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Peek Mobile E-mail Device (Gray) | 
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| Brand: Peek
Category: CE
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $85.00
You Save: $14.95 (15%)
New (3) Used (1) from $75.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 7603
Color: Gray
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 4 x 2.7 x 0.4
MPN: AB01GR
Model: AB01GR
UPC: 896135002008
EAN: 0896135002008
ASIN: B001FC0BWE
Release Date: September 2, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Unlimited email for a flat monthly rate -- compatible with most major email providers including Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, and AOL | | • | Hassle-free -- No contracts, no credit checks, no activation fees ever! | | • | Large, high-contrast full-color screen makes it easy to read emails and full keyboard allows for quick and comfortable typing | | • | Long battery life - 4-5 days under typical usage; fully recharges in under 2 hours | | • | Works throughout the U.S. with full nationwide coverage |
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Product Description
Peek is a super thin and stylish device that lets you take your email with you and stay connected when and where you want it. Designed for and dedicated to your personal mobile email, Peek is packaged in a lightweight, slim design with a color display, full keypad and simple menus to make email on the go a breeze. brbrGet unlimited email and text messaging for a flat, low monthly rate of $19.95. Monthly service is billed to directly to your credit card, so no need to worry about bills, late fees or penalties. And best of all, there are NO CONTRACTS EVER. brbrPeek is compatible with most major email providers including Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, ATT, Comcast, Verizon, Roadrunner, BellSouth, SBCGlobal, Earthlink, Cox, Charter, Cablevision, NetZero, Mac, Optonline and many others. Plus, it is super simple to set-up -- enter your email address and password and that's it. You'll start receiving emails in less than 2 minutes! brBrPeek works on a high-speed wireless data network with nationwide coverage so it will work almost anywhere. brBrCritics have been raving about Peek. The New York Times says Peek is "simple" and "elegant." The Wall Street Journal says its "stylish and simple" and Time and Wired magazines have named Peek the Best Gadget of 2008! brbrWhat's in the box: Peek mobile email device, AC charger, Rechargeable lithium ion battery, Quick start guide
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Nice concept, not ready for prime time as yet December 8, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This device is a great concept that's poorly executed. I was looking to move away from BlackBerry to a separate phone and email device and this seemed like the perfect solution. I used it for a few months but the shortcomings were too much for me to justify the monthly service charge and initial investment.br /br /Positive aspectsbr /----------------------br /- Email only device: just what I was looking for, an email only device that does not tie down my phone when I don't need email. This way I can throw it in my briefcase or coat when needed and leave it back at other timesbr /- Keyboard: this device has the best keyboard of any mobile device I've used (which aren't too many). It's certainly better than the one on either the iPhone or BlackBerry. It's a full keyboard and you don't need to use the shift key for the most commonly used keys and numbers.br /- Screen is bright and clear even outdoors. Font and layout is good as well. Much more soothing to the eyes than comparable devices.br /- Can automatically download your address book from your online email service! (a first?)br /br /Neutral aspectsbr /---------------------br /- Only allows you to download email from 3 email accounts (vs 10 for BlackBerry)br /- Setting up a custom email server to download cannot be done automatically, you have to call customer service. I have not tried this, but bothered not to after finding out.br /br /Negative aspectsbr /-----------------------br /- Polling speed, 10 - 60 minutes: coming from a BlackBerry I was used to instantaneous email notification, if you haven't used one, it's true, the email may show up on the device even before it's in your email client on the PC! I was willing to compromise on the polling speed but the peek gets nowhere near this. Their official line is 'gmail is updated every 5 minutes and the rest every 15 min' - the best times I got was 10 min and worst ranged upto a few hours (combined with the next issue below).br /- Unreliable signal: service for Peek is offered on the T-Mobile network, I would get unreliable signals on the device (i.e. the device could not connect to peek servers) even in areas where other T-Mobile devices worked just fine. At times the device would be offline for hours - especially after getting out of a NYC subway (which almost always required a reboot to get any sort of signal). This combined with the above issue meant not seeing your emails for hours in some cases. These first two issues were deal-breakers for me!br /- Slow device: the processor (or OS) on this device is slower that most new cell phones. While checking, deleting email it would just become unresponsive. The processor is not the fastest, but it may also be a firmware issue with the device. Anyway, if I am paying the asking price for this device, I would like it to be responsive. When you buy a BlackBerry or iPhone you're getting you money's worth. With the Peek you're overpaying for a very underpowered piece of hardware.br /- Service cost: Monthly service charge is too high for just 3 (unreliable) email accounts and no internet accessbr /- Offline use: device does come with built in memory that should be enough to download and store 100's of emails, but this does not seem to be used optimally. If you happen to be off the network (eg: in a NYC subway) you won't be able to read long emails, only the first few screens a downloaded, the rest are accessed when to scroll to them. BlackBerry has a setting to download entire emails, also if you've already read an email, it will store the full content on our device. The peek has neither option. Particularly annoying is an email you've fully read will get truncated in the subway as there is no network. All of this with an email traffic of less than 50/day for all my accounts.br /br /Recommendationbr /-------------------------br /For me, the negative aspects far outweigh the positive ones. I would not recommend this to anyone considering the long delays, unreliable network connectivity and sluggish device, not even to a casual user. If you must try the device, then buy from Amazon, Target or getpeek.com - they all have at least a 30 day refund policy so you only stand to lose the first month's service charge in case you are not satisfied.br /br /Alternativesbr /-----------------br /- Email only: considering everyone has a mobile phone these days, adding email is as simple as getting a blackberry from your service provider. T-Mobile (who also provides this service) will add BlackBerry email to your plan for half of what the peek will cost you on the monthly basis. If you want usable email this is the best option. The only downside is paying up a little more for a BlackBerry device. If you don't want to sign a contact, just buy a used BlackBerry on eBay or craigslist for not much more than this.br /- Email+Web: there are too many options out there that don't cost much more than what you'll pay for Peek. iPhone, Google Android or full BlackBerry service come to mind. Any one of these would be a better option.br /br /As of my review date, there are 26 reviews of this device for the 3 different colors it's available in, as you may notice all feedback before mine is 5-stars! This is very unusual especially considering my experience with the device and the fact that they are available used on eBay for half the list price here (my guess is from other unsatisfied users). It looks like many of these stellar '5-star' reviews are by employees of the firm itself; you can also confirm by looking them up at getpeek.com.
 Peek sells itself short! December 3, 2008
I've had my peek for a few weeks and I am really happy with it. I spent a good deal of time looking into several smart phones. They were all great but too expensive with plans ranging from 50 to 100$ a month. The peek is great because its so inexpensive for the quality. It does email and sms, and does them well. I definitely recommend it.br /br /The Peek people say its good for non techy people. I'm definitely a tech person, but I'm also a poor college student, and stringy to boot, so this is perfect!
Great device for both emailing and text-messaging November 6, 2008
The Peek just came out, and being a new unique device it has had a couple of problems, but nothing ever too serious or too long-lasting.br /It's a great product, it's much faster than going through trying to access your email through most phones, and it's very easy to send and receive text messages on it. Full on text-messaging is supposed to be better implemented over the next few weeks, and it looks like it's going to get faster as it continues to go along. br /It's a great deal too, only $80 right now (you'll get a $10 gift card if you buy it at Target, dropping it down to $70), and $20 a month for unlimited email and text-messaging.br /I absolutely love this device, and I recommend it to nearly everyone.
Awesomely Thin Device! October 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with all of the other reviewers comments about how handy and easy to use the Peek is but I also love the design of the device. Super thin without sacrficing ease of use! Folks have asked me why I want to carry a second device but there is nothing else out there that does email this well and is so small/thin. The smartphone I used to use for my mobile email was huge compared to this (especially with the big fat extended battery I had to use just to make it 24 hours without a recharge).br /br /The guys the design this thing are geniuses!
Great device! October 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't check my Gmail from work, so this device was a lifesaver. I was shocked that it was so easy to set up - you literally turn it on and press a few buttons, and its ready to go. the screen and scroll wheel are easy to use and the Peek is really small and lightweight so you don't have to worry about the bulk of carrying another device. I highly recommend it!
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