x-over Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 hey everyone, i'm planning on getting a cheapo blackberry to replace my normal phone. i probably won't get the data plan due to a limited budget, but the phone (pearl 8120) does have WIFI capabilities. what are some suggestions as to what i can do with it? i know there's BB messenger, does that cost any extra $$? i'm just sticking with my normal phone plan (no data plan) and any internet browsing will be done at school with the WIFI. p.s. i'm going into 1st yr Meds, so any applications that might be helpful? or would facebook mobile be enough? haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 would facebook mobile be enough? haha. Yes. Unless you're in some whacked out curriculum, you won't need anything in the first two years of med school that you didn't need/have in undergrad. Except for a stethoscope, and a diagnostic kit possibly. Most people that I see with blackberries are the ones who aren't paying attention in lecture because they are busy texting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicrobiologyMan Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I find Stedman's Medical Dictionary helpful. There are so many terms being thrown around right off that you have no idea what they mean. And a bonus with the no data package is that it is an offline dictionary so once you put it on it doesn't need internet access. It has about 51,000 terms I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-over Posted August 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 decided against getting a blackberry, it seems sort of useless without the data plan. plus, i'll be tethering my laptop around anyway, so it'd be much easier to just look things up on there when i'm studying... waiting for my contract to expire so i can get myself an iphone (which i think is much more useful...read: GAMES!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xi88 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I dont think its possible to get a smartphone without the data plan, unless to buy the phone outside of a contract. Usually when you buy a blackberry or smartphone at the promotional offer (e.g. $0, $49.99, etc. on a 3-year-plan), the plan must be a data plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Maybe if you went to waterloo and you know someone who worked at RIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astudentis Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I dont think its possible to get a smartphone without the data plan, unless to buy the phone outside of a contract. Usually when you buy a blackberry or smartphone at the promotional offer (e.g. $0, $49.99, etc. on a 3-year-plan), the plan must be a data plan. I believe with rogers you can get an iphone/smartphone plan without data, however, if you do end up using data, you are going to paying out of your nose /kb of data used (FYI if your phone has GPS, and you use it, it also uses data) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermelon7 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 (FYI if your phone has GPS, and you use it, it also uses data) no it doesnt actually lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wut? Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 no it doesnt actually lol Using the GPS doesn't, but to load the map that the crosshair goes on does. I don't have data, so I don't find my GPS useful because I can see where I am using the crosshair, but it tells me I'm just on a gray field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astudentis Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 yea what wut said... loading google maps uses data... but while traveling, i dont think it does (at least not much)... either way it uses some data (on the iphone) Unless you spend 100$ (i think thats what it is) on the tomtom app, with comes with maps preloaded on the iphone, then i thing you would be safe in saying it wont use any data at all (PS might i say thats a rip off, and i recommend buying the gps unit itself for a little bit more) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Can you even get a blackberry without a data plan? (Not at Bell Aliant anyway, but that's my fault for signing a 3-yr contract with them.) You can, however, simply stick with email and instant messaging and get a plan for about $45/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 get a Blackberry Bold. They are awesome! If you want to sign a contract with Rogers then you will be forced to buy the data plan. You could always buy an unlocked blackberry from like Ebay or something and not have to buy the data plan but i don't see the point since the whole point of getting a blackberry is to take advantage of its amazing email system and data! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medpharm24 Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 get a Blackberry Bold. They are awesome! ! so trueeee! i just love the blackberry bold im definitely changing to a blackberry bold as soon as my contract is over.. btw.. im with telus and yes u can get a smartphone at like $49.00 or $0 with a 3-year contract without necessarily chossing the data plan. i know people who recently purchased smartphones from telus, payed like nothing since they renewed their 3-year contract and surprise ! they didnt have to change to a data plan in order to get the smartphone. Plus, I am currently the happy owner of a blackberry pearl:D and i have the regular phone plan. I just think that getting the data plan just for emails and internet access when u already use ur laptop all the time in university is useless. plus data plans start at $50 and the options they re offering are ridiculous for the price they re asking. On the other side, having a blackberry or just any regular smartphone is just awesome, there s so many things that u can do with a smartphone that u cant really do with a regular phone! (yes im in love with my blackberry) Neway, the choice is urs. but i definitely enjoy having a blackberry and sticking to the regular phone plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwp2000 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 I'm almost finished my third-year and i still have my trusty old cell phone. You don't NEED to have a blackberry/iphone in clerkship...I'm holding out for the sake of my rapidly declining bank account...although it would be nice sometimes to check your email and look things up. There's always computers around the hospitals so you always have internet access. I can't imagine any reason that you would need a smartphone in preclerkship for school reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astudentis Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 I'm almost finished my third-year and i still have my trusty old cell phone. You don't NEED to have a blackberry/iphone in clerkship...I'm holding out for the sake of my rapidly declining bank account...although it would be nice sometimes to check your email and look things up. There's always computers around the hospitals so you always have internet access. I can't imagine any reason that you would need a smartphone in preclerkship for school reasons. For me I had the choose between a cheapo cell+land-line(w voicemail + long distance national calling to call home) or get a iPhone with nationwide my10. I went with the later option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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