gathermewool
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Originally Posted By: Donald
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
I'm a Blackberry use, personally, but only because I can't have a camera-phone. With that said, my current Bold 9930 is about as simple to use as they come.
I would characterize the apps available as adequate;
Planning as good;
Internet browsing as adequate;
And keyboard as excellent.
I'm also not too cool for school, so I save money on screen protectors and cases by using the provided holster. It looks dorky, I'm sure, but is really convenient.
The new Q10 looks to be leaps and bounds better than my Bold, but still isn't nearly as good as the android-based phones wrt to tech.
I should be satisfied with my Bold for some time (even though my contract is up in August,) so I've got some time to see how the new Blackberry 10 phones pan out before going that route.
My wife, I think we'll be going with the Galaxy S IV for her.
Good luck, bud.
I do not see there is enough space in the cell phone market for RIM to stay around much longer. The bulk of the people with a Blackberry had one because their company gave them one and did not support other phones. That has changed.
I agree for the most part. However, my company has recently allowed camera phones, so long as they have been permanently disabled (i.e, sent out for removal or epoxied, not just software-disabled, which can be undone,) and there are still some of us who prefer the Blackberry.
I'm not sure if it's because my first smartphone was a BB 8830 and I'm too stubborn to give up my physical QWERTY for better features or if I simply don't need those better features, and not having the BB keyboard would be a major nuisance.
For me, I can shoot off emails and texts very quickly. I know there are those who can use various forms of adaptive typing (e.g., swipe typing, or whatever it's called,) but I'm old-fashioned, liking to type out my own words, at my own pace.
Also, I perceive Blackberry to be a lot more secure than any other brand, which may or may not be true. I just feel that sending sensitive information via my phone is best done with a Blackberry, which allows you to choose permissions for apps instead of agreeing to all of them at time of download.
Finally, and please keep in mind that I have zero experience with other phones, but I feel that the two email accounts that I use most often sync very quickly and seemlessly with my phone. There are times where I'm at a PC hooked to a LAN, but my Blackberry will indicate a new message first, even if I'm on 3G vice WiFi.
Honestly, if I were to give up my Blackberry, it would be for one of two reasons/things:
1. Blackberry does poorly with this latest round of phones and hints at pulling out of the US market altogether (maybe due to what you've stated, Donald.) This wouldn't be altogether surprising, because if what I said is true, that Blackberry phones ARE more secure, it may not matter. Consumers, even at the small business level may consider apps and what's under the hood over something less tangible.
2. Something like the Note 2, since it's finally coming down in price. The only times I'm on the phone for extended periods I'm using a hands-free device. Most of the time, I tend to communicate via email and text. I'd most likely sell my Toshiba Thrive or give it away to a family member, and might even read more of my Kindle books on the Note 2 (note: the Kindle app isn't even available for my 9930 at this time, at least not through Amazon directly, AND it's not very easy to read on such a small screen.)
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
I'm a Blackberry use, personally, but only because I can't have a camera-phone. With that said, my current Bold 9930 is about as simple to use as they come.
I would characterize the apps available as adequate;
Planning as good;
Internet browsing as adequate;
And keyboard as excellent.
I'm also not too cool for school, so I save money on screen protectors and cases by using the provided holster. It looks dorky, I'm sure, but is really convenient.
The new Q10 looks to be leaps and bounds better than my Bold, but still isn't nearly as good as the android-based phones wrt to tech.
I should be satisfied with my Bold for some time (even though my contract is up in August,) so I've got some time to see how the new Blackberry 10 phones pan out before going that route.
My wife, I think we'll be going with the Galaxy S IV for her.
Good luck, bud.
I do not see there is enough space in the cell phone market for RIM to stay around much longer. The bulk of the people with a Blackberry had one because their company gave them one and did not support other phones. That has changed.
I agree for the most part. However, my company has recently allowed camera phones, so long as they have been permanently disabled (i.e, sent out for removal or epoxied, not just software-disabled, which can be undone,) and there are still some of us who prefer the Blackberry.
I'm not sure if it's because my first smartphone was a BB 8830 and I'm too stubborn to give up my physical QWERTY for better features or if I simply don't need those better features, and not having the BB keyboard would be a major nuisance.
For me, I can shoot off emails and texts very quickly. I know there are those who can use various forms of adaptive typing (e.g., swipe typing, or whatever it's called,) but I'm old-fashioned, liking to type out my own words, at my own pace.
Also, I perceive Blackberry to be a lot more secure than any other brand, which may or may not be true. I just feel that sending sensitive information via my phone is best done with a Blackberry, which allows you to choose permissions for apps instead of agreeing to all of them at time of download.
Finally, and please keep in mind that I have zero experience with other phones, but I feel that the two email accounts that I use most often sync very quickly and seemlessly with my phone. There are times where I'm at a PC hooked to a LAN, but my Blackberry will indicate a new message first, even if I'm on 3G vice WiFi.
Honestly, if I were to give up my Blackberry, it would be for one of two reasons/things:
1. Blackberry does poorly with this latest round of phones and hints at pulling out of the US market altogether (maybe due to what you've stated, Donald.) This wouldn't be altogether surprising, because if what I said is true, that Blackberry phones ARE more secure, it may not matter. Consumers, even at the small business level may consider apps and what's under the hood over something less tangible.
2. Something like the Note 2, since it's finally coming down in price. The only times I'm on the phone for extended periods I'm using a hands-free device. Most of the time, I tend to communicate via email and text. I'd most likely sell my Toshiba Thrive or give it away to a family member, and might even read more of my Kindle books on the Note 2 (note: the Kindle app isn't even available for my 9930 at this time, at least not through Amazon directly, AND it's not very easy to read on such a small screen.)
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