows media, you just now have thousands of online radio stations to choose from. Looks like this blackberry is only good for sending messages, and web browsing. Am I wrong about blackberry pearl? Do I have any options to make this useful for web media? And yes I have opera mini installed. Still doesnt play any useful streaming anything. Thanks, yin99 > Am I wrong about blackberry pearl? Yes...You bought a functional cellphone with PDA capabilities, not an entertainment center. > > Am I wrong about blackberry pearl? > > Yes...You bought a functional cellphone with PDA capabilities, > not an entertainment center. great. year 2008 and RIM can not include a streaming player on such a capable device. by the way, i'd hardly call streaming audio or flash video from a website an "entertainment center". nice touch ;) actually i remember playing mobi tv (sp?) on sprint phone from 5 years ago. shocked this nice blackberry phone from 2008 can't do what my free cheap no featured sprint phone from 5 years ago could do. In message <e584036e-12ff-4d29-a1d7-3f0c080693b9@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> >great. year 2008 and RIM can not include a streaming player on such a >capable device. Not as much "cannot" as "Has made a decision to focus on the market that doesn't want media functionality" > I just got the blackberry pearl, and hoping for some feedback to this > post. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Why? If you pay 35/month for unlimited internet data package, and Where do you pay 35/month for unlimited data package? >> I just got the blackberry pearl, and hoping for some feedback to this >> post. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Where do you pay 35/month for unlimited data package? Why pay that much? AT&T offers a $19.99 unlimited data add-on... And why the BB? A PocketPC Phone does it all. >>> I just got the blackberry pearl, and hoping for some feedback to this >>> post. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Why pay that much? AT&T offers a $19.99 unlimited data add-on... That's tied to certain phones, iirc. > And why the BB? A PocketPC Phone does it all. An exposed keyboard you don't have to hunt for? A better security model? Something free of Microsoft stuff? There are lots of reasons one might prefer blackberry. Now, I have an AT&T Tilt, but somedays I'd rather have a blackberry Pearl. The WM6 based Tilt is not a terribly elegant phone I'm afraid (it's got every feature in the book, but it's not elegant or a joy to use), and the keyboard just goes to show that bigger doesn't actually mean easier to type on. I imagine one could be much more efficient on a BB keyboard than the width of the tilt keyboard. It's a nice PDA you can make calls with though. But to be honest, most days I leave it at home and pocket my Krazr K1. Best Regards, -- Todd H. http://toddh.net/ >>>>I just got the blackberry pearl, and hoping for some feedback to this >>>>post. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > That's tied to certain phones, iirc. Ostensibly, though any SmartPhone/PDA seems to trigger the option. >>And why the BB? A PocketPC Phone does it all. > > An exposed keyboard you don't have to hunt for? iPaq? Hard and soft KBs. Agreed, personal preferences are what makes the market go 'round. >Am I wrong about blackberry pearl? Do I have any options to make this >useful for web media? Sounds like someone didn't do their research before buying a BB. |
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