I hate my Blackberry

haha yeah. The troubles that come from 'always on' technology. I know i'm not always on and quite like my downtime and being off air ! Best bet may be to alert any emailer with a strap line to the effect of 'Available 9-5, Mon to Fri' and then it's up to them whether they expect you to deviate from clear black&white instructions. Same with the calls, if they use email too they would see the strap line and can't expect to get you on the line out of hours.

I hear your frustrations loud and clear my friend. I use a Treo with corporate email functionality and feel that it is very useful when I travel but when I am at home with my family, it is understood that I am not required to answer emails. Does this stop people from emailing me....of course not...and it is especially annoying when the email starts with " just in case you're checking email..." or " I know you are off of work but..." Sometimes I NEED to be disconnected.

I don't like your blackberry........except on those rare occasions I need to get ahold of you....... I can always send you an email wherever you are.......but a cellphone would do the same.