Do companies still make employees carry blackberry 7000 series phone?

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10-12-11, 12:25 PM
slingxshot

Do companies still make employees carry blackberry 7000 series phone?

Just curious if anyone seen one around where they work?

Thanks!
10-12-11, 03:10 PM
RRMan03

No we carry brand new one and its about the same, LOL
10-12-11, 05:15 PM
gravymonster

I saw a lady carrying one about a month ago and I remember thinking "holy crap... I would love to know the story behind THAT!" but I figured it'd be creepy to ask.

This thread might have just answered it for me.
10-12-11, 07:47 PM
orgaloth

I've had a couple come into the store. They were work phones and they asked about buying new BBs and sim swapping. They were a little crest-fallen when I told them they would have to have it added to their BES service to get emails.

(They came back a couple of days latter and picked up a 9800 and a 9780. They had convinced work to let them upgrade).
10-12-11, 08:19 PM
Rootbrian

I saw some old blues in a pawn shop. likely GSM or CDMA, some in value village and I did notice somebody using one of them. Quite cool to be honest, I remember playing around with a few in bell world when I was too young to care. :D

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10-12-11, 08:37 PM
srashid

According to the Associated Press, yes they do!

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10-12-11, 09:17 PM
_StephenBB81

I wouldn't say company's "MAKE" their employee's carry them but I know 2 pretty upthere guys in a multi billion dollar company that still carry them and they have ZERO plans to give them up no matter how shinny my new phone is. Scroll wheel perfect fit in the hand, and easy to read screen in all lights, they email day in and day out and want nothing else.

many of their underlings have 9800's, 9700's and 9300's but these 2 guys wont give up with 7000 series babies.
10-12-11, 09:18 PM
FranzJoseph

My cousin has one from his work hahha
10-12-11, 10:06 PM
Frank Castle

Out of our 8,000 Blackberry users we have this one field guy with a 7280, I've been tempted to just ship him a refreshed Bold 9650. I mean I loved the device back in 2004 but the new devices have internet, screen resolution etc.
10-12-11, 10:10 PM
_StephenBB81

Originally Posted by Frank Castle

Out of our 8,000 Blackberry users we have this one field guy with a 7280, I've been tempted to just ship him a refreshed Bold 9650. I mean I loved the device back in 2004 but the new devices have internet, screen resolution etc.

depends on what you do in the field though

we have a guy in the east who uses his BB for BES email, and phone calls only, doesn't use the calendar, doesn't BBM, doesn't text, and the text size on his screen is HUGE.

If your field guy is used to the 7280, giving him a COMPLETELY different keyboard, and navigation method could reduce his productivity
10-12-11, 10:26 PM
BlackBerry Guy

The oldest models at my work is probably the 8330, with the odd 8703 thrown in here and there. Most of the guys are moving to the 9300 when their devices have "accidents".