Treo does it, why can't RIM
Jeff,
I currently have a Treo and not only does it auto update the time zone, it also offers the time zones to set appointments. I have to change cell phone companies and my Treo, unfortunately, isn't offered at the new company, so I've been researching BB's. I'm an airline pilot and to be honest with you I find to totally irrational that the first thing that I have to do when I land is to turn on my BB and manually adjust the time. I know many fellow pilots who have dumped their BB's because it's just one more thing they have to do that they shouldn't have to do. This is particularly annoying to Flight Attendants who, after landing, have to give the passengers the correct time. As you know, many states have more than one time zone. So I would like to think the brains at RIM would see how annoying it would be to have to try and figure out exactly what TZ you are in when traveling across a state and then to have to pull your phone out and change the time. In some states you could get a ticket for doing that while driving! In this case, the BB device is really no more useful than a basic watch.
Now that the dead horse is beaten even more, let me ask a question.
2. I've been looking at the Curve, Bold, & Storm. Do they atleast show you what the correct time is in the time zone you are in so you can manually change it, or do you have to ask somebody standing near you that doesn't have a BB? Which of the three is quickest to change the time manually?
Thanks
Seems way to complicated to me.
:(I have been reading this whole Time Zone, Update, Appointment thread with much confusion. I don't want to stir anything up but I agree with the people who think BB does this whole appointment and time zone issue wrong. It seems to be over thought.
If I live in eastern zone and make an appointment for a face to face meeting in pacific zone I am going to put the pacific zone time in my calendar because that is the time it will be when I am there. If my phone updated the time as the zones (network) changed all would work perfectly. No math or reconfiguring required. Appointment at 2pm, off plane and phone says current time 1pm, one hour to my appointment. I don't care what time zone I left from. I believe this is what and how most NON BB people believe it should work. Very simple.
The problem comes in when you need to have a phone appointment with someone in another zone. Then it would be necessary for your appointment calculate the time that you need to make the call in order reach your appointment at their correct time. This could be accomplished by a few simple drop down selection boxs and then would calculate the time you need to make the call from your home zone.
Such As:
Call To Zone: [make selection from list]
Time of Call in To Zone: [make selection from list]
Call From Zone: [make selection from list]
Time to make call from Home Zone: [ filled in by software]
Just my 2cents worth but I have discussed this with many other users and all agree this could work and be way less cumbersome than BB method.
It seems BB is going after a larger market and they should look at improvements to make the transition to BB easier for the larger market. I am not say get rid of the other method but give people an option and some GOOD INSTRUCTIONS on how to use either.
Thanks:)
Changing the Time Zone manually
It may be great to post calendar events in the correct time zone - but who in the world does NOT want the time on their phone to show the correct time without having to change it manually?? The programmer that made that decision must never travel.
Perhaps for you it's not a 'glitch'....
but for those of us who sync between Outlook (2003, for me) and the BB, it's frustrating. In my mind, if it's not a glitch, it's an option ( auto changing to 'local' time, without effecting calender entries) users should have.
I'm trying to determine if the Palm Pre (assuming Palm survives...) will handle timezone as the 'old' units did ... in which case, I might just make the switch.