I am a current BB user but have used multiple smartphones over the last ten years. As boring as my BB is, I keep returning to it because it just works so well (messaging, phone, battery life, PIM.) I briefly tried a Touch Hero to see how I liked Android and, surprisingly, I really liked it. I ended up back with my BB but am now looking at the Evo.
There were a few things I couldn't do on the Hero that I really missed from my Blackberry. Does anyone know if these features are available on the Evo with an App or other option?
1) Search the "Company" field in contacts. It was very annoying that I could only search by name. I frequently will add someone I've met to my contacts as I expand my professional network. It could be several years from now that I need to contact them. I don't remember their name but I remember where they worked. On my BB I just start typing in the company name and it brings up not only names that match what I've entered, but also companies.
2) Multiple Gmail accounts. The gmail app seemed to work ok but only allows one gmail account. The email app doesn't allow for "push." I downloaded the K9 mail app but could never really get it to work right and had multiple problems. I like "push" because of the instant email arrival and because I understand it's better for battery life then "polling."
3) Automatic calendar reminders. I never use calendar reminders. It was extremely annoying every time I created an appointment to have to go through the extra steps of turning off the reminder. Is there really no way to set a default to no reminder?
4) Notification profiles. On my BB I can set up different profiles that control my ring tones/vibrations. For example, I set it to "Normal" and the phone ringer, text, and email notifications are all activated. I have a "Phone only" profile where the phone rings but there is no notification for texts and emails. I have other profiles with different varieties of ringer/vibrations depending on where I am. The Touch basically allows audible or vibrate. At night, I'd like the phone to ring but no text/emails.
Any suggestions?
There were a few things I couldn't do on the Hero that I really missed from my Blackberry. Does anyone know if these features are available on the Evo with an App or other option?
1) Search the "Company" field in contacts. It was very annoying that I could only search by name. I frequently will add someone I've met to my contacts as I expand my professional network. It could be several years from now that I need to contact them. I don't remember their name but I remember where they worked. On my BB I just start typing in the company name and it brings up not only names that match what I've entered, but also companies.
2) Multiple Gmail accounts. The gmail app seemed to work ok but only allows one gmail account. The email app doesn't allow for "push." I downloaded the K9 mail app but could never really get it to work right and had multiple problems. I like "push" because of the instant email arrival and because I understand it's better for battery life then "polling."
3) Automatic calendar reminders. I never use calendar reminders. It was extremely annoying every time I created an appointment to have to go through the extra steps of turning off the reminder. Is there really no way to set a default to no reminder?
4) Notification profiles. On my BB I can set up different profiles that control my ring tones/vibrations. For example, I set it to "Normal" and the phone ringer, text, and email notifications are all activated. I have a "Phone only" profile where the phone rings but there is no notification for texts and emails. I have other profiles with different varieties of ringer/vibrations depending on where I am. The Touch basically allows audible or vibrate. At night, I'd like the phone to ring but no text/emails.
Any suggestions?
