John wrote:
> "O x f o r d" <iphone@superphone.com> wrote in message
>
> Especially when pitted against one of the biggest pieces of junk to
> come along in years - Blackberry. The "phone" used by terchnical
> incompetents like Muahman.
>
Aw, and I just got my first Blackberry. I'll put myself in this position: I
am not a "technical incompetent" (I am a licensed Ham Radio operator as well
as a commercially licensed radio operator, as well as an early -1980-
computer user, fairly literate at it) and I LOVE my new BB Pearl.

"Biggest pieces of junk"? I don't think so. This little beauty does
everything it's supposed to do and does them well. My only complaint is that
they didn't throw WiFi into it too. By the way, I am not a business user of
email either, though the BB serves certain business related purposes for me.

Do I want an iPhone? You bet. I love the unparalleled touch-screen
technology of it. And the way it presents the internet. And that it has WiFi
besides wireless access. But, do I like that it's actually just an overly
sophisticated iPod with a phone in it? No. Do I like its cumbersome (albeit
very thin) size for a phone to carry around? No.

You want an excellent phone with an extensive address book and calendar
which is unobtrusive to carry around? Not an iPhone. You want a great,
though large, iPod with a compromised phone in it? The iPhone is your guy.
I'm considering keeping my BB and getting an iTouch to play around with,
which does the "good" stuff that the iPhone does, but without the
unnecessary phone/data contract, the iPhone's weak spot..