Micksyl Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Have been told by my bosses that I need to get oneAny advice and in particular what seems best and does it work everywhere youcan get a phone signalPlease help before I sign up to something stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Could you explain what you are on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 SAdly, they do seem to work everywhere. If TOH takes his on holiday again this year and spends all his time answering e-mails, then by later this year I should also be able to tell you whether or not they can swim[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jc Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Should work anywhere if you can get amobile phone signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 [quote user="Bob T"]Could you explain what you are on about?[/quote]Blackberry can be best described as a wireless extension of your email mailbox that allows you to read, compose, forward, reply and delete messages from the palm of your hand while maintaining a single email address and mailbox whilst on the move anywhere in the world. There are also many other options available and Blackberry is the registered trademark of the system.Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Thanks Baz, sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprogster Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 A Blackberry is a specialised derivative of a mobile phone that gives you direct access to your email and microsoft outlook on your PC desktop. The Blackberry works on 'push' technology in that emails and outlook updates are automatically copied to your Blackberry device, wherever you are in the world as long as you are connected to a mobile phone network, without you having to manually connect to your email provider and download them as you would do with a laptop. Whilst Blackberries have become hugely popular worldwide, especially with businesses in the UK and USA, they have not caught on to anything like the same extent in France, to the frustration of the Canadian firm behind the technology. The perceived reason being cultural, in that it would appear many French employees do not accept being connected to their office 24/7!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 [quote user="Sprogster"]Whilst Blackberries have become hugely popular worldwide, they have not caught on to anything like the same extent in France, to the frustration of the Canadian firm behind the technology. The perceived reason being cultural, in that it would appear many French employees do not accept being connected to their office 24/7!!![/quote]How very sensible and refreshing. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdebretagne Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 [quote user="Cassis"][quote user="Sprogster"]Whilst Blackberries have become hugely popular worldwide, they have not caught on to anything like the same extent in France, to the frustration of the Canadian firm behind the technology. The perceived reason being cultural, in that it would appear many French employees do not accept being connected to their office 24/7!!![/quote]How very sensible and refreshing. [:)][/quote][quote user="Cassis"][quote user="Sprogster"]Whilst Blackberrieshave become hugely popular worldwide, they have not caught on toanything like the same extent in France, to the frustration of theCanadian firm behind the technology. The perceived reason beingcultural, in that it would appear many French employees do not acceptbeing connected to their office 24/7!!![/quote]How very sensible and refreshing. [:)][/quote]I'm sorry to say that "quaint France" is slowly changing as well - mybosses recently told me I needed to get a blackberry, so I went intoSFR & Bouygues last week, and they both had fresh-off-the shelf newBlackberry promotions going on. Personally, I find them very handy,especially considering how much travelling we do - it's a such a greatand efficient way to keep in touch with the home office. And if you don'twant to be contacted 24/7 - well, that's why it comes with an off button!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1958 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I was a BB user for years in my ex corporate life. Superb tool, and though it was tied to the office 24/7 it meant that I wasnt. It doesnt work everywhere (you need a GPRS network not just GSM) but does have a great battery life and means that you can choose when to interact with senders without necessarily becoming a slave to it.Now - life here in the Pyrenees means no more expensive mobiles, no longer having to wait and respond to email, just the daily check of the weather/snow report/enquiries.Do I miss it - NOWould I recommned one as a work tool - YES Is there anything better - not at this time.Regards,Mikewww.peak-times.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Mike 1958, perhaps you can join me in the small society 'Does Not Own Mobile Phone', or perhaps I'm assuming too much?.[:)]What intrigues me about all this though, (now the question is answered) is that at least 2 employers have said 'you have to have one'. Do you have to buy it yourselves? It's not a cheap bit of kit, is it?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Nope, Tresco, it's not all that cheap (although, like all similar bits of technology, getting cheaper by the day) but I just had a quick look, and my mobile phone provider will let me have one free if I want to swap my mobile. So, if you're on an annual contract for a mobile phone, you can probably exchange it for a blackberry. However, if my company said I "had" to have one, I'd react exactly as you have done, and tell them to b**** well buy it, then! At least (much as I resent it and sit for hours planning its demise in a terrible "accident") TOH's was issued to him by his company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Don't forget that to have email push you (or your firm) will need to have Enterprise Server or sign up to the Blackberry servers, neither of which is cheap. Your teccy guys or gals will also have to configure it for you. It is a good device though, I got a last year's model off ebay for just over 20 quid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micksyl Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 Follow UpAm now the proud owner of an Orange Blackberry !- Biggest Screen with normal keyboard - Had to walk the suppliers and only found Orange wanting to talk.99 Euro cost + 40 Euro Month for 2 Years - 64MB - Month / Includes PhoneFew problems trying to get on line but eventually through my O2 ContractSo - E Mails sent to my USA E Mail are forwarded to my O2 Yahoo account which I retained when we came out last year and then forwarded onto my French BlackberryHave tried a couple of large files including images as attachments and been OK So now the walls are going up in the house and hopefully in a couple of months we can move our live box from the Mobile Home into our Office we will have a year or so to get everything set up rightNext getting it to work around Europe - Orange Sans Frontier !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 That i sa very good price for BB. I take it that's BIS rather than BES?With Orange you should have got an orange email account that was the default for the BBAlso, you should be able to directly get your USA emails without forwarding to O2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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