Okay - I need an opinion. My Pearl DOA'd again.
- Okay, so day before yesterday I returned my less than a month old Pearl (bought April 9) due to dirt under the screen. I exchanged it and at that time I was offered a Curve instead, but stayed with the Pearl. I do love it.
Now, tonight, I went to answer a call, took the phone out of the OEM sleeve in my purse, and the OFF key fell off into my hand when I did.
Called Bell World, they are out of the Purple so are calling down to the other store and will call me in the morning about doing an exchange.
Now if they offer me the chance to change to the Curve, should I take it? DOA's have to be the same phone - but this is the second Pearl now, and to be honest I am a little surprised the damn key fell off. Now I don't know if they will or won't offer it, but what should I do?05-02-08 07:58 PMLike 0 -
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- This is the thing, I am OCD about my phone. It lives in it's case, it is covered, it is in my purse in it's sleeve AND a dedicated pocket. It's never been dropped, even the one I returned the other day for dirt under the screen got a compliment from the Bell owner because it looked like it just came out of the box. ****, I polish the darn thing.
Bell figures it's bad glue and that the key somehow got caught on something inside the OEM sleeve. It was not neglegence.05-02-08 08:17 PMLike 0 -
However, I keep going to blackberrycurve.com and looking at it.
I don't know what to do!
I sort of wish it WAS something I had done to the phone, it would make the decision easier, but when it's something that makes me question the quality (the sleeve should not make a key pop off) it makes me wonder if I should try another or not.05-02-08 08:42 PMLike 0 - Again, to reiterate since people seem to think I have hammered the phone (which is funny because I am anal retentive when it comes to my electronics), I did not do this to the phone. Even Bell agreed with me, the phone is pristine. However, there is part of the inner sleeve of the sleeve that is NOT pristine, but appears to be poorly assembled, and so when you slide the phone out of the sleeve, it caught on the key somehow and popped it out. Believe me, Bell was looking it over with a magnifier, and there are no scratches or any damage to the phone.
So maybe this is also a message to double check your OEM sleeves, as some of them may not be put together quite right.
Not everyone treats the phone badly you know, there are some cases where the phone gets damaged regardless of how babied it is due to a off blip of manufacturing.05-03-08 02:16 AMLike 0 -
I would suggest a Curve as they're more "manly", but you'd probably be safer with a Motorola M900BP05-03-08 04:05 AMLike 0 - i suggest going to the store and handling the curve a bit.
i love the keypad on my pearl, but i love the screen on the curve.
so for me, and practicality, i went with the pearl. lets face it, the keypad is a huge part of a phone. i dont feel comfy with the QWERTY keypad, and its easy for me to send a quick "call me" text with my pearl w/o looking, especially while i'm driving.05-03-08 07:05 AMLike 0 -
Comparing between the Pearl and the Curve, they are probably both equally durable. It's the functions of the keyboard that you should consider. Do you like the qwerty keyboard feature of the Curve? Or are you more interested in smaller profile in the Pearl? That's the kind of thing I would be considering. Me? I prefer the qwerty keyboard and have loved the whole feel and classy look of the Curve (and I'm a female!).
I can't wait to hear what you decide to do!
05-03-08 09:15 AMLike 0 - Heading over to Bell World now.
I think I may stay with the Pearl, I bought a bunch of accessories already for it - but I flat out love the keyboard and profile. I will handle the Curve over there and see what moves me. I'll let you know what happens when I return!05-03-08 12:26 PMLike 0 -
btw DOA = Dead On Arrival
Your handsets were not DOA because of "dirt under the screen" or a button flying off.
DOA would constitute not powering up at all straight out of the box. So once again you show a lack of proper intelligence.
*This has been a friendly lesson from your local superior male*05-04-08 03:01 AMLike 0 -
- haha... Like I said... "man hands are a hazard"
btw DOA = Dead On Arrival
Your handsets were not DOA because of "dirt under the screen" or a button flying off.
DOA would constitute not powering up at all straight out of the box. So once again you show a lack of proper intelligence.
*This has been a friendly lesson from your local superior male*
Bell does damaged handsets as DOA replacements, regardless. If your little superior male ego (emphasis on little) mattered more to me I would happily scan the receipt where BOTH replacements are listed quite clearly as DOA handset exchanges. By Bell. ON THE RECEIPT. Forgive me for using the terminology the Bell employees also used.
And luckily you are not local, nor superior. You are male. Sadly for the gender.
Now I shall go back to ignoring and reporting you for your total lack of respect.05-04-08 02:33 PMLike 0 - You know what, I read the post even though you are on ignore out of curiosity.
Bell does damaged handsets as DOA replacements, regardless. If your little superior male ego (emphasis on little) mattered more to me I would happily scan the receipt where BOTH replacements are listed quite clearly as DOA handset exchanges. By Bell. ON THE RECEIPT. Forgive me for using the terminology the Bell employees also used.
And luckily you are not local, nor superior. You are male. Sadly for the gender.
Now I shall go back to ignoring and reporting you for your total lack of respect.
I think it's time to move on and enjoy your new Curve! I've had a BB 7130e since December, 2005. It's a great phone and the first BlackBerry to have SureType which I really enjoyed using. But they say, "all good things must come to an end." So I finally got the Curve, and am loving it.
Keep on Crackin',
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Okay - I need an opinion. My Pearl DOA'd again.
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