Think I'll get an 8100 to supplement my 8700...

[anthonymoody]

I'm a loooooooong time TMo user who totally loves my 8700 but wouldn't mind a camera and a slimmer profile for evenings out. I remember that thread in the 8700 forum about having multiple phones. For me, this is the perfect supplement. I HATE suretype (I suffered a 7100 for a few months) but for quick night time messages I could live with it in exchange for the tiny size and camera.

And if it's much quicker and more stable than the 7100, maybe I could learn to live with it full time...

Just a misc. rambling.

TM

[Stinsonddog]

Hold off until you see the camera quality. Currenlty 1.3 mp. I have seen an image and I wasn't too impressed. Now I am a pretty decent photoshop user (my avatar is my passport photo) so I may demand more.

[Boy Genius]

If i'm not mistaken that photo was from a pre-production device, many protos have camera quality issues and they many times better with the production

[tprime]

but for quick night time messages I could live with it in exchange for the tiny size and camera.

And if it's much quicker and more stable than the 7100, maybe I could learn to live with it full time...

TM

I concur. I really love my 'g' but if that phone is $200 bucks that makes a nice alternative device. And hey i think i read somewhere about an improved suretype. I like a qwerty but i didn't find suretype that bad. so we'll see.

[Milkman]

my avatar is my passport photo

It must be hell for you to go through the metal detectors with those studs coming out of your neck... :)

[anthonymoody]

BG - I'd seen in another of your posts that you mentioned something similar about the camera. I hope they improve the quality prior to release, and perhaps the specs too - I saw a post where someone (you?) speculated that maybe 2MP was in the works. We'll see I guess.

To me, the biggest PITA about using two phones like this is swapping the SIM back and forth... but like I said - I'll do it when I go out at night.

TM

[CZBB]

To me, the biggest PITA about using two phones like this is swapping the SIM back and forth... but like I said - I'll do it when I go out at night.

TM

And having different PIN #'s too.

[o2mpx]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Can someone comment on how bad is suretype compared to us who're used to the qwerty keyboard?

[Boy Genius]

SureType is the death of me. But it just seems so much better on the 8100...RIM is playing Jedi Mind Tricks on me

[MajSingh]

i never thought about that, but its a nice idea...i use a razr for when i want/need something small and really hate missing the benefits of my 8700...i could use the 8100 instead of the razr and keep the 8700 for daily use (since i love qwerty also..)

[anthonymoody]

CZBB,
Sorry for the dumb question, but what's the problem with having two pin numbers? I use BIS not BES - will it matter?

BG,
Someone else asked about whether the keys were actually cut in half, or rocked in some way such that you could more easily press E instead of R for instance. Have you found this to be the case?

MajSingh,
Yeah I came very close to buying a SLVR for this purpose - but the 8100 seems to be about the same size and obviously does so much more!

TM

[JeffAUV]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Can someone comment on how bad is suretype compared to us who're used to the qwerty keyboard?


I've used both and I prefer the suretype. It's like built-in spell check for me. I have learned to live with the little quirks, which I believe are to be fixed on the 8100

[Dawg]

The picture I took with it was awesome was clearer than my samsung digi camera

[thought]

The picture I took with it was awesome was clearer than my samsung digi camera

Which Samsung digicam are you comparing it to? Thanks if you can give us any info on this.

[rambo47]

I'm getting used to the idea of a second BB as a backup. My recently purchased 7105t will be doing backup duty when I get the Pearl. Then I can finally kick my Treo 650 to the curb!

[kmccarthy]

I will probably use the 8100 as my main phone because of its size and use the 8700 and 7105t as backup phones

[chbak014]

I concur. I really love my 'g' but if that phone is $200 bucks that makes a nice alternative device. And hey i think i read somewhere about an improved suretype. I like a qwerty but i didn't find suretype that bad. so we'll see.
i highly doubt it will be 200 bucks.

[anthonymoody]

$200 with a 2 year commitment.

And after seeing BG's video review I'm more stoked than ever...

TM

[lolamae]

Anyone know WHY its only $200? Such a great deal for a great phone,.... but WHY?!

[noeffectx]

Anyone know WHY its only $200? Such a great deal for a great phone,.... but WHY?!

to lure more new customers on tmobile and to make the old customers sign for another two more years.

[thejlw]

Prob to compete w/ the Q...

[anthonymoody]

Guys, this is first and foremost meant to be a consumer product, not a business tool - regardless of its bulletproof made-for-enterprise underpinnings. Camera, media player, form factor, true type, etc. etc. etc.

You can't enter the consumer market without proper, competitive pricing. Full stop.

TM

[anthonymoody]

Nevermind. I'm getting an 8800 and sticking to 1 device.

THANK YOU BOY GENIUS.

TM

[kmccarthy]

your getting an 8800? do u mean 8700 or did BG spill the beans to u.

[Pizzle]

From the Rumor Mill:

http://www.blackberryforums.com/rumor-mill/45197-bg-unearths-8800-gamma-ray.html

[mobilecontrol]

The camera on the 8100 is the best camera phone that T-Mobile offers. I've used it quite a few times.

And I have no idea why so many people complain about SureType unless you have huge hands. I have the 8700g and 7100t and although I am faster on the 8700g, typing on the 7100t I'm nearly just as fast...

[anthonymoody]

Uh uh mobilecontrol - it's not an issue of speed, it's one of accuracy. There are TONS of pairs of 3 letter words which both use the same keystrokes. And voila - suretype guesses the wrong one about 99% of the time (e.g. get, and hey).

For me qwerty is the one and only.

TM