Worth replacing housing on 9700 & flipping for 9780 this late in the game?

[adam917]

For those of you who leapt from a 9700 to a 9780: is the jump worth it so late?

I am currently using OS 6 on my 9700 and get the memory errors in the browser all the time, and so I am hoping those issues are non-existent w/ the 9780.

I know not to waste my upgrade on a 9780 as I'll spend that on the 9900, but since I'm betting a late summer/possibly autumn launch for T-Mobile (anniversaries for 97xx), I was wondering if the extra RAM & flash the 9780 has is worth replacing the housing on my 9700 then selling that & paying the difference towards a 9780 outright (likely used) purchase (then possibly so the same again when the 9900 comes out but that time combine the upgrade with selling the 9780.

Thanks.

[Fr3lncr]

Some may say it is worth it but I wouldn't be one of them. I did it and regret it.

Why? The only two differences I think are the RAM and the camera. I don't have enough apps installed to take advantage of the extra 250MB's. And the camera (while better) still isn't that good.

Plus, OS6... why I still like a lot of things with it, it can really tick me off as it it sometimes so slow. OS5 near the end on my 9700 was really fast. I wish I could have that speed with the OS6 functions.

At the end of the day, it cost me about $100 to upgrade to the 9780 since I got a good price for my 9700, but it wasn't really an upgrade like the 9900 will be. I could have easily lived with my 9700 for the last 6 months and probably saved myself a lot of aggravation dealing with OS6 growing pains.

But again, just my opinion... but with the 9900 coming out, why bother moving to a 9780?

[miguel11691]

I did exactly what u are thinking about doinf and don't regret it at all... No memory issues with the browser and everything runs twice as smooth... I will be selling this device though once the 9900 comes out lol... I love blackberrys

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[dictoresno]

i was using a Torch and got tired of it so i went back to my 9700 once OS 6 releases became more stable. but i then traded my Torch for a Rogers 9780. i love the 9780 over the 9700. the camera is so much better and the phone is alot faster than the 9700. im more than happy with making the jump.

[soren203]

The 9780 is a great phone but I would say just save your self the money and stick it out till the 9900 comes out its like what 5-7 months max

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[adam917]

Originally Posted by soren203

The 9780 is a great phone but I would say just save your self the money and stick it out till the 9900 comes out its like what 5-7 months max

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On my 9700, besides an OS shrink & very frequent battery pulls, what else should I do to keep as much RAM free as possible (the browser issue is driving me crazy!)?

[sirk25]

I too gave up my 9700 and switched to the 9780 this past week. I have full intentions of being a 9900 owner in the near future, sooner then later I hope. I needed to get used to the OS6 and things. I love the physical form factor and feel of this Bold series. (97xx) So worth the upgrade to me though, faster, more memory and better camera. Only thing is I am finding the battery life is not as good as was on my 9700, but that is minor. However when my 9900 hits the stores, I will be making another switch as well. No regrets from this guy.....