i'm thinking of changing my carrier to t mobile. i had sprint but they are royaly F#@& me with that dam t608...many problems with the phone..dats another thread. any way.. i'm thinking of the motorola a630 vs blackberry 7100t. anyone have any experiences wit these devices. i wanna good text messager w/ bt..good bt and able to check e-mails and send. maybe even access the web. any suggestions t608

 

I know your pain...I transitioned from Sprint T608 POS to T-Mobile 7100t last week.

Blackberries are new to me, as I was an avid PocketPC and PalmOS user in the past.

IMO, The Blackberry is the best platform between the 3. It's no frills and only requires one hand to operate. I give this phone a 9 out of 10. It would have been a perfect 10 if they included a camera (probably would have made the phone too large) and made available a docking cradle (fat chance of this happening with the USB coming out of the side.) Suretype is very fast once you spend 5 minutes to understand how it works.

There are several posts regarding one minor issue with its HFL function on the TL. It appends a "_129" to all incoming calls on the MID.

Phone numbers appear 8005551212_129. I haven't found anyone with a solution yet.

 

I am a long time T-Mobile user here in Washington... I have two T-mobile phones, a Noika 6690 and a Sony ericson T68i, the T68i has better intergration with the cars bluetooth system, but they both work fine.. The Nokia does not display my battery or signal.

 

T-Mobile is an excellent carrier to go with...I chose them 3.5 years ago and still going strong BUT, since you're in NY, I would go with Cingular. You will be much happier with coverage.

 

With regard to T-mobile coverage in NY, I can tell you that coverage is good in major metropolitan areas like NYC, but outside the big cities, you'll be cursing with regularity.

 

I know its not on your list, but I just bought a V600 this weekend. After a software update it works great with teh car, and it is a pretty neat little phone too.

I think it is a little less expensive than those other two phones and does have a camera if that is of interest to you. If you decide to go with it and need help with the flahsing, try a search or give me a PM and I'll help you out.

 

I should clairfy my comments. I'd be happy to send you the software I used and the file for version 9.45 software, but the actually flashing I can't help that much since a cable is needed. There is a remote possibility that damage can be done to the phone, so anyone considering flashing anything should be aware of the risk.