tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685203.post6729013546765018413..comments2008-11-25T12:08:39.803-05:00Andy Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295083854547806440hoss.macian@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685203.post-69170555703784312752008-11-25T12:08:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:08:00.000-05:00Blogged in more detail here: http://planetlotus.org/3b0880Kevin Pettitthttp://www.lotusguru.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685203.post-18705666556136871972008-11-25T09:31:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:31:00.000-05:00Waited in line Friday at the Verizon store in downtown DC. Slowly coming up to speed, but have concluded that this device is much better for consuming content than creating. Reading emails and news off of mobile sites like mobile.washingtonpost.com on the larger screen is a treat. The AV features, including the "visual voicemail" all seem to work well.<BR/><BR/>The problem with the unlock...<BR/><BR/>In order to unlock with one hand I defined a numeric PIN and only use in portrait mode. I also enabled the "allow outgoing calls when locked" setting which at least lets you get to the phone without a hassle (essential when driving).<BR/><BR/>Typing into web forms in landscape with the full qwerty keyboard suck big time, since the keyboard swallows 60% of the screen. You can't see both a username and password field on the screen at the same time. And unless your username is a real word, Suretype will choke trying to figure out your intent.<BR/><BR/>Typing email in landscape is a bit better - certainly passable for viewing what you are typing. Setting the screen real estate issues aside, the full keyboard seems better than the iPhone for accuracy since you see the key highlighted *before* you "click it", but I doubt hardcore blackberry typists will enjoy the experience.<BR/><BR/>Another problem with the qwerty keyboard is that the width of the phone makes it hard to reach keys in the middle, so I find I need to tilt the phone a bit to put those keys within reach of one thumb or the other. Maybe I need to hold the phone differently, with my thumbs coming up from the bottom instead of in from the sides, but in any case, I wasn't a good Blackberry typist to begin with, so keep that in mind.<BR/><BR/>I'll put these and more thoughts into a blog post eventually. I may or may not keep it, since hooking it up to Prominic's BES won't be cheap and I may decide to spend the extra $$ on a Symbian phone and use Lotus Traveller. 30 day return policy...Kevin Pettitthttp://www.lotusguru.comnoreply@blogger.com