I was wondering this...being a BB noob (got my pearl a few months ago) I really don't have much interest in other cell phones and brands anymore, whereas I used to dig in to every company to see what the latest phone was, and figure out when I would have the $$$ to get it.
Has anyone gone back to a normal phone after a BB? Did you like it? What did you miss most? Would you ever switch back? I don't think I would
I am also new to the BB world but not new to smartphones. I have owned many diff phones(HTC, Palm, etc) and honestly i don't think i would ever think about going back. I am absolutely utterly addicted to my BB and to the CB site. I love everything about my 8330 and it trumps every other phone ive owned IMO. The only other phone im curious about is the Palm Pre and can't wait to see a final product hands on. But i still would have many reservations about leaving my curve lol.
I have retirement coming up in under 2 years. When that happens I shall have no need of a BlackBerry. At least I shall not need push emails - in fact I won't want them.
I am having a bit of a problem with this. What I shall need in retirement will be a pre-paid SIM card in a phone that will make and receive calls and the occasional SMS. Oh yeah, I want a camera too.
HOWEVER, I want my BlackBerry forever. I may just keep it and use it without a data plan for a while. Then I'll probably go and but a data plan again.
I would not go back to a regular phone. However, if something should happen to RIM, and BBs were off the market, I would find a suitable smart phone to take its place. I would miss my BB should that happen. Hopefully, RIM will stay afloat in these murky economic waters.
My 8310 died for a couple days while recovering from water so I was forced to use an older, non-smartphone and wanted to shoot myself.
While I'd be open to try other smartphones, there's no need. I love how you can customize just about everything. Especially since upgrading to 4.5, its like getting a new phone.
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i couldn't do it! i used a samsung trace (2 year old phone!) for a brief moment and i was having a hard time operating it! lol! i was like "woah.. no trackball!" lol!
I had a Treo 600, then 650; then went to a Razor; then to BB 8800, now BB Storm. No, I would miss having a smartphone. Could be interested in another brand, but unlikely. Do think I might go back to physical QWERTY in the future instead of touch screen keyboard, but time will tell. I sure would like a full-size touch screen with a pull-out full-size physical QWERTY!!
From the moment I picked up my first smartphone (treo) I knew that I could never have a regular phone again. There is no chance I will ever go back, I'd rather not have a phone at all.
Non smartphone, No. But I am very open to the other smartphone
models on the market. Nokia in particular.
i think if ever do a non-bb again, it may be a Nokia just because I LOVE them. But they don't seem to bring many of them over here to the U.S...are there any available right now? I mean, smartphone?
i think if ever do a non-bb again, it may be a Nokia just because I LOVE them. But they don't seem to bring many of them over here to the U.S...are there any available right now? I mean, smartphone?
Quite a few. The E-71 is my favorite of their lineup. I don't think they make
many CDMA devices though. I could be wrong about that.
I keep thinking that I would go to a simple phone if I had a decent laptop and an ipod, but the truth of it all is that once I started going the smartphone route (N95 then Storm), it was too late. Having all those functions in one device is just, for want of a better word, intoxicating.
The only phones I can see interesting me now are the Bold, and the only one that stands a chance of stirring my interest is the Palm Pre. The Nokia N-Series has gone downhill post N95, can't even raise an eyebrow over the N97.
Impossible!!!!!
Seems like those who are stuck on simple phones would never make the switch to begin with...they just keep getting the free phones lol...poor poor fools! lol!