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RIM BlackBerry 6710 SmartphoneBlackBerry is a corporate standard for secure wireless email. With the T-Mobile BlackBerry handheld for GSM/GPRS networks you can make and...
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BlackBerry is a corporate standard for secure wireless email. With the T-Mobile BlackBerry handheld for GSM/GPRS networks you can make and receive phone calls too! The BlackBerry 6710 includes a thumb-operated trackwheel, easy-to-read screen, backlit keyboard, intuitive menu-driven interface and quick access to email, phone, SMS, organizer and web applications. Operating on advanced GSM/GPRS networks, these integrated handhelds let you manage all of your business communications and information.\n
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5 Reviews from Shopping.com
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great new email/phone device
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Pros: best e-mail appliance now combined with great cellular phone
Cons: RIM applications are inferior to palm
The Bottom Line:
An excellent communication device. Check the reception in your area first, however.
As a physician, I have looked for something that can combine pager and phone functions and I have found it in the 6710. I have been using the 6710 for 2 weeks now and have been quite impresed. The reception in Chicago and the surrounding vicinity has been excellent (However, I was in LA last weekend and found the reception to be somewhat spotty). The signal in my hospitals is quite good although there are a few areas without signal. I usually am not in these areas for a prolonged period so it really is not an issue. In general, it probably is close but not as "receptive" as my pager, however, the cell phone is much better than my TDMA phone from AT&T. An added bonus is that one can take notes during a call and review them after disconnect. If you type in a phone number in a note, you can highlight it and the 6710 dials it automatically.Its weakness is in its organizer functions which are not as user friendly as comprable ones on a Palm device. The PDA is not much different than that on earlier models. It would be nice to have Palm OS PDA functions in this device but for me it is not necessary. I sync the calendar onto the device but really do not input information, although I could.
All and all, this model should serve all your communications needs if you reside in an area with service.
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