the blackberry

mity88 · 2011-04-19T00:59:18+00:00

Ok...I need to know... What are your thoughts on blackberry's? Like em or hate em? ""President of the United States Barack Obama became known for his depe...

the blackberry

giggsy

Squonk wrote: Stoke vs Manchester City, my money is on Stoke ?

They better do it - can't let Manchester Shitty break their 34 year duct >☹

mity88

StephenG wrote: I have one and dont believe the hype.. I actually miss my nokia.. just can not get used to the qwerty keypad, it makes trying to sms, smoke and drink coffee whilst driving extremely difficult.

but then again, I only use it to sms and call, so I am not too smart.... but i will only post this message once. ?

Ja,I feel like d00s...but I can't figure how to delete it...sorry guys

flatfourfan

I had a BB torch from work a while back as we get them for free. I gave it back after 2 weeks..............the constant checking of emails did me in. That and the fact us being an Embassy, we get majority of our work coming through afterhours because of the time differences. Slave to the red light............NO MORE.

from 16h00 till 07h00, my time is my time.

I've got a Nokia C5 and happy as can be.

Norman86

flatfourfan wrote: I had a BB torch from work a while back as we get them for free. I gave it back after 2 weeks..............the constant checking of emails did me in. That and the fact us being an Embassy, we get majority of our work coming through afterhours because of the time differences. Slave to the red light............NO MORE.

from 16h00 till 07h00, my time is my time.

I've got a Nokia C5 and happy as can be.

OT/

Which C5? the C5-00 or the C5-03?
I got my dad to get the C5-00... Nice phone that!!

flatfourfan

Norman86 wrote: OT/

Which C5? the C5-00 or the C5-03?
I got my dad to get the C5-00... Nice phone that!!

C5-00

Love it to bits................does what it's supposed to do and doesn't fart about.

Norman86

And its a smartphone ?
You can get your email and everything!! If you so wanted!

Btw... i hear banjo's too... Must be the lynch mob, and their BB's, coming for me now ?

Jacquesg4j

flatfourfan wrote: I had a BB torch from work a while back as we get them for free. I gave it back after 2 weeks..............the constant checking of emails did me in. That and the fact us being an Embassy, we get majority of our work coming through afterhours because of the time differences. Slave to the red light............NO MORE.

from 16h00 till 07h00, my time is my time.

I've got a Nokia C5 and happy as can be.

That's the thing about BB... you have to know how it works... You can set it in "hibernation" at night so that you don't get any alerts except for calls and sms... You can set it the way you want it! AND you can turn the red light off??

flatfourfan

Jacquesg4j wrote:
That's the thing about BB... you have to know how it works... You can set it in "hibernation" at night so that you don't get any alerts except for calls and sms... You can set it the way you want it! AND you can turn the red light off??

Don't you start.......lol.

As our phones come pre-loaded for us, we can't change anything on them. You can't even engage bluetooth. Yup, my job does have drawbacks...........lol.

Warren

Got the entry level BB Curve a few months back.

As a device, it's not all that impressive. The menus are clunky and the software isn't particularly inspiring, but I think that for what it does it's a great fit.

I've never personally felt the appeal of "smart" phones and PDAs, although some of that prejudice comes from my negative experiences with early generation PDAs and similar devices.

I think the BlackBerry is perfect for people who just want the unlimited chat functionality and anytime access to email. For the more techno-phile minded people, devices based on Android seem to be the way to go. Apple is always an option too if you don't mind spending the money and you're realistic about what you're getting for that money.

I don't have my work mail linked to my BB, only my Gmail. I don't feel the need to constantly check work stuff outside of work hours, and the BB can make it all too easy to do that. Obviously other devices can offer the same functionality, often in a cleverer way, but the BB's focus on the functionality of the basics is what has seen it capture such a broad user-base.

Heath

Blackberry all the way , once you black , you never go back , specially if you spend half the day on the net checking forums and chat and so fourth , the simple R59 for all your chatting , emails , surfing , downloading is a huge plus . hell i can even remote into my servers to reboot them , or check logs all from my phone , i just love it .

flatfourfan

Tailon. wrote: Blackberry all the way , once you black , you never go back , specially if you spend half the day on the net checking forums and chat and so fourth , the simple R59 for all your chatting , emails , surfing , downloading is a huge plus . hell i can even remote into my servers to reboot them , or check logs all from my phone , i just love it .

dude..........you really need to get out more........lol.

Norman86

remoting into servers from your phone was possible YEARS ago already...
you didnt need a BB... You just needed your Nokia Smartphone! ?

Anyway, the form factor makes typing easier when lying in bed, or sitting behind a desk...
But makes even just replying a simple "yes" dangerous while on the road.
I love my E75 for the best of both worlds!
I HATE my E63... Comfortable keyboard, but its not a single handed operator, or something you could type on without looking what you're typing!

BB would be the same as the E63!

Squonk

Hey Norm

cant we call it a draw now ?

Norman86

hehe... yeah yeah...

only if the BB guys admit that its not the device, but the service which sold them ?
also, as far as i understand, you dont necessarily need a BB to use the BB service, you only need to activate the BB service, but use the BB APN's on your device!
Thats how i understand it anyway! i have tried to confirm this, but MTN havent come back to me after many emails :-\

Jacquesg4j

Norman86 wrote: remoting into servers from your phone was possible YEARS ago already...
you didnt need a BB... You just needed your Nokia Smartphone! ?

Anyway, the form factor makes typing easier when lying in bed, or sitting behind a desk...
But makes even just replying a simple "yes" dangerous while on the road.
I love my E75 for the best of both worlds!
I HATE my E63... Comfortable keyboard, but its not a single handed operator, or something you could type on without looking what you're typing!

BB would be the same as the E63!

That's the wonder of the BB applications... Text to voice and voice to text! No need to type while you drive... Or read text! And it even replies to the sender saying that you are busy driving and will reply as soon as possible! Yes it is very limited and only does english... But it still works really well! A LOT ofthe applications are great:

1) PDF Scanner - Scans anything and sends it to email or wherever!
2) Business Card scanner - Adds a contact by taking a photo of their Business Card. It then adds the contact to you address book!
3) Some very nice and easy to use Task managers!
4) Text later - type email or sms or whatever now and schedule the sending... I can type it now and tell it to send the sms like on 27 November 2011 at 15:31 to whoever!
5) Contaxx - Easy way to send your details to someone via email, sms, fax...
6) Free downloadable books and Bibles and e-books and dictionaries and and and...
7) Mileage tracker - For those that knows the schlep of keeping a log book for tax... this does it for you!
8) Guitar Studio - Although I've never used it apparently you can do some nifty stuff with it!

A LOT MORE TO CHOOSE FROM!

flatfourfan

damn one thing is clear from this thread...............

You guys clearly work WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY harder than I do.

Norman86

hahaha... nope FFF...

Jacques... I can show you their origins were in symbian ?
so enjoy your apps! and i'll enjoy knowing where they came from, and where they work better! on symbian! imo of course ?

Jacquesg4j

Norman86 wrote: hahaha... nope FFF...

Jacques... I can show you their origins were in symbian ?
so enjoy your apps! and i'll enjoy knowing where they came from, and where they work better! on symbian! imo of course ?

Are they free though?

Norman86

~~Most~~Many were, but not all.

Same with BB, Android and Apple apps.
The best apps are ALL paid for ?

MikeM

Who cares where it came from anyway? Hence why most people are pirates.