Thinking of getting one for work. are they able to view documents, like word or excel?
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 Malfunction Junction1
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non-sports... iphone. is it a good work smartphone? |
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Posts: 19 06/10/09 08:28 PM |
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kcomphlint |
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Posts: 116 06/10/09 08:56 PM |
I have had my iPhone for almost 2 years (gen 1/edge version) and I love it. I am also a Mac user, so it works perfectly with my system. Yes, you can view Word
and Excel docs that are received via email. I think you can also view PDFs, images, etc.
This will give you some info on Email Attachements: http://www.apple.com/ipho...ecking-and-reading-email |
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WalkTheDawg |
Get the Blackberry Bold | #2 | ||
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Posts: 1805 06/10/09 09:34 PM |
Much better for a business smartphone. Look over it and research it before people talk you into the I phone
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beachbumdawg |
it didnt get good reviews for use as a work phone..... | #3 | ||
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Posts: 2131 06/10/09 10:39 PM |
i will see if i can find the reviews tomorrow from my office and i will reply back.....Im currently kicking the ATT Tilt (3G) and it is a solid business smart
phone and Im sure the Blackberry Bold is aight too as it is 3G
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FlabLoser |
I'm liking my Samsung Epix | #4 | ||
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Posts: 5913 06/10/09 10:44 PM |
AFAIK, the only smartphone with both a touch screen and a qwerty keyboard. I also like that it has a laptop-like mouse pad. Instead of a blackberry-like
trakball, you get a laptop-like thumbpad. It runs a Windows OS and has MS mobile office ...or whatever they're calling it.
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tcreb.nafoom |
On a side not, did you see... | #5 | ||
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Posts: 88 06/10/09 10:51 PM aka AshleySchaffer |
where the iPod executive at Apple has accepted the CEO position at Palm? Palm poised to make a comeback?
http://www.nytimes.com/20...ies/11palm.html?_r=1&hpw Jonathan Rubinstein, a former Apple executive behind its iPod, was named chief executive of the smartphone maker Palm on Wednesday. Mr. Rubinstein will succeed Ed Colligan, who is stepping down after 16 years with Palm. The appointment, effective Friday, comes just days after Palm introduced the $199 Pre, a well-regarded rival to Apple's blockbuster iPhone. One of Pre's signature features is that it syncs with the iTunes music store just like an iPod or iPhone. Mr. Rubinstein, 52, will remain chairman, a post he assumed in October 2007 to help bring innovation back to the company. He said in a statement he was excited about his expanded role. "With Palm webOS we have 10-plus years of innovation ahead of us, and the Palm Pre is already one of the year's hottest new products," he said. Sprint, the exclusive carrier for the Pre, said the phone's weekend introduction broke first-day and first-weekend sales records for a Sprint device. Palm said Mr. Colligan, who had also served as president, plans to take some time off before joining a private equity firm, Elevation Partners, in Menlo Park, Calif. Mr. Rubinstein began at Apple in 1997 as a senior vice president for hardware engineering. He helped lead the introduction of the iMac and later led the iPod division. Palm, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., made the announcement after the close of market trading. Shares gained 39 cents after the close of the market, to $12.38. |
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SolidDog |
Seconded... the bold | #6 | ||
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Posts: 85 06/10/09 10:52 PM |
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TheMAROONandWHITE |
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Posts: 376 06/10/09 11:14 PM |
i use my iPhone almost exclusively for work and love it.
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ScoobaDawg |
Seconded..the tilt | #8 | ||
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Posts: 2600 06/10/09 11:18 PM |
I have had mine for a little over a year and love it.
Indeed it is 3g, and supports the newest HSDPA standard also. The greatest thing about the tilt is it is made my HTC, (auctually model number 8925..codename Tytn) is the abiliuty to upgrade the ROM yourself with customized ROMs, and many are avialable at Xda-developers I have already upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5, the original rom was 5.0, and current att rom runs either 6.0 or 6.1 Many roms have Mobile office cabs already installed. Google Earth or other apps for GPS Mapping, Opera for web browing instead of the builtin Internet explorer, and many other aviable apps. |
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davatron |
Thirded | #9 | ||
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Posts: 1088 06/10/09 11:20 PM |
Highly recommend this phone.
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jackstefano |
Thirded.** | #10 | ||
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Posts: 1084 06/10/09 11:57 PM |
ads
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Frexzell |
Fourthed. | #11 | ||
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Posts: 368 06/11/09 06:04 AM |
The Bold is the best smartphone I have ever had.
"Beefy sluggers are like porn stars, wrestlers, NBA centers and trophy wives: When it goes, it goes. You know right away."
-- Bill Simmons "I find your lack of faith disturbing." -- Darth Vader |
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Malfunction Junction1 |
Any thoughts on battery life | #12 | ||
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Posts: 20 06/11/09 06:06 AM |
This will more than likely be the deciding factor. Thanks for the other suggestions.
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MaverickAG |
Working in the field of digital forensics... | #13 | ||
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Posts: 408 06/11/09 06:07 AM |
I will give a bit different perspective. The iphone was not built as a business platform and does not contain any of the security features that are inherent in
all blackberries. In fact, the iphone is incredibly unsecure. This is fine for the average user, but I would be very wary of it if I were a business traveler.
The blackberry has the market share for business smartphones for a reason, they are built specifically for it and do a very good job.
If security or hardcore business features aren't your concern, then just go to the local AT&T store and try out several phones and get whatever you like best.
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're
wearing sunglasses.
"That's why those guys came here, is for days like this so they can stand up and be proud. And our entire state needs to quit taking a back seat to everybody and stand up and take pride in being from Mississippi." - Croom |
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titus |
But.... | #14 | ||
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Posts: 17 06/11/09 07:15 AM |
Will it show you where the nearest Starbucks is?
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msudawg12 |
Blackberry does it right | #15 | ||
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Posts: 716 06/11/09 07:31 AM |
I have a berry and wife has an iPhone. I love to use her iPhone recreationally but when it comes down to work I like my berry much better
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msudawg12 |
Not to mention | #16 | ||
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Posts: 717 06/11/09 07:34 AM |
bberry has jumped on the application bandwagon just in case you didn't know. The apps are pretty good especially the business ones.
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JacksonTiger1 |
There's an article on slate.com re: number of apps for each phone, no linky* | #17 | ||
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Posts: 311 06/11/09 07:48 AM |
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msudawg12 |
Number will be no where near equal | #18 | ||
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Posts: 720 06/11/09 07:50 AM |
iPhone apps will severely outnumber berry I assume. I'm just saying many people I know that have a berry say they wish they could get some of the apps
that iPhone has and I have to show them that they actually can
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 615dawg |
I work for Apple. | #19 | ||
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Posts: 1203 06/11/09 08:00 AM |
Yes, you can open Word and Excel but (forgive me Steve Jobs) the BlackBerry Bold/Storm OS is so much better for business its not even funny. That being said,
the non-work stuff from Apple (apps, music, etc.) blows BlackBerry out of the water.
The 3Gs that was announced Monday is shrinking the gap, though. Bottom line, you can't go wrong with either, but apples to apples (no pun intended), the Bold is a better phone for business and the iPhone is better for other things. |
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Optimus Prime 4 |
I'll confirm this. Our NetSec team forbids Iphones on our network due to security issues | #20 | ||
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Posts: 7138 06/11/09 08:06 AM Cobra Kai Sensei |
A few VPs have them, and you can hack it onto the network, but we are not supposed to. Supposedly very vulnerable.
I don't like typing on one as much either, I prefer being able to feel the keys. 
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