Blackberry Bold
by Wayne in Cell Phones 8 comments so far
I’m procrastinating getting back in the trailer and folding blankets for a new trip tomorrow morning, This is the first time in a long time I’ve had a trip back to back. I’m in Connecticut and reload in upstate NY going back west to Salt Lake City. Things are good at the moment.
With all of the new cell phones coming out, I was usually in the store the next day when I was eligible for the “free” phone upgrade. Not anymore. Cellphones have kind of peaked. They’re not getting any smaller and the features have been about the same for a couple of years. Except for Smart phones which I didn’t feel could replace my laptop and since my laptop was always with me in the truck, why spend the extra just so I could get my email a little faster? Smartphones have come down in price now and I think my free upgrade would actually be free or for very little for a Blackberry.
I’m now month to month with Verizon since my two year contract ran out and I haven’t upgraded anything. Cindy’s two years is up in September. The new Blackberry Bold is very tempting and has great reviews from almost everyone. In September we may be getting new phones and I need to look at the difference between Verizon and Sprint. Verizon service, quality and coverage has been pretty good. Sprint I think comes in second or about the same for coverage. So it may be time to switch. I may keep my laptop card Verizon only because no one gives a package deal (that I know of) so I can split services with no problem.
A Blackberry might be pretty cool. Real email everywhere, almost real browsing and the screen on the Bold is supposed to be bigger and brighter, might be worth waiting a couple of more months. It’s supposed to be at Sprint and AT&T in August and Verizon in September.
Who comes up with these names? Found some really cool services for your cellphone.
Jott
Jott is great for making notes and reminders to yourself and even notes to your friends and family. Go to Jott.com, register yourself and your cell phone. When you have that brilliant idea, you call Jott’s toll free number (866) JOTT-123 / (866) 568-8123, tell Jott who the note is for, then speak clearly. You have to speak clearly because a few minutes later, your note will be transcribed and will be listed in your Jott inbox. You can set reminders on your while your leaving your note or after wards from your Jott inbox. Your Jott is also sent to your regular email inbox or if you friend or family’s email.
You can download a crackberry app that integrates with Jott and there are other services to add feeds for news and blogs you can listen to. I’m still playing around with it, seems really cool, especially when I’m driving and I have a great idea or remember to do something I forgot that I need to do when I stop driving or when I get home.
CHACHA
Ever have a question you want to Google while you’re away from your computer? Now you can call your own personal Googling assistant. Call (800-2CHACHA), ask your question, hang up. A few minutes later your the answer to your question is sent as a text message to your phone. Ask anything at all, speak clearly, because a real person is listening and looking up the answer to your question.
Phone Your Phone
Ever lose your cellphone in your home or office and can’t find someone to call it for your? Go to Phone My Phone input your number and their system will call your phone so you can find it.
