PLEASE suggest me a blackberry phone !!

[bond_ankur]

Dear All,

I am looking to buy a blackberry phone (preferably having OS 7) on which I can use

- 24x7 email use (supports attachments) --> MOST IMPORTANT
- document viewer
- 24x7 google talk
- 24x7 Microsoft Communicator/Lync
- Google/Blackberry Maps when required
- Facebook, youtube
- Occasional Internet Browsing


I dont care about the price if the phone has a decent battery life at least 24 hours.

Please help people, I am really confused. Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Ankur

[jayman1968]

I would suggest the Blackberry Bold 9900. Thats what I have ordered myself and after researching all the phones out there including Iphone and Android. I was thinking of leaving BB and going to Iphone 4S but I am sold on the Bold 9900 I had a Bold 9700 and when the Torch 9800 came out I switched to it and I wish I never did. My old Bold rocked than and the NEW BOLD 9900 will rock

Hope this helps. Let me know what you get.

Don't wait for a BB10 they are still quite aways away on release and let them get the bug out first

[BB9700CA]

Based on your stated requirements the BlackBerry Bold 9900 should be the smartphone you buy. If you intend to upgrade to a smartphone within the next 6-12 months running BBX (BB10) or whatever the idiots in Waterloo finally call the next generation BlackBerry smartphone OS, buy the BB9900 outright without contract so you can get the newest smartphone, presumably with a physical keyboard, when released.

[southlander]

Bold 99xx all the way. And order an extra battery while you're at it. Never hurts.

Sent from my BlackBerry 9850 using Tapatalk

[fourboysplus]

I would suggest the Bold 9900 paired with a PlayBook 16g for $199 all providing your budget allows. Battery life is hard to gauge and is heavily based on you usage.

[JoKerZ829]

The blackberry 9900 is the way to go or just get the 9810

[Qbnkelt]

Originally Posted by bond_ankur

Dear All,

I am looking to buy a blackberry phone (preferably having OS 7) on which I can use

- 24x7 email use (supports attachments) --> MOST IMPORTANT
- document viewer
- 24x7 google talk
- 24x7 Microsoft Communicator/Lync
- Google/Blackberry Maps when required
- Facebook, youtube
- Occasional Internet Browsing


I dont care about the price if the phone has a decent battery life at least 24 hours.

Please help people, I am really confused. Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Ankur

Could you elaborate a bit on the bolded points? What do you mean by "support attachments?" That may be a problem....BB has a limit as to the size of attachments. Consequently, your second bullet may also be a problem.

[southlander]

Originally Posted by Qbnkelt

Could you elaborate a bit on the bolded points? What do you mean by "support attachments?" That may be a problem....BB has a limit as to the size of attachments. Consequently, your second bullet may also be a problem.

Specifically you would need to make sure attachments you receive are 8mb or less for the latest version of BIS I believe.

Sent from my BlackBerry 9850 using Tapatalk

[Black-Dash]

I suggest the newest BB Curve, I understand you're not concerned with pricing but its cheaper than the 9900. The screen and phone itself is a little bigger than the bold but I believe the processor is slightly slower. I suggest it because you stated you want at least 24 hours battery life and a slower processor will do just that without the loss of normal BB functionality. Good luck!

Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

[JAGWIRE]

i might be reading this wrong but what it sounds like is your main issue is with a provider not a phone. needing to email 24/7, needing maps, Google talk... this are all things that relay on the service provider not necessarily the phone itself. from what Ive heard from everyone the 99xx is a great phone, still stuck in CDMA land up here, and i would definitely say go for it but it does look like your core issues are with your provider.

[olblueyez]

Originally Posted by bond_ankur

Dear All,

I am looking to buy a blackberry phone (preferably having OS 7) on which I can use

- 24x7 email use (supports attachments) --> MOST IMPORTANT
- document viewer
- 24x7 google talk
- 24x7 Microsoft Communicator/Lync
- Google/Blackberry Maps when required
- Facebook, youtube
- Occasional Internet Browsing


I dont care about the price if the phone has a decent battery life at least 24 hours.

Please help people, I am really confused. Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Ankur

I would recommend the 9900/9930 since email is your primary concearn.

If a larger screen is important than the 9860/9850 would be my choice.

Between those two its a descision between a physical keypad and screen size.

What I don't recommend is a 9810. Both the Keypad and Screen size are lesser. Its heavy and cumbersome, the keypad is hard to use as compared to the 99XX series because the cradle is curved, the physical keypad cannot be used in landscape mode, landscape mode will be your viewing method of choice, the on-screen keypad is smaller than the 9860/9850, the 9900/9930 physical keypad is used with the landscape screen without tilting the phone. Pretty much the entire design is compromised so they could have the touch screen and the physical keypad.

No offense to 9810 owners, my Wife has one, and if the keypad had not been compromised with the curved design than the slightly bigger screen might be a drawing point.

If price is not an issue than why consider a lesser model like the curve?

The 9790 is an option but its just a watered down 9900. Lesser build quality, lesser keypad, lesser screen, cheap plastic clam-shell design the curve uses, but it is a bit smaller.

[Jeovex]

Originally Posted by olblueyez

I would recommend the 9900/9930 since email is your primary concearn.

If a larger screen is important than the 9860/9850 would be my choice.

Between those two its a descision between a physical keypad and screen size.

What I don't recommend is a 9810. Both the Keypad and Screen size are lesser. Its heavy and cumbersome, the keypad is hard to use as compared to the 99XX series because the cradle is curved, the physical keypad cannot be used in landscape mode, landscape mode will be your viewing method of choice, the on-screen keypad is smaller than the 9860/9850, the 9900/9930 physical keypad is used with the landscape screen without tilting the phone. Pretty much the entire design is compromised so they could have the touch screen and the physical keypad.

No offense to 9810 owners, my Wife has one, and if the keypad had not been compromised with the curved design than the slightly bigger screen might be a drawing point.

If price is not an issue than why consider a lesser model like the curve?

The 9790 is an option but its just a watered down 9900. Lesser build quality, lesser keypad, lesser screen, cheap plastic clam-shell design the curve uses, but it is a bit smaller.

its funny, i find the opposite to almost everyone of these, where you see a half-baked device, i find a well balanced device, which could be better (as every other BB) that brings a great experience to BB.

[Lead_Express]

I think the 9900/30 Bold is the finest BlackBerry available today. I also agree with those who recommend the Torch 9850/60. I personally prefer the flawless keypad of the Bold but the all touch Torch has that nice big screen for great web browsing and video. Either way, you get a great phone that will suit your purposes.

[BoldPreza]

I would recommend if you're on a budget look into the Curve series. Great compact form factor, not heavy in the least, physical keyboard or all touch model(really like the latter) and almost half the price of a comparable Torch or Bold(9900)

[Blkacesvf41]

Torch 9850 all the way baby! Great screen for video and fast browser.