BlackBerry 9630 Review - part II

[jorGeorge]

Originally Posted by ThatAnonymousGuy

Waiting to sell more of the Storm is a pretty valid (and painful) reason why VZW would delay the release of the 9630. The OS looks nice, but I'm not into the Storm-like menus with the huge buttons in "Options". It works fine with the Storm due to the large screen size, but maybe there's an option to shrink it?

That's a great question but I'm thinking that Kevin would have addressed it in his review if it was possible.

[giantfan30]

Originally Posted by MzSweetyPie82

BlackBerry 9630 Review - part II - Initial Usage Impressions | CrackBerry.com


So we are finally getting more details on the Blackberry 9630
I can't wait! What do you all think about it???

what do i think about it ...hmmm lets see here
i'm a Bold user.....the new style BB is a good fresh look..thats about it
the OS is pretty much the same old from RIM with a few more little improvements..all of which will be in the 5.0 upgrade for the Bold so nothing of note there
the hardware IMHO is not an upgrade from the Bold..then there is no WiFI and the limitation of no simultaneous data and voice
for a verizon user the 9630 is probably your best choice..for me its not really worth serious consideration

[ThatAnonymousGuy]

Originally Posted by jorGeorge

That's a great question but I'm thinking that Kevin would have addressed it in his review if it was possible.

Yeah most likely. Then again, we don't know what tweaks the final OS will have. We will have to wait and see.

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Originally Posted by giantfan30

what do i think about it ...hmmm lets see here
i'm a Bold user.....the new style BB is a good fresh look..thats about it
the OS is pretty much the same old from RIM with a few more little improvements..all of which will be in the 5.0 upgrade for the Bold so nothing of note there
the hardware IMHO is not an upgrade from the Bold..then there is no WiFI and the limitation of no simultaneous data and voice
for a verizon user the 9630 is probably your best choice..for me its not really worth serious consideration

My sentiments exactly.

[F3AR]

Originally Posted by giantfan30

what do i think about it ...hmmm lets see here
i'm a Bold user.....the new style BB is a good fresh look..thats about it
the OS is pretty much the same old from RIM with a few more little improvements..all of which will be in the 5.0 upgrade for the Bold so nothing of note there
the hardware IMHO is not an upgrade from the Bold..then there is no WiFI and the limitation of no simultaneous data and voice
for a verizon user the 9630 is probably your best choice..for me its not really worth serious consideration

This is why I would find it retarded for RIM or Verizon to not release the Niagara soon because it doesn't even match up with a year old tech, well not quite a year old but it will be if the Niagara doesn't come out soon.

[giantfan30]

Originally Posted by F3AR

This is why I would find it retarded for RIM or Verizon to not release the Niagara soon because it doesn't even match up with a year old tech, well not quite a year old but it will be if the Niagara doesn't come out soon.

bu-bu-bu-ut you have the network ok i'm done being a smartaxx

[F3AR]

Originally Posted by giantfan30

bu-bu-bu-ut you have the network ok i'm done being a smartaxx

Haha, I was actually on AT&T before I went to Verizon after AT&T didn't want to sell me the Bold. I went to AT&T the day before the Storm came out to buy a new phone. I fell in love with the Bold but the rep said he couldn't sell it to me because I had renewed my contract that summer, I bought the iPhone . I was willing to pay full retail but he said he still couldn't sell it to me but to come back the next day so he can talk to the manager. I came back the next morning and he told me that he couldn't sell it so I walked out and went to Verizon to order my Storm.

[ausch]

Lol. That's a good story. You should've went back into AT&T playing with your Storm.

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[cereal killer]

Originally Posted by giantfan30

the hardware IMHO is not an upgrade from the Bold..then there is no WiFI and the limitation of no simultaneous data and voice
for a verizon user the 9630 is probably your best choice..for me its not really worth serious consideration

you hit the nail on the head.

Bold is the shiat....the ONLY thing that keeps me with VZW is the network.

There's this whole love hate relationship going on.

At any rate the wait begins for the 9630. Kevins review only makes the wait longer. I think this site is a curse in some ways........oh well.

[cameron200]

whatevs...the att guys can point and giggle for now

but the fact of the matter is, 2-3 years down the line, verizon is going to be the place to be.

Verizon's 4g deployment is going to blow everyone out of the water [thanks to the 700mhz auction grab]

Plus the shared technology standard is going to wipe away the att's big strength of having the better/exclusive devices

sooo that leaves att the advantage of.....

[ausch]

Verizon isn't the only carrier that's gonna have LTE.

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[cameron200]

no, but i would bet that it's going to have the best coverage.

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Originally Posted by F3AR

This is why I would find it retarded for RIM or Verizon to not release the Niagara soon because it doesn't even match up with a year old tech, well not quite a year old but it will be if the Niagara doesn't come out soon.

This is the Bold more or less for CDMA carriers. Theres no other BlackBerry CDMA device like it. Like the Bold is for GSM, so the 9630 will be for CDMA. The 9630 is no slouch. And it has it's strong points. Granted I still prefer to use my Bold instead of the 9630, but again, the 9630 is a dang good device. Don't sell it short until you use it.

Originally Posted by cameron200

whatevs...the att guys can point and giggle for now

but the fact of the matter is, 2-3 years down the line, verizon is going to be the place to be.

Verizon's 4g deployment is going to blow everyone out of the water [thanks to the 700mhz auction grab]

Plus the shared technology standard is going to wipe away the att's big strength of having the better/exclusive devices

sooo that leaves att the advantage of.....

When LTE hits, there will be no more carrier wars. There will be no exclusivity among devices with carriers. Thankfully all of this Verizon vs AT&T crap will basically be over.

[ausch]

Originally Posted by Crucial_Xtreme

This is the Bold more or less for CDMA carriers. Theres no other BlackBerry CDMA device like it. Like the Bold is for GSM, so the 9630 will be for CDMA. The 9630 is no slouch. And it has it's strong points. Granted I still prefer to use my Bold instead of the 9630, but again, the 9630 is a dang good device. Don't sell it short until you use it.

That won't be too much longer till I use it.

[F3AR]

Originally Posted by Crucial_Xtreme

This is the Bold more or less for CDMA carriers. Theres no other BlackBerry CDMA device like it. Like the Bold is for GSM, so the 9630 will be for CDMA. The 9630 is no slouch. And it has it's strong points. Granted I still prefer to use my Bold instead of the 9630, but again, the 9630 is a dang good device. Don't sell it short until you use it.

I wasn't trying to put the Niagara down and I'm sure it will be a great phone when it comes out, I'll probably get one depending on the release date. I was just trying to make the point that the Niagara can't do anything that current devices can't. Of course it combines somethings and that's where it's new and of course the fact that it's CDMA.