i need help with a decision.... please help

[twelvezero8]

ok I'm a t-mobile customer. i want a new blackberry. of course the 9780 is the latest and greatest blackberry on t-mobile. ive been hearing lots of rumors about the new blackberrys about to come out next year.. 1 ghz processors possibly QNX os and the works. my worry is t-mobile will not get these phones. they seem to be more committed to the android platform. should i wait a couple of months and see what comes out or just go for it with the 9780. keep in mind i have a child on the way and money will be tight for me... i have a couple hundred extra dollars right now that i can put towards a new phone. help please??????

[NorrisCell]

I agree that they are more committed to the Android platform. The answer to your dilemma depends on what you're looking to gain from a new phone. OS6 is awesome, but the fact that BB has yet to make a device that supports HSPA 7.2 is garbage. What would be a potential feature they could add that would draw you to a new device versus a 9780?

[twelvezero8]

Actually I just want a phone that I can be satisfied with for at LEAST 3 years. I'm pretty basic. Give me email, web capabilities, and multitasking functions and I'm fine.

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[MattMJB0188]

Originally Posted by twelvezero8

ok I'm a t-mobile customer. i want a new blackberry. of course the 9780 is the latest and greatest blackberry on t-mobile. ive been hearing lots of rumors about the new blackberrys about to come out next year.. 1 ghz processors possibly QNX os and the works. my worry is t-mobile will not get these phones. they seem to be more committed to the android platform. should i wait a couple of months and see what comes out or just go for it with the 9780. keep in mind i have a child on the way and money will be tight for me... i have a couple hundred extra dollars right now that i can put towards a new phone. help please??????

I had the 9780 the first day it came out. It's a great phone. I paid the full retail price of the phone and I ended up taking mine back because I didn't find it much of an upgrade over my Curve 8900. The 9780 has amazing battery life and call quality. The shipping OS software (6.0.0.359) is buggy. Its not bad, however you will notice some bugs especially if you text a lot and use Blackberry Messenger.

To give my insight on your dilemma, I would definitely go with the 9780 now. The 1Ghz processors you mentioned is all speculation. RIM has not officially announced that in Q1 or even Q2 2011 they will be adopting these new processors. Ya can't keep up with technology and if ya try it will drive ya nuts. :P Personally, I'd wait another month or two and hopefully by then the 9780 will have received a much better OS update. Let's say around May or June RIM does in fact release a new berry and T-Mobile gets it, you could always sell your 9780 and take a little bit of a loss. As far as 4G goes, the 9780 doesn't support it but 4G speeds according to CNET are not what T-Mobile is making them out to be. They are a big improvement over 3G but not what the average consumer thinks.

So yeah, definitely go with the 9780! You will not be disappointed. Like I said though, I'd wait another month or two for a solid OS update. Once the 9780 gets all its bugs worked out it will be a very hard device to beat. Best of luck to you.

Happy Holidays!!!

Matt

[twelvezero8]

Thank you guys for all of the help.

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[twelvezero8]

I'm sure no one cares but...... i decided to get the phone. I have a friend thats owns a manager at t-mobile stores and i will be getting this phone for a very sweet price.

[oldtimeBBaddict]

Originally Posted by twelvezero8

I'm sure no one cares but...... i decided to get the phone. I have a friend thats owns a manager at t-mobile stores and i will be getting this phone for a very sweet price.

Actually, I do care. Where did your friend buy this manager, and are there any more for sale?

Also, which phone did you buy?

[wolfgaze]

Originally Posted by MattMJB0188

I had the 9780 the first day it came out. It's a great phone. I paid the full retail price of the phone and I ended up taking mine back because I didn't find it much of an upgrade over my Curve 8900. The 9780 has amazing battery life and call quality. The shipping OS software (6.0.0.359) is buggy. Its not bad, however you will notice some bugs especially if you text a lot and use Blackberry Messenger.

To give my insight on your dilemma, I would definitely go with the 9780 now. The 1Ghz processors you mentioned is all speculation. RIM has not officially announced that in Q1 or even Q2 2011 they will be adopting these new processors. Ya can't keep up with technology and if ya try it will drive ya nuts. :P Personally, I'd wait another month or two and hopefully by then the 9780 will have received a much better OS update. Let's say around May or June RIM does in fact release a new berry and T-Mobile gets it, you could always sell your 9780 and take a little bit of a loss. As far as 4G goes, the 9780 doesn't support it but 4G speeds according to CNET are not what T-Mobile is making them out to be. They are a big improvement over 3G but not what the average consumer thinks.

So yeah, definitely go with the 9780! You will not be disappointed. Like I said though, I'd wait another month or two for a solid OS update. Once the 9780 gets all its bugs worked out it will be a very hard device to beat. Best of luck to you.

Happy Holidays!!!

Matt

This post is pretty spot on... I also upgraded from the 8900 to 9780 and noticed the call quality is much better... I was getting very good battery life out of my 8900 by upgrading to a specific OS and tweaking a few settings on the phone, but I'd say the biggest upgrade from the 8900 to 9780 is the optical trackpad on the 9780, love that thing, makes navigation and especially web browsing so much easier.

[twelvezero8]

yeah that was a mistype. a friend is a manager of several t-mobile stores in the area. he is getting me the 9780 tomorrow for cheaper than i would get it anywhere else. good to know people in the right places.

[Artemis68]

Yeah that's awesome for you, twlevezero8. Let us know how you like the new Bold. Looks like a great phone!

[USCTrojan4JC]

Originally Posted by MattMJB0188

I had the 9780 the first day it came out. It's a great phone. I paid the full retail price of the phone and I ended up taking mine back because I didn't find it much of an upgrade over my Curve 8900. The 9780 has amazing battery life and call quality. The shipping OS software (6.0.0.359) is buggy. Its not bad, however you will notice some bugs especially if you text a lot and use Blackberry Messenger.

To give my insight on your dilemma, I would definitely go with the 9780 now. The 1Ghz processors you mentioned is all speculation. RIM has not officially announced that in Q1 or even Q2 2011 they will be adopting these new processors. Ya can't keep up with technology and if ya try it will drive ya nuts. :P Personally, I'd wait another month or two and hopefully by then the 9780 will have received a much better OS update. Let's say around May or June RIM does in fact release a new berry and T-Mobile gets it, you could always sell your 9780 and take a little bit of a loss. As far as 4G goes, the 9780 doesn't support it but 4G speeds according to CNET are not what T-Mobile is making them out to be. They are a big improvement over 3G but not what the average consumer thinks.

So yeah, definitely go with the 9780! You will not be disappointed. Like I said though, I'd wait another month or two for a solid OS update. Once the 9780 gets all its bugs worked out it will be a very hard device to beat. Best of luck to you.

Happy Holidays!!!

Matt

FYI, the T-Mobile Bold 9780 did not ship with 6.0.0.359.

Merry Christmas,
-Another Curve 8900 to Bold 9780 User

[USCTrojan4JC]

Originally Posted by wolfgaze

This post is pretty spot on... I also upgraded from the 8900 to 9780 and noticed the call quality is much better... I was getting very good battery life out of my 8900 by upgrading to a specific OS and tweaking a few settings on the phone, but I'd say the biggest upgrade from the 8900 to 9780 is the optical trackpad on the 9780, love that thing, makes navigation and especially web browsing so much easier.

Amen. The trackpad and 3G are the two biggest advantages of the 9780 over the 8900 for me.

[twelvezero8]

Ok so i got the phone and i think it's awesome. I love everything about it. As of right now there is not one thing i dislike about the phone. Im hapy i decided to get this phone. The battery life is off the charts! Easily a phone i can keep for years.

[settec]

Matt- The post you wrote was quite helpful and spot-on; I agree. I am looking to purchase a Blackberry as well.

[twelvezero8]

ok another update on the phone. i'm not sure but this may be the best battery on a smartphone to date. i can last a day and a half EASY and using my phone as i normally would. ok i have found one thing i can ding with this phone. i have really big hands so at times the keys just seems so small... too small.