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Should I buy a blackberry? |
fatreg
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Indeed it's the apple and pear story but out of everyone I know that has had a BB, not a single one hasn't fully enjoyed it and most people are on their 2nd or 3rd BBs...
there has to be something that's good if it pulls you back every time? it really is the basics for me that make it, a phone that just works, calls that are clear, and email, mms, sms and pin all in one inbox in you want or separate if you want, the flexibility of a BB is also spot on, like the main menu, if you don't want to see ""calander" you just hide it, now how many other phones can you customise the menu on like that as standard?
But as Nanu said, there's is no way to quantify getting a BB, just take the plunge and get one, I can pretty much assure you that you will be hooked within a week.
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Mr Miyagi
Joined: Mar 28, 2005
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Thanks for the replys everyone. I have some further questions, its been interesting reading all the replys so far in relation to this. Are you also able to open up word documents etc, as you can do on quick office on a N73?
I have a scheme at work where i can take out the handset and use it for a week the blackberry. So what i might end up doing is, taking it out for a week and seeing how I get on.
The Msn application you can get it on? How is that like? To me its like moving from a PC to a Mac, come to think of it, since when I was thinking of moving to a mac, i had so many questions and doubts, but now i love it. So i think i'll try and see how i get on with it for a week, and make my decision then if its going to be a future handset, mind u, i aint due for an upgrade till april next year, so by that time, who knows what blackberry might have introduced.
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haynesycop
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I was hooked on the BB pin messaging that was awesome but wasn't sure on the actually phone but now i don't have one i miss so much. Being able to send messages as much as i want without using up my sms was great, just don't know many people with a BB. Try it and see, there pretty awesome, i may actually go and get a pearl again to be honest, should have waited for the newer one really.
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mo-00786
Joined: Sep 13, 2007
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i was thinking of buyng a blackberry pearl too because it looked nice and had a kind of qwerty keyboard,but im only 16,i dont think i wouldve used it to the ax of its capability and wouldve looked kind of stupid with 1 too
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jortiz1200
Joined: Jun 28, 2007
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i still dont get it, im going to at&t later and spend some time with the curve,but i still dont see how its any diferent than my m600(besides hard/software) the bb's just do less. and im assuming that pin messages are bb to bb, and cant be fired off oneway. for free messages or im i've been using slick from lcg has been great aswelll as free. ohwell i'll go see for myself,they do look nice though. also wondering if they have b.t. PAN for connecting to a dsl internet connnection? i use that at home cause its like wifi but doesnt drain the batterie like wifi does. |
Mr Miyagi
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PIN messages? are they only from BB to BB users, or from BB users to other mobile phone users too? |
Nanu
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On 2007-11-25 20:20:41, Mr Miyagi wrote:
PIN messages? are they only from BB to BB users, or from BB users to other mobile phone users too?
Yup BB to BB only!
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MWEB
Joined: Feb 13, 2005
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Truth be told, we don't have ANY BB users on Mobile-Review, without any offence to BB users on here, we tend to view them as something of an oddball choice TBH, never tried/owned one so i cannot concur with that presumption.
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fatreg
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On 2007-11-25 20:45:40, mweb6161 wrote:
Truth be told, we don't have ANY BB users on Mobile-Review, without any offence to BB users on here, we tend to view them as something of an oddball choice TBH, never tried/owned one so i cannot concur with that presumption.
I'm quite happy with being an odd ball..
but don't knock it til' you've tried it! 
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Mr Miyagi
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i tried the scroll bar on the original pearl today, its pretty neat and smooth, choosing the different icons u want to pick. It feels like the track ball on my apple mighty mouse, which is just as cool. beats joysticks like the ones on s.e handsets and my nokia handset. |
fatreg
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it is exactly like the ball on a mighty mouse just a darn sight more reliable!!
so you gonna order an 8120?
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Dogmann
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
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Hi all,
Well when i got my E61 it was suggested to me i try a BB but for me a lack of 3G never mind HSDPA would seriously annoy me when it comes to Web browsing. My understanding of Blackberry is it really is a business orientated device and it's strong points are E-Mail and BB messaging which is only really is useful if you have lots of people with Blackberrys to use the messaging with otherwise it seems utterly pointless to me.
I don't do IM or texts so for me it would be a waste and like Masseur my device handles my E-Mails well enough for my needs with plenty of versatility, but as i always point out there really is no right or wrong choice when it comes to our device only what is right for each of us.
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Mr Miyagi
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@ reg. Not going to order it yet. I am still in contract with my nokia untill April next year. So going to wait, but at the moment, i think i will be getting the blackberry.
Since, i do tend to send emails each day, and do prefer to see them instantly, i do go onto msn each day, so i can have that msn applications, even if i don't use bb messenger, still have that msn application which is good. I know it has a 2mega pixel camera but by the time i get it, it might have more, megapixels, however 2 megapixel is good enough for taking photo's and sending them by mms, i only see the need for more than a 2mega pixel camera, if i am going to print out my images, but having an iphone too with 2mega pixel camera the cam is still good.
at the moment the new pearl has got music function for my mp3's, and a vid function i can see them probably launching a better device by that time too. main thing is, that i have never came across someone who wanted to return a blackberry, so that means that to me, its a good stable device with no issues on it at all. and the battery life i have been told is good.
also i love texting, and i got told u can store loads of sms on it too.
regarding 3g and hsdpa i am sure they will implement in. Neways what I am trying to say, after reading all these posts, and from playing about with it today, for a bit, and other reviews. I would say blackbery have got me as a customer, when it comes to upgrade time.
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fatreg
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On 2007-11-25 22:53:59, Mr Miyagi wrote:
i have never came across someone who wanted to return a blackberry,
exactly!
When I was at Orange we had only just really started selling berrys before I left but I plugged them whenever I could and not once did one come back...
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Berry
Joined: Dec 09, 2005
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Ok, I have been away for a few days but seems i missed out on what should be my favourite topic.
I think like the Apple/PC debate this will never been a debate that will end. People either love or hate BBs and its mainly (no disrepect) because people have no understanding what a Blackberry is and what can be done.
Its not unfair to say its a business tool, but you could argue that about any phone. Afterall, we all a mobile as a business tool and whether its a P1i or some other touch screen device its about taste.
So PUSH email is available pretty much anywhere now. But whilst manufacturers can all boast the option, none compares to RIMs answer. Why - you cant hack them, they are secure - (not a fan of the American Forces) but they are prime users. Organisations such as the BBC use them, MI5/6 and i could go on.
The 3rd Party Apps are in abundance, and there arent many Windows Mobile based device apps that cannot be found for a BB.
Opera can be used, Music can be listen, videos watched - you can even get your weather pushed to your BB, or your traffic updates, and the list goes on and on....
Fatreg, Nanu, Zoots etc have all experienced the change from "normal" phones and no matter how much they tell me they might get a different phone, they still have the BB.
The BB PIN messaging and BB Messenger and basically what captured BB users.
All i can say is - you are willing to try every other phone out there...try the Blackberry.
Dont think its just a business tool - especially not with all the consumer models available....
Unfortunately, its one of those - ask what you want to know...- it'll be answered.
If i had a £1m - I would happily bet £100 to anyone who got a BB and then returned it.
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