Just wanted to see if anyone came back to a blackberry after trying the iPhone or and Android device. If so what brought you back?
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Phone Collector
Just wanted to see if anyone came back to a blackberry after trying the iPhone or and Android device. If so what brought you back?
Where's the dialtone?
Originally Posted by michko
Only because my work has BB's. ROFL
I wouldn't personally switch back.
My screen is bigger than yours
Don't like the Android at all....so I went back to the BlackBerry.
iPhone is a different story though, it's fantastic.
Certified Addict
I have come back and left many times. Once for the iPhone. The keyboard really brought me back, along with things like the LED, the profiles, etc. That is about it. I didn't really use BBM that much, so it was not a deciding factor.
Current device: White 16GB Samsung Galaxy SIII
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My screen is bigger than yours
I had a 9800 Torch, switched it for a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate, hated the Android with a passion, went back to a 9780, 9780 had a devastating accident involving an ATV, high speed and a gravel road so with all the iPhone hubbub I decided to try it.
That happened last July, I still have the iPhone but I have considered going back to BB at times when my typing looks like a 3 year old's due to typing on a touchscreen.
iPhone is pretty nice. I don't think it's as great as some people make it out to be, I've played with Bold 9900's in stores and I get that longing lost look while touching they keyboard, but it goes away pretty quickly when I look at the lousy games and "fun stuff" or lack thereof for the Blackberry.
Phone Collector
There is nothing that BB has to offer me over my Android phone... don't miss the keyboard, don't miss the slowness/freezing of the BB, don't miss the lack of apps, don't miss the small screen, don't miss BBM.
My Galaxy Nexus gives me everything that I need in a phone. Amazing email support for gmail, and IMAP accounts, far better screen and touchscreen technology, faster, more memory, more apps, multiple keyboard support (swipe, etc), better integration with GMail.
Android and iPhone > currently available BB's... there is just no comparison, they do everything and more then a BB and a whole lot better.
BB would really have to wow me to even be considered as a future device
Mobile Pro
Wife has android and i'm not a fan at all. Iphone's are not for me. Had a iphone 4 and i didn't see what all the hype was about. I don't need a 100,000 farting apps or beer drinking apps. BB has everything i need. The Keyboard and bbm is awesome. Once I found out the full potential of BBM especially with BBM groups I don't think I will ever leave BB.
I have a blue tooth
Wow! you really think iOS/Android is all about farting/beer drinking apps?
Business Apps: Bloomberg, Reuters (Pro, Marketplace), Mint.com, ALL banking apps not sites, investor apps, Cisco Receiver, Sharepoint working properly in the browser (and not paying for it),
Audio Composition/Production apps: create your own beats, import midi/wave tracks, LEARN playing Guitar/Bass directly & interactively.
Email/Contacts/Calendar: More than one account at a time!! Book Meeting Rooms & Resources (Exchange 2007/2010)!
^ thats just a few that I can blink at for BOTH platforms. BBM ... overrated except for a handful of features, in a few months it won't be unique any longer - and it doesn't matter what you figure out how to use with it, it'll be powerless without enough users in your team/personal life that use its features.
As you can see ... I've left BlackBerry for a while now - both for personal use and also for work. I honestly believe that all my BB certifications will be useless in just 10mths (anyone else notice that 8mths ago RIM stopped certification for anything RIM related?!)
My screen is bigger than yours
WOW, banking apps, that allow you to do limited things versus the banks website which allows you to do more, gee.
Phone OS's used: iOS Android; BB 6,7,10 WP 7.5
Current phone OS's: Blackberry 10, 7; Window Phone 7.5
Radiation is good
I've tried both android and iphone. BB's LED, ringer profiles, and stability/reliability brought me back quite quickly lol. Also for some reason push email works better on bb...
Managed to get Mobilicity to act and improve on 4 items.
Mobile Pro
I'm sorry, you said "stability"?? I had a BB for 5 years and I can tell you one thing I don't miss is are the constant re-boots/battery pulls/freezes/
Permanently Banned
Ironically I would have never have left BB except for the fact they didn't play very well with a Mac (you needed a 3rd party program to sync - I'm not sure if that's changed or if its just done over air now, I've never bothered to check). At this point I can't think of any reason why I would go back.
Radiation is good
I had 5 Android and 1 WP7 and came back to my BB and am happier then ever.
I've climbed a cellphone tower
I use my Torch almost exclusively these days. My Nexus S is a major data pig, and uses about 10x the amount my BB does. I'm tired of it. The app permissions are insane for many of them, even the paid ones. It seems I'm paying Google to spy on my life, and paying for the data they use as well. And yes, I know I can turn off background data, but that neuters it for basic functions.
Other than that, it's a decent device. There are just too many hassles to use as a daily driver. I won't buy another one. Ever.
My screen is bigger than yours
If you dont mind rooting there afew apps to block data access & permission requests for you such as droidwall,lbe security,permission dog,privacy droid etc. Also avast as added an firewall option to its app no root required.
edit: there also afew apps that let u edit the "hosts" file to block ads.
Last edited by pimppoet; 04-19-2012 at 02:16 PM.
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