Why I Miss The Blinking Red Light
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1) You can set the device to vibrate every once in a while to remind you if you haven't answered your messages, 2) You can put your "messaging" tab on the home bar at the bottom (replacing the - for me - useless iPod app), and 3) The iPhone pushes in much the same way the BBerry does. I get messages and Email without having to do really anything.
I miss the blinking light, too. Ironically due to moving from an android device that had it (in many colors, too!) to one that doesn't have one (samsung galaxy).
Setting a recurring sound is no substitute. It pisses co-workers off when you leave it on a desk. And it pisses yourself off when you have to get up at night to shut the damn thing up.
On-screen notifications are no substitute either because, well, you have to activate the screen to see it.