I need to purchase a new cellular phone that will work with Microsoft Exchange. The IT folks recommend the Samsung BlackJack for those of us that need a PDA and push email. The phone is pretty cheap through my carrier Cingular, ooops I meant AT&T, and I was all set to go get one next week.<\/p>\n
But then my Dad called last night.<\/p>\n
My parents are pretty much life-long Sprint users. And by life-long I mean as long as there have been cellular phones. They are also Mac clones. No they aren\u2019t in publishing, but they are in the only other place where Macintosh\u2019s flourish \u2013 higher education. Being scientists they don\u2019t have to worry about preparing students for the real business world (as I do), so they use everything Apple-made and have as long as Apple has been around.<\/p>\n
My Dad called and said, \u201cWe\u2019re with AT&T now! We\u2019re in the iPhone queue! Life is good!\u201d <\/p>\n
This became relevant because after looking at the BlackJack, I decided I wanted a more computer-like (as opposed to Blackberry) interface and was leaning toward AT&T\u2019s 8525 PDA. There\u2019s much less of a price difference between an iPhone and 8525 than an iPhone and a BlackJack.<\/p>\n
Then I read the data plan pricing. For 20$ above my current plan\u2019s price, I get unlimited data. Hmmmmmm.<\/p>\n
At first I thought, seems like a nice phone but there\u2019s no way they will include Microsoft Exchange compatibility. A quick google search proved that assumption wrong \u2013 Apple plans to include this with the phone.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll wait and see how my parents like the phone and the reviews start rolling in, but I am leaning heavily toward picking one of these up in the near future. Hope they are more available then the Wii! <\/p>\n
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