[Sydman]

I didn't discover BB's till Verizon got the Pearl loved that but wanted bigger screen. Then I went to the Curve was in love all over again, I strayed when they got the EnV touch. Had that for maybe a week what a POS and took it back and waited till they got the Tour. Don't see myself betraying BB again, it just does everything I need and very well.

[SmoothOperator]

Dude, from what I've gathered, the HTC devices, Palm Pre, iPhone and other similar devices, are all hyped up. One would pick up such a device for reasons that are more emotional than practical. I have both the iPhone and the Bold, but the iPhone has no push email; at best it can fetch email every fifteen minutes. Are you picking a new device because of the way it appeals to you emotionally, or would you rather receive and send emails instantly? Blackberry is king when it comes to push email.

[trbloomer]

I'm with the choose by the application/abilities crowd. For me Todo Matrix is my killer app and it only runs on BB. I keep looking around at Droid, Pre, Iphone etc.

I can get very frustrated with BB OS at times I don't like how it limits the way I organize my apps, multi tasking is less than a stellar feature but it does do what I need.

The others are very tempting but since this one app is more important to me than what looks to be a nicer UI, I stick with BB.

[MERK350Z]

i have to be honest i have been testing almost every pocketpc phone out there and always end up coming back to a blackberry. i just find that pocket pc phones just dont run as smooth as the blackberry OS . you are correct these days its more about just email but the blackberry is all about email and push data . i find it that pocket pc phones are people who just want to copy there pc computer real quick, but for some reason i always end up returning the pocketpc phones and end up on the blackberry again. i rather pay a restocking fee then end up with 500 dollar phone that i am not going to use and have it collect dust . one of the main issues i find people who buy a blackberry and are disapponted the blackberry is not a toy its a tool. i mean as much as i would love to have the same web browser as an iphone and play games on it i just find it hands down blackberry makes an overall better product in the professional world

[TimW]

I'd consider the Droid except that Verizon basically wants double what my current TMO Blackberry plan costs me. Sorry, but having a "cool phone" isn't worth an extra $720 per year + tax to me.

Some days, I miss my 7100, but overall I'm much happier with the Curve since overcoming my trackball fear.

[9bberry]

Blackberry For Life

[kurichan]

My only loyalty is to the best device. For people who actually want to get professional work done on their mobile device, that's still the Blackberry.

I was utterly unimpressed with the blog posting of the OP.

Rambling and inarticulate and without supporting evidence; reminds me of junior high school "I feel this way, thus it is so" type essays.

[roofus]

Unfortunately there is no perfect device. I have an iphone 3GS (as well as a BlackBerry 9700) and it is great, except it has three major flaws: a virtual keyboard, poor battery life, and a crappy camera. Perhaps if Blackberry or Apple come out with slider (full screen and physical keyboard) . . . . .

[pinhead]

I have been a BlackBerry user for quite a while and still think that it is the fastest mobile email platform. My 9700 is certainly the best for texting, BlackBerry Messenger (must I explain?), excellent calling capabilities (handset and speakerphone), very good PIM (though in very bad need of an interface update), an a reliably good keyboard.

However, I really feel like BlackBerry devices are falling behind for business use insome serious ways. Number one and a seriously annoying one is the lack of a full featured mobile Office client included with the phone. Oh yes, Documents to Go is included, and it certainly allows some documents to be opened. I cannot create one unless I purchase the premium version of the software. Should I really have to purchase commom office software for a business device when other work focused smartphones include it? I really do not like this at all.

Web browsing. This has been covered by everyone reviewing a BlackBerry. The web browsing experience is just not alright anymore. I will not go into detail. I don't feel like it. Every smartphone out there has a better browser than BlackBerry devices do. I won't pay a premium for a device that is getting left behind like this.

My New Bold 9700, which I managed to get a VERY deep discount on, is my personal phone. I cannot use it for work. It doesn't have what I need for that but is almost perfect for personal use. Think about that...the BlackBerry Bold 9700 isn't good enough for me to use for work yet it is great for personal use. Isn't that backwards?! My business line is now being used by the ultra capable Touch Pro 2. I have the push email and Exchange syncing, a great mobile Office suite, a great web browser, wonderful speaker phone and the ahndset actually beats the Bold for calling all around, and very good battery life (the 9700 keeps the advantage there though). I enjoy the Touch Pro 2 as a personal phone as well but it is best for work as I need it.

[blackbelt]

Originally Posted by NJBlackBerry

The 957 battery was much better.

The battery was unbelievable... I wish RIM made the retro... no recharging.. a device that lasts a month. Probably cheaper as batteries weren't included

[blackbelt]

Originally Posted by kurichan

My only loyalty is to the best device. For people who actually want to get professional work done on their mobile device, that's still the Blackberry.

I was utterly unimpressed with the blog posting of the OP.

Rambling and inarticulate and without supporting evidence; reminds me of junior high school "I feel this way, thus it is so" type essays.

Blackberry has long since left the "business and professional work" market as a major source of revenue. Once they came out with the Pearl and Curve the focus has been more consumer less business.

[0073gs]

I just did the reverse swap I was one of the first to hop on the Android bandwagon last year when released through T-Mobile. The Android hype and possibilities all sounded great. My expectation as to where the Android platform would have gone was not met. Lots of Apps was there for the product, but the limiting factor again was the network. I don't think cell network providers should be selling Internet phones. Their thinking and focus is selling minutes on the mobile network and not really making the technology work as promised/expected. It somewhat works.

I just picked up a BB 9700 and my expectation is a good cell phone, with email and texting capability. A feature like UMA technology should have been part of the Android package.

We need to start thinking about the real functionality of these products being dumped on the market because the people doing the dumpling they have no clue.

[Noodle22]

Do you mean the technology of the network or the phone?

Providers provide a network, they only subsidize hardware on contracts for the user to have a phone to use on that network, or the user purchases a phone outright to use. They don't make the phones themselves. You have to look at the manufactuer for phone defects.

This is assuming you meant the technology of the phone itself. Sorry if you just meant the network on which you were using the phone

[0073gs]

I think the fault is equally share between the two, the network providers and the hardware manufacturers.

[Noodle22]

Okay, so your problem is with the quality of T-mobiles network, and the functionality of the phone you chose?

Some people accuse the carriers for the technological issues of the phone. I was just making sure that was clear.

[nb_mitch]

My contract comes up for renewal the end of April. I have been looking at other devices too. I am not the email junkie I once was, but I use it for work too when I am on-call. I will stay with Att and going from my 8310 to anything 3G has got to be an improvement for browsing. I am looking at the 9700, Iphone 4G, but would really like a slider device. I am hoping BB comes out with one shortly, cause I haven't really seen anything I like.

I generally do email, google maps, some pictures, web browsing, phone. Nothing special and the older I get, the less I use it

[davidA]

Originally Posted by nb_mitch

My contract comes up for renewal the end of April. I have been looking at other devices too. I am not the email junkie I once was, but I use it for work too when I am on-call. I will stay with Att and going from my 8310 to anything 3G has got to be an improvement for browsing. I am looking at the 9700, Iphone 4G, but would really like a slider device. I am hoping BB comes out with one shortly, cause I haven't really seen anything I like.

I generally do email, google maps, some pictures, web browsing, phone. Nothing special and the older I get, the less I use it

I notice you have 666 post mitch (that's evil) - best post again soon

[nb_mitch]

Originally Posted by davidA

I notice you have 666 post mitch (that's evil) - best post again soon

I'll take you word on that. I had probably 660 4 years ago.