I love my Iphone...
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Agreed. Email is pushed to your BB automatically. Web browsing sucks on a BB though. Depends on what's more important for you.
The problem I have with BB email is that it's difficult to filter out spam. Unlike Email Spam blocking programs for computers, you have to go into Blackberry Internet Service and manually enter criteria to filter. Very time consuming and far from acceptable since most spam bots change the sending email addy. If you filter for keywords you run the risk of filtering out email you want to receive. I wish they had a spam program for BB. Anyone know of one I might not be aware of of?
The problem I have with BB email is that it's difficult to filter out spam. Unlike Email Spam blocking programs for computers, you have to go into Blackberry Internet Service and manually enter criteria to filter. Very time consuming and far from acceptable since most spam bots change the sending email addy. If you filter for keywords you run the risk of filtering out email you want to receive. I wish they had a spam program for BB. Anyone know of one I might not be aware of of?
Email push on an iPhone is quite effective (even with an older iPhone with the old iPhone OS 2.x), although turning email polling on and enabling 3G at the same time eats battery life like there's no tomorrow. (Literally... as in there won't be a tomorrow for your iPhone unless you recharge it tonight.)
My iPhone ties into my work email via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. When I click "Send" in Outlook, my iPhone will typically chime to indicate a new email message has been received in about 5 seconds. Far faster, I'll note, than how long it will take the same copy of Microsoft Outlook I just used to send the email will notice that there's a new message in my inbox. (I always CC myself for improved email searchability reasons....)
My iPhone ties into my work email via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. When I click "Send" in Outlook, my iPhone will typically chime to indicate a new email message has been received in about 5 seconds. Far faster, I'll note, than how long it will take the same copy of Microsoft Outlook I just used to send the email will notice that there's a new message in my inbox. (I always CC myself for improved email searchability reasons....)
Part of the 3G upgrade is better push mail support. I've tested it and its as good as BB or any other Rim device for Exchange Mail. Rim based push mail needs real support help on the iPhone. No reason it can't be done. The OS has the tools. Just needs someone to write the code.
I am a fan of 'white list' based anti-spam for business mixed with good habits of checking the junk mail folder regularly for the odd unlisted sender that sent something that needs a response.
After a bit of adding to the white list you get only what you want on a regular basis.
I am a fan of 'white list' based anti-spam for business mixed with good habits of checking the junk mail folder regularly for the odd unlisted sender that sent something that needs a response.
After a bit of adding to the white list you get only what you want on a regular basis.