BlackBerry

[redbeacon]

Hmm ok. At the end of the day, it's to each his/her best.

 

If a smartphone to the likes of those popular ones like BlackBerry/iPhone etc are cumbersome and "troublesome" to use, then I'd say it's potentially gotta be a user's issue. There's a reason why these advanced-to-use phones are called smartphones; owing to the fact that they're the Jack of all trades, they're not as simplistic to use as those 123-456-789 dialpad phones that a person might have gotten way used to, or should have stuck to it as compared to upgrading to a smartphone.

 

Putting it into another perspective, I'd liken the comparison of one phone to another just like how we have bikers acclaim/exclaim about, say a nice Aprilia litre-bike with a reliable Suzuki. Serviceability, features, preference, ease of use...all consumers have their preferences.

 

I have my statements regarding Nokia, one for BlackBerry, and another for iPhone; good and bad.

Rather than bringing up the comparisons online, I'm going to keep it within my social circles and let the other folks critique.

Edited September 16, 2010 by redbeacon

[RYANS]

well said..

[DaN zI]

Any group barcode etc.. for SBF ? hah

[jB]

Guys,

 

Now that the iFone Four is announced, BlackBerry has to tighten their belts a little.

 

A little rant from a solid BlackBerry supporter: What keeps me from converting to that phone is that that phone is too much on the entertainment and self-productivity side.

 

BlackBerry keeps me connected to my emails, FaceBook alerts, and most recently, my Tumblr too, and keeps me organized with Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Address Book. I don't need a fancy phone with fancy-shmancy features that get in the way of what I wanna do.

 

And the (proprietary) requirement to connect to iTunes just to synchronize your MP3, Calendar, Tasks, and Notes??

You gotta be joking if you'd call the iFone a product that organizes your life.

 

Side note: I spent half an hour dragging an MP4 video into iTunes to get it to frigging synchronize with a test iFone. It just stood there doing nothing, refusing to accept it. That fone disgraced me right there and then despite its killer looks.

 

Sound quality: Stinks, just like the entire iPod range. Why must I buy expensive headsets to up the quality of my music? Moreover, the equalizer is a joke. Some music screetches to some equalizer presets when you use it, even with mid range Sony in-ear headphones.

 

No offence to iFone users - for the naysayers, you can go jailbreak your toy as much as you like to get it to work, but it'll still be a (restrictive) iFone.

 

Over and outzzz...

Well said but I might be moving over to iPhone 4 or maybe 5 in 2 years when BB plan is up because my Bold 9000 non-cam has been lagging and hanging. It also constantly prompts me to delete apps because of low memory. I wonder why it can't tether also, am carrying a iTouch with my BB9000 which is updated constantly.

 

may i know whats everyone blackberry batt consumption?

my bold9700 batt endure about 2days with very heavy usage till flat.

Mine's a day odd with normal usage and always on FB + some smses and phone calls. The battery somehow is kinda fake to me, it will show 50% to me and the phone will sometime hang and then suddenly show me its near flat with the red warning :S

 

i love BB for the calendar, constantly shown on main screen and notice u whose birthday is next, also able to link contact with msn, BBM and email. able to sync with facebook photos to contacts blah blah.. alot more. blackberry make wonders when u have BB plan!

I fancy the functions it carries and kudoes to the company which thought of the calender functions.

 

anyone know any cover can cover up 9700 camera at the back??

9700 has non cam edition? if so you can buy the non cam cover and sand off the inside of the cover so it won't "poke" your camera. For camp right? ;]

 

I tried the E71 for about a month. Quite very much the best phone I used so far. Just need to get used to the camera AF function that does not come with a one button execution. It serves all my functions at work easily and the support parts are easy to find. I could've tried more functions but alas the kind bro jB who loaned me this phone was selling it. Then I tried the BB9000. Troublesome, problematic, loads of hassles just to execute one function. The BB is the worst phone I've ever used. I was so frustrated that I almost threw the phone out of the window. I am going for the E72 without anymore questions.

You're welcome dude. I miss my e71 AGPS and its camera

 

Any group barcode etc.. for SBF ? hah

 

LoL I want to scan also can't if there is any, no camera

[redbeacon]

Well said but I might be moving over to iPhone 4 or maybe 5 in 2 years when BB plan is up because my Bold 9000 non-cam has been lagging and hanging. It also constantly prompts me to delete apps because of low memory. I wonder why it can't tether also, am carrying a iTouch with my BB9000 which is updated constantly.

 

The last generation of BB handhelds after the current new ones (i.e. Bold 9000, Curve 83xx, Pearl 81xx) are not good. I speak from experience that Resarch in Motion, the makers of BB, has been known to simply ignore the fact that more people are using their phones heavily for entertainment, and thus choose to recycle their age-old technology over to their newest phones (read: BB phones that slow down as you progressively open more apps)

 

Tip: Apps continue to run even if you press the Back or Hangup key to exit from them. or To find out which ones are running and switch between apps, press ALT + Back.

 

As for tethering, you can only do so with a PC or Mac. BlackBerry Desktop Manager has tethering capabilities built-in and it uses your BB's data plan to bring the Internet onto your laptop or PC.

 

I've just bought an iPod touch just like you, to get a feel of what iPhone owners are experiencing -- sans the phone and sms features of course. Apple made such wonderful iOS products, I have never felt so increasingly productive and the sense of fulfilment is incredible when it comes to enjoyment...music, games, light productivity apps just to name a few.

 

With that said, I'm still going to stick with BlackBerry for a while -- specifically the Bold 9700 -- as it provides me with the necessary push email and GPS that I need. So far, this phone performs on-par with others with just enough memory and no complaints of speed to be a viable tool, plus it has a good camera with a decent autofocusing capability.

Don't really like to be interrupted by a call on an iPhone while I'm enjoying my gaming or tapping on some document that I've created.

 

What are your thoughts dude?

 

P.S.: The camera-less edition of BlackBerry smartphones are sold in the US by Verizon Wireless, and snapped up by the locals there for resale. Google them and include "verizon" in your search and if you're lucky, you may be able to E-bay it to your home.

[littlereddevil]

Even so many Hollywood celebrities have BlackBerry handhelds.

 

 

i know! hahaha i love looking at which celeb use what phone and i feel a lil happy inside when i see it's a BB. there was actually this webby i use to browse which listed many celebs who use BB proven with pictures. but i lost the link if not i'd be glad to share ):

[haoKR]

how many non-cam model r there for BB ?

[Francis]

211fe5dd...

[Ariess]

227a9fbd>>>>>>

[jB]

The last generation of BB handhelds after the current new ones (i.e. Bold 9000, Curve 83xx, Pearl 81xx) are not good. I speak from experience that Resarch in Motion, the makers of BB, has been known to simply ignore the fact that more people are using their phones heavily for entertainment, and thus choose to recycle their age-old technology over to their newest phones (read: BB phones that slow down as you progressively open more apps)

 

Tip: Apps continue to run even if you press the Back or Hangup key to exit from them. or To find out which ones are running and switch between apps, press ALT + Back.

 

As for tethering, you can only do so with a PC or Mac. BlackBerry Desktop Manager has tethering capabilities built-in and it uses your BB's data plan to bring the Internet onto your laptop or PC.

 

I've just bought an iPod touch just like you, to get a feel of what iPhone owners are experiencing -- sans the phone and sms features of course. Apple made such wonderful iOS products, I have never felt so increasingly productive and the sense of fulfilment is incredible when it comes to enjoyment...music, games, light productivity apps just to name a few.

 

With that said, I'm still going to stick with BlackBerry for a while -- specifically the Bold 9700 -- as it provides me with the necessary push email and GPS that I need. So far, this phone performs on-par with others with just enough memory and no complaints of speed to be a viable tool, plus it has a good camera with a decent autofocusing capability.

Don't really like to be interrupted by a call on an iPhone while I'm enjoying my gaming or tapping on some document that I've created.

 

What are your thoughts dude?

 

P.S.: The camera-less edition of BlackBerry smartphones are sold in the US by Verizon Wireless, and snapped up by the locals there for resale. Google them and include "verizon" in your search and if you're lucky, you may be able to E-bay it to your home.

 

I miss my nokia, its foc AGPS and flatness. The bb bold 9000 can't give me what I want and need and I'm ready to hop on the bandwagon when my bb plan is up and the new iPhones are out. Bb still make the cut imo..

 

 

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[redbeacon]

Well jB, I have to say...after a month of reviewing both phones, I still have the decision to hold on to both.

 

The iPhone is clearly a winner when it comes to whatever you want to do with it.

Want to jot down appointments? Record how far you jogged around Defu Lane?

Chinese calendar? A game of falling bricks? There's apps for those too.

 

But the scary thing about this is the battery life. Phones understandably can only last 1 day on a single charge, and the iPhone is like any other normal phone when being used constantly.

 

So yeah, 2 fones for me for the time being.

[biting_point]

a few of my friends are using BB and iphone4 at the same time..

but they are leaning towards BB as they uses emails for work and get calls alot..

battery life is important to them, they can last 1 full day without charging, iphone lasts only until lunch time..

 

iphone, you just get addicted to the games.. sooner or later once you get bored, a itouch is much a better choice..

[biting_point]

your BB getting too laggy??

 

try freeing up your phone by clearing the log..

 

press and hold alt, then press L G L G..

it'll bring you to a log page, clear log using menu drag down..

do it once a week to free up memory used for logging..

[Boey]

heard the torch and 9780 can internet tether now

[Jo.]

add me at 26C460C8

[RYANS]

miss using blackberry phones, but nowadays it's so competitive with iPhones & Androids Phones around...

[wait4me]

after upgrading my bb version , suddenly cant find bb apps to download other things

[RYANS]

limitations after the upgraded version 6?

[wait4me]

limitations after the upgraded version 6?

yeah man haiz

[iknowuwanthislah]

what is the best data plan for BB? just got myself a BB 9900 - .

 

i have an exisiting plan with ST on my s3

but i am thinking of getting another sim (either the multi sim plan or a prepaid from m1 or SH)

 

i know you will be asking, why two?

coz for reading news/flipboard, i prefer the larger screen ie s3.

but after playing ard with BB, i realise it is very good for replying emails and esp the BBM. its fantastic.

 

i also travel very often for work, so i usu get the foreign countries prepaid cheapest plan to use on BB (BBM+emails)

[iknowuwanthislah]

i thgt of something,

 

i was trying to use my s3 as a mobile hotspot to tether to my BB.

is this possible? (so i dont need to use an extra simcard)

 

BB can detect and connect. there is wifi (umbrella symbol) and the BB logo.

however, BBM msgs cannot send throgh and neither does my email.

is there any settings that i should know of?

[RYANS]

Heard the new BB10 can use local data services for BBM & BBworld? is this true?