http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/ Engadget Comments for Peek arrives for small businesses in $149 5-pack http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
Maybe good for the company that doesnt have corp cell phones (not sure who that would be)]]>Mar 17th 2009 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
In any case, you're probably right, G-S likely gets a discount for having a few thousand BBs on the go. Small businesses, in the 5-10 device range will likely not have the same clout and _could_ be stuck with face value $80/month or larger BB plans.]]>Mar 17th 2009 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
And while the big companies get discounts, they aren't as amazing as the big companies would like to believe. Usually, what you buy as a consumer on promo out of the newspaper is better than what Goldman is getting for their 1,000 users....]]>Mar 17th 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
Pre-paid Peek access plans drop the monthly cost down to about $16/month, so they're actually pretty cheap to run. You just have to have the need to use one.]]>Mar 17th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
This is perfect for a lot of people, my dad included, who would be confused by BB.]]>Mar 17th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
You can text with this device too, right?]]>Mar 17th 2009 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
We have been seeing folks turn off their cell phones. Definitely a trend. Been hearing about this a lot from tech reporters...]]>Mar 17th 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
Cheers from Australia, AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE, Oi Oi Oi!!! ]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
And in this environment, a penny saved is a penny earned. If you can save 5 employees $20/month, that's $100/month = $1200 a year saved on needless overhead. That's a good deal in any small business book!

Goldman-Sachs can continue to give everyone Blackberries. All those banks are clearly wise with their money. [/sarcasm]

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And don' t flame, I've actually used this thing for two months.]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/
For being a e-mail/text device only. It HAS to be great at those or the business plan won't work.

For me, the Peek was:

Slow: the UI was very slow to respond to clicks and movements, especially after it's been on a while. Also, sending and receiving mail took a couple minutes to actually complete (most of the time)

Ugly: The UI that was slow was also ugly. If I am going to be staring at it a lot trying to read e-mails, it would be better to look nice.

Feature Lacking: Of course it is marketed as an e-mail only device, but it didn't even cover all of the bases of that! When I was a user, it didn't have full IMAP/push support at the time. Things might have changed since then but I am not sutre. This also covers the send/receive slowness mentioned above.

Expensive: I think the price tag for the device itself is a tad expensive, but for the quality of the service, I don't think it was worth $20 a month. ESPECIALLY when there are cell companies offering unlimited service (text, calling (domestic), web, walkie-talkie) for $50/mo see: Boost Mobile

Hopefully I have clarified my opinion.]]>Mar 17th 2009 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 18th 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.peekforbusiness.com/]]>Mar 17th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/So, until that happens, most corporate email will not be supported by Peek. ]]>Mar 17th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/especially businesses ]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 17th 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Actually, the Peek, once I had it in my hands and began to use it, is a pretty device. It has a solid feel and it does one (well two really) things well. It is great for email and it sends messages to cell phones. For $16 a month it sends unlimited messages. An iphone or G1 would cost more. I have a Motorola V195. I do not want a phone that requires an expensive data plan. The unlimited SMS plan for tmobile costs $15. So, the Peek really is an economical device at $16 a month (if you buy time in a 3 month block.) If I want to access the web, I will use my Lenovo S-10. I have used Crackberrys and iPhone, and both are more novelty and more expensive monthly. Once you really use a Peek, you will like it.

Oh! Yeah, I do not work for Peek, although I wish I did.

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Pfft, I'm on the 3G of my seat. EDGE is sooo 2007.]]>Mar 18th 2009 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/peek-arrives-for-small-businesses-in-149-5-pack/Mar 18th 2009 1:52PM