Blackberry

[HRTP]

Just recently hired at netjets and was wondering if any netjet pilot uses a personal cell phone when they are away on a trip or if they use the blackberry to call home? Also, who is the cellular provider that they use, ex verizon, cingular. Thanks for your Help!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DO-82 driver]

HRTP---During Company recurrent it was clearly stated that we can use the Crackberries for occational personal use but it was NOT intended to be used as our personal cell phone. I have used the Blackberry to make calls home only when I did not have coverage on my personal cell phone.

In short-----personal calls---use your personal phone
-----business purposes--use the blackberry

 

[LostComm]

Provider is Cingular.

And the minutes are not usable between your private Cingular account and the company minutes. In other words, if you have unlimited in network minutes with a Cingular account, they will not work for calls to the BlackBerry.

This is what I got from the tech services folks at NJ's. It's due to the way that they purchased the package. I know this because I currently have Verizon for my personal cell and thought it may be handy to be on the same network as the BB, but it's not worth changing due to the way the companies account is structured.

 

[HRTP]

Thakns!!!!!!
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[gunfyter]

The Blackberry is awful as a phone.

I use a TREO 650

 

[Twotter76]

The Blackberry is indeed awful as a phone but I find it to be slightly more usable if you use the included handsfree adaptor. To the guy that wanted to use his minutes on the BB I believe you could do that by just swapping out sim cards - its under the battery on the BB. I have heard people doing this and it should work but I have not tried it personally.

 

[squonk]

I call mamma every night on the crackberry. I even use it at home, but I'm not one that stays on the phone 24/7. NJ's hasn't whined and I fiqure I'll use it till they tell me not to.

 

[Diesel]

If i'm out of the country i'll use the blackberry for personal and buisness calls. A while ago we were given company phone cards for this use. I still have mine and it works but i just use the cell.

I've heard different things. Like we are all on one big cingular to cingular plan so if you call another cingular phone it doesn't matter. Then I heard we aren't on one.

I really don't think anyone knows. Use it when you feel it's necessary we are all big boys and girls.

Sad part is I have the company blackberry AND my own 8700c blackberry.

Yes i look like a ****************************** on the ramp.

 

[Wacopilot]

I called CMH today and they said if it is a Cingular Blackberry then it is free from a Cingular phone.Take it for what it is worth...use the BB on the road use your phone at home.

Waco

 

[AirBear8]

I use a Sprint Treo 600 for my personal phone and the Blackberry when I'm making any calls remotely related to business and when I don't have Sprint service (like in Canada). I know a few pilots who are "pressing to test" by using their Blackberrys as their full time cellphones. So far nothing has been said to them but then they don't use a tremendous amount of minutes.

My Sprint contract is up in June and I'm thinking of upgrading to the new Treo 700p or possibly a 650. The 160x160 pixels screen res sucks on the 600. I considered using just the Blackberry but I use my Treo to get my laptop online whenever free wired/wireless isn't available. I hate to give that up even thou it's rare I have to use it anymore.

AirBear

 

[batsky2000]

I have sprint also, and have had it for years due to the great reception, but I will say that sprint has the worst phone selection of them all, I still have a Motorola Time Port that is at least 5 years old, and it has better reception than my wife's new sanyo phone in remote places, I think that I am about to change to Cingular just to get the Motorola Razor, sprint has a Razor copy cat, but it is not even close, battery life is only 3 hours versus 7 on the razor

I carry a HP HX4700 Ipaq pocket PC versus a treo, it is a mini computer with a windows operating system and built in wi-fi and bluetooth, an comes with internet explorer, pretty much the basics of a regular computer

 

[AA717driver]

I tried a Treo 650(the company is moving everyone to BB's or something like it) but couldn't hear half the time. I haven't tried the 8700BB yet but I'm leaning towards that. I really don't mind the old BB's but I'm sure they won't be around when I switch over. A friend has the ipaq but he says he has to re-boot all the time.

We're with Cingular and my personal phone is Sprint. I had t-mobile for a couple of years and they were a lot better than sprint.TC

 

[Diesel]

I'm posting this from my personal 8700c and I love it. It has better hand form than the 7100 series. It also is much faster than the 7100 series. I like the push email and also like the edge network. I can bluetooth link it to my laptop and use it as a portable modem.

I would love some of the programs that come with the treo plus the windows but it links effortlessly with my home computer. Google calendar is supposed to have a download for it coming soon. I have google maps on it and its the best. Double true.

The screen is a lot brighter and clearer than the 7100 series and it adjusts to the light automatically.

I'm reallyy impressed with the phone and I've had them all. Plus with the unlimited international data and the instant messagine staying in touch with my wife is a breeze. She has one too.

Highly recomend it. Plus with cingular you have a 30 day trial period.