- At this point in time, if you don't have a Blackberry, you are severly limited in what the PlayBook can do for you.
No 4g/3g
No native email
No native contacts
No native calendar
No Autocorrect
If you are looking for something to browse the web on the couch, then the PB is good without a Blackberry. If you need any of the above features, skip it.11-10-11 10:04 AMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterProblem with webmail and not native email - you have to be logged on to read and reply to the email. The webmail does not download the 20 messages that are new so that if you lose wifi, you can still read and reply. Native email would download those 20 messages to the local device. Now, at your leisure, and without wifi (on a plane) you can read those emails and compose replies that you can send when you reconnect. With web email, you look at one message at a time, reply, move to next. No wifi, no next message. At least, that's the way I understand it.
Business VS regular person that doesn't need or have to have constant email.
Don't know about you but I can wait to read forwards and reply to what are you doing Saturday when I have no connection which has been never so far.11-10-11 10:10 AMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't Matter
None the less if you need a 3g or a 4g anything to make it work there are a lot of useless not working devices that sell a ton.
I'm not so sure the OP was thinking that at all but who knows.
Anyway I'm done with this. Those of you that think devices are worthless and can do nothing unless they have 3g or 4g radio in them can make it an issue all you want. As if there aren't enough real issues.11-10-11 10:23 AMLike 0 - Do you have to have a BB? No, but why wouldn't you? You'd be missing out on half the fun and utility! The bridge to the phone is awesome and only in it's infancy. Like free 3G browsing from your phone, native contact info on the phone instead of the tablet in case you lose the tablet ... no native PIM sync issues - (can you imagine having TWO contact lists to maintain - one on the phone and another on the tablet?)
I expect to see things like using playbook as a speakerphone, using the phone as a keyboard/trackpad remote for the playbook.. only the imagination is the limit.11-10-11 11:45 AMLike 0 - The PB has spell check.
It does not have auto suggest though that feature exists in docs to go.
The PB/BB combo is unbeatable. Peerless.
The BB is pretty renowned for having robust sending and receiving capability. In an area that rendered my friend's 3g ipad2 useless, I streamed a youtube vid via the bridge for him.11-10-11 01:05 PMLike 0 - The PB has spell check.
It does not have auto suggest though that feature exists in docs to go.
The PB/BB combo is unbeatable. Peerless.
The BB is pretty renowned for having robust sending and receiving capability. In an area that rendered my friend's 3g ipad2 useless, I streamed a youtube vid via the bridge for him.
Everyone knows that the PlayBook has a spell check.11-10-11 03:06 PMLike 0 - Do you have to have a BB? No, but why wouldn't you? You'd be missing out on half the fun and utility! The bridge to the phone is awesome and only in it's infancy. Like free 3G browsing from your phone, native contact info on the phone instead of the tablet in case you lose the tablet ... no native PIM sync issues - (can you imagine having TWO contact lists to maintain - one on the phone and another on the tablet?)
I expect to see things like using playbook as a speakerphone, using the phone as a keyboard/trackpad remote for the playbook.. only the imagination is the limit.kbz1960 likes this.11-10-11 03:08 PMLike 1 -
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same question would be, do i need an iphone if i want to buy an ipad.
no, you dont, but a pb and bb make a perfect couple with the bridge functionality
and if you want BBM. and you do. you need a bb phone.
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