Boy, Peek wasn't kidding when it called its new device
Pronto. With nary a press announcement to froth up the minds of mobile emailers the device has rushed straight to availability for $79.95, sadly in just one color. What does the $30 premium over the earlier Peek get you? Push email, Exchange support, and the device now allows for up to five accounts (the previous maxed out at two). The Pronto also supports PDF and Word attachments and (so the company claims) has overall faster performance (by 50 percent says the PR). Peek is also advertising unlimited text messaging, and while we're not yet sure if that's any different than the
limited support the last model had, the Pronto should help you keep in touch with your daughter and your mother in one device. Service is still just $19.95, shipping now to the eager hands of complexity-averse messaging addicts everywhere.
Update: According to the PR, the Pronto is available exclusively at Amazon.com from March 24th until
March 31st, then will begin selling at getpeek.com April 1st, and in stores at Radio Shack come April 8th. Also, it's worth noting that the company has retooled the keyboards on the new devices, making the previously stiff keys a bit easier on the thumbs.
[Thanks, Mike H.]
posted March 24th 2009 6:59AM
i'm in
me, me, me!!
This would be useful.
ok, sure
These things look pretty cool. I would give it to Teddy. Does that get me extra points for being nice?
mine!
would like to try it.
What is that thing?
Still, I'll take it...
Let me try...
Send it my way!
Do these peek support encryption of content at all? Bit of PGP (or GPG) support? If not then that severely limits the whole concept IMHO.
I would have gotten one, but I just bought an ipod touch to use as a pda (unfortunately, can only get email when there's wi-fi).
I have a cellphone w/ a basic text messaging plan. It's a non-smartphone. I can't check email on it, partly because I don't think the cost ($15/month) is worth it. I added data (internet) to my plan today, used it for about 3 hours, hated it for being so slow to just check email, and removed the data plan from my phone line. I am just going to use gmail filters to forward emails by sms to my phone because then I don't need to log in just to check email.
It would be useful to have for my work email. And the screen is bigger than my non-smartphone. I would definitely consider getting one... may not look cool but it's utilitarian.
I've been dying to replace my smartphone with an email only device. I'll carry a cell phone in my car for emergencies (911 calls are free) and continue to do all my communicating via email. Let's see $240 per year vs. $720 a year? No-brainer.