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| Just Me (remove 2006-02-22, 5:48 pm |
| Anyone have any negative experiences with the new 7130e?
How is the new condensed keyboard for long time Blackberry users?
Anyone think this is the best Blackberry yet?
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| Isaiah Beard 2006-02-22, 11:48 pm |
| Just Me (remove <nospam> to reply) wrote:
> Anyone have any negative experiences with the new 7130e?
I have a 7103e, and experienced nothing really negative yet. I do wish
the battery would last longer, but it's serviceable, and the fact that a
USB cable plug-in will charge the battery is a big help. I do also wish
the form factor were closer to the 7100g, but that's just my opinion.
> How is the new condensed keyboard for long time Blackberry users?
Set aside a little bit of time to practice. It will take a day or so
before you stop fumbling all over yourself on the keys, and about two or
three days before you really start to get the hang of it. And once you
do, generally youo should be just fine with it.
> Anyone think this is the best Blackberry yet?
No. Don't get me wrong, the 7130e IS a good Blackberry, but I'd REALLY
like to see the 8700 series show up on Verizon sometime soon.
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| Slick 2006-02-23, 11:48 pm |
| Updated from one of my previous posts:
I've had my 7130e (work e-mail & voice) to replace an old RIM
957. I also have a Motorola E815 as a personal phone. I use a Motorola
Bluetooth car kit and Jabra 250 headset, both that I've paired with the
7130e and E815. Here is my initial opinion on the 7130e and comparison to
the E815.
7130e: Overall I like it both as a data device, and as a phone....
1. Typing on the keyboard took me about a 30 minute learning curve. Once
you trust yourself and break the habit of the qwerty keyboard on other
Blackberry's you'll find the typing speed is comparable. The "SureType"
system is pretty good at recognizing the words you are typing without much
override or editing.
2. I find the thumbwheel on this a little smaller than the one on previous
blackberries and it requires a little more force. Makes navigation a little
more difficult. Maybe I just need to get used to it more.
3. The menu structure is less than optimal. You cant reassign certain
tiered menu options at higher levels on the menu, or create shortcuts like
you can on most phones. I consider this a major usability detractor. You
can select "themes" that change the color schemes and whether you want to
see icons or text menus. You can rearrange the order within a menu (or
icons) but not move them to other levels. You can select to "hide" certain
menu items though.
4. The display is crisp and very readable. I haven't had any problems in
dark or outside lighting conditions.
5. Since I synch my entire addressbook with Lotus Notes (ugh) access to all
my stored numbers is awesome.
6. The phone performance is about on par with my E815. By that I mean
voice quality and ability to hold a signal without dropping a call. The
E815 is slightly better overall in this area, and in my opinion the best
performing phone I've ever owned (I've had many!). The speakerphone on the
7130e is acceptable and better than most cell phones, but not as loud as my
E815.
7. Gripe - My company forces an 8 letter password minimum each time I want
to unlock the device to use it (can't override this setting). It is a real
PIA to have to deal with this to make a phone call. You can set it up so
you don't have to hassle with the password to answer incoming calls.
8. Gripe - There is NO voice recognition on the 7130e (nor any Blackberry
that I'm aware of). This is a major detractor since I've come to rely on it
so much on my E815.
9. Gripe - when disconnecting from a paired Bluetooth device, the 7130e
restarts. This happens better than 50% of the time I have disconnected.
10. Battery life - so far it is fair. I'm a heavy Blackberry user and need
to charge this every day. My RIM 957 would go over a week, but didn't have
a cell phone on it. The USB cable charges the 7130e, so when I'm in the
office, I just leave it connected to the computer.
11. Email use - Awesome! We use a BES 4.0 server and get wireless synch
capability with our Lotus Notes E-mail. I have it setup so that whatever I
do on either the computer or the Blackberry is done on the opposite end. No
duplication of my doing tasks again this way. I also setup the 7130e to get
my personal POP mail, a Hotmail account and a Gmail account. All my mail is
accessible on a single device.
12. EVDO Data - the speed is great. I also have the $15/mos tethering
option. You can only do this with the USB cable. Someday, I hope someone
will find a hack so I can tether over Bluetooth like I can with my E815 (not
supported by Vzw by the way....).
Motorola E815: Best phone I've ever had based on some of the stuff I said
above and
1. Voice dialing - no better. If the BB only had this!!!!
2. I've hacked it so I can do EVDO tethering over Bluetooth - wish the
7130e could do this.
3. Decent web browser for a cell phone. I can also get my personal mail
and reply if needed. Typing text on the standard phone keyboard even with
"T9 like" recognition is not that easy for long messages.
4. Good battery life - I can go 3 to 4 days on the standard battery with
moderate use.
Hope this helps.
"Just Me (remove <nospam> to reply)" <2000-nospam-cam@verizon.net> wrote in
message news:Pt3Lf.7810$gh4.7075@trnddc06...
> Anyone have any negative experiences with the new 7130e?
>
> How is the new condensed keyboard for long time Blackberry users?
>
> Anyone think this is the best Blackberry yet?
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| Isaiah Beard 2006-02-24, 2:48 am |
| Slick wrote:
> 9. Gripe - when disconnecting from a paired Bluetooth device, the 7130e
> restarts. This happens better than 50% of the time I have disconnected.
The odd thing is, I've never had this happen with my 7130e, and I've
paired it with three bluetooth headsets (Motorola HS850, Cardo Scala
500, and a Jabra BT150). With all of them, my 7130e will disconnect
gracefully and not reboot. Maybe you have a bum unit, or there's
something in the way your phone is set up that's causing this?
> 10. Battery life - so far it is fair. I'm a heavy Blackberry user and need
> to charge this every day. My RIM 957 would go over a week, but didn't have
> a cell phone on it. The USB cable charges the 7130e, so when I'm in the
> office, I just leave it connected to the computer.
The USB charging is the 7130e's saving grace when it comes to the
battery life. Unfortunately, it seems like the battery capacity is
woefully small. Telus Mobility seems to sell an extended battery for
their version of the 7130e; I wish Verizon would do the same (if you buy
the extended battery from Telus, you need to make do with their battery
door, which is all black and doesn't match colors with the Verizon version).
> 12. EVDO Data - the speed is great. I also have the $15/mos tethering
> option. You can only do this with the USB cable. Someday, I hope someone
> will find a hack so I can tether over Bluetooth like I can with my E815 (not
> supported by Vzw by the way....).
I've found that tethering over bluetooth is a lot slower on EVDO than
tethering via USB cable. So, I haven't really missed it much.
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