1. It certainly would be nice to see, we use blackberry in our business, and of course the standard uses, i.e. email etc is vital for use, but better functionality would be welcome, and their is a use for multimedia side, although that would be secondary use, it would be a nice change to have something new from the run of the mill blackberry mobiles.

Posted at 10:16AM on Jan 7th 2007 by Chris Caudle

2. if it aint broke, why fix it?

Posted at 6:24AM on Jan 8th 2007 by Bob

3. i like verizon, as they say, for the network. i hate their hardware.. hate hate hate. but i'm stuck in a long term contract, and their coverage is really amazing.

Posted at 10:45AM on Jan 9th 2007 by ben saitz

4. oh yea - no OBEX SUCKS :-)

Posted at 10:46AM on Jan 9th 2007 by ben saitz

5. Yeah - it will be great to have advance features. We are in process of switching to one of the GSM based carriers to give our corporate users better and advance phones. I agree on the coverage comment, but our corporate users are willing to sacrifice coverage for advance functionality.

Posted at 9:56AM on Jan 13th 2007 by Khan

6. I have been a blackberry user for a couple of years now. Yea, the email is the biggy. I travel a lot and would like to be able to take advantage of the media functions of today's phones and not have to carry multiple gadgets (mp3 player). When a new tech gadget comes out, it does nothing but frustrate me when I can't buy it. There are a few carriers that are just behind the times. Verizon and Alltel and behind.

Posted at 6:02PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Profoto

7. I for one would not want to use an all singing dancing blackberry.....they're for email, they should stay that way.

Posted at 1:04PM on Jan 20th 2007 by Magnus

8. As the person with responsibility for the largest gov't agency in GA, I feel that coverage outweighs any of the 'luxury' features GSM carriers may offer. Also don't want citizens commenting about the waste of taxpayer dollars to give us new toys.

It would be nice if attachments displayed better as quite a few of our email contain them.

Posted at 8:44PM on Feb 2nd 2007 by dmkrader

9. Hmmm, I have to append my last comment. I need to clarify. I am responsible for all the communications systems and devices used by the largest gov't agency in GA, not that I have overall responsibility for the above agency. Sheesh! Glad I caught that.

Posted at 8:49PM on Feb 2nd 2007 by dmkrader

10. I run a business where we need to be ahead of the curve from a technology perspective. This if Verizon is going to lag I'll probably be forced to go elsewhere e.g. back to Cingular oh wait, AT&T.

Posted at 3:54PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Mark

11. Sounds like some people are in the Stone Age here. What kind of comments are "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" or "I for one would not want to use an all singing dancing blackberry.....they're for email, they should stay that way". That's a pretty hard line to take in an ever-changing world of technology. Ok, if you’re happy using a device that requires a crank to start it up, fine, that's your decision. For the many number of us that live in the year 2007, Verizon has failed to keep up to date with the other carriers devices, making them a non option for so many of us that would love to enjoy the increased signal and the clarity of their network. Right now, I'm with T-Mobile and my contract is up. I'd love nothing more than to make the switch to Verizon, but the devices just SUCK. It was almost a joke walking into the store and seeing how behind the times there are. I know there is always a sacrifice, but this one is just too great. If Verizon was able to bring in the pearl, they would be a much more complete company. Give us the option...These geezers who don't know how to operate the other options, and are happy with a device that is the size of a large calculator are only a segment of the population. Step it up guys! You’re losing the war, but you have the best infrastructure. Sound familiar?

Posted at 6:32AM on Feb 9th 2007 by kabe

12. im a verizon subscriber i love the services but there phones need to be updated.
im already thinking about leaving if they dont get some blackberry's or the new plam treo, within a few months.
they need to have a top of the line pda

Posted at 3:43PM on Mar 18th 2007 by walter

13. I'm a member of Verizon Wireless now. I have been for several years. I am in the midst of starting a business and would like to have a device with a reliable contact manager, calendar, and email capability. I've decided between Treo and Blackberry and am leaning towards Blackberry. The problem (as you all know) is Verizon doesn't have the latest and greatest Blackberry. I am not sure if I want the little BB Pearl or one of the slightly larger ones. I also noticed that the Treo 700W is a little sleeker than the previous Treos. Anyway, bottom line is, if Verizon doesn't obtain new Blackberry's by November (when my contract is up) then I will switch to Cingular (not T-Mobile). It would be a bummer to switch carriers though because my entire immediate family and most of my close friends use Verizon and I want to stay "in network." Feel my pain? Though the one good thing about Verizon waiting a year is they get to see how the new phones work before obtaining a potentially bad product.

Posted at 10:33PM on Apr 4th 2007 by Kim

14. I am about to start a business and am frustrated with Verizon for not having the latest and greatest Blackberry's. I am deciding between the Treo and the Blackberry, and while at this point in my research it's really a matter of preference, I have gotten slightly better feedback from Blackberry users or carrier employees that know both and say that the operating system and the installation is much better for BB. That being said, I would want the latest and greatest Blackberry and Verizon of course doesn't carry them YET. Since my contract is up in November, if they don't have what I want by then I will leave Verizon. However, I'd much prefer to stay due to the network and the fact that my entire immediate family and my close friends all use Verizon. This saves me a lot of money because they are all in network. See my dilemna? Ugh! They better get on that. On the flip side, it's nice to wait for manufacturers to get the kinks out before Verizon obtains their product. I wonder if they have less product problems then the other carriers due to their delay in obtaining them. If so, then I see why they do that. If not, then they are not caring for their consumers properly.

Posted at 10:34PM on Apr 4th 2007 by Kim