lol good one :D
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lol good one :D
I forgot about SmrtGuard. I never used it on my Curve because the GPS chip was blocked by Verizon. I just downloaded it to my new Bold and it's awesome.
probably my favorite post of all time...ha
Somehow I've completely forgotten the point of this thread so I'll just say that I like my BB because it's EDGE and not 3G and also KY has many uses.
I've seen the iPhone predictive text thingy but I like auto text most of all. It fixes my most common spelling mistakes as I go along.
I like how blind BB loyalists have to dig this deep in order to find advantages for BBs over Android/iPhone. Does anybody really think these are killer features that will win over consumers when they step into a store? That was the point of Matt's thread. You guys should keep dreaming and ignore the reality that every other tech blog and news reports are talking about.
Dream away.
It's not just features, it's how they're implemented. Overall the BB is built for speed and ease of use. I have used a lot of phones and there is nothing faster or more simple for navigating between apps and sharing information. This is certainly a feature I look for.
Being able to hit the browser, copy some text into an email and flying around 3 separate IM programs all at the click of one or two buttons is desirable. no confusing navigation and it takes less time on the BB than any other phone.
So nothing truly unique here, just a very good implementation of standard features you can find on most phones.
I'm sorry, but I for one, do not need some justification or seek satisfaction for my purchases. PEOPLE for God's sake do some research on devices.. try a few, experiment.. The bb works for me.. it's quick, functional, and has great battery life. I gave android a go, it did not meet my needs. Now I am with bb, in the future something might come up that may meet my needs even better. I will not look back and say "maybe bb was better" that's living with uncertainty in my actions, I do no operate that way.
If you don't need justification or anything then just ignore what goes on here. There's no point to arguing anything if your mind is made up and you are on your path.
Defending an ideal is about as pointless as it gets. And there's a whole back story to that but hey, I'm not here for a philosophical debate. Just to stir the pot and see what happens. :cool:
First of all, everyone has to have BBM(a BlackBerry) for it to be effective. So if all your friends have BBM (not talking about business use here) then it is great. If not, then it is just another IM app, and every platform has SEVERAL of those.
Lights blink on some Android phones, just not the iPhone. You can customize pretty much EVERYTHING on Android. Root and you can do even more. You can also remove the battery and properly multitask. And you can remove memory.
Not everyone gives a **** about a physical keyboard, and most people in the world aren't important enough to need 10+ email accounts coming in instantly. Not all of us are CEOs. :rolleyes:
Maybe you should have directed this post at just iPhone users? :confused:
I have to interject here. Some of this is just silly.
My HTC Droid Incredible has an LED for notifications. It tells me plenty. Most software that have notification abilities allow you to toggle the LED.
I can customize everything.
I can remove my battery. Luckily, I don't have to (unlike the literally daily battery pulls that was required on my Storm 9530 to get it to even work).
True multitasking is one of the strengths of the HTC Incredible. They are operating in the background as if they were brought up on my screen. Additionally, you do not have to close applications running in the background in order to free up processing strength, as the Droid OS manages this for you. This is opposed to BlackBerry, which requires you to switch applications and close them individually when the phone becomes sluggish.
So what did you tell your client Matt?
Exactly. I had an issue with leaving BBM at first, but Google Talk on Android coupled with the fact that most people I know are on there, not to mention having unlimited SMS, made it a painless transition. Sometimes BBM felt like a closed world where you didn't really care to message those outside of it.
BBM is losing its allure more and more as people leave BB's. It's a weak selling point nowadays at best.
I currently have 27 apps open, without any issue. I think you need to use a neweer device, before making judgements.
Most of the BlackBerry issues the android folks are talking about are based on old devices running older OS's.
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I usually have 7 apps open at once on my BB tour and never need to close them down individually so I don't know what the guy above is talking about.
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Well, that's what the OP asked for. So what exactly are the advantages of Android over Blackberry? And please don't say "nice OS, just tell us what the Android can do and Blackberry can't.
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its incredible how far cell phones have come
I've got to admit, the major issue for BBM is to have lots of friends/coworkers with BBM. Otherwise, it's not so great. Too bad regular texting doesn't have the same notification of delivery/read/etc. features. And too bad it isn't an app for android and iPhone.
This past weekend illustrated one of BlackBerrys critical strengths.
On Friday, there was an Earth quake of moderate magnitude centered in Southern Ontario. It was felt all through the densely populated Golden Horseshoe region.
The news coverage included people desperately trying to contact family and love ones after shaking stopped and not being able to get through becasue the network was overloaded.
In a natural or man made disaster, BlackBerry Messages will get through when all else has failed. That lesson was learned the hard way, but nearly all first responders carry BlackBerry now, because they can be counted on.
I disagree, if I would only have my wife on bbm it would be worth it. Unless something is urgent this is the way we communicate, if I'm with the kids I always take lots of photos and send them to her or vice versa. It was extremely useful and cheap to use when one of us was abroad. We also have a bbm group set up so we can have a shared calendar.
BBM has saved us A LOT of money over the last few years.
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It was on a BlackBerry Storm 9530.
I'm just consulting. Their needs are basic. Considering the tooth-pulling required and the headaches that ensued after moving them from Windows XP with IE6 to Windows 7 with IE8, I will likely advise them to stick with BlackBerry, as it will be the least abrasive for all parties. They use PCs and hand-held devices because they have to, not because they want to.
yep!!!! just like Craig Johnston explained in his blogpost... :)
In an Emergency, Why Cellular Data Is Better Than Voice
yeah I know, wth...
You've 20+% less processor speed, 30+% less RAM, and frankly, a Storm is a completely illogical business device.