My journey: Torch 9850 --> Galaxy Nexus --> Z10 --> iPhone 5 --> iPhone 5s --> Q10 coming soon!
- My previous to current history can be viewed in this novel I wrote:
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...8/#post9653665
Bottomline, been a long time Blackberry user...left for a few reasons, always came back....then made the switch to the iPhone, and here's the current situation:
Within the past few weeks to a month, and after getting rid of my iPad 4 months ago (cuz I had the iPhone), and then missing having an iPad, so I bought an iPad Air recently about a month or so ago, and now regret not having a Blackberry...love my iPad Air, therefore no need for the iPhone 5s right?....but I'm so missing the "abilities" of the Blackberry that the iPhones lack....Apple likes to control everything don't they? Don't get me wrong, I think the iPhone is a great device. I do believe it's dummy-proof...everyone can use the iPhone...everyone who doesn't know technology can learn and be an expert at an iPhone...and that's where it stops...for the people who think outside of the box, there's no room/place for them...it's like you can't speak up or voice your opinion (yeah, weird comparison, I know)...Apple made their device/OS the way they are, and that's it....use it the way it's MADE TO BE USED and don't try to do anything funny and go beyond that....I'll tell ya, the straw that broke the camel's back for me was the fact that there is no way for me to setup a hotspot on my phone so I can use my UNLIMITED DATA....yes, yes, yes, the Apple fanboys will jump in here and call me names, and flame me, and call me a cheapskate or someone who's trying to screw VZW and not wanting to pay properly for data, yada yada yada, stealing, yada, thief, yada yada and so on....and YES SIR, I'm trying to get FREE data from my UNLIMITED DATA by circumventing the O/S....I could do it on the Blackberry and the Android......yes, I know all you Apple fanboys are "HONEST", and what I'm doing is wrong, but if this is the reason for you to flame me: SHOVE IT, and GET THE HECK OUT OF MY THREAD, I don't care for your opinion....
OK, back to the people who don't judge me too harshly for stealing data from my phone to use with my iPad or laptop while I'm driving on the Interstate, 'hi mom!", or those who are open-minded....
Back to what I was talking about....I think the iPhone is a great device, it's a great toy...the apps are great, the phones are nicely looking and display/camera are probably some of the best out there....people say that the iPhone is a solid device, and it's crash-proof or so, and yes, they are really not completely wrong...yes, it DOES crash once in awhile and locks up once in a full moon, but when compared to a Blackberry, it really is that much better and that much more solid....I think part of the reason why it is that "solid" is because it's a very simple-minded device...what I mean by that is that all of their apps have to work within this realm, and they locked within that-that-guideline...and you can't get out of that or do beyond that...whereas a Blackberry and Android---I'm sure you've heard of the term "open source", where you can pretty much reach the depth and go beyond the capability of the O/S....and hence, the reason why Apple doesn't crash, and also the reason why you can't do much with an Apple device....yeah, that may have sounded so idiotic, but I said it with conviction, which makes it true! hahaha
So yeah, Apple caps the limit on what you and the apps could do, and so they're solid...and my problems with the iPhone----I wouldn't call them "glitches", more in term of-----"annoyances"...that's it, ANNOYANCES.....the flaws of the iPhone annoy the heck out of me....I hate the keyboard....it sux (and if you had read my novel at the link above, you would have known that already)....I hate that the phone/OS are not customizable....you can do it one way, and that's the Apple's way, and that's the way it SHOULD be done, because Apple says so, so you should think like that too....when using an iPhone, you think the way Apple thinks OK? Otherwise---well, you have to.
OK, I don't know why I started this thread really...but I've been contemplating the Z30, but I just can't justify having a $2000+ budget for cellphone in less than a calendar year (of course, I sold some of them, but I took at huge loss when I sold my Z10 for like $200ish when it was in perfect condition, and the reason for value loss was simply because it was a Blackberry, and BB's do not hold their values too well...)...I've been having to buy all my phones at non-contract prices because I wouldn't give up my unlimited data (man, I missed that opportunity to get the 5s at a promotional price and kept my unlimited data had I acted when there was that flaw on VZW website...but I waited, thinking that it was available in store where I can get the phone right away, and then they found the bug, and patched it, and I lost out)...but yeah, I was thinking getting a Z30 used, but couldn't find any...then, I thought about the Z10, but I've had that, then, I was like "What about a Q10?"...since I will be keeping my iPhone 5s anyway for a rainy day, and maybe I'll be carrying that with me along with my Blackberry (this will probably last for about a few days), and I can swap the sim out between phones (yes, I bought the sim adapter) for when I miss the iPhone....and I get to have a solid keyboard ---> WIN!.....so I decided on a Q10, and got excited....started looking for a used one, hoping to find one between 200-250 since I don't want to spend money on a brand new one again, OUCH $599 or $699 whatever it is....well, after shopping on ebay for a few hours, I found a brand new, never activated Q10 for $275, so I bought me a brand new Q10....was hoping for a white, but you just can't beat $275 for a brand new phone...knowing how picky I am, I was going through every details of all the listings on ebay looking for and writing to the seller asking about how many nicks and dents/scratches on their phones....
....OK, so now I wait for the phone to come in....THEN, I will officially be back to Blackberry again...I already, bought tons of screen protectors and skins/cases for the phone...now to wait....I'll update this thread once I get my hands on the Q10.....
sorry, I got lost in the middle of writing and if you couldn't follow or understand, I apologize!SirJes likes this.02-06-14 11:09 PMLike 1
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