I have this "thing" I guess you could say for the 850/950 series, I like the size and layout. I'd like to know everyones thoughts on such a device IF there was an updated model produced by RIM.

BTW I'd personally rather have two devices so I can talk on one and type with the other simultaneously...... I hate being interupted by phone calls when I'm all ready doing something on the phone.

My first blackberry was the 950 that I used for an older job. It was IMO the best of all the blackberrys!

Regards,
dolo

It you hate being interrupted, buy the 5790. It is a data only BlackBerry that runs on the old Mobitext network.

Those older models were great. I didn't care about the lack of a color screen. They were not top heavy like the current models. It would be nice if they would come out with a modern version of it using one of the cellular networks instead of the slower and weaker 9.6K Mobitex network. I still have one at my desk and refuse to get rid of it, as I show people "where it all started".

hahaha,

I have one sitting in a box collecting dust :(

PC

Me too.... from SkyTel.

More people seem to like the idea than not, but how many of those would really go backward? I know people (me) who say they like the screen on the 7290 better than the 7100 but do i wish it had that old screen? I'm not so sure...

If you hate being interupted and have a seperate phone just forward all calls to your voicemail, or to your main cell phone line, thats what I do...

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BG...exactly how many phones do you carry at once?

Why? you'd be using a ton of double A's and worse of all the dreaded blackberry thumb!

I'm not about to switch networks, that's why I was wish RIM developed an updated version to run on current cellular networks as cchatagnier previously said. I can deal with the phone for now until I have some money to spend on a new device.

I don't think everone is getting me on the updated version, I'm talking updated like color screen, bluetooth, quadband gsm, edge, etc like all modern blackberry devices but in the same form factor. To be honest I'm probably going to pick one up on ebay for a few bucks just to play with.

You can use the newer BlackBerries as data-only devices. Just tell the carrier to disable (block) phone service on them. Then you won't get any incoming phone calls. It'd behave like a fancy newer 950. You'd be able to use a separate cellphone. Yes, this requires two cellphone plans, but this isn't too much different from having a mobitex (950) plan and a cellphone plan.

If you're really serious about buying another 950, click the link in my signature. I have one that I'm selling. Only thing you'll need for it is a data/syncing cradle and the standard BB 950 OS to load on it. That'll make more sense once you click the link and read that topic.

So, if you're serious about wanting one, make me an offer via PM.

My first RIM device was an 850, which operated on the Motient (formerly the ARDIS) network. I was going through AA batteries like crazy (the 850 has a two watt transmitter).

I traded the 850 for a RIM 950, which operated on Cingular's Mobitex network (formerly the Bell South Wireless Device - BSWD network). The transmitter was only one watt, and my battery consumption improved DRASTICALLY.

Then I progressed to a 7230 (T-Mobile), and now my trusty 7250 (Verizon), which I am attached to at the hip. I love it too much!

BUT, I would love to see RIM re-introduce a modernized 850/950 series device, with an improved display (color?) and feature set. Anybody who has used these devices would probably agree that the QWERTY keyboard was easier to type on, because of the somewhat wider span. The size of the device was handy, too. And rugged? Never had a problem, although I've read of others having drop/breakage experiences with theirs.

Like the previous poster (Figment) I like the idea of having a separate device for data. It's good for redundant backup communications, should the primary device or network fail (assuming you have two devices on two different networks).

Anyway, I'm all for reintroducing the 850/950 series. RIM????

Why would you want two plans???!! I think it's silly to have a phone and a Blackberry....that is all.

Yeah Mark, but the 950 is compact, and has a better keyboard layout, IMHO. If they were remade with color screens, and all the other non-phone refinements of my 7290...cool!

A silly concept. The market forces do not want the 850/950, not to mention the numerous discoveries and enhancements in todays devices since then..

if you REALLY like an 850/950 just buy one and use it, consider yourself lucky you can still activate one of these..

Although they were small, and used the AA battery, i HATED the screen on the device. I'm glad to see them go..

headtailgrep said...
Although they were small, and used the AA battery, i HATED the screen on the device. I'm glad to see them go..

And I'm saying:
That's why the comments in several of the previous posts suggested an improved display, perhaps color, which would be a nice improvement to a very popular device.

There is a market for users who don't need or want the phone and/or PDA features. Such a device would meet the needs of alot of users.

And having a backup device on another carrier makes alot of sense for a variety of reasons, and for a variety of users.

i have a rim 950, what provider still activates this device, tell me the process it takes to get this activated please.

If you have a 950 (still working) you must call RIM to have it activated. It runs on the Mobitext network.

I know one still use RIM device from Go America. click this http://www.goamerica.com/goweb/products/rim.php

this whole thread actually made me buy one a rim 950!!!! I always loved this handheld.

The screen is scrappy when u compare it to now..but 5 years ago, it was awesome!!!

I wouldnt say no to a modern rim 950, gsm, color screen, high resolution (like the 7290). Bluetooth sync with computer. With paging possibilities.

The one feature I miss about the old school blackberries, (even though technically you were not supposed to do it), was that when you were on the plane, you could still send and receive messages, if you flew over an area where the cell coverage would reach up that high. On long flights it was nice to be able get messages out that you needed to.

While I know the commercial airlines technically prohibit their use, our corporate aircraft flight crews allowed us to use the BB's in flight.

Sadly, the new devices won't even catch a hint of a signal after you get a few 1000 feet off the ground.

That was because of the mobitex network. It was easy to get a signal in a plane. Can't do that with the 2.5/3g networks.

I loved that it was small, and discrete, even all the new BBerry's are too huge, I sit down they dig into my side... I loved the small 950.... And you KNOW the guys at RIM were doing alot of work on the power saving features.... a 1 Watt Cell Modem and 386SX Processor ran for 3 weeks ON A SINGLE AA BATTERY! Amazing!

Did you know that there was a 3V Litihum in the 950? All the AA did was re-charge the 3V litihum (hense why you could change the battery fast and it wouldn't die)


Let's see..... Feature listing....

NEW Rim 9500

OLED Colour Screen
64MB of memory
GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 1XRTT EVDO UMTS dual mode radio
XD or SD Card slot
Bluetooth (i'd still like the phone part integrated!)
Full Phone use
Speakerphone
PTT support (non iDEN style an iDEN style for the NexTel crew)
Full blown TCP/IP Stack
Litihum Polymer Rechargable Battery Pack
Small 30 second bridge battery (So you can swap batteries on the fly)
Backlit keys....
Chassis Plastics can be easily changed for colour co-ordination
Same FormFactor of the Blackberry 950...

Hmmm I don't know maybe it would be cool...

oh man it would be amazing..having the phone integrated...but u can only use it with a headset! oh man..it sounds so goood!!! i dont even care if it has sd slot or not!!! it would be so cool to send this thread to rim..and having this thread reappear in the rumor section as...next bberry to be released. THE BB9500 !!!

New forum user here. My name is Erica. I have a 950 that I used with AOL's Mobile Communicator Service and I can't seem to get rid of it. Problem is I don't have any serial ports on my pc or the cradle/software to update the device.