You Thought You Bought A Blueberry…err Sorry, Blackberry. But You Got A Gooseberry
Your friend shows you their Blackberry. There’s lots of buttons. Bright lights. It’s the gadget you’ve been longing for. You rush down to the shop eager to have one. The assistant is just as excited as you.
They’re excited about the wonderful commission and loss-leading deals they have to make sure you leave with one. So be careful you don’t end up with a gooseberry.
You may be able to plug into your email with a far cheaper device. And you may already have the right model without splashing out on something that will be as useful as your shoe if you’re not careful.
Here’s how to avoid ending up with a Blackberry server and huge bill to make it work the way you want it to.
I don’t know so.
We offer Blackberry via O2.
For £8.51 per month, you get the Blackberry of your choice and email set up. That’s unlimited email, unlimited web-surfing and everything else your heart and your business needs.
All new handsets are hard to adjust to. Try going from Sony to Nokia or Motorola to Nokia — nightmare.
If you prefer to stick with your own handset/new non-Blackberry, then you can do that for just £6.38 per month. Also from O2.
Call Andrew and Patrick at PRS Telecom on 0844 544 0800
May 13th, 2008 at 10:31 amO2 specialists.
Hi
I’ve been thinking of getting a Blackberry for email, texting and mobile phone but they all seem to be about £40 per month plus VAT.
Can yo give me details of the deal above.
Regards
Michael
May 14th, 2008 at 7:47 amOur General Manager has just bought the Blackberry Pearl 8110 and quickly and easily set it up to receive and send emails from our office. It works brilliantly and is synchronized with our office set up without purchasing any software, expensive or otherwise. His price deal is also £8.51 + VAT per month direct from 02
May 15th, 2008 at 11:22 amAs the author of the article, I am yet to be convinced that Blackberry’s can work directly from your server, without purchasing a dedicated Blackberry server.
Following the article and some feedback, I was told that it is possible.
I checked again, and the advice I was given (by Vodafone) is that you need to use a forwarded email address.
I am happy to be corrected if anyone knows of a supported method of getting Blackberry’s to synchronise with your usual work email address without purchasing a separate server.
And yes, I know you can forward mail from a standard file server (running Microsoft Exchange), but the solution many of our clients want is to send and receive email from their usual email address at work, without the extra expense.
As things stand, I have to stick by my recommendation that you buy Microsoft-ready phones (so you have no additional expense if Microsoft is on your file server).
May 30th, 2008 at 2:45 pm