Hey. I skimmed through the FAQs and didn't see this topic covered anywhere, sorry if I missed it.
I'm with AT&T and I'm set on buying a Blackberry, but I'm not sure which to get. I need the following features:
1. Phone
2. E-mail
3. Web browsing
4. Full keyboard
5. No touch screen please
6. Calendar
7. Extensive scheduling and alerts system
Number 7 is the big one and I'm very particular about it. I need to be able to set up a system that works like this:
Up to 20 tasks set to every day's schedule with an automatic audio alert both 5 minutes before the start of every task, and at the start of every task. I want to be able to set it up so that it'll go through the same tasks every Monday - Thursday, and a different set of tasks for each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. And I don't want to have to keep updating it, I just want every day to be set the same way automatically for me.
That's for alerts that I want to be activated every single day. I'd also like to be able to add single-day alerts to specific dates up to 3 years in advance for appointments and the like.
I'd also like it to alert me to certain holidays and birthdays. An alert the day before the birthdate of everyone in my contact list would be good, without my having to manually enter each birthday on the calendar.
Some other optional features that I wouldn't mind having:
8. Photocapture
9. Videocapture
10. Non-iTunes MP3 play (have it play any MP3 I load onto it from my PC with no restrictions)
11. High quality sound and high quality ringtone
12. High quality image screen
I'd like to keep it under $1,000 non-commitment pricing and I'd like to buy new. Options below $600 would be nice to hear as well.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks