I have had the q the 8830 and now the curve. The 8830 was great but when they released the curve I was all over it. Smaller and a
camera. Best coverage I've ever had with a phone. The thing is so rock solid I'd feel bad for u if you didn't get one!
I have had the q the 8830 and now the curve. The 8830 was great but when they released the curve I was all over it. Smaller and a
camera. Best coverage I've ever had with a phone. The thing is so rock solid I'd feel bad for u if you didn't get one!
I've had a Blackberry 8820 for about a month now (upgrade from a Pearl) and I'm really liking it. All the basics (phone and multiple e-mail accounts) work great, the GPS has been really useful (using it with Google maps) and it's great to be able to connect to any Wi-Fi network. Unlike the Curve it doesn't have a camera but a 2.0 MPixel camera is pretty useless in my opinion.
(The 8820 is a T-Mobile device...not sure if VZ's 8830 is exactly the same.)
I have the 8830 world phone. These are the issues I've had with it so far:
It isn't supported in Austria which pissed me off something fierce. The button backlighting is blue which makes them hard to see when it's dark (red or amber would have been way better). The buttons are very small and close together making it hard to type if you have fat thumbs. Do not ski with it inside your jacket, the humidity from my sweat locked it up. It is extremely sensitive to moisture.
Other than that I love it. I got the 6GB miniSD card. plays music and videos well. Email capability is great. Voice command is spot on. Syncs no problem with Outlook.
Blackberry > Windows "SmartPhone"
I went from a Samsung i something to a Blackberry because I couldn't stand the constant crashing of Windows Mobile. Plus, it was so fucking huge I could put wheels on it and drive it around. Moving to the Blackberry got me a smaller, more stable phone. Best move I've ever made. But my .02 is too late, as you've already picked a phone. Best of luck to you with it, I hope it meets or exceeds expectations.
My business partner just got an unlocked one of those. He's been using it in South Africa. I'll get a report from him tomorrow on how its been going when he gets back here.
I'm looking forward to upgrading my iPhone and maybe getting a new one.
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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
For a Win Mobile phone, this is the one I would pick. I did help our VP pick a phone and this is what we came up with. So far he has been super happy, for 6+ months. Not one crash yet (even to my surprise).
Yeah, it is a bit heavy but has a lot of nice features and is pretty robust on multiple drops (he dropped it twice out of his truck and it is fine minus scratches).
FYI, if you are out and about with the Tilt, turn off WiFi. Bluetooth too, if you can. It will save lots of battery life. Same goes for an iPhone for that matter.
Yep, read about that. Seems like a good idea, and easy to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinecure
Also read some stuff online about people complaining about battery life, and saying that if you turn off 3G (and just use the "edge" system), it'll work fine for emails, and keep the battery running a lot longer -- they say that the 3G connection uses a lot of juice. There's some freeware program that allows you to toggle 3G on/off.
Yep, sorry I left that out of my last post. Just turn on 3G if you want to surf the web. Email is fine on edge. That's how I do it on my iPhone.
I own the Pearl and it took some convincing to get but purchased the first gen. within days of its release. Same phone ever since.
I was super skeptical about joining the infamous RIM crew and always thought of the blackberrys as "super business man who thinks he's too cool to never be connected and just wants attention" Sure enough, I bought one and love it. The Pearl and Curve may not have the "cool" features that you'll find on an iPhone but it still does a much better job on most common operations. From organizing your calendar, texts, emails and syncing the Blackberry holds its own very well. I use it for personal use only and have synched 3 different emails to it.
The biggest problem I have is that you are much more connected to your social and professional networks. You will find out quickly that you're much more reachable by friends and coworkers. I have found that when I screen my calls or simply miss them, those people will email me. I have begun to email people in response far more than answering the phone.
So, if you're thinking of getting connected, go Blackberry. Also, the Blackberry Messenger feature is awesome. Use 'dem shits everyday :)