Can a BB 9800 do what I need?
Hi all-
I'll be getting a new/first smartphone sometime soon. I'm not tied to any particular platform, but I am tied to AT&T (geographical/coverage issues). I'm not a fan of typing on small touchscreens, so I'm limiting my choices to two new phones, both available on AT&T this week: the BB9800 (real keyboard) and the Dell Streak (large virtual keyboard).
I made a list of the top 10 things I'd like to be able to do on my new phone (in addition to making calls), so I'm hoping I can tap into the experience/advice of anyone here who can recommend the best apps on the BB to help me do what I want to do, if the apps even exist:
1) Browse the web (finally, it sounds like BB has caught up here, with the OS6 browser, so I think this one is covered)
2) View PDFs
3) Email (manage multiple pop3/imap accounts; I'm assuming that BB has had this covered for years already, that's why it's famous!)
4) Edit and view Word and Excel docs
5) Plain old text editor
6) FTP/SFTP client
7) Telnet/SSH client
8) OpenVPN client
9) Topo maps that show GPS position, that can be downloaded to work offline
10) IRC client that supports multiple channels
I don't mind paying for apps that do what I want, as long as they work well.
Thanks for all advice!
-Jeff