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A phone shopping story.. Blackberry>iPhone>Blackberry..
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pete2
MemberI've been a fan of Blackberry for some time - since I got my Pearl 8100 a couple years back under Cingular. Remember them? Yeah. Well - times change - and the Pearl is simply outdated. It has trouble running new apps, with a lack of memory and slow processor.
So I go to an ATT store an upgrade - everyone raves about their iPhones, and now that its price was down under $100, how could I resist? Well - the iPhone is NOT for me, I discovered over the course of a month. I wrote up all my.. thoughts.. very [i]roughly [/i]on a blog. You can check that out at http://www.duckfatfries.com .
If the great iPhone isn't the phone for me, what am I supposed to do? Is there any greater technology out there? Well I sampled some newer Blackberry devices.. and they beat the pants off of my 8100 - the [url=http://crackberry.com/blackberry9630review]BB Tour 9630[/url] and Curve 8900 especially, are terrific devices.
I went to a Verizon store last night in fact, to get a new Tour.. however I realized before I left that my ATT contract is a mess - they apparently never cancelled my iPhone contract despite the fact that I returned the phone. Umm.. thanks ATT. I can't even get voicemail setup on my old phone again because of it! A big mess.
What's really driving me extra crazy.. if I stay with ATT and get the Curve 8900, it is an EDGE only device. If I go to VZW for the Tour, it has 3G but lacks Wifi.
Meanwhile, newer Blackberry devices coming out later this year will have both 3G AND Wifi.. aaah!!!
Posted 2 years ago # -
coldplayfan
Memberwait why dint you like the iPHONE?? 8O
i love mine. majorly.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Anonymous
hey man, get the Tour - you won't be happy if you stay on ATT!! VZW FTW LOL
Posted 2 years ago # -
pete2
MemberI got the Tour :) .
I love it!!! More to come..
[img]http://images.crackberry.com/files/kevin/reviews/9630/blackberry9630.jpg[/img]Posted 2 years ago # -
Anonymous
Hmmmmm. What does everyone think about the BlackBerry Pearl Flip from Verizon? I'm more interested in their flip phones than the "brick"-style phones that they have.
Posted 2 years ago # -
pete2
MemberThe Pearl Flip is a very nice phone - I have a friend who has it and loves it. He had a 'candybar' style Pearl before the Flip came out, and finds the Flip worlds better.
Have you handled one yet? The keys are HUGE - which is not really a bad thing. It has a decent processor, faster than a Curve but slower than a Tour. More memory than a Curve, too, and a big screen. The external display is great too, since you don't have to open the phone to see your latest info. When closed, the form factor is terrific. A really nice size - and being a flip, its alot 'safer' too.
If they released a slightly more powerful version of this phone, I would have picked it over the Tour.
Posted 2 years ago # -
pete2
Memberhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6w2NQUwlzk
video demo
Posted 2 years ago # -
Anonymous
I haven't even touched one yet. I love the external display. I've heard that some people like the SureType keyboard and some don't. Some of the reviews that I've read have people saying that it has a short battery life and the time on its clock gets way off, needing to be updated.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Anonymous
Upgraded my Sprint phone to a Blackberry Curve 8330-- i'm addicted now!
I ordered a bunch of the off brand accessories, like car charger, cover skin, bigger media card. I'll have to wait to see how the cheapy accessories match up to the overpriced stuff.
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