iPhone users go back to BlackBerry? - Page 2

joesparty · #16 10-20-2009, 11:18 PM

would you consider the new android phone?

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walds11 · Thread Author #17 10-21-2009, 04:06 AM

I have not considered it, yet. It's not on AT&T though.

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would you consider the new android phone?

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OskahOfDisastah · #18 10-21-2009, 07:49 AM

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No it is because Apple writes better software. My iPhone is jailbroken and runs just as smooth as not being jailbroken. Even with multiple apps in the background. The battery life is just worse (with multiple apps in the background), but that is to be expected.

so the only way u can enable multi tasking is by jailbreaking it? and i realized yesterday i had a lotof apps on my blackberry running at the same time, i was out most of the time but used it from time to time, from about 11am - 8pm and when i checked at 8 my battery was at 90, pretty good if u ask me.

avt123 · #19 10-21-2009, 05:49 PM

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so the only way u can enable multi tasking is by jailbreaking it? and i realized yesterday i had a lotof apps on my blackberry running at the same time, i was out most of the time but used it from time to time, from about 11am - 8pm and when i checked at 8 my battery was at 90, pretty good if u ask me.

If I barely touch my iPhone/ Bold and leave multiple apps in the background, the battery life won't really drain that much. If I leave multiple apps running in the background on my iPhone and Bold and actually use the devices, the battery will drain with a significant increase. Plus the memory leak added to the Bold.

Yes the only way to enable multitasking (of third party apps, native apps already multitask) on the iPhone is by jailbreaking.

iNoodles · #20 10-21-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by avt123

If I barely touch my iPhone/ Bold and leave multiple apps in the background, the battery life won't really drain that much. If I leave multiple apps running in the background on my iPhone and Bold and actually use the devices, the battery will drain with a significant increase. Plus the memory leak added to the Bold.

Yes the only way to enable multitasking (of third party apps, native apps already multitask) on the iPhone is by jailbreaking.

As much as I love my iPhone, I admit that the need to jailbreak your phone to get the full use of it is a major major problem that Apple should get on right away instead of trying to suppress it. There is no reason apple cant open the phone set standards for themes or whatever and still maintain the integrity of the platform. So plus 1 for BB. On the other hand, now that I've jailbroken my phone, I look at my fathers BB Curve (which is real nice no doubt) and my girlfriends tour, and I just cant get into it, I find the UI, overly complex and the menu system horrific. On the other hand, the iPhone UI is simplistic and clean.

To the gentleman who asked about tools/toys, all apple products are thought of as "toys" the truth is this toy is what maintains my school work and job, its just a societal stereotype. I play and work on it, its insanity.

However, I would kill for that LED on the top of the BB on my iPhone. At the end really all it is really is whatever floats your boat, some people cant stand the lack of a keyboard, others cant stand the BB OS. Personally, I dig the iPhone but I wouldnt recommend it to anyone who likes to super customize their phone until apple learns to open up its OS, however I know that eventually ill have to have both.

OskahOfDisastah · #21 10-23-2009, 11:24 AM

Yeah I agree it is really whatever floats your boat. I personally don't understand the hype over the iphone... My friends all have them but I'm with the 8900, a blackberry with no 3G, and so far both phones practically do the same. But some are switching to blackberries now since they're bored with the iphone.

OskahOfDisastah · #22 10-23-2009, 11:24 AM

Yeah I agree it is really whatever floats your boat. I personally don't understand the hype over the iphone... My friends all have them but I'm with the 8900, a blackberry with no 3G, and so far both phones practically do the same. But some are switching to blackberries now since they're bored with the iphone.

dwaynewilliams · #23 10-24-2009, 11:09 AM

There are things about the BlackBerry that I miss. I miss BBM and being able to download video from websites. I don't miss the daily rebooting, the jumbled html email, the slow browser, and the UI. I wouldn't go back to the BB, not because I don't like them - I love BBs. I am more into multimedia now and there isn't a device that is comparable to the iphone experience. Also, I prefer typing on the iphone - go figure. I am a lot faster and accurate - as it is taking me forever t seems to type this out on my wife's Tour.

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jhamilton3 · #24 10-28-2009, 02:24 PM

I would love to be rich enough to use both.. but until RIM steps up their browser game, I'll be sticking with the iPhone.

dwaynewilliams · #25 11-01-2009, 04:50 AM

The BlackBerry was a better device to me about a couple of years ago when all I did was make calls, text, and email. Now I am more into multimedia and needed a device that was faster and more capable handling multimedia tasks. That's why I switched. If BBs could rival the iPhone in multimedia, I would consider switching back, but even then it would be unlikely. If you have an iPhone for more than a month, it's hard to give up. You invest so much money into apps, music, and videos it makes it not worth switching unless you have an iPod, which I don't.

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walds11 · Thread Author #26 11-01-2009, 07:25 AM

The main thing that I give up if I switch back is the great browsing experience with the Safari browser. Other than that, I won't miss the other things, ie, iPod, apps, etc.

My plan is to give the BB 9700 a shot. I can always return it hassle free within 30 days or just keep it. No need to sell my 3GS as I only paid $199 for it and it would cost me a lot more to get one back.

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GenusRubus · #27 11-03-2009, 02:56 PM

I'm also going to be having a look at the 9700 next week when it launches, just to see if it can change my mind on any of the reasons I swapped my 8900 for the 3GS a few months back.
Would be good to have BBM back for sure, and a camera flash, not to mention the LED, but I'd miss touch-screen Safari in a big way and the iPod too.
We shall see

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Coruptyed · #28 11-03-2009, 09:17 PM

just played with the iphone today, ive said i would never buy one but i may have to after using it seemed like a great device but ill probably hang onto my bb as well cant give up bbm

pbar41 · #29 11-04-2009, 07:58 AM

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I'm also going to be having a look at the 9700 next week when it launches, just to see if it can change my mind on any of the reasons I swapped my 8900 for the 3GS a few months back.
Would be good to have BBM back for sure, and a camera flash, not to mention the LED, but I'd miss touch-screen Safari in a big way and the iPod too.
We shall see

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I keep reading how great safari is and I have to agree. The only problem I have with it versus my Storm is that the text is so freaking small. Zooming in helps, but then I find myself having to pan all over the screen to read things. Any way to set it to something similar to column view lik on the Storm?

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