Oh, the Things You Can Do!

Always‐connected e‐mail is still what makes BlackBerry very attractive and is likely first in the long list of reasons why you got your BlackBerry in the first place. And, if you need to go global, you can use your BlackBerry in more than 90 countries. Just hop off your flight, turn on your BlackBerry, and voilà: You can receive and send e‐mails whether you are in Hong Kong, London, Paris, or New York. Your significant other can get in touch with you wherever you are — just to say hi or to remind you that you promised Aunt Edna a case of Chanel No. 5. (One caveat here — you need to make sure that your network service provider has the technology to go global. See the preceding section, “Doing the BlackBerry world‐traveler thing,” for more info.) Generally speaking, you can receive and send e‐mails just like you do when you're home.

Although e‐mail is BlackBerry's strength, that's not the only thing it can do. This section goes beyond e‐mail to point out some of the other major benefits you can get from your device.