03-12-2004, 01:00 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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XDA II with BlackBerry Connectivity Offered by O2 Soon
Geekzone send news that a lot of people have been waiting for: "O2 and Research In Motion (RIM) announced plans to enable BlackBerry connectivity support on the Xda II later this year. With support for BlackBerry connectivity, Xda II users will benefit from the ease of information access and enhanced security capabilities that the BlackBerry platform provides, together with all the functionality of the Xda II, including tri-band mobile phone, color screen, camera, entertainment, games and video, Internet access and Microsoft Windows Mobile software." Now that's a nice package of options and no mistake!
"Customers will no longer need to proactively think about downloading their email on their Xda II device. BlackBerry's always-on connectivity and push-based technology will automatically deliver email directly to and from the user's Xda II." Ooooh � I do enjoy not having to think proactively. :wink: You can read the original press release here.
Always good to have new ways of staying in touch. Now PPC users can experience the joy of the 'CrackBerry' as well. Email � addictive? Who would have thought it! :mrgreen:
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03-12-2004, 01:15 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 267
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Dang! I better start saving for the XDA II! 
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03-12-2004, 01:52 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 114
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yeah whats the cost of this thing gonna be?
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03-12-2004, 01:58 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 204
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i've read a lot about BlackBerry Connectivity and such but can someone make it clear to me?
i understand that as magicaly you receive a phone call you would receive an email without having to chek for it, pls correct me if i am wrong. but how much would it cost to transfer emails using this technology.
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03-12-2004, 02:07 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1
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yes paris, thats correct. You'd just get email as it comes to you. Ie it works like a pager almost. If you get email, it beeps to tell you so. You don't actually "check" for email
You'd probably need to check the rates that your phone provider gives you for the blackberry connectivity data plan. It differs for most cellular companies I believe
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03-12-2004, 02:09 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,185
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Sorry O2, XDA II. No keyboard, no crackberry. The always on connectivity of Blackberry devices is about 1/3rd of the attraction. Screaming through emails on a thumb keyboard is the other 2/3rds. There is nothing worse than laboring through hundreds of emails a day on a device that doesn't allow you to compose/respond in an efficient way...and nothing can beat the speed of a keyboard (hasn't been beat for over a century and a quarter).
It's why I love my 4355. The emails arrive without my requesting (almost as good as always on) and I don't have to even think twice about responding...though I probably should. :?
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03-12-2004, 02:28 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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I'm assuming you need to be an O2 customer to receive this service? Buying an unlocked O2 XDA II and using it in another network doesn't sound like being with the program.....or am I wrong?
Dave
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03-12-2004, 07:11 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 193
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must purchase now.
Arggg my old original XDA is looking crappier now in comparison... especially since i am still waiting for the 2003 release for it.
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03-12-2004, 07:58 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 318
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CrackBerry :?: 
Nice to see some british school boy sense of humor creeping in. :wink:
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03-12-2004, 01:21 PM
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Linear Mode
