The Pre Palm Is Good.. But It's No Blackberry

[bloodlinebb]

Blackberry is way too dependable.. Easy to use..

I messed around with the pre... Weak keyboard.. under thin plastic..
nice displays but i think it's trying too hard to try to keep up with "the eye" of the consumer.. yes it's a nice phone..

but it's no blackberry!

[scorpiodsu]

Originally Posted by bloodlinebb

Blackberry is way too dependable.. Easy to use..

I messed around with the pre... Weak keyboard.. under thin plastic..
nice displays but i think it's trying too hard to try to keep up with "the eye" of the consumer.. yes it's a nice phone..

but it's no blackberry!

Yeah and blackberry is no iPhone, so what's your point?

[Flexia]

Originally Posted by bloodlinebb

Blackberry is way too dependable.. Easy to use..

I messed around with the pre... Weak keyboard.. under thin plastic..
nice displays but i think it's trying too hard to try to keep up with "the eye" of the consumer.. yes it's a nice phone..

but it's no blackberry!

Apparently you haven't used the storm

[scorpiodsu]

Originally Posted by Flexia

Apparently you haven't used the storm

Yeah that's very true.

[karlac]

Originally Posted by scorpiodsu

Yeah and blackberry is no iPhone, so what's your point?

Thank gawd ... I absolutely have the need to tether a laptop, so a BB, in my case the Storm, it is ... that's my "point"!

[scorpiodsu]

Originally Posted by karlac

Thank gawd ... I absolutely have the need to tether a laptop, so a BB, in my case the Storm, it is ... that's my "point"!

Yeah too bad the Storm is the worst blackberry ever. My condolences to you.

[Sith_Apprentice]

Originally Posted by scorpiodsu

Yeah too bad the Storm is the worst blackberry ever. My condolences to you.

I have not had any issues with my Storm. And since it has sold a ridiculous amount worldwide I would say that many have the same experience. You see the thousands of threads on issues, and hear about the thousands of replacements, but do you take in to account the MILLIONS that were sold? Yes, it may have a higher failure rate than other BlackBerry devices, but that doesnt make it the worst. It is also completely different than ANY other BlackBerry device. If you read the threads, many of the issues are when users try to compare the Storm to what they THINK should happen (flick scrolling, capacitive touch, SurePress), all things that with a little bit of product research, a little bit of THINKING before purchasing, should not even enter into the forums.

[scorpiodsu]

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

I have not had any issues with my Storm. And since it has sold a ridiculous amount worldwide I would say that many have the same experience. You see the thousands of threads on issues, and hear about the thousands of replacements, but do you take in to account the MILLIONS that were sold? Yes, it may have a higher failure rate than other BlackBerry devices, but that doesnt make it the worst. It is also completely different than ANY other BlackBerry device. If you read the threads, many of the issues are when users try to compare the Storm to what they THINK should happen (flick scrolling, capacitive touch, SurePress), all things that with a little bit of product research, a little bit of THINKING before purchasing, should not even enter into the forums.

Even with all that said the storm still was the most unstable blackberry device ever. Rim just slapped the same ol OS on a touchscreen device and thought that would cut it and many people bought it because it says blackberry on it. The storm has a good physical design and the blackberry OS is great but they do not go together. That os does not work on a touchscreen. I'm glad you didn't have problems with your storm but that os was never made for a touchscreen and that's why a stable one couldn't be built. .148 is better than the previous but still random reboots here and there and severe lag. The os is just not compatible with the phone. I'm sorry but when you use a device that doesn't lag and does what you want EVERYTIME you want, you won't settle for that. My bold works perfectly. Why? Because the blackberry os is perfect for full qwerty and not a touchscreen yet.

[gabbott]

No it isn't a blackberry, but for me, the pre has replaced my bb curve as my phone. I enjoy it.

[bloodlinebb]

Originally Posted by scorpiodsu

Yeah and blackberry is no iPhone, so what's your point?

If you don't know what my point then you're slow
and yes.. i've used the storm.. it sucks!

all i'm saying is that the "pre palm" is nice but it's no blackberry ...

Clue yourself in ..

[m3grady2]

Lol agreed.

Originally Posted by scorpiodsu

Even with all that said the storm still was the most unstable blackberry device ever. Rim just slapped the same ol OS on a touchscreen device and thought that would cut it and many people bought it because it says blackberry on it. The storm has a good physical design and the blackberry OS is great but they do not go together. That os does not work on a touchscreen. I'm glad you didn't have problems with your storm but that os was never made for a touchscreen and that's why a stable one couldn't be built. .148 is better than the previous but still random reboots here and there and severe lag. The os is just not compatible with the phone. I'm sorry but when you use a device that doesn't lag and does what you want EVERYTIME you want, you won't settle for that. My bold works perfectly. Why? Because the blackberry os is perfect for full qwerty and not a touchscreen yet.

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[MartyMcfly]

Originally Posted by bloodlinebb

Blackberry is way too dependable.. Easy to use..

I messed around with the pre... Weak keyboard.. under thin plastic..
nice displays but i think it's trying too hard to try to keep up with "the eye" of the consumer.. yes it's a nice phone..

but it's no blackberry!

^^^The Curve(8330)Feels cheaper then the Pre

[kingprince]

Different people have different opinions.

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[nem0nic]

all i'm saying is that the "pre palm" is nice but it's no blackberry ...

Clue yourself in ..

I think that's the point. It's NOT a Blackberry. Some people *gasp* DON'T LIKE their BBs and want something else. I thank god the Pre isn't a Blackberry, because quite frankly my last experience with RIM and Verizon wasn't very good and they've both lost my business. I've been dealing with the Storm's problems for so long that it feels weird for me to have a phone I don't have to MAINTAIN and can actually just use. No more battery pulls, no more setting it to reboot at 4:30AM to recover the memory it lost in the past day, no more having to take the back off and adjust the bit of business card I have under there so the bottom row of keys in landscape all function properly. No more having to buy external software to make up for phone shortcomings.

And no more searching for a new OS hoping to god that I can find one that doesn't cause as many problems as it attempts to fix.

So thanks for the news flash. You're 100% right. The Pre IS NOT a Blackberry. I, for one, am thankful.

[WhosToBlame]

I think the Palm Pre is different and hard to compare to a blackbeery. I think it is better compared to the iphone as seeing it has a very similar touch recognition and feel to it.