blackberry

jcush313 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:02 am Post subject: blackberry

anyone overly addicted to their blackberry? i have the curve but am wanting the storm. anyone have the storm?

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:04 am Post subject:

Have not heard good things about the storm.

churchy · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:04 am Post subject:

Craig-R · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 1676

half of my friends spend HOURS every day texting and crap and it REALLY bothers me. i have a crappy phone right now and im going to get an iphone soon, but my #1 goal is to not be on it all the time being a zombie. to anwer your question though i've heard the storm sucks too

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

Have the Curve now and yes, I have become addicted to it.

I have a few friends that have the Storm, and they're not happy with it.

Shoot a PM over to AlterEgo if you have any questions, he works for RIM.

finkle · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 4067

I've seen the storm. I would not get it. The iphone on the other hand, I would get if I had at&t.

I have a curve and love it for the most part. Sometimes it does things I don't understand why.

jcush313 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:18 am Post subject:

i love my curve it seems as though its getting out dated (sad to say sense ive only had it for maybe a year). but just seems as if everything is getting a lot more advanced... i could be wrong thought?

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

The storm is an epic failure. Out of the 5 I know that have owned one, every one of them hated it.

I will be getting the Curve soon.

jcush313 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:20 am Post subject:

i also like the bold it just seems alittle bit bigger than the curve. looks like a tight phone though!

Canucked · Addict Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 873 City: Edmonton

I have the "world edition" BB....for work.

The storm sucks, which is too bad.

When i break the BB I have I'll proabably get a bold.

8824 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:36 am Post subject:

that track ball keeps breaking, week design.

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

I dig my storm, around my office it seems like the are a bit like sardines. Either people love it or they hate it. The people who may not be as saavy technologically don't seem to like it as much.

I use it for email, web browsing, and maps primarily. Most of my emails are short replies so typing is not an issue with me. The tethering function has been a saviour. I originally bought the storm because of the tethering function, my blackberry worked fine before, but I wanted remote wireless access. Here in San Jose, it seems that I have faster browsing speed that when I used it on my trip to CT, but it may just be me.

Overall I give it a thumbs up.

htownbdr · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:44 am Post subject:

I was really pissed that I was with Cingular and couldn't get the Storm. Then, I played around with a Storm the other day and absolutely hated it. It was way too slow and the typing was annoying.

jcush313 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:44 am Post subject:

my trackball wouldn't work so i took it apart. works better than ever now! its a weird design theres a roller for up, down, left, and right, the ball spins those and they get crap in them. just pop out the silver ring around the ball and get some canned air to clean it! works like brand new!

Brit Rider · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:47 am Post subject:

I have the Bold and love it. Have been a blackberry user for a few years now and wouldn't use anything else.

I do find them quite sensitive to water, more than other handsets, but generally they seem rock solid.

I spend way too much time on mine... I have Facebook, MSN messenger, email, BB IM, texts etc on the go all the time - I would reckon a good 5 mins of each hour I'm awake is spent hacking away at the keys Embarassed

MojoPin · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 8:53 am Post subject:

So is there a big difference between blackberry and say iPhone? I have iPhone and I love it. Really got everything I need. I don't think you can buy blackberry over here, so that is why I ask..

jcush313 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 9:00 am Post subject:

MojoPin, blackberry seems to be more of a business phone where the Iphone is everyday use. the blackberry is good for the everyday user also just wish it had wifi on it, instead of the network internet.

Brit Rider, is the bold out for alltel, or what service do you have? i know alltel and verizon just merged so im kind of waiting to see what happens with phone deals when everything is finalized sense alltel is going away.

churchy · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 9:00 am Post subject:

MojoPin, I have the iPhone for personal use, and BB for work.... iPhone is by far the winner... not even in the same league IMHO

Canucked · Addict Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 873 City: Edmonton

Last halloween a few friends and I were out partying. We walked into a bar that was dead. Before I could turn around to walk out one of my buddies bought us all drinks.

I didn't want to slam it and I was pretty drunk (stupid) at the time so I thought if I put my drink in my coat pocket just until I get past the bouncer and out of the bar I could enjoy it while we walked to the next place.

Naturally the drink completely spilled and as it turns out my Blackberry was in the same pocket.

Rather than quickly turning it off and removing the battery so that it could dry out and not get fried. I began mashing the buttons to try and get it to work (which it didn't at that point).

The next day I put it in a ziplock bag of rice, I had heard this would suck out the moisture and the phone would work. I left it in their for three days. After the 3 days I turned it on and it works perfect to this day.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

The iPhone is the best business phone I have used to date. Blows away everything else I have used.

And yes, we run an Exchange server here. And we use SSL.

I get my updates faster than on my previous phones, the email/contacts/calendar interface is easier to use, and the rest of the phone is no contest.

That said, RIMM is making decent product these days. If they work the rest of bugs out of the Storm, they will have a big winner. Still no iPhone, but an ok replacement for those not with AT&T.

jcush313 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 9:13 am Post subject:

i would have an Iphone in an instant if it wasnt for AT&T. the service is just junk out in the sticks where i live! Twisted Evil

Alter Ego · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:

so much hate. Sad

The storm is doing very very well. so im not sure where all the bad publicity is coming from. We have found that the Storm customer is not your typical BB user, hence the reason why we have a lineup of a few different devices.

The whole iphone vs. storm thing is a little overrated - ultimately both have their benefits. But if you look at what iphone is trying to do is move away from the true consumer and more into a business device....thats just not easy. BlackBerry has a platform for email and data and applications that is really unmatched.

Alter Ego · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 9:36 am Post subject:

jcush313, the bold is only available on AT&T in the US.

Tbonez · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 9:45 am Post subject:

I have a crackberry curve..Its a love/hate relationship. People email me at all hours and expect me to respond so I hate it...I love it because I dont stress out that there is something important in my inbox that I didnt miss...I feel like I dont have to be in the office from 6:00am until 10:00pm every night now so I love it...

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Alter Ego, I'd argue the opposite about the iPhone. They appear to be trying to be all things to all people - and succeeding.

This next mini iPhone or whatever they are calling it will likely bridge the gap. Either that, or if they truly offer a $99 iPhone. It's game over in large part for the consumer segment.

And I actually said something positive about RIMM! Laughing

Craig-R · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 1676

while we're on the subject, does anyone have any knowledge about if and when apple is going to release a 32 GB iphone?

jcush313 · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 10:09 am Post subject:

i wish they would let out some info about the verizon alltel merge! i would go get a new storm if i knew what the deal was if alltel is going out all the way... stuck between a rock and a hard place i guess you could say!

JHerb42 · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 180 City: Columbus

I got my wife a storm and she is very happy with it.

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

The Bold comes out for verizon in May, so I will be getting it then. Until then I am stuck with my crappy voyager.

ky1e · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 2693

I have the curve, it is an awesome phone. It is very user friendly and really can do a lot of beneficial stuff when it comes to keeping yourself organized.

*and everyone that I know that has/had a curve hated/hates it. It was rushed out to compete with the iphone but the glitches were far from removed

Babaganoosh · Newbie Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 44 City: Chicago

I got the Storm about a month ago. I'm actually a pretty big fan of it. There are times here and there that it's slow, or the screen gets stuck and won't flip, but it fixes itself after a few seconds.

I had one of the old Blackberry's on TMobile, and then had the Pearl. I was a big fan of the Pearl, and was switching from Sprint to Verizon and figured I'd try the storm. Worst case after 30 days it gets returned for a Pearl. With both of these phones I had numerous scroll/trackball/freezing issues, and I think you are going to have that with any phone more or less, it's all a matter of what you can deal with.

I only use the Pearl keyboard on the Storm, can't type on the Qwerty so well after using the Pearl. Texting/emailing might be a bit slower, but not anything that is significant. Their was a little learning curve, not so bad once you get through that. The phone works well. There were some settings you had to change to customize it the way you like your phone to come up, etc. but overall, I am very happy with it.

Bambamski · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 12:43 pm Post subject:

I just got a new blackberry and opted just for the new curve. I freaken hate typing on a touch screen so the Iphone is OUT. I found the bold to be bigger and heavier which I wasn't too thrilled about. The new curve does everything I need, I can't imagine needing anything more.

Gotta say i'm a big fan of the crackberry!! If only I could pass brick breaker. Made it to level 34 and died.... so close usually that freaken level 17 kills me everytime

Lop · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

I got the curve about a year ago.. have had no problems with it. I would say it has the best reception of any phone i have owned. My girl has the iphone and I have the Ipos touch. I can't get used to the keyboard

Alter Ego · Posted: Jan 21, 2009 1:44 pm Post subject:

Go BlackBerry... Rolling Eyes

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

Wish mine didn't CRACK TODAY!!!
I have a screen protector AND a case on it and it still cracked!!