{"id":11705,"date":"2007-07-11T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2007-07-11T18:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2007\/07\/11\/blackberry-curve-first-analysis.html"},"modified":"2007-07-11T11:48:36","modified_gmt":"2007-07-11T18:48:36","slug":"blackberry_curve_first_an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/07\/11\/blackberry_curve_first_an.html","title":{"rendered":"Blackberry Curve – First Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

In no particular order …<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Annoying that it doesn’t come with even a cheap little carrying case.  I know, carrying cases for cell phones are so passe — but I always feel very uncomfortable with the phone in my shirt pocket (since it can easily bounce out).  I have one on order …<\/li>\n
  2. On the other hand, very cool that the “standard” BB cases for the Curve have a little magnetic plate in them that the phone can detect — so you can set different ring\/vibe combos for having it in or out of the case.<\/li>\n
  3. And I like that it charges (optionally) off the USB port of my computer.  One less thing to plug in.<\/li>\n
  4. Setting up the filtering of Exchange messages — and telling it which folders to send, which messages to not send, which to flag as High Priority — was a bit of a pain.  Not for having to do it, but because various messages and configurations are tucked away.  That said, now that I have it set, it seems to be working great.<\/li>\n
  5. In general, way too many configuration applets and options and places to change things around.<\/li>\n
  6. Smaller and lighter than my Treo (thinner, at least, and shorter, though a scosh wider).  Certainly smaller than this<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  7. Have to figure out how to rearrange the icons\/applications\/folders.  Way too many of them (see above).<\/li>\n
  8. I’ve gotten SplashID and the GMail extension installed.  Fairly painless.<\/li>\n
  9. A dedicated mute button on the exterior. Who’d a thunk?<\/li>\n
  10. I’ve stopped convulsively grabbing for the stylus.  The little track ball is fine, but it still seems<\/li>\n
  11. I miss having a dedicated period (.) key. Alt-shifting or hitting the space bar twice is fine, but it will take me a while to get used to it.<\/li>\n
  12. Voice dialing!  Woot!  And it works with my Bluetooth headset!  And it has a faboo speaker for speakerphone capacity!<\/li>\n
  13. Good forum for information<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So far, so good.<\/p>\n

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