What should I know???

[ricknzoe]

Been lurking a while. I'm a newbie who just got a 680 with Blackberry Connect, my first PDA. What should I for sure do and for sure not do as I begin using it?

I've checked the sim card, it appears to be a "good" one 73000G 3021.

Do I need to worry about the camera patch or should my new Treo be OK?

I've read about sync issues with the Blackberry Connect and PIM features (calendar). Should I drop the BBC and go with the PDA Connect and Chattermail to get the push email?

Thanks in advance!

[benjie]

The camera patch has had excellent reviews. Do you need Blackberry Connect? If you can get away with something cheaper, give it a go. I use ChatterEmail with 2 IMAP PUSH providers.
Ben

[ricknzoe]

Well, after one day, so far so good.

I installed the camera patch with ease. Haven't set up my email account yet, but I'll do that today. I use Outlook 2007 and installed the Palm patch for it and everything synched perfectly.

[benjie]

If you have not installed a lot of applications, take a look at installing Uninstall Manager first. www.northglide.com - and if the mood strikes, the Neat Freak Pack is an excellent package.

In order for UM to be really effective, it needs to be the first installed application. After that a good device based backup application (there are two good ones: Resco Backup (http://resco.net/palm/backup/default.asp which is the one I use) and NVBackup (http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...age_id=186018).

After that I suggest looking at a launcher. There are bunches of good ones out there. I suggest looking at Initiate (http://www.hobbyistsoftware.com/initiate-more.php) and ZLauncher (www.zztechs.com).

Ben