Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

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Author: Paul Stimpson
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards
Hi,

+1 for the Blackberry Bold 2 (aka the Blackberry 9700).

I haven't tried using it as a modem yet but I'll give it a go and report back.

Cheers,
Paul.


Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

-----Original Message-----
From: James Ashburner <hantslug@???>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:31:37
To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List<hampshire@???>
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

On 16/03/2010 16:27, Ian Park wrote:
> I'm looking around for a phone to replace my current model, a Sony
> Ericsson v630i. I'd like one with a "keyboard" a la Blackberry; it's
> also important for me that I can use it as a modem for my laptop&
> netbook (both of which run Ubuntu). There's no constraint about which
> operator it's tied to; in fact I want one that *isn't* tied to an
> operator (it would take a long time to explain...).
>
> Can anyone with experience of such a machine suggest which models would
> be worth researching further please?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ian
>    

BlackBerry Bold 2? 3G enabled, software allows tethering, superb email
support by default of course.

James

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