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Part I: Meet and Greet Your BlackBerry Storm
How It All Works: The
Schematic Approach
You can do all these things (and more) by using your BlackBerry Storm.
Storm is also a full-fledged personal digital assistant (PDA). Out of the box,
it provides you with the organizational tools you need to set up to-do lists,
manage your appointments, take care of your address books, and more.
Being armed with a device that's a phone, an Internet connection, a PDA, and
a full-on media player all built into one makes you a powerful person. With
your Storm (along with this resourceful book), you really can increase your
productivity and become better organized. Watch out, world! BlackBerry
Storm–wielding powerhouse coming through!
If you stick with us, you will find out all you need to get the most out of your
device or maybe even save a troubled relationship. (Well, the last one is a bit
of an exaggeration, but we got your attention, right?)
For those who always ask, "How do they do that?" you don't have to go far;
this little section is just for you.
The role of the network service provider
Along with wondering how your BlackBerry Storm works, you might be
wondering why you had to get your Storm through a network service pro-
vider such as Verizon or Telus rather than directly from RIM (Research In
Motion). Why did you need to go through a middleman? After all, RIM makes
BlackBerry Storm.
That's an excellent question — and here's the quick-and-dirty answer. RIM
needs a delivery system — a communication medium, as it were — for its tech-
nology to work. Not in a position to come up with such a delivery system all by
its lonesome, RIM partnered (and built alliances across the globe) with what
developed into its network service providers — the usual suspects (meaning
the big cellphone companies). These middlemen support the wireless network
for your BlackBerry Storm so you can connect to the BlackBerry Internet
service — and get all those wonderful e-mails (and spend so much valuable
time surfing the Internet). See Figure 1-1 for an overview of this process.
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