discardia

I traded up my piece of shit Nokia E62 (a blackberry clone) for a Pearl this week, and my word, it is worth it.

People ask me why Blackberry over many of the more robust offerings out there… like smartphones, Windows mobile, etc.

And the honest answer is: simplicity. Blackberry just makes it easy. Sending, receiving, reading email is simple. The other functions are well integrated, and the amount of community support on the net is just awesome. There are hacks, free software, and entertaining functionality for the entire range of Blackberry products available on the net.

And the Pearl kicks it up a notch. This is my fourth blackberry, and all of them had phone problems. Except this one. The clarity is great.

It is thin. Tiny. And I still have all functionality of the larger older models from the past. I was afraid the smaller screen would be a problem, but after a tweak to the theme and the text size, no worries there.

And it fits in pocket. Finally, a blackberry that fits in my pocket without it appearing that I am smuggling masonry around the city. Either that, or many people thought I was gifted in that area.

(Which I am.)

All in all, I am pretty happy with the new phone. People that ask why, I offer you this: Once you have a blackberry, other phones just appear to be sluggish in comparison. Just sluggish.

If you try Blackberry and then go to something else, you’ll see. You’ll be spoiled.