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The whole "tracking" thing is ridiculous anyways imo..look at how many "social apps" post your location nowadays anyways..and people do it VOLUNTARILY. "So and So just become the mayor of 5th street".06-07-11 08:46 AMLike 0 - Soo...they can see you've been to the coffee shop..went to the mall..seen a movie OMG! Or they can see you've been visiting the local drug dealer on the corner of Hooker and Blow..ahh ok. I can see how you wouldn't want that incriminating you..lol.
The whole "tracking" thing is ridiculous anyways imo..look at how many "social apps" post your location nowadays anyways..and people do it VOLUNTARILY. "So and So just become the mayor of 5th street".
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comLast edited by belfastdispatcher; 06-07-11 at 08:55 AM.
06-07-11 08:50 AMLike 0 - The data you're referring to wasn't "location" as much as it was nearby cell towers and wi-fi hotspots. As for the "last year," the data collection was adjusted to shorten the period for which data is kept, and if you turn off "location services," no data is collected.06-07-11 08:55 AMLike 0
- Obviously you haven't lived under a dictator. Sure, maybe they can install a camera in your bedroom, you have nothing to hide right? And look how many people post their home made porn videos anyway, voluntarily.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comvrs626 likes this.06-07-11 09:01 AMLike 1 - The data you're referring to wasn't "location" as much as it was nearby cell towers and wi-fi hotspots. As for the "last year," the data collection was adjusted to shorten the period for which data is kept, and if you turn off "location services," no data is collected.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-07-11 09:03 AMLike 0 - This might actually make RIM Sales dip -- people buy Blackberry's purely for BBM. So what happens when the other wannabe devices step in? People think "I don't NEED a blackberry now; I can get BBM on (insertrandomwannabedevicehere) so I'm all good!"
Pretty sad really.06-07-11 09:08 AMLike 0 - You're right.I haven't lived under a dictator. If I was a Navy Seal (I've heard they all use BBM to coordinate their attacks/ keep track of all party members via PING) or if I was a ninja and didn't want my opposing clan members finding my secret lair high in the mountain tops..then I would seriously consider against any of these "other" phones. But I'm only speaking for us more regular folk who live in cities and suburbs.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-07-11 09:08 AMLike 0 -
These people are in a completely different price range.
Iphone 4 on vodafone uk- free on contract from �40 a month
Blackberry 9780 and Torch - free from �25 a month
�15 a month extra for 2 years, not to mention the higher insurance cost.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-07-11 09:14 AMLike 0 - I'm sure you'll let us all know if it does. In the meantime, you really have nothing about which to complain on this particular issue.06-07-11 10:37 AMLike 0
- Maybe you'd have to explain why your daily commute brings you beside some known terrorist's(pedofile, racist, drug dealer) location and why you stop there for 5 minutes every day and why they should take your word for it. Guilty by association. Maybe you'll lose your job over it even if you're innocent, maybe people will look at you with suspicion any way, cuz there's no smoke without fire right? It's not like this never happened before.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-07-11 10:42 AMLike 0 - avt123O.G.Maybe you'd have to explain why your daily commute brings you beside some known terrorist's(pedofile, racist, drug dealer) location and why you stop there for 5 minutes every day and why they should take your word for it. Guilty by association. Maybe you'll lose your job over it even if you're innocent, maybe people will look at you with suspicion any way, cuz there's no smoke without fire right? It's not like this never happened before.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-07-11 10:51 AMLike 0 - If your circle of friends uses BBM and BlackBerry devices and you get an iOS device, you cannot use iMessages to chat with your friends unless they too have iOS devices.
iMessages is not really competition for BBM, it is more of a compelling feature for social circles who use iOS
I can't even use BBM on my work BB, our BES admins have disabled it. Much as I love the physical form factor and UI of my Blackberries, this might be the final nail in the coffin for my personal BB (iCloud doesn't hurt either).06-07-11 10:57 AMLike 0 -
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- Unfortunately, my circle of friends mostly uses iPhones. I can communicate with one friend over BBM to his work BB but his personal phone is an iPhone.
I can't even use BBM on my work BB, our BES admins have disabled it. Much as I love the physical form factor and UI of my Blackberries, this might be the final nail in the coffin for my personal BB (iCloud doesn't hurt either).
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com06-07-11 11:00 AMLike 0 - Every time I switch phones, I always end up back on my blackberry for four reasons:
- Physical keyboard
- Profiles
- Notification LED
- Stellar battery life
I don't understand what's so great about BBM (haven't used it) but these things always keep me coming back. Also, I just feel faster using my bold. And trust me, I've tried them all. I can't stand the slow pace of innovation, but they do these few things so right that I can't get away.06-07-11 11:22 AMLike 0 -
- Oh, and the sad part is how many of these things RIM has done for a while now, if not years.
1. Contacts, email-setup, calendars, etc. synced across devices.
2. Third-party integration into OS services
3. Wi-fi music/media sync
4. Centralized notification bar and service into which all apps can plug into
5. BBM
[shakes head] RIM is going to go down as a business-school case as to how not to run your company. Establish a dominant position in the marketplace, rest on your laurels while competitors eat your market share from out under you, and then don't respond fast enough.
Let me turn the tables:
CB users have stated that iphones are just toys and not good for communications. Now that Apple is making all these changes to ios, things that have been on other platforms for years, people are saying that they are copy cats.
Apple is pulling their platform together. It is maturing and mixing in features that people also want, on top of the other services that Apple already offers.
I guess I just see iOS 5 as a move forward for the iPhone. Adding important features for everyone, kids, business users, consumers etc. They are making the iPhone and it's features universal. It is becoming a communications device, while still enjoying a nice suite of multimedia features.06-07-11 12:35 PMLike 0 - I don't understand how people think that BBM is free. It uses data (though only a small amount) and if used internationally, you will pay roaming data fees.06-07-11 01:55 PMLike 0
- Lolwut? And what data are the cops going to be looking for? Your contact list so they can start spamming your contacts? Maybe they're going to steal any credit card info you have so they can do some online shopping..lol..give me a break.
Oh wait..your a drug dealer and don't want your messages incriminating you read? Ahh..I see now. If your in the drug business and all's you can afford is a Pearl you might want to find a new line of work mmmkay?
His reply (PlaybookPlayboy) which was directed at me was so asinine I didn't even want to address such ignorance.06-07-11 02:03 PMLike 0 -
As someone who travels,
I have done testing with multiple IM clients while traveling to minimize my cost and BBM consistently uses 1/2-1/4 the data of other IM applications,
so it is the cheapest option, though I agree it isn't free,06-07-11 02:07 PMLike 0
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