Moving to iPhone from the BB - Page 4

Caymancroc · #46 02-01-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Judson50

Cons

Can't put files on your iphone (i.e. word docs, pdfs ect) - you have to use dropbox or some other "cloud" storage
Can't attach files to an email - must open file in drop box, then open in doc2go (or similar app) then send to contact. And you can't send multiple files. (This is a HUGE downer for me)
Call quality isn't as good, it isn't terrible, just not as crisp as the 9700 (this is me being picky)

SUMMARY
Ultimately, I loss some productivity for a device that can permeate my entire life not just my business life.

Just a thought, have you purchased PDF Reader Pro and the iWork suite? I have all my documents on my phone natively and send from within the document. It is amazing and iWork handles MS Word, Excel, and PP files very well. Just thought I would toss it there as a suggestion.

As for the call quality, I am noticing that if the BB was a 10, my iPhone is a 9.8. It is so slight that I don't really notice most of the time. I do very rarely get a tin can sound but it goes away, so that is the only thing that drops my iPhone experience down to a 9.8. The one thing I will say is that the iPhone reception is much better than my 9780. I get reception in areas that I only had 1 or even no bars from my 9780 before. Same network, just better reception and those areas are 2 or 3 bars better.

As for battery, I turned off Ping. I use Edge only, unless I want to sit in an airport and browse the internet, but then they most likely have Wifi. With Edge I easily get a full day out of my phone. I use about 5000 mins a month talking and receive a number of emails and texts per day like everyone else. I am probably above average user but don't know. iPhone 4S with Edge has something like a 14 hour talk time and crushes the BB, which is good for me.

In any case, good luck.

claire___ · #47 02-05-2012, 04:23 AM

I guess it all depends on what you are using it for. I have been a Blackberry user for 6 years, and I just bought my Iphone 4s a few days; and I absolutely adore it. But I am not a power user; I use the phone for text messages, emails, playing games, and social networking, also as a weight loss tracker, and music.
I really liked Blackberry, but I don't think it was for me. I never utilized it, I didn't even use BBM at all.
I'm not sure of all the capabilities of the Ipod Touch, but have you considered that, and then keeping your Blackberry? Or, like someone else said, testing an Android phone as well?
I say test it out and see what you like.

chanpisan · #48 02-05-2012, 09:30 AM

Just make a big jump from bb to iphone4 last week,and i am really love it so far so good

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i7guy · #49 02-05-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by claire___

I guess it all depends on what you are using it for. I have been a Blackberry user for 6 years, and I just bought my Iphone 4s a few days; and I absolutely adore it. But I am not a power user; I use the phone for text messages, emails, playing games, and social networking, also as a weight loss tracker, and music.
I really liked Blackberry, but I don't think it was for me. I never utilized it, I didn't even use BBM at all.
I'm not sure of all the capabilities of the Ipod Touch, but have you considered that, and then keeping your Blackberry? Or, like someone else said, testing an Android phone as well?
I say test it out and see what you like.

I use my BB for music, photography, light surfing, games. I don't do social networking. I use my ipad for an internet media device. If it wasn't the ipad, it would have been the playbook. Given 3 viphones in the family, I keep wondering what would make it worth it to update my S2 to 4s. Maybe then the next iphone comes out, it will be a clearer decision.

rocky · #50 02-13-2012, 10:21 AM

I'm running an iPhone 4S and a BB 9900 side by side for the week. The lack of a status light on the iPhone is killing me. I get tons of emails per day, and I need to be able to glance at my device and tell what, if anything, is waiting for me. That highly customizable LED light on my BB rules and singlehandedly is keeping me from switching. On this iPhone, without noise or vibration (which are both no-no's in certain meetings), the iPhone is pitch black. Sigh.

Cool Breeze · #51 02-13-2012, 11:22 AM

That's what I was afraid of, the status light/notifications. That's very important to me. I wonder if there's an app for that maybe?

I just ordered my 4S, can't wait!

xandermac · #52 02-13-2012, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Cool Breeze

That's what I was afraid of, the status light/notifications. That's very important to me. I wonder if there's an app for that maybe?

I just ordered my 4S, can't wait!

No LED on the iPhone = No app.

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rocky · #53 02-13-2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Cool Breeze

That's what I was afraid of, the status light/notifications. That's very important to me. I wonder if there's an app for that maybe?

I just ordered my 4S, can't wait!

No, not possible. You should cancel your iPhone order ASAP.

cleverocks22 · #54 02-13-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rocky

No, not possible. You should cancel your iPhone order ASAP.

This is entirely incorrect - you can make the led for the flash as notification via the phone settings

xandermac · #55 02-13-2012, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cleverocks22

This is entirely incorrect - you can make the led for the flash as notification via the phone settings

If you choose this option the "flash" only flashes once, when the message arrives, there is no recurring "flash" alert. It's also very hit or miss whether it works, in my experience anyway.

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ColdSunshine · #56 02-14-2012, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rocky

No, not possible. You should cancel your iPhone order ASAP.

Or you could just pick up the phone and look at it. Are smartphone users so lazy that we depend on a blinking light to tell us if we have an email or a message?

ugahairydawgs · #57 02-14-2012, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cool Breeze

That's what I was afraid of, the status light/notifications. That's very important to me. I wonder if there's an app for that maybe?

I just ordered my 4S, can't wait!

I get this may not be universal, but I personally loved not being a slave to the blinking LED when I gave up my Blackberry a couple of years ago. Took getting away from it to realize how much I was constantly staring at my BB because I thought I saw the light flashing.