- No phone will ever make me switch to AT&T. I don't care what the phone is capable of doing, if it's on AT&T, chances are it won't do all that it's supposed to! I prefer a network that works.08-05-10 07:44 PMLike 0
- Yeah.. if anything, I'd just be looking forward to getting the Torch switched to Verizon. Plain and Simple.08-06-10 08:21 AMLike 0
- I just seen that thread w/ the Bold replacement for the tour on VZW.. Looks like i'm about to get a new Bold!08-06-10 09:13 AMLike 0
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- Well.. I get an upgrade in march of 2011 ... so if I get this Bold, it should hold me over until then.08-06-10 09:22 AMLike 0
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- Yeah man, I spoke to a tech. rep there and he said the 4G should be coming out by the end of the year.. so I'll do with the Bold until my next upgrade is available by that time, there should be a few 4G selections out on VZW.08-06-10 12:23 PMLike 0
- you can't even think of the torch if you want to use it as a phone. The att network is the worst for the phone factor. It may be ok for internet but thats about it. Att gets the better phones because they have to attract new customers. they pay more to the phone mfg. than verizon for just that reason.08-06-10 03:47 PMLike 0
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Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-07-10 11:41 AMLike 0 - Unless Q1 2011 holds something amazingly spectacular, I'm probably going to jump ship to something else too. I'll sure as heck miss the BBM, the nearly perfect push email system, etc, but I won't miss the lack of significant leaps forward in processor speed, browser technology, etc.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-07-10 12:28 PMLike 0 - ChrisySeeker of the WayThe Torch looks like an awesome device! i wouldn't switch from VZW for any phone though. Service comes first to me. i have the 9630 (3rd replacement) and it's working fine so far. i am excited for a new browser and touch screen BlackBerry though. i'm waiting for Storm 3 or 4 on VZW.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-07-10 12:33 PMLike 0 -
As a Tour user, I am a typical BB user, in that I love the physical keyboard. But that Incredible is the closest Droid I have used that is all touchcreen that would make me want to give up the physical keyboard. It is slightly larger and wider than the Tour, but not by much. It's the only Droid I have used so far that I can type ONE-HANDED almost as good as the Tour. Screens move fast, internet loads quick. Beautiful device. Now, if I can just find a decent replacement for BerryBuzz or get over my love affair with colorful notifications, I may soon become a DINC user.08-07-10 01:14 PMLike 0 - I think its humorous that people want to compare the BB to a Droid. I know its how people are, but I've used every kind of phone and OS out there. I keep coming back to my BB. It works every time. The battery life is second to none on smartphones. There is no way an iPhone or Droid last as long as a blackberry. And there is no other phone that can match the reliability of the email on the blackberry. The Droid is a great phone but it is not as reliable as my BB. I'm sorry to all the BB haters but RIM doesn't just throw phones together just to stay up with the comptition. And when they do (I.e. The Storm 1) they have all kinds of issues. I happen to enjoy my tour and when I can upgrade in Dec. I will probably get the Bold or a newer BB if they come out with one.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-07-10 06:35 PMLike 0 - I think its humorous that people want to compare the BB to a Droid. I know its how people are, but I've used every kind of phone and OS out there. I keep coming back to my BB. It works every time. The battery life is second to none on smartphones. There is no way an iPhone or Droid last as long as a blackberry. And there is no other phone that can match the reliability of the email on the blackberry. The Droid is a great phone but it is not as reliable as my BB. I'm sorry to all the BB haters but RIM doesn't just throw phones together just to stay up with the comptition. And when they do (I.e. The Storm 1) they have all kinds of issues. I happen to enjoy my tour and when I can upgrade in Dec. I will probably get the Bold or a newer BB if they come out with one.
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I mean come-on, if they want to expand their presence in the consumer market, they can't just expect superior push email and highly secure devices to keep folks' attention when the web browsing is marginal at best, the device hangs randomly for up to a minute at times for no apparent reason, and the next revision of the device is just a marginally better device vs a leap forward.
Other devices nearly instantaneously seem to have webpages downloaded/rendered/displayed vs the BB's snail-like pace, just as one example of an area RIM is woefully neglecting for the consumer market... (Edited to add the following: The BB even struggles with loading WAP pages. To get to this edit screen it just took about 30-45 seconds from the time I clicked the link to the time it displayed the next page. Does anyone feel that's good on WAP optimized page?! That is completely unacceptable performance, but sadly, it's pretty consistent, and is among the ways we can see RIM has been dropping the ball. Maybe they fixed that in OS6, but I guess I need to wait til Q1 next year to see if there's anything worth upgrading to that has that. (/ editing)
Before anyone accuses me of being a BB hater, this Tour is my second BB in 2 years. I came from an 8330. Is Tour a leap forward from the Curve? Yes. Is Bold a leap forward from Tour? Um, same processor, screen, yadda yadda, just with wifi, more memory and a trackpad. That's not a leap forward in any sense of the word. I'd love to have my next device be a BB, but if the device is sluggish like the Tour is on web browsing, freezes/is laggy for no apparent reason/etc, I'm going to definitely try for a company that actually delivers functionality on their multimedia/fun applications.
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08-07-10 07:13 PMLike 0 - Whatever you do, don't switch to att!!!! I was there before, they have terrible service and they don't care about the customer. Once your in the contract they've got you and they're done. Don't make that move I'm telling you, you'll regret it.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-08-10 11:15 AMLike 0 - I think its humorous that people want to compare the BB to a Droid. I know its how people are, but I've used every kind of phone and OS out there. I keep coming back to my BB. It works every time. The battery life is second to none on smartphones. There is no way an iPhone or Droid last as long as a blackberry. And there is no other phone that can match the reliability of the email on the blackberry. The Droid is a great phone but it is not as reliable as my BB. I'm sorry to all the BB haters but RIM doesn't just throw phones together just to stay up with the comptition. And when they do (I.e. The Storm 1) they have all kinds of issues. I happen to enjoy my tour and when I can upgrade in Dec. I will probably get the Bold or a newer BB if they come out with one.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-10-10 09:41 AMLike 0
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