What is the best cell phone for a referee?

[The R]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

If you have an application that you can read Excel spreadsheets or a PDF file on your phone, you can transfer your ArbiterSports schedules over to your phone. How I do it for my Palm Centro is I use a desktop to save my schedule as a PDF file, and then attach it to an email to my phone, open it, and save it to my phone. Sounds like a lot of steps, but it beats sitting around waiting for the Arbiter folks to come up with an app.

Wel hace you ever tried the sync with outlook option from the arbiter then sync your outlook calendar with your Palm?

[referee99]

Highly recommend.

All members of the associations I belong to in the contacts file.
All venues loaded as well, easily viewed in Google maps.
Web access to solve problems. Can access reftek.. haven't tried arbitersports on it.
Email from assignors can be responded to in seconds.
The mapping is huge. All pertinent information available at fingertips.
Again, highly recommended.

[The R]

Originally Posted by referee99

Highly recommend.

All members of the associations I belong to in the contacts file.
All venues loaded as well, easily viewed in Google maps.
Web access to solve problems. Can access reftek.. haven't tried arbitersports on it.
Email from assignors can be responded to in seconds.
The mapping is huge. All pertinent information available at fingertips.
Again, highly recommended.

Ref99 do you have a storm?

[referee99]

sprint/nextel is carrier.

[Vinski]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Now, I can't wait for the arbiter app for my Blackberry Storm.

Snaq, is there a specific app that is going to be available for the Storm?
I’m looking very closely at the Strom 2 that was just released. Mostly for its browser capabilities. I want a good browser so I can access my schedule on the Arbiter and email. However, if there is a specific mobile app available for the Arbiter that will work on the Storm or other smart phones I would be very interested in that.

Oh ya, I might use it now and then for making phone calls.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Vinski

Snaq, is there a specific app that is going to be available for the Storm?
I’m looking very closely at the Strom 2 that was just released. Mostly for its browser capabilities. I want a good browser so I can access my schedule on the Arbiter and email. However, if there is a specific mobile app available for the Arbiter that will work on the Storm or other smart phones I would be very interested in that.

Oh ya, I might use it now and then for making phone calls.

Nothing I know of, and I would bet the market for such an app is not sufficiently large to warrant the programmers' attention.

[Amesman]

Originally Posted by Vinski

I’m looking very closely at the Strom 2 that was just released ...

Isn't this what anybody aspiring to work in the NBA should look into?

[rockchalk jhawk]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Now, I can't wait for the arbiter app for my Blackberry Storm.

Is there such a thing in development?!?!?! I really hope you're not fooling w/ my emotions here!

Edit: guess I should have read the whole thread first. Never mind...

[JRutledge]

I just got the Blackberry Storm2. I have not seen anything with the iPhone that makes it so much better. I am sure there are some features that are great with that phone, but the Blackberry serves my purposes. I had a Blackberry 8330 Curve for a year and I loved that phone too. As I said it comes down to what you like and what works for you.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

As I said it comes down to what you like and what works for you.

This is your life motto, isn't it Jeff?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is your life motto, isn't it Jeff?

Pretty much. I see some of you are finally catching on.

Peace

[zm1283]

I have a Blackberry Curve through Verizon/Alltel. I just got it over the summer, but I wish I would have waited for the Storm or the Droid (Since I was Alltel before, the Storm wasn't quite available yet). I didn't do my research enough so I wasn't aware that the Curve was an older phone. Oh well, by the time I need a new phone there will be something new out that is 10 times better than this stuff out now. Plus, the Curve works well for me as it is.

Oh yeah, download Opera Mini for the Blackberry if you haven't already. Makes viewing web pages like the Arbiter tons easier than the Blackberry browser.

[referee99]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Oh yeah, download Opera Mini for the Blackberry if you haven't already. Makes viewing web pages like the Arbiter tons easier than the Blackberry browser.

Will do, thanks.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is your life motto, isn't it Jeff?

Well it does seem to be what he likes and works best for him.

zm, thanks for the recommendation on the Opera browser as well.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Well it does seem to be what he likes and works best for him.

zm, thanks for the recommendation on the Opera browser as well.

Let me know how that works. I might have to consider it. Does it work with web pages that have adapted to the blackberry browser?