Blackberry Curve 8900 best phone ever!!!

[MattMJB0188]

Title says all. In the past 6 months I've had 3 myTouch 4g's, a Samsung Galaxy S 4G, 5 Bold 9780's, and 3 HTC Sensation's. This morning my HTC Sensation began to over heat to the point where it was almost impossible to pick up. I will be returning my HTC Sensation and keeping my BB 8900 which has never let me down. I don't care anymore about what's new and what all these 4G phones can do. No other phone comes close to the Curve's keyboard. My 8900 has been with me through a lot and will continue to serve me well.

BEST PHONE EVER!!!!!

Awesome call quality
Awesome signal quality
Awesome speaker
Awesome keyboard
Awesome battery life
Awesome build quality

[Mister Xiado]

Oh yeah, it definitely works great, but the lack of higher data speed and browser responsiveness tend to hurt after a couple years.

[Deathcommand]

Try giving the 9900 a try. It's pretty awesome.

[Mister Xiado]

Nah, not a consumerist. We'll see how the 9900 operates in a few months, because every BlackBerry released since the 9700 has been a headache and a half.

[Burins]

agree with u， like Curve8900 very much & I am using it.

[technology-fanboy]

Originally Posted by Mister Xiado

Nah, not a consumerist. We'll see how the 9900 operates in a few months, because every BlackBerry released since the 9700 has been a headache and a half.

True, IMO the 9700 was the most stable BlackBerry

It took the 9780 8 months till they reached a stable OS

[MattMJB0188]

I have no intentions of getting a Bold 9900 or any Blackberry again for that matter. Anyone want to take a guess on how many Blackberry Bold 9780's I went through? I went through 6, yes 6. For you Blackberry fanboys I really hope RIM upped the build quality of the new Bold9 9900. But I wouldn't pay the outrageous price for it.

Btw I could tell no difference in speed from the 3G 9700 and the EDGE capable 8900. How exactly will an HSPA+ Blackberry benefit anyone? I mean what can you do on one that requires that fast of speed? Videos stream fine on 3G.

[Michelle Haag]

The Curve 8900 had my favorite camera I think, of all the BBs I've owned.

[thehunted1]

As far as best blackberry. Well I have had a few and I would have to say that the 8900 is the best one yet. I love mine but true it is antiquated. I have also owned original g1 and a few other phones and the big brick blackberys but the 8900 has been the best. It is solid but here recently had to reload the os from root for some reason it freaked out. First time I can honestly say that I had any real problems. I have been looking at possibly the 9900but I like the screen size of the 9810 and the camera on it. Needless to say if I go with a 9810 gonna have to buy one unlocked since tmobile does not plan to carry it. The 9900 screen is a tad bit small for my liking, not saying I wouldn't have it but my eyes are not what they used to be. My 8900 has had a few more spills than normal and it is still ticking strong, it takes for ever to boot upand the camera doesn't take the best photos but it keeps ticking and my screen isn't all cracked up like I see on those android phones. My 8900 gets a full charge at night I send out ruffly 60 to 80 emails a day send out 90 to 100 txts a day check on techs progress on the web all day and I don't have to get worry about ending to charge my phone, on the other hand those Droid things and iPhones need to be charged up every few hours and I am still going.... I honestly think rim will not make another solid blackberry like the 8900 again not saying I am leaving for another but the 8900 was rims most solid device ever IMHO. As for the tablets I think the best are the Acer a500 and the Asus transformer again that's my opinion. My wife and I both have Acer a500's hers is stock and mine is rooted. They kick I have a friend with a Playbook and he had problems from the get go, a few friend have the ipads and they are OK with them but think they could of done better, my daughter hadan ipad and she traded it back for a galaxy. My kid also hadone of the first touch crackberrys and she wasn't to happy with it only to get rid of it and end up with can't remember but it was a PC of junk also. Anyways the 8900 has been rims best and I don't think they will ever make another as good as it.

[mozzamay]

I love my 8900 but it's a bit battered & bruised now. I can quite honestly say that it's only the 9900 that's tempting me to change- oh and the fact that I've had no end of problems with the track ball on the past 6 months.

[Sky.Jack21]

this phone rocks! very strong after i smashed it to the floor a couple of times

[Joe Fisher NAN]

keeping using the 8900 vurve!

[upsidedown]

Totally agree. The 8900 has (IMO) the best build quality. Trackball has seen better days, but I've replaced it. The only reason I'd upgrade is to get faster data speeds..not too happy with the 9900 lacking autofocus tho.

[D_March]

The 8900 is a great device. Enjoy it OP!

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[The Chosen]

Great phone.

Got mine in April 09 and used it up until the start of this month, by which time the trackball was sticking and not working sometimes, as well as me getting a little tired with simply GPRS. I decided to call it a day with the 8900, great camera, good build quality, good MP3 player and was a terrific size compared to the flagship BB at the time which was the Bold 9000. I still have my 8900 in my draw, ready as back up.

But I've made the jump to 9900 and after initially being disappointed with the battery life, I've upgraded to the latest OS 540 and now I can safely say I don't regret taking the old horse out to pasture. The 9900 is great and the 3G and the browser are SO MUCH better than the 8900.

I'm glad I didn't plump for the Storm/Bold 9700/Curve 3G when they were new. I've waited and the Bold 9900/Torch seem to be the real successors to the 8900/9000. I think the ones inbetween will end up in obscurity with regards to new features because they're just slightly better iterations of the previous model where as the 9800/9900 are built on an entirely new OS with new features such as BBM Connect.

8900's who've waited, congrats, you can upgrade knowing you got everything out of your phone.