Android as a Business Phone question

[TheSVPdeal]

I'm new to Android and have a Samsung Vibrant after 6 years with a Blackberry. I use the phone for business. Blackberry makes certain things easy that are for business reasons. I know that I can invite participants to an event with my Android if I use the Google Calendar. How about Conference calls? Can I schedule those using "pins" and setting it up to dial automatically? Are there any other "business things that might help"?

 

[PvilleComp]

I use mine everyday for business. I can’t believe how much more productive I am with it. There’s exchange support native, but if you need more features then the stock app there are plenty of alternatives. You can conference call, but I’m not sure about “pinning.” I never had a BB device. I set up plenty and troubleshot many, but never owned one.

If you need more then 3 on a call there are several good "free" conference call sites that you can set up calls with regular phone numbers instead of 800 numbers. At this point, who does not have an unlimited talk plan on their landline?

Anything the phone can’t do natively, you can usually find an App for it.

The built in Nav is a real plus and it works well enough that I gave my Garmin to my wife. The browser really works and you can actually navigate and read the sites you need while out of the office. Most of the work apps I have are tech related, and I downloaded most of them thinking "That might come in handy," but I use them all the time because they save so much time.

 

[takeshi]

There's no PINning in the Android world. Only BB's have PIN's.

 

[bclinger#IM]

You gotta buy your spreadsheet and similar applications.