Aus,
I am not using a RIMM, but there 5 people in my 15 people office using them. It's a nice device that can handle text-based eMail. You can add a server package to your MS Exchange Server so that all incoming messages are cc to some RIMM server, which then uses Bell South's (I believe) wireless network to send the data to the RIMM pager. I think the device is great, the best enterprise mobile Email solution out there.
Its weaknesses are that 1) it can not read any attachment, 2) the service is higher than that of Palm Net, 3) small keypad has made bad typists so much badder that their messages can barely be understood, 4) web browser is MUCH slower than my WAP service from Sprint PCS (no idea for why?)
Its strengths are 1) great Email tool, 2) Great battery life for a AA, 3) those who are good at its keyboard are very fast at typing accurately, 4) It's a nice bragging tool that can start a conversation with both business partners and opposite sex.
Personally, I hate RIMM, because I don't have one, and those important people kept on playing their RIMM pagers at meetings when they should be paying attention.
Going forward, RIMM's biggest problems are 1) it can't cross over from enterprise email to the broader mobile computing, 2) x86 processor, 3) an OS that's even worse than the Palm OS by a LARGE margin, 4) lack of visionary in management, and 5) two way pager is too limited of an application that Palm, Microsoft, Motorola, IBM, and any other big boys could easily attack.
Regards,
Khan |
