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why sidekick II over blackberry?
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Posted by: got it 4 cheap

im going to get one of the two this weekend. someone try and convince me to get a sidekick!

Posted by: Mr Pink57

I wish I could, but the servers are just too unreliable. I am actually going to a BB (nextel). You will have a lot more options and freedom with the BB also, and I believe depending on which one you get you will habe BT. I just have to say I am glad I choose pre paid instead. I might suggest the same for you if you go with thr sk2.

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Posted by: Dealer Money

I am happy with my sk2 its better than a BB to me. I used a BB for a month or 2 with nextel and the i860. I think the sk2 beats em both. Internet is faster than i thought. Everything is easy to use.

Posted by: Chinasaur

To begin with.. I am NOT an SKII fanboy..I just happen to own one.

I never lived with a BB (large,squarish ones..not the slimmer model), but I tried it out and did not like the weight/balance of the device. They keyboard (something you WILL use everyday) is not as large, nor easy to use as the SK's keyboard.

While holding the unit, the SK's use of a thumbwheel to navigate applications feels more stable than using your right finger to scroll on the BB. For some reason I didn't like the screen backlighting on the BB.

I found the BB's menu structure to be odd and not as easy to adapt to vs the SKII...not that you won't adapt to it.

Overall, I prefer the weight/dimensions/hand position/menu structure of the SKII vs the BB.

Posted by: DigitalJEM

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Originally posted by Chinasaur
To begin with.. I am NOT an SKII fanboy..I just happen to own one.

I never lived with a BB (large,squarish ones..not the slimmer model), but I tried it out and did not like the weight/balance of the device. They keyboard (something you WILL use everyday) is not as large, nor easy to use as the SK's keyboard.

While holding the unit, the SK's use of a thumbwheel to navigate applications feels more stable than using your right finger to scroll on the BB. For some reason I didn't like the screen backlighting on the BB.

I found the BB's menu structure to be odd and not as easy to adapt to vs the SKII...not that you won't adapt to it.

Overall, I prefer the weight/dimensions/hand position/menu structure of the SKII vs the BB.

Everything you said here.. Oh so true.

I have nothing against BB's (except that they don't support multiple "send from" email addresses...

But yes, the SK does seem more natural to use with everything where it is located. They keyboard is easier to use than any BB I've played with. The BB screen itself is bigger and more professionally laid out, but most of the time I'd IMing, composing email, or reading/replying to SMS messages, so the home/jump screen professionality doesn't really matter.. since the only time the jump screen is showing is when it's in the holster