MOBILE PHONE REVIEW

Vodafone BlackBerry 7100v review

Wednesday 1 December 2004, 4:00 PM

Good at what it does, but not worth upgrading from previous models.

I'm commenting on this device as an IT Manager...

It is an absolute doddle to set-up, and it works - really well. The users get used to it pretty quickly but that is probably because it doesn't come with a myriad of "extras" - camera, etc.

Personally, I don't like the keyboard. But, having never used a Blackberry for more than 10 or 15 minutes I've never invested the effort to learn. If my boss can learn to use it, anyone can.

Our company is split between this model and the Sony 910i. The Sony users may get more gadgets and gizmos but the Blackberry users are the ones who give me fewer problems or issues.

8.5

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Vodafone BlackBerry 7100v

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Editors rating: 7.5

Verdict

Vodafone's BlackBerry 7100v is a fair mobile email device so long as you don't need to handle graphics, large spreadsheets or complex documents. But as a handheld/phone combo it's eclipsed by more capable Palm OS- and Windows Mobile-based offerings.

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£ 100

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