Verizon BB Curve 8530 or Tour 9630

I would like to get some advice from BB users on Verizon. These 2 appear to be the best choices of BB on the Verizon network. Which one do you prefer? The 9630 would cost me $50 whereas the 8530 would be free. The company I work for will not pay for my phone or my monthly service fees, so I am doing my best to make an informed decision. Right now, Verizon is offering a buy one get one free offer. Therefore, I would get one for my wife.

I would like to get some cool apps for it. I connect to a work email through the BES and also would like to set up my comcast account. In summary, 2 mail accounts, one personal - one work. Additionally, has anyone tried to maintain their fantasy teams on cbs sportsline? With summer coming, I would like to make changes to my team while I'm out on the road.

Thanks for all the advice!

Blackberry Bold Vs Blackberry Storm

Well I think most Blackberry users love this two models as it's more popular one ( I prefer Tour ). I have made small comparison between Blackberry Bold Vs Blackberry Storm as many person might want know the difference between this two. I used both before I switch to Tour.

Blackberry Bold Vs Blackberry Storm

droid pro vs blackberry bold 9650 os 6.0

im not really sure if this belongs here but my contract with verizon is up tuesday and im debating between the droid pro and the blackberry bold 9650 6.0 os. i know this is a blackberry forum but if you say no to the droid pro id like expirence with before you bash it. as of right now i have an htc ozone windows phone. thank you

Blackberry Vs iPhone...

I've had discussions with people over Blackberry's and iPhone's.

People have different opinions... and many rather the iPhone... and many rather Blackberry.

What would you say is the better phone with the better facilities?

Which should I get? G1 or BlackBerry Curve 8520

I have until tomorrow to decide

I know I'll most likely get a lot of fanboyism seeing as I am posting this on a BlackBerry related site but if you can just try and put that aside and let me know which phone you think I should get.

Here's the deal, My mother is buying a new phone and from what I understand the people at T-Mobile told her if she buys a smartphone she can get another one free. So if all that works out I'll be getting a G1 or possibly her old BlackBerry Curve 8520.

I don't know much about both phones I've only played around with the BlackBerry Curve a few times and it seems okay not too bad though I must admit I do like touch screens after owning an ipod touch, and an env touch.

If someone could go into a bit of detail on the following below that'd be great, though if anyone doesn't want to take the time out to help a newb I'd understand why. Thanks for anybody's input.

What I'm looking for in a phone:

Texting
Web Browsing
E-Mail (I use GMail)
Light Gaming (Something small quick to pass the time while I travel on a bus or train nothing major)
Apps (Preferrably free user friendly apps)
Battery Life

iPhone can't change time correctly

Users complain iPhone clock bungles time change - Yahoo! News

Heh, heh...

You'll Never go back-berry...Thought this was a great blog post!

NSFW: I Chose Not To Choose iPhone? or Android. I Chose Something Else.

Blackberry Bold 9700 Vs iPhone 3GS

I was reading comparison between Blackberry Bold 9700 and iPhone 3GS here:

Blackberry Bold 9700 Vs iPhone 3GS

I found that iPhone 4G is coming in June, will it make more difference then 3GS compare to Bold 9700?

samsung captivate vs BB 9700

I have the option to move to the Samsung Captivate from a Bold 9700 -- the Bold has been giving me issues, so I'm doing a warranty exchange and device swap.

Any opinions? Only thing keeping me on RIM is BBM. Otherwise I'm kinda intrigued by Android.

Thanks!

Blackberry or Iphone

Hello, I'd like to buy a powerfull and nice smartphone for working and fun. I like very much Blackberry but I think an Iphone 4 is better and nicer. What are your opinions and experiences? What do you recomended me?
Thanks a lot.
Peter

9650 Vs. HTC Evo

Would anyone out there give up their Blackberry 9630/9650 for the new HTC Evo. I'm thinking about it but not sure if I can leave BB. Interested in hearing what the group thinks!!!

blackberry vs nokia nokia win

i used bb from many year but some different from nokia is very difficult to be overcome !

- with nokia i can make a audio profile like night to silent all volume, in this profile i can insert some person that i make a ring ! but when i change profile like normal all contact have the same ring ! this wit bb is not possible

-nokia say me a contact name in ring with Bluetooth headset i can hear the name !

-with nokia in bluetoot headset i can hear the personal ring of contact with bb i hear ony a double beep...

this is only some think but this simple tips is very difficult to leave !!

some help me with app !

Will Windows Phone 7 end BlackBerry's enterprise dominance?

Microsoft hasn't really jumped back into the smartphone game just yet (they technically never left, but Windows Mobile 6.5 seems ancient by now), and one writer seems to be betting that RIM has something to worry about.

Reggie Middleton, writing for Business Insider, believes that RIM is now a short play after seeing Windows Phone 7. He says, "I believe RIM is coming up short in the consumer space, and is losing technological advantage in the enterprise space."

Is he right? Well maybe, but it's not that easy. First of all Microsoft has missed an entire cycle in the smartphone world so they have some catching up to do. Those companies who already have a large stable of BlackBerry users are not just going to switch over. In an effort to go after Apple and Google Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 offering seems much more consumer driven so it's doubtful it will be competitive in the enterprise space. Microsoft will surely develop more in the enterprise space but that will take another year or two.

Mr. Middleton argues that Microsoft's smartphones will be extensions of Exchange/Sharepoint/Windows/Office servers and that's true. But, other companies including RIM can interact with Exchange so it may not be compelling enough to switch to a Microsoft handset right away.

As time goes on I think Microsoft will start taking their share of the market and five years from now they could be in the lead, but it's just way too early to tell.

Let's check back next spring and see what kind of momentum Microsoft has with Windows Phone 7. We'll have a better feel for things then.

new phone?

I currently have an old LG Viewty, but im looking to upgrade my phone to contract!! I was looking at the i phone but it seems so expensive for what u get. I use the internet a fair bit on my phone as well as texting alot. What blackberry would u recommend for me? I was looking at the 9700 bold? Anyone got any ideas?

Gav

New forum for 'Phoneswitchers'.

If you are considering changing from a Blackberry to another type of smartphone or are perhaps thinking of changing from an iPhone to a Blackberry for instance or a Treo to a Blackberry my new forum might be able to help.

Each time I changed smartphones, most recently from a Blackberry to an Android G1, I would visit some forums for the phone I was switching to, and ask questions about it and hopefully get answers to how it differs to the phone I presently have.

Now there likes the problem! You see if you visit an Android forum, a Blackberry forum etc you will find it is very biased towards that particular platform. So when you start asking questions like:

?How does the calendar layout on the iPhone differ to the layout on the Blackberry I have now??

You might get a few sensible answers but you will likely also attract some of the forum trolls and end up in a small flame war of your own. This has happened to me on several occasions.

So the idea behind my forum is you can hopefully get impartial advice from people who have already made the particular ?phoneswitch? you are considering, or who are also considering switching and may be able to help with your questions.

I?ll also be hanging out there and will help wherever I can!

The forum is called ?Phone Switchers? and can be found here, Phone Switchers Forum • Index page, please give it a try.

It's early days yet but hopefully it should start receiving some more posts soon!

Button Firefox

Hallo,

I often use the saved passwords of my Firefox browser to see and sometimes erase the passwords...only everytime I must go to Tools - Options - Safety - saved password.
I was arguing if there is a way to insert a link in the toolbar to simplify and speed up this task.

Thank you and hallo to everyone.

__________________
You have never see idea gift like these? (idee regalo on italian or cadeau personnalise on french), traduzioni tribunali

BB Curve Outsells iPhone Q1 2009

The Curve series (83xx) has outsold the iPhone for Quarter 1 of 2009. The iPhone picked up 2nd place in smartphone sales, followed by BlackBerry's Storm, Pearl, and finally, the Android-powered G1.

Curve Outsells iPhone!

iPhone's new Siri vs. Vlingo Plus for BlackBerry?

The free app from RIM I'm most eagerly awaiting to try out is Vlingo Plus, normally $19.99.

The description sounds a lot like the Siri ads, saying in part:

Quote:

Try saying "Text John; What's up?" or "find italian restaurants" or even "update Facebook; I'm on a boat!"

And they post a review snippet from the Wall Street Journal - who generally aren't impressed with "techie cool" stuff, just things that really work:

Quote:

?Vlingo will do whatever you've told it to do? - Wall Street Journal

Has anyone used Vlingo or Siri - or preferably both and can comment on how good or bad Vlingo is and how it compares to Siri?

BB vs. iPhone4 - Can the iPhone do these things?

I'm considering switching to it, but I've been with my BB for almost 4 years now, and love so many things about it, wondering how the iPhone would stack up vs. a Bold 9700 let's say, which I assume will do things just like my current BB Pearl.

I'm in the office pretty much all the time, so don't need to type a lot of emails, which I know the keyboard on the BB would be better for. I'm mainly reading emails the occasional time when I'm away from desk and out of office. I won't need to have my work emails synchronized with Outlook at work either.

What about these things? How does the iPhone handle them?

1. Separate icons per email address on your desktop, so you can decide if you want to only check certain ones (I avoid reading my work emails after hours
2. Sync Outlook contacts and auto sync calendar upon receipt of email
3. Different commands for when in and out of holster, for each email address, and for different things (like for phone, text msg, etc.) You can set it up to vibrate x times for example when in holster when phone rings, but not to vibrate at all if out of it. Set which email address to flash the led, and which ones not to.
4. Silence ringer by pushing volume key easily
5. Backups easy
6. Voice dialing
7. MP3 as ringer. Different ringer per person.
8. Marking emails as opened. I really like this, because when I'm in the office, I occasionally mark all as opened, and then it's easy to spot the new ones if I leave the office and can read just those.
9. Call history per number
10. Multi task while on phone, like read and reply to texts, etc.
11. Autotext for typing words (wer gets changed to we're)

Iphone 4 vs. Blackberry

Hi all, I was planning on getting a blackberry, and now the iphone 4 has come out, which is pretty tempting. Im going to be usign my phone for texting and social networking. I wont really need the browser.. mainly apps. I would also feel a lot better if i knew that there was a new bold coming out, because i want to get the most upgraded/up to date version. Let me know about your thoughts, thanks

New Sidekick LX versus the new Curve

I was wondering if any Blackberry users on TMOBILE have a sidekick and if so how it compares to the curve. I own and run my own business and my phone/pda is basically my life. I have been using the curve for 2 years and like everything about it except for the keyboard which I find rather small. Since I am emailing/texting all day it getst tiresome. Im tired of waiting for the storm and saw that TMOBILE is putting out a new smaller, sleeker Sidekick LX. Is this worth a look? or should I just bite the bullet and buy the new Curve?

EDIT: After reading more on this forum my biggest concern is email. I need to get/send emails asap. Seems like thats still a big complaint to the Sidekick.

Thanks in advance


Thomas

Blackberry vs Pocket PC

Today someone can also get emails and do everything that needs to be done with a pocket PC phone like htc or the latest phones like NOKIA etc. What are the benefits of the blackberry? Why someone would choose blackberry over an htc for example? What is your opinion?

Blackberry 8900 vs Samsung Memoir?

I'm in need of a new phone and now I am wondering which of these two should I get? I have T-Mobile and these two are the most expensive ones so I'm guessing their the best in their class. What are the pros and cons to each one?

Blackberry's space and Apple's space

In truth I feel that Blackberry and Apple have different spaces, and you all know the tool vs. toy argument, business vs. consumer, blah blah blah.

Although between the two, I would say Blackberry has been more aggressive going into Apple's space via the Storm and the general consumer space with the Curves, Pearls and Flips.

Apple's space remains limited to those who deem it acceptable to use a touch screen phone. Apple will never intrude into the hardware QWERTY space without an Iphone that features a fixed qwerty keyboard. But Apple's dogma of conceptual purity will surely prevent such a product. Their strategy is to make the iPhone and even the iPod Touch more and more acceptable to businesses and corporations, and maybe so, through a PDA sort of way. That's squarely aimed at the HP iPaq business.

What happened in the market is that RIM laid waste to the candybar qwerty market. In so doing just blew away Palm's and Motorola's market on qwerty phones. The biggest casualties are Win Mo phones especially. Bolds and Curves just ate up through the Treos, Q9s and Blackjacks. HTC accounts for over 50% of WinMo phones, and only one of them is the bar qwerty type.

What Win Mo lost in market share in the qwerty side is made up in the touchscreen side, especially through the HTC Touch, Diamond and Touch Pros. Other Taiwanese manufacturers like Glo-Fish has a similar pattern. In a way, although Win Mo qwerty phones are still being introduced, like the HTC Snap, much of the Win Mo efforts are directed at the touch screen side and therefore Apple's space. The biggest loser has been Nokia's N-series, whose emphasis in multimedia places them right in the tracks of Apple's train.

One does has to consider how much the hybrid---touch screen with slider qwerty---pose a threat to both spaces. This isn't just in reference to HTC's phones using that factor with Win Mo like the Touch Pro or Moguls, but also mid end phones with proprietary OSes, the spiritual descendants of the Sidekick. This factor isn't going away, and it may become more popular. Nokia has just moved into this space with two models, on the E series and another on the Xpressmusic side. I suspect RIM is looking at this direction, with probably a Storm kind of variant with a pull out keyboard.

I think RIM's future strategy lies on three horns.

1. Increase and maintain dominance of the candybar qwerty market.

2. Increase the beach head on the touch screen market.

3. A response to the hybrid touchscreen with slider qwerty market.

How tempted are you buy the iPhone?

I love my Mac and my iPod but I also love my new BB 8830 which is just one week old. So far I don't find myself all that tempted by the iPhone because the BB handles email so well and VZW to me just has a better network.

I'm just wondering how tempted other Mac/BB users are by the iPhone.

Blackberry 9800 vs. Blackberry 9700/9780 With OS6

Presently I'm using the 9700 with a leaked version of OS6, and the only problem I have is that I cannot access my Bank of America accounts, which I do mostly at home anyway. Aside from that, I love the new browser, the Player For YouTube Pro, which loads and buffers better than my home computer with absolutely no lag. I am now considering the 9800, but given how satisfied I am with the 9700 with the new OS6, I wonder what I am missing out on with the 9800. Anyone here has both the 9700/9780 with OS6 as well as the 9800 for a comparison?

Tmobile upgrading time - 9700 or mytouch slide?

Wife - 8310 unlocked and will almost definitely upgrade to a 9700 in the next month
Me - 8900

We BBM relatively often, I use google maps, facebook, gmail, slingplayer, and only infrequently use internet.

Will the mytouch slide disappoint me?

Is there an instant messenger app that will work to connect the 9700 with the MTslide?

I could get the slide from walmart for $140 with a contract extension, I'm on month 12 of a 2 year contract. Or would that be wicked dumb, because in another year there will be phones that are amazing and way better than current ones?

Iphone vs Anyphone..

I do believe that most of you have seen this before.
Anyway, for those who haven't... it's worth it.



Cell Phone Reunion - CollegeHumor Video

BB vs Pre vs Android vs Iphone 3.0 vs Winmo 6.1

This chart seems to be a little off eh?

and im pretty sure that the berry has universal search.. i mean, this big icon that says SEARCH might be something.... right?

What behavioral factors influencing you to use BlackBerry?

How do you feel about the brand of blackberry?

Do you think they are any cultural, social, personal or psychological factors that make you buy BlackBerry instead of other handheld-devices?

iphone 3.0 vs storm

Hi all,

I was just reading about apples "updates to the iphone" and it seems as if they are all already on the storm.

No multimedia messaging? No cut and paste and no horizontal view?

While I think the storm needs an update of its own to resolve some bugs, I think it is a solid device..

I dont see how the iphone is superior at all..
even with the app store..it doesnt appear to be superior really in any way..
many feel its the wifi..
honestly, I get 3G almost anywhere I go and its fast enough for me to do what I need..I would likely not evne use wifi and forget it on and drain my battery..

just food for thought...apples updates are all already on the storm

iPhone Beats Out BlackBerry in Workplace: Study

Interesting

iPhone Beats Out BlackBerry in Workplace: Study | Fox Business

Nokie E72 vs blackberry 9700

I'm thinking of buying either of the two phones. Previously owned Nokias and like their simplicity. Could people give me both positive and negative views on both phones for a decision.

Thanks

BlackBerry vs. iPhone 4 - enterprise security

iPhone 4, iOS 4 offer deeper enterprise support - Computerworld

Gartner says:

Quote:

Dulaney also referred to a research note that he and another Gartner analyst, John Girard, prepared on May 20 that stated, "Apple continues to make incremental improvements for enterprise support [with iOS 4] and will widen its appeal to third parties and end users." But those optimistic remarks were followed by this comment: "The iPhone is still not at the level of the BlackBerry at its highest levels of security, or at the level of Microsoft when third-party products complement Windows Mobile. However, Apple's iPhone OS 4 enhancements are a step in the right direction."

question: (idk where 2 put this) anyways

what phone is faster........first of all its not about your perferance about the phone...

is a unlocked 2g and 3g iphone faster then a bb curve 8900????
apps wise and internet wise

Yay!!!! I switch to the iPhone

.....OK, so here it is. About 2 weeks ago my IT guy figured out a great way to push our microsoft exchange email to his iPhone using Outlook Web Access. I was bored with my 8310 but wasn't really wanting a Bold all that much so I bit. I got a black 8g iPhone and this thing rocks. I have my work email and gmail being pushed (faster than to the bb's) and I have all of my email folders on the iPhone along with seamless wireless reconciliation. I am so glad I made the switch. Sorry BB loyalist, the bb just aint what it used to be.

BB v.s. Apple

YouTube - BlackBerry Bullet Shows Apple Who's Boss!














BB rules!

See how much RIM hates Apple! :) Funny!

This is a must see advertising clip made by RIM.

BlackBerry Ad Shows How Much RIM Hates Apple - Bicester Computers Support Forum

Curve Vs. Treo 700p

I currently own a treo 700p and i think its alright, im rather tech savvy so i have been able to keep it working about 95% of the time but Verizon has jerked me around for the last time. I have heard BBs are more stable than palms and i was looking at the curve specificly. My requirement for a phone would be

• Good Calendar and ToDo apps
• String SMS messages together much like an AIM convo
• Good call quality
• Be extremely stable
• Sync with my Mac computer
• I like email but its not necessary and i know BBs are famous for having good email so thats not a problem

Basically i would like to know how the curve performs mostly in the calendar and todo areas from people who have used it for a while, and preferably those who have also used a treo

Thanks in advance

HTV EVO & Blackberry Bold 9650 - my experience

This is not a "vs." thread as you are used to reading...this is merely my observations since I have owned and used both devices to their fullest extent. I wanted to share these with you guys (as well as blackberryforums.com) to see what you all thought. I get a ton of email each day, a fair amount of texts and use the high side of 5k mins/month. One of the ways that I have always set myself apart is my response times. I am VP of Sales for a small wireless integration firm and used to work for Sprint and Nextel on the data side. My first smartphone was a Blackberry 7510 in 2004. I had access to every device that Nextel and Sprint had and tried 95% of them. I always went back to Blackberry.

In July of this year, my CEO gave me an EVO and I wanted to give it a fair shot. I went into with the same mentality as always - that I would be back to Blackberry in a few days. I was wrong. I immediately began reading XDA-developers on how to root the device and after that, it snowballed. I was CONSTANTLY trying to find new ways to enhance the battery life and customize my device to my liking. I played around with many different ROMS and kernels (CM6, Baked Snack, Myn and a couple others) and had found Myn's Warm 2.2 RLS4 with Netarchy 2.1.1 CFS smartass kernel to be the best fit for me. That said, I blew through batteries each day unless I was in my home office had to carry an extra one every where I went. On Friday (12/24), I saw a post on Twitter about OS 6.0 for the 9650 and decided to give it a shot. Here is my comparison based on my usage of both devices.

Screen:

Blackberry: ample size for email and texting. Marginal for video like youtube.
EVO: Gorgeous clarity and perfect for watching videos and looking at pictures.

Battery:

Blackberry: stellar battery life....not only does it hold a charge well it doesn't take long to charge. I carry an extra battery in my bag but I can barely ever remember using it.
EVO: Terrible. I have seen so many posts about how folks are getting x hours of standby or sleep or whatever..point is, it comes down to how long the battery lasts as I use the device. I found myself checking percentage drain after leaving the device on all night after every change I made (kernel, ROM, etc.)....it became rather time consuming if you think about it. Everyone always says, "yeah, but it does so much more?" Well, I got tired of worrying what my battery life was going to do when I turned GPS on to use Navigation. You would have thought that the folks that manufactured these devices would have added a little extra juice.

Size:

Blackberry: nice design...good fit in my hand but keyboard is just a tad small (I wear a XXL golf glove).
EVO: large 4.3" screen great for media but a little big to carry around daily. Until the EVO I was a BB holster guy. Having the EVO on my hip felt like a small TV on my belt. I lost that clip quickly and will never carry ANY device on my hip again.

Keyboard:

Blackberry: quite simply, it is perfect. No device can touch a Blackberry keyboard, IMO. Even other Android devices with sliders are no comparison.
EVO: This was my first time using a touchscreen device for any length of time. I didnt care for stock, tried Swype (eh) and decided that SwiftKey was the best choice for me. I got used to touchscreen with no problem and while I wasnt as fast as I was on my BB, it worked fine.

Email:

Blackberry: again, cosmetics aside, email is great. With Blackberry and BES, you know what you are getting. There is no manual sync just to be sure that all email is there. One downside is the lack of mirrored sync. On activesync, you can delete an email in your inbox and it wont show up anymore on your device. Not so with Blackberry (unless this is a new feature in 6.0). I like how easy it is to reply (letter r), reply all (letter l) and forward (letter f) emails with Blackberry. Attachments are handled ok.
EVO: My company is on Exchange 2003 so no HTML email on the stock android mail app. I bought the Touchdown app and it was just ok. While I liked the HTML email via Touchdown it used a little more battery than the stock app. I like the fact that everything is mirrored (replica of inbox). On more than one occasion I noticed that email would sync only after getting into my inbox. Functionality seemed fine 95% of the time....but not 100%. Another small irritant of mine in Android is the fact that the cc field isn't in view automatically. You actually have to hit a button to put the cc field in and then add your address.

Messaging:

Blackberry: Blackberry messenger is awesome, no doubt. Problem is you are limited to those that use it. Texting on the Blackberry is fine also. In fact, I like it as much as Android because it acts just like the email app.

EVO: Until the EVO, I had very limited interaction with texting. Literally, 90% of anyone I communicated with was on BBM. I tried the stock app, Handcent and then finally ended up with ChompSMS. Texting vs. texting it's a wash on both devices.

Browsing:

Blackberry: browsing has gotten a bit better with 6.0 but it doesn't compare to the EVO. It gets the job done but it's just ok.

EVO: I love browsing the web on the EVO. I like the auto text resize capabilities of the stock browser and the overall experience is much better.

Calendar

Blackberry: Never had an issue with the calendar on a Blackberry.
EVO: I can count 8-10 specific events that just didn't show up on my calendar on my EVO...All from Exchange and all events were in Outlook. I need to know this will work 100% of the time. Period.

Contacts

Blackberry: KIS -Keep is simple is exactly what they do. Never an issue with contacts. Always integrated nicely with the other aspects of Blackberry. In 6.0 you can see all conversations/activities within each contact.
EVO: The "people" app on the EVO was ok. When I first got the EVO, everything wanted to integrate with more than one source....it listed Google, PC, Exchange......and I only wanted Exchange....again, never felt 100%.

Apps:

Blackberry: App store is just ok...nothing great to mention here.

EVO: Android market is awesome....lots of great choices for the many things that can be done with Android.

UI
Blackberry: Simple and non-descript. 6.0 adds a good amount to it but it isn't on par with Android.
EVO: I love the time and weather widgets on the home screen. I definitely miss that on Blackberry.

Social Media:

I manage my company's Twitter account as well as our Facebook account (along with my personal accounts of each). I simply love TweetDeck for Android. With Blackberry, I haven't found a combined app that functions anywhere close. I tried HootSuite but it wasn't a combined app...I had to go into Facebook and then into Twitter. (if anyone has a recommendation here, by all means speak up).

Security

Blackberry: No contest here. If I left my Blackberry in a cab, I would not be concerned at all knowing that I could call my IT dept and have it shut down immediately.
EVO: Not so much. I know there are IT policies that can be implemented and it's "pretty" secure. I am not the IT department BUT I just don't feel as secure knowing that it isn't a BES.

Miscellaneous:

I think it's only a matter of time before Blackberry puts a much better camera in their devices. That is a big part of my satisfaction with the EVO. I am a huge amateur photographer and take pictures virtually everywhere I go. Earlier today as was driving my father in-law's 4-wheeler in the snowstorm pulling my 5 and 8 year old girls on saucers I pulled out my Blackberry and could easily turn around and snap a few shots as i was driving. Safe? probably not but I couldn't have done that as easily (if at all) with the EVO. Another thing I noticed was the ability to dial numbers from websites and calendar invites. On Blackberry, it just works. On the EVO, it was hit or miss.

Overall, the EVO is a great device. I travel a fair amount so having a device like that that could entertain me on a plane was a great draw. I loved Angry Birds, Kindle app and a few more. Problem was I would use all of that and then land and not have any juice to actually work. One of the biggest irritants of the EVO was having to hit the power button on the top to turn the device on. Sounds petty, but that bugged me.

Last week, I ordered an iPad with some Marriott points and I have a feeling that it will serve as more than enough entertainment on planes (hasn't arrived yet). I switched back to my 9650 this past Friday and because of the nature of my business I just think that Blackberry is the better device for me.

I will leave you with one stat that I pulled directly from Xobni (those not familiar with this app for Outlook, you should definitely check it out). It's a great organizer for email within Outlook but also has some analytics that will boggle your mind. It may sound petty but from the first of the year until the day I switched to my EVO my average response time was less than 3 minutes for email. From the day I switched to the EVO until this past Friday my average response time was just under 6 mins....

Ultimately, there isn't one perfect device (in my opinion). For me and right now, it appears that a Blackberry will better serve my needs from a business perspective. Thanks for everyone's assistance on this and other Android forums....you all have been great....Happy New Year!

RIM chasing Apple instead of worrying about their bread and butter

While some may say the article is biased based on the blog it was posted on, it does make some valid points. RIM is in trouble.
Let the fanboy flames begin.

Why is RIM running away from BlackBerry to battle Apple? | TiPb

Nokia E71 Vs Blackberry

I hesitate between the Nokia E71 and 2 blackberry of Rogers, the BOLD or the curve 8900. I want to use this phone for music, internet, emails, messenger, radio streaming and apps like graphic calculator(3d). What is the best compromise ? Do you know if nokia can be on the internet at the same time as the messenger like a blackberry? thank you!

bb 8330 Vs htc s710

i have both can you tell me the pros and cons of both the cell as i have to get rid of one.

BB vs BB?

not really a competition i suppose, but what do u think (of the berries that w support on the forum [7200 - storm i believe]) do you think is the worst and why??

i havent used the older ones, but out of everything i have used, i would say the pearl is the worst one. the keyboard was a setback and it was kinda slow, but some people like things to be more compact. anyways, what do u think?

BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S

BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S
Compare Features BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S
OS	BlackBerry OS 7.0		iOS 5
Chipset			Apple A5
CPU	1.2 GHz QC 8655		Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU			PowerVR SGX543MP2
Sensors	Proximity, compass		Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM		iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser	HTML		HTML (Safari)
Radio	No		No
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps		Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1		No
Colors	Black, White		Black, White
	- BlackBerry maps - Document viewer - MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA player - Organizer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input		- MicroSIM card support only - Scratch-resistant glass back panel - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - Twitter integration - Google Maps - Audio/video player and editor - Image editor - Voice command/dial - TV-out

Display	Compare Display BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S
	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors		LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	640 x 480 pixels, 2.8 inches (~286 ppi pixel density)		640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch			Yes
	Protection			Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
		- Optical trackpad

Memory	Compare Memory BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory		No
	Internal	8GB storage, 768 MB RAM		16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

Data	Compare Data BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S
	GPRS	Yes		Yes
	EDGE	Yes		Yes
	Speed	HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps		HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band		Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR		Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	No		No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0		Yes, v2.0

Camera	Compare Camera BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S
	Primary	5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, LED flash		8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization		Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR
	Video	Yes, 720p		Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
	Secondary	No		Yes, VGA, 480p@30fps, videocalling over Wi-Fi only

Battery	Compare Battery BlackBerry Bold 9900 VS Apple iPhone 4S
		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1230 mAh		Standard battery, Li-Po 1432 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)		Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)		Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h		Up to 40 h

BB vs Q

I have the original Q and have not problems with it. However, everyone I know says to get a BB that I would love it. With the Q I am able to connect it to my laptop and use it as a modem when I need to and it does not cost any more. Can I do that with a BB? Why would I want BB over the Q? I really don't know the main differences. Funny thing is when I go in to Sprint and ask them the differences, they say it is pretty much personal preference. LOL Lots of help there.

New Blackberry OS 7 2011

In Year 2011 RIM released new Blackberry smartphones with Blackberry 7 Operating system.
With Blackberry 7 OS, the browsing will be 40% faster compared to OS 6 and 100% faster comparedw with OS 5 smartphones. Experience the powerful features and innovative apps of the next-generation BlackBerry OS.
RIM’s new BlackBerry 7 based smartphones also feature Liquid GraphicsTM technology, with each smartphone combining a dedicated high-performance graphics processor with a blazingly fast CPU and stunning high resolution display to deliver a highly responsive touch interface with incredibly fast and smooth graphics.



The new Blackberry OS 7 2011 are :
2 Blackberry Bold : Bold 9900 & 9930
3 Blackberry Torch : Torch 9810, 9850 , & 9860
3 Blackberry Curve : Curve 9350, 9360, & 9370


The Bold 9900/9930 is thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet, Faster loading, faster scrolling, faster zooming. It's the fastest BlackBerry experience to date. The premium BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 smartphones feature the most powerful engine ever in a BlackBerry smartphone.

The Torch 9850/9860 have the largest spectacular 3.7" touch screen onBlackBerry smartphone yet. It boasts millions of colors for a stunning viewing experience, and provides a smooth, accurate and fast typing experience.

The Torch 9810 have touch-screen display plus slide-out QWERTY keyboard provide an incredible multimedia experience.

The Curve 9350/9360/9370 smartphones have what you need to keep up, including a powerful processor and super fast browser. And with a 5 MP camera with flash, you'll be ready to capture all those fun and memorable moments.

The all New Blackberry OS 7 2011 are available for order, contact your local authorized dealer or official Blackberry carrier.