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Does anyone know where I can download a free siddur/tehillim app for my blackberry?
Or any other favorite apps
I am looking for a app that lets me block certain callers (free please!)
I’ll try it
I am looking into replacing my separate Palm PDA and cellphone with a smartphone (either Palm Pre or Blackberry). However, I do not want internet access on my phone. I was told by Sprint that I cannot totally block data services on the BB because it needs internet access to work. Does anyone know if there is anyway to at least block someone who is using the phone from accessing the web (e.g. block the web browser)with a password needed to unblock it? This way I can let my kids use my phone if necessary.
TorahMom: Iv’e been using the Palm Treo with Sprint. I like it a lot. I can not get on the Internet. I called Sprint and they put a block on it. The same is true for the Centro (by the way, you can get the Centro from Sprint, with an upgrade and a new 2 year agreement, for only $29.99! [GREEN ONLY]. The Centro is the same as the Treo just a smaller phone, screen and buttons.)
I think that the Pr?, Pixi and Treo Pro are all made for the Web and will not work so good without the internet.
Anyways, to get a BB, Pr?, Pixi or Treo Pro without internet would be stupid. I say you look into the Treo or Centro. There are lots of applications you can put onto them to make them work “smart”. Hatzlacha!!
dunno: I looked there but it I don’t see any “Call Blocking”. If anyone knows how to do this, please let me know.
whats the purpose of a smart phone with out internet but i think you can put a code on it
d a: Thanks for the tips. I’ll look into the Treo & Centro.
not from ny: I just want to have the function of a PDA & cellphone in one unit. Isn’t that what a smartphone is? I don’t use my PDA for internet – just for keeping lists and schedules, contacts, notes, etc.
Torah Mom. Any cell phone can do what you describe. You dont need a smartphone.
not that much easier.
jphone: with the Treo/Centro the calender is very easy to use, much eaiser then other non-smartphones.
jphone: I checked my cellphone and it does have a calendar function, but it is nothing like the calendar on my palm. That’s the kind of calendar I want (need?).
It’s been years since I’ve had a PDA, but I have no problem with the calendar on my phone (a Nokia, but I’d have to look up the model). What does your PDA do that the phone doesn’t?
TorahMom, I have used the Centro on AT&T w/o ever accessing data usage. With the Palm OS, you can choose what icons to put on your personalized screen, so I didn’t place anything that used web access on there. I have no use for internet access for an extra $30 tacked onto my cell bill. I just got a new Treo Pro because it has built in wi-fi, so with all the hotspots everywhere (and at home) I can occasionally get on the web with my phone w/o using my cell service. I have a data block on my service that prevents any accidental or device-automated data usage by the phone. The only drawback is that I cannot receive or send photo texts because it blocks that data too. But, it keeps my cell phone bill $360 cheaper a year. I have not decided if I want to keep the Treo Pro or return it, as it is a Windows Mobile OS and not the Palm OS…as far as user interface, it is a giant step backwards imho, but I have used a Palm device for over 5 yrs, so that’s what feels most natural to me. The device itself is sturdier and more hand-friendly than the Centro, with better sound quality and antenna strength. They keypad is sweet on the Treo Pro. If it used the Palm OS it would be a dream device.
Anyway, for those who raise an eyebrow at smartphone users who don’t want internet access, there are a great number of us out there. Smartphones have touchscreens and are typically nicer devices. They have a more customizable user interface. They have more apps that can be added to them. The Palm calander is TONS better than on standard phones. Music and video work effortlessly on smartphones. The big deal for me is that I can edit and create Microsoft Office documents with my Palm. Maybe there are non-smartphones out there that run Microsoft Word, but I haven’t seen one yet. As a writer, it’s nice to have an actual word processing program in my pocket. (I actually typed the first 20,000 words of a novel on a Palm Zire.) My work e-mails can wait until I get to work. Anything really important a friend would need me to know would be sent via text and not e-mail, so why the heck do I need e-mail access on my phone? GPS would be handy, but I can configure this phone to do GPS w/o network data access if I want.
The kicker now is that no cell phone provider will sell you service to a smartphone without the now mandatory data plan. AT&T was the last carrier to adopt that now universal policy. I am lucky because AT&T is a GSM service, so I can swap my SIM card into my smartphone after I have initiated a full data block on my account using my registered non-smartphone. However, you so much as send one photo text with a smartphone on a non-data-blocked plan and their computers will instantly add a required data package to your cell plan.
Another go-around is to get a $15 AT&T Go Phone from Wal-Mart, and use that SIM card in your expensive GSM smartphone. (I stuck my son’s Go Phone SIM card in my Treo Pro–it works.) Since it is a prepaid account, it won’t allow your phone to access data usage if you haven’t pre-paid for that usage. Plus, not having a contract is pretty liberating. The $720 you save from not paying the data plan for a two year contract will buy you a sweet smartphone with plenty leftover.
If it’s your phone you don’t have to use the web browser. And “The Internet” is a lot more than webpages. It’s a set of common standards for data exchange and the machines which use them. Automatic operating system updates are “Internet”. Downloading the siddur onto your phone is “Internet”. The application which tells me where the nearest shul is and alerts me when Shabbos is less than an hour away are “Internet”. The public key protocols I use at work to verify the integrity of data on remote servers are “Internet”. Unless you’re a number theory freak they are about as exciting as watching (dark gray) paint dry.
In fact, most phone calls these days are “Internet”. You can’t get away from it. Two of the best applications out there – Evernote and DropBox – store your notes and files on Internet servers. It seems like your stuff is on your phone, but it’s really out in the cloud somewhere.
If you are worried that someone might use your phone to access bad websites there’s a simple solution. Set your phone up to require a password to unlock except for answering calls. I know Android-based units and iPhones can do that. I’m sure the Blackberry can as well.
As for Palm, I’d say ditch it right away. Palm is dying. Their market share is circling the drain. Their application store is a joke. Symbian-based phones, Nokai and Windows Mobile are all crashing. I’ve seen the future. It’s dominated by Apple, Android and a slowly shrinking slice for RIM.
I uncovered this post in an effort to post my question on a page that slightly resembles the opening question…
Talking abt BlackBerry apps… More on the “un-tech savvy” note, does anyone know how its possible to download apps onto a BlackBerry without going on the device’s Internet Browser? I checked for Jewish apps on BlackBerry App World, and there weren’t any that I could find. Then, my friend told me a site (that I see was posted earlier on this page), but I can’t go on the Internet to get them.
Any way to do it thru the computer?
Also, back to the opening question; does anyone know any good Kosher apps?
Thanks,
– BasYisroel94
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