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So i debated posting this little story simply because it basically makes me look like a dumb dumb, but my friend insisted that i post it here. The reason i caved in and decided to post this is simply because of so much of the hate im seeing about RIM/Blackberry/9900. I figured that if many people think RIM has gone downhill, and lacking in certain software aspects, I might as well help explain how their Hardware is still top notch. So here is a somewhat condensed version of the story.
Thanksgiving day, (IN CANADA) my family decided to visit my grand parents in their home town about two hours from us. It was a beautiful day. Sun was out, leaves were beginning to turn, it was fall. I was enjoying a conversation with my father while sitting in the back seat of his car. We were traveling down the highway at approximately 120-130 km/h. a buzzing noise caught my attention, as i turned around and saw a hornet was behind my head, in the car, now, im not scared of hornets, but i feared i may have an allergy to its sting (another long story, not important) As usual, i had my Blackberry in my right hand, a brand new 9900 with not ONE scratch, mark, scuff. The hornet flew in front of my face, so i rolled down the window to let it out. the hornet held with all its might the little rubber flaps that the window disappear into on the door. I began to blow on the hornet, still no letting go. My last resort, use my berry to flick the hornet out the window...
My phone flew out the window, i watched as it bounced, tumbled, slid, down the highway, and numerous cars began to drive over top of my phone. it was gone. after a a brief yelling fit, the car was pulled over. I ran, fast, hard. over a kilometre down the highway, sure enough was my berry sitting face up, no more than 1 foot off the shoulder line. car tires were literally within a foot of driving over this phone. it was honestly my lucky day. I picked it up, and immediately messaged my friend (whom i was having a conversation with) explaining what just happened. EVERYTHING WAS FINE! The phone had two decent marks on the steel casing, and naturally a few marks on the back side, but honestly, looks like typical wear and tear, i may have dropped it once or twice. i was amazed. I began to search ebay for new bezels or casing, but thought to my self, im going to sport these war wounds so that if anyone ever asks, i can tell them that RIM makes the best and most solid phone out there. Two weeks before this, i sold my iPhone 4 to buy this berry. If that were my iphone that went out the window, i probably would have said nothing and just drove home. I am certain that it would have been destroyed.
So there you have it, RIM makes a very durable phone. I know, i was a stupid person for trying to flick a hornet out the window with my phone. Very dumb, but it only helped prove my love for this device. Thank you, RIM, for adding that extra bit of glue to my phone, keeping it intact.Last edited by Bezansonn; 10-31-11 at 12:50 PM.
10-31-11 12:41 PM - Battery doors can always be replaced. The most important thing is that the screen didn't crack or get too scratched (or in your case, not scratched at all.) Well, actually the most important thing is that the phone still works and you don't have any data-loss
For the metal trim, try Flintz. It's a great paste to buff the scratches out and leaves a good polish. If you want to maintain the brush-metal looks, just use a regular non abrasive cloth and work only the areas with scratches. Then again if you want a mirror finish just take a dremel with a buffing tip and go to work. It works wonders on guns, so your BB would do just fine
Last edited by jranciano; 10-31-11 at 04:31 PM.
10-31-11 04:28 PM - @OP,
Just your lucky day. A lot depends on what angle and how a device falls down. And its true at 120 km/hr as well. Not saying that the 9900 is not durable, just that the situation you described, I would put that down to a huge dose of luck as no device is expected to survive that.
As an aside, I should mention that my cousin's 9900's screen cracked when a Champagne cork (which I opened) hit the phone's screen dead centre.
So between two improbable stories, one survived and the other didn't. Odds are same as a coin toss= luck.
Regardless, yours was an exceptional story and bears repeating.10-31-11 04:39 PM
