We want you!
Our US colleague Tom Krazit is running a smartphone survey and he needs our help.
Luckily this isn't the kind of survey that contains dozens of multiple choice answers ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree". It's more a friendly discussion about the smartphones we use and how we use them.
For the purpose of this survey Tom has defined a smartphone as "... a BlackBerry/Treo/BlackJack/N95 class of device that can surf the Web, run applications, get e-mail, and place calls."
If you own a smartphone, have a think about the questions below and reply in the talk-back section or leave a post with your response on our forums.
- Do you own a smartphone?
- If so, what type? Do you like it?
- If not, why? (Cost, lack of interest, locked into wireless contract, etc.)
- Are you considering a smartphone purchase in the near future? Which device are you thinking about buying, and why?
- What's the one thing that convinced you to buy a smartphone?
- If you do have a smartphone, do you use it more for business or for personal activities?
- Does Apple's plan to bring enterprise-friendly features to the iPhone make you more interested in buying one?
We'll make sure Tom sees our discussion and that Australia is represented when he compiles his findings at the end of the week.
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jgheth
13/03/2008 12:42 PM
I own a Jas Jam & have used it for over 14 months. I like it because I can literally do all of my work on it. (my laptop went away for repair & was gone 2 weeks forcing me to become a Jas Jam power user - I still don't recommend doing excel on it though). lately the batery life has about halved & i have gone back to using a mobile for voice & the JJ for all else. My next purchase will be in a month or so & i will be going for the Jas Jam model as I like it and how it fits my work (I work for a Telco & have to deal with over 150 e-mails & sundry bits & pieces everyday) I bought the JJ because unlike the Blackberry (which i also liked a lot) I could actually open & view atttachments as well as edit in MS programs - just so much easier!! I wanted an 'offfice in my pocket' & that's why I went the JJ route. The device gets used for business 70%+ of the time. On weekends I usually switch to a mobile phone rather than carry the JJ brick around with me. Now theiPhone will be intersting but ONLY if there is a HSDPA variant - 2.5G just don't cut it anymore
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