Blackberry 9780 Unofficial Q&A - Page 2

3vopheonix · Thread Author #16 08-24-2010, 04:10 PM

I assume they mean applications can save data on to the media card. Not that applications can be installed onto the media card.

D_March · #17 08-24-2010, 04:17 PM

Thanks. That was driving me a little crazy.

e.ms · #18 08-24-2010, 09:47 PM

Hi guys/ gals:

1. (not a question--) This is my first post on crackberry. I've been reading the boards for only a few months at best, so I apologize beforehand for n00b questions

2. So the 9780 is what the R020 will be officially known as?

3. I'm a disgruntled iPhone 3G owner with ATT service living in California. I will be switching to the Blackberry R020 (aka Bold 9780?). Do you happen to know what the price point will be for this device? I expect to (reluctantly) extend my contract with ATT, so I should get the "upgrade price"

4. I currently pay $30 a month for unlimited iPhone data service. I am grandfathered in to that plan until I change something. Will switching from iPhone to BB cause me to automatically opt-out of my grandfathered, unlimited data plan?

(I realize that this question would be better served on an cell phone service forum, but I figured I would ask here anyway, in case 3vophx or someone else might know...)

5. I know there's a lot of ****-talking between iPhone/BB/Android/etc, but honestly, do you guys think I will lose anything significant in my switch from an iPhone to BB?

Thanks 3vophx, and everyone else

edit-- Crackberry sensors foul language? C'mon now...

3vopheonix · Thread Author #19 08-24-2010, 11:03 PM

2. Yes

3. That question is impossible to answer there are many factors involving marketing/ planning/ and such. It could be like how in Canada rogers/bell quietly replaced the curve 8520/8530 with the 9300 with the same asking price.

4.That depends on your provider, again I live in Canada and I run off the rogers/fido network there use to be a 6gb data plan only for iPhone but customers asking from retentions asked if they could add the BIS option onto it basically blackberry data and they allowed. Now I believe though ATT will not allow you to grandfather that plan for a blackberry data plan since it costs ATT money to run BIS. (Blackberry Internet Service)
Note: If you do get a blackberry plan you are able to use regular data on it, so if you have a blackberry data plan and you want to use your iphone/android/whatever smart phone once in a while it will work but it will not work the other way if you have a regular data plan such as the iphone one which will work with android and anything requiring regular data to process it will not work on a black berry.

5. Unless you love video games/media/music everything is achievable on the Berry and more. You'll love BBM, for music just get a MicroSDHC card and bam you have music too, Youtube runs as well so your only missing out on games.

samosa · #20 08-25-2010, 12:03 PM

what is the video quality like, if you can could you make a short video using the 9780 and upload?

3vopheonix · Thread Author #21 08-26-2010, 04:39 PM

Unfortunately I'm not able to do that, maybe ask Phinx404 to do it but I'm not willing to.

samosa · #22 08-27-2010, 05:52 PM

Phinx404 - could you make a sample video?

phinx404 · #23 08-27-2010, 05:55 PM

go through this thread and there are pics and a video i did already.

http://forums.crackberry.com/f219/97...-issue-508679/

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Originally Posted by samosa

Phinx404 - could you make a sample video?

samosa · #24 08-27-2010, 06:07 PM

i meant a sample video taken using the 9780's camera

phinx404 · #25 08-27-2010, 08:23 PM

ah i got ya... ill try and do something up tomorrow when im out and about.

samosa · #26 09-01-2010, 12:56 AM

any updaters on the video?

camperdown9 · #27 09-07-2010, 08:56 AM

Hi

This is not a technical question in anyway but whats it like to use?

I mean compared with the 9700 does it feel like an upgrade, is it quicker? Or does it just feel like the 9700 with an upgraded OS?

Sorry I am not wording this very well, but I am just trying to get an idea if its worth upgrading to or not. I have a 9700 and yesterday I got a Torch. I love OS6 but I don't like the Torch. It feels big and underpowered. It kind of reminds me of the first Storm in that the idea was great but it didn't really work as well as it should of. (Maybe I just like my BB's to be more of the traditional style)

Alex

phinx404 · #28 09-07-2010, 09:05 AM

well the 9780 feels like a nice upgrade. the os is much faster on the 9780 than the 9800 for some reason. keep in mind the ram/cpu/space is the same on both units. so its a software thing that needs an OS update to correct it.