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Originally Posted by cknight
The Nextel Blackberries are known to have the least battery life. I talked with my rep on it and he told me that it is because they are always connected to the Nextel network. Other Blackberries go into a sleep mode and wake up every so often to check for anything new. Nextel Blackberries are the fastest at receiving email and opening attachments because of this fact. However, then your battery drains faster. I get around 2 days with my 7510 only because I have the auto-shutoff set at night.
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Nextel Blackberries don't last as long as other Blackberries on a charge for the same reason that Nextel phones don't last as long as other phones -- the iDEN network is a power hog. Blackberry or no.
As for Blackberries on Nextel's network receiving mail "faster," that's not the case, either. If you're using Blackberry Web Client, the BWC polls the inbox every fifteen minutes to determine if there are unread messages, and then delivers said messages to your handheld. If you're using BES, the emails get "pushed" directly to your handheld, instantly. What carrier you're using is irrelevant. Nextel Blackberries are no more "constantly" connected to the network than are their T-Mobile, Verizon, Cingular, or Sprint counterparts.