lifespan of the 8703e

[a1b2c3d4]

assuming no liquid damage, what would you all say is the average expected lifespan of the 8703e?

[John Clark]

They seem to last as long as the trackwheel. Thats been the biggest 87xx killer.

2-3 years....maybe longer depending on use.

[bvandrasik]

assuming no liquid damage, what would you all say is the average expected lifespan of the 8703e?

Mine will reach end-of-life in August when it is 22 months old and Sprint will give me a big rebate on a Curve!

[Dawg]

man i abused my 8703 it was agreat phone indeed.

[hnsimpson]

man i abused my 8703 it was agreat phone indeed.

never left it on your Jeep, though....I hear that's a killer!

-simpson

[John Clark]

(y)

[Dawg]

never left it on your Jeep, though....I hear that's a killer!

-simpson

No it was gone before the jeep got here.

[a1b2c3d4]

hmm only 2-3 years? man, i have 6yr old nokias that are still going.

[John Clark]

Does your nokia do email, pin, instant message, phone, map, web surf, etc.? My guess is one uses a Blackberry much more than a standard cell phone. The standard nokia phone was used for phone and sms only. Think about how many times the trackwheel is pushed on an 87xx device.

[moorken]

i would actually say 1 to 2 years, in our company about 80% of the blackberries died before their 2nd year...
and we have this for about every model....

[John Clark]

I have some users who are still using 7100t's from 3 years ago. I offer new BB's to them and many don't want to change.

[dwp1975]

You guys are making me miss my 8703e, everytime I upgrade to another device I always come back to the 8703e. It's just a flat out great device despite OS 4.2 taking a dump on it....lol.

[dwp1975]

I almost went back to my 8703e again this morning. But the trackwheel makes my joints in my fingers hurt after prolonged use. (n)