Blackberrys - much between them all?

longwalks1

im after my first BB but dont really know what the differences are between them all? is there much in it?

Thanks in advance

simax

britishboy wrote: »

im after my first BB but dont really know what the differences are between them all? is there much in it?

Thanks in advance

They're all incredibly irritating and confusing..... equally.

And no, I'm not joking. Horrible horrible things....

lurkylurky

britishboy wrote: »

im after my first BB but dont really know what the differences are between them all? is there much in it?

Thanks in advance

Can't comment on the differences, but I've just got a good deal on a Blackberry Curve 8520 for my 12 year old and he loves it. He has a few friends and 2 15 year old cousins with the same and they all rave about it.

deedardingle

I got a good deal on a Blackberry Curve 8520 and hate it. I've had it for over a month now and am still unable to fathom out how to work it. Maybe I'm just too old for all this new-fangled stuff and should stick with my old, basic phone. :rotfl:

Guys_Dad

I had a friend who actually worked on the first Blackberry launch in this country. They were ahead of their time then.

When Blackberry devices first came about, they were a boon to the business market as they could be linked up to Windows Enterprise Servers/Outlook and you could get your office Outlook email remotely - and reply.

Other devices, such as early Windows mobiles, allowed you to access your corporate email but where Blackberry had the advantage is that their Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) actually pushed your email out to you when it was received in the company, as compared with the Window mobiles that had to either be set to check every "x" minutes or set to manual checking.

I have not grasped why they became so popular in the domestic market, though. Windows and Android devices work in the same way as Blackberry with most of the popular email accounts and certainly, if you are into gaming etc, Backberry is not the market leader. Nor are they, in my opinion, particularly attractive devices (beauty in eye of beholder etc).

I have used a corporate Blackberry - an early one that looked like a Kid's toy and I won a Blackberry touch phone (Bold?) I have to say that I got rid of both within a week or so - the former in favour of a Windows handset and the touch screen on the Blackberry nearly drove me nuts.


You need to check out exactly what facilities you want that make you go the Blackberry route.

cashbackproblems

BB are good for corporate people on the go who need to view documents, attachments, recieve emails etc but for other and domestic use i dont see the point in having such a boring phone, especially when you see 13yr olds with them.

I guess its a poor mans Iphone but if you must get one go for the new Torch which has touch screen and better graphics for multimedia.

But still nothing beats the Iphone 4!

Exhortation

I'm sure there are lots of technical differences between the various BB handsets but, essentially, you are choosing between a numeric keypad and a qwerty one. With the launch of the new Torch, you now have the option of a touchscreen with a built-in qwerty keyboard, too. The 9700 Bold is probably the pick of the bunch but don't ask me why because I really can't give you an answer. I have a 9000 Bold and it suits me fine.

longwalks1

Cheers people

tbh imwanting it mainly for ebay (sad i know), hotmail and checking my shares regulary either on yahoo.finance or digitallook etc

Exhortation

You could do all that on an HTC Wildfire and probably for a lot less money than a top end BB. You'd also have the benefit of the Android app store.

KingElvis

The Bold 9700 is a very good phone, nothing beats it for email once it's set up properly.

ehlo

cashbackproblems wrote: »

BB are good for corporate people on the go who need to view documents, attachments, recieve emails etc but for other and domestic use i dont see the point in having such a boring phone, especially when you see 13yr olds with them.

I guess its a poor mans Iphone but if you must get one go for the new Torch which has touch screen and better graphics for multimedia.

But still nothing beats the Iphone 4!

I know a few people who use blackberries because they have a full keyboard and BBM (blackberry messaging), despite it being essentially the same as texting