Which phone?

You know for the blackberry messenger you have to pay a monthly £5 many people are under the misconeption it's free,

well i have the n97 and its very good fone

format_quote Originally Posted by SlaveOfGod

It depends on you sister, some people can't leave without they're Blackberries. But as an alrounder I'd definitely suggest any iPhone. Some of it's apps are amazing! Aroundme shows you your nearest Mosques, banks, restuarants etc.

Black berry's have built in GPS I think. So you wouldn't need the apps. Not sure if the blackberry that the OP is enquiring about has it though.

format_quote Originally Posted by SlaveOfGod

I don't mean to sound like an iPhone advertiser but the iPhone has a journey planner on around me, you simply type in whatever you are looking for and it'll tell you how close it is plus the directions, no need for postcodes too. It has a Qibla compass which finds the Qibla for you and also a free Quran app with bookmarks, translation and a reciator!

But everyone has a different preference Akhi

ah stop it you're making me want one!

format_quote Originally Posted by SlaveOfGod

I don't mean to sound like an iPhone advertiser but the iPhone has a journey planner on around me, you simply type in whatever you are looking for and it'll tell you how close it is plus the directions, no need for postcodes too. It has a Qibla compass which finds the Qibla for you and also a free Quran app with bookmarks, translation and a reciator!

But everyone has a different preference Akhi

Android does the same thing on Google Maps, it also has turn by turn voice navigation (free).

Found these two reviews on Amazon of the Black berry you're interested in. It may be helpful.

I bought this blackberry on a whim really, Id never had one before. i wish Id done more background checks into them now to be honest. It does the job its designed for admirably, which is pushing emails. However, GPRS data conection????? What year are we in now? Its unbelievably slow at times, and gives up at others. If you hope to use things like facebook, then dont bother with this its far too slow. You can use Wireless connections but the built in software seems to limit the speed of this too. No its not the wireless speed, its the phone software.

Another shortfall would be the lack of GPS I downloaded a security program for it from BB app world, but it requires GPS to work so that was a waste of time. also the maps need it to run efficiently, which is another thing, they do work somewhat over the GPRS network using the phone masts, but I was placed approximately 18 miles away on two occasions while using the my location facility!! Hardly accurate!

i give it 4 stars because it is a really useful tool, it just lacks in some areas. I should have done more research before buying really but I'll know now what to buy in the future.

Having bought this smartphone in September 2010 I now find that I should have done more research. The product is very slick, certainly a jump up from my last phone, but the instructions that are supplied with it are very basic and I only found out how to get it connected to the network and pick up emails by rooting around the t-mobile website. Battery life is just 48 hours, but charging time is quite quick at an hour or so. Accessing the web via GPRS is painfully slow, and at home, the Blackberry recognises my wireless router but does not allow me to use it to access the internet and download apps quickly. Blackberry don't seem to have a free customer contact point, and the many forums do not have a solution. My son's iPod touch works seamlessly with our router but my BB8520 is tied to t-mobile's network....pretty useless. If anyone knows why this is the case, please enlighten me, in the meantime check out the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy, or anything else!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0038K5V9...SIN=B0038K5V94

Id suggest trying to keep it between the three most used OSs out there (to the best of my knowledge) iOs, Android or Blackberry simply because more support, more updates and more newer features. Between the three, I'd go with Android first and then either iOs or BlackBerry.

Android is the best though..Gingerbread ftw!

Ijust want a cheap pjone that will be able to get a connection on the Lakotah reservations. We tried a bunch of them and several different carriers. We have yet to find one that we can gets a signal on unless we are near Fargo or Bismarck.

format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow

Ijust want a cheap pjone that will be able to get a connection on the Lakotah reservations. We tried a bunch of them and several different carriers. We have yet to find one that we can gets a signal on unless we are near Fargo or Bismarck.

Rent (or buy) a satellite phone.

format_quote Originally Posted by Abdullahii

uncle try the nokia e5..superb reception

Did try it and still no signal. Most of the Dakotahs, and Montana have no cell phone towers. We laugh about it and call it the Northern Bermuda triangle.

For example The coverage area for Cingular:



That is typical for just about every cellular phone carrier. No coverage for the North Central and Rocky Mountain States.

format_quote Originally Posted by Abdullahii

its very expensive

500 - 2000 pounds

you could buy 3/4 iphones with that kind of money

It depends how often you need it, google says $28/week. I'm sure you could get it cheaper after some hunting. Some places will never have masts so it's the only solution.

format_quote Originally Posted by Abdullahii

Satellite phone it is then

I just did a search for some--------Please pass the aspirins, I feel a headache coming on: