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Originally Posted by Joeaksa View Post
What if you need WiFi? He did and the battery life was terrible.

His usual comment was "I do not have a mobile phone anymore, its always plugged in charging!" The BB simply is not that way.

The IPhone wanted everything you get in a computer and TV, yet light and the battery simply cannot keep up. Make the battery switchable so you can plug in a fresh one when needed and it would change everything but they didnt.
This is one thing I really like about the Treo Pro. Unless it is plugged in, the phone will go to blank screen mode after a set amount of time. When it does that, it also switches off the Wifi connection, and turns the 3G/EDGE data connection back on. Saves a lot of battery life this way, and you get Wifi as long as you are using it. Really slick.

I have come to the conclusion to BB people are BB people because that is what they need. An iPhone looks neat to them, but just doesn't function the way they need it to function.

The same is true for the others. Me? I need a phone with a physical keyboard that is small and below the screeen. Why? Because it is easy to manipulate the keys and hold the phone with one hand. I love the look of the Treo Pre. But until it is a GSM phone, it is worthless.
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