T-Mobile/RIM Seminar - BES 4.1 sp5/OS 4.3/OS 4.5

[marcel85]

i hope something happens soon im tired of waiting

[noregrets721]

So 4.3 should be out in early april. Guess I can wait until then instead of installing the Beta version that I saw on another post in this forum.

[claydough]

i have the new 4.5 software! lol its great. little tricky though.

[claydough]

when i say i have it i mean i have the fullest version they're going to have before the release ina few days. the software itslef is only beta and needs bugs fixed its barley an upgrade so far compared to the iphone but in due time over the next year they'l release another full of new items to better compeat witht he i phone.

[claydough]

also this is a start of a new begining not end of anything but they're begining to relize how media plays a part in they're phones and will continue to release more and more updates, upgrades, and beta versions for trial. this version is stable but needs kinks worked out and thats where we come in we complain to the service orvider they take notes and service the notes to balckberry where they decid how to go about fixing what problems and wich ones are actually problems with the phone's software not just the electronically challenged blackberry user.

[John Clark]

Wow .

[lush242000]

[QUOTE=brian_peterson;171029]To me for RIM to stay competitive, with the iPhone, they need to

1) Add more media features and make them even cooler
2) throw in a touch screen to shut people up (I don't like touch screens).
3) Normal email... I don't even consider HTML as a feature you could leave out. It's a fundamental flaw that is, in my opinion, a bug. Now I know older Blackberry users have gotten use to it. But really, to me it's a bug.
4) High End browser.

I don't think they are attempting to stay competitive with the Iphone. I believe they would like to capture some of the Iphone market however. Rim's base customer base is business users. I will only speak for myself and some of my fellow coworkers regarding this issue. I don't have a use for music, videos, or fancy ringtones on my phone. I don't have a use for a touchscreen or a stylus. We want and have been given push email, a good contact system, and a calender that is synced with our office pc. Would I like to be able to store some word, pdf files on a microsd card? Sure, but I would rarely use this function. The is no screen on any phone that is actually usable to read files in my line of work. Would I like html email? Sure, is it that important to me? No, not at all. The majority of the email we use is typically one to two lines without pictures or links. Is a internet brower useful? For me, not really. I will check some sports scores or maybe the weather, but once again, the screens on all phones are too small to be worth using.

I'm not disregarding your comments. I think they are good points. I am sure that RIM like most companies wants to expand their customer base and by offering a phone that has similiar if not better features to the Iphone would be a good move. Do I personally want the features of the Iphone, no, not really because I don't have any need for them. Anyhow, just my thoughts.

Oh and I still want the trackwheel back. I don't ever recall having a discussion about cleaning or having issues with the trackwheel like we do with the rollerball.