- There are times this BlackBerry user recommends people get an iphone. I have a large BBM list now. It need not get any bigger. Over the last few years people scratched their heads at why I still carry a BlackBerry device. They would get to a point they had to ask. In 5 minutes they understood and many went out and got one. Unfortunately, when you are seen helping people with their electronic issues you become the go to person. Now anything BlackBerry people tell others to go see Playbook007. Any other electronic issues, go see Playbook007. I don't have a problem with this at all. I like helping people. However, there are a few people that are totally inept with electronics. I feel sometimes it should be illegal for them to own such a device. Yet they seem to have the money to buy the latest. They switch computers, tablets, phones on an on going basis, perhaps in search of something that will work for them. Something that won't have any issues. That perfect OS, that perfect device. Yet these people can't set up their email, never remember a password, don't understand that Google isn't the only search engine out there etc. Trust me, you know the ones. Those I direct to Apple. It's not long before they come running, but then I get to say, oh you will have to ask an iphone user. I don't know how. And it works!
Posted via CB10Last edited by Playbook007; 12-30-14 at 08:16 PM.
12-30-14 08:49 AMLike 7 - I agree. I know far too many iphone users, and when I asked one of them why they stick with it the answer was along the lines of "I dont want my phone to be too smart, too configurable." cant argue with that, though I dont find bb10 overly complex, it certainly is the stuff of techies..
Posted via CB750Alain_A likes this.12-30-14 09:56 AMLike 1 - There are times this BlackBerry user recommends people get an iphone. I have a large BBM list now. It need not get any bigger. Over the last few years people scratched their heads at why I still carry a BlackBerry device. They would get to a point they had to ask. In 5 minutes they understood and many went out and got one. Unfortunately, when you are seen helping people with their electronic issues you become the go to person. Now anything BlackBerry people tell others to go see Playbook007. Anything other electronic issues, go see Playbook007. I don't have a problem with this at all. I like helping people. However, there are a few people that are totally inept with electronics. I feel sometimes it should be illegal for them to own such a device. Yet they seem to have the money to buy the latest. They switch computers, tablets, phones on an on going basis, perhaps in search of something that will work for them. Something that won't have any issues. That perfect OS, that perfect device. Yet these people can't set up their email, never remember a password, don't understand that Google isn't the only search engine out there etc. Trust me, you know the ones. Those I direct to Apple. It's not long before they come running, but then I get to say, oh you will have to ask an iphone user. I don't know how. And it works!
Posted via CB1012-30-14 10:03 AMLike 0 - Hilarious. But from my experience, IOS is the easiest OS to operate out of the box.
Posted from my Q10LuvULongTime likes this.12-30-14 11:22 AMLike 1 - There are times this BlackBerry user recommends people get an iphone. I have a large BBM list now. It need not get any bigger. Over the last few years people scratched their heads at why I still carry a BlackBerry device. They would get to a point they had to ask. In 5 minutes they understood and many went out and got one. Unfortunately, when you are seen helping people with their electronic issues you become the go to person. Now anything BlackBerry people tell others to go see Playbook007. Anything other electronic issues, go see Playbook007. I don't have a problem with this at all. I like helping people. However, there are a few people that are totally inept with electronics. I feel sometimes it should be illegal for them to own such a device. Yet they seem to have the money to buy the latest. They switch computers, tablets, phones on an on going basis, perhaps in search of something that will work for them. Something that won't have any issues. That perfect OS, that perfect device. Yet these people can't set up their email, never remember a password, don't understand that Google isn't the only search engine out there etc. Trust me, you know the ones. Those I direct to Apple. It's not long before they come running, but then I get to say, oh you will have to ask an iphone user. I don't know how. And it works!
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There have always been people that are a little lost when it comes to technology of any kind.... remember back when some couldn't set a VCR up to record a show based on time settings.
Of course you also have those that do manage to learn how something operates... but are not able to adjust to change very well, so they get "stuck" in the past. Seems to be a lot of BlackBerry users that fit into that category.... at least if you believe that a "toolbelt" was all that was holding them back from BB10.
One reason Apple is doing so well is the simplicity of the OS. Sure for some it's too simple and basic and maybe "outdated" in their view.12-30-14 11:44 AMLike 0 - None of this post makes any sense. If a user isn't tech oriented at all and the iPhone is going to cause them problems then why not just direct them to a BB10 phone so that you can help solve their problems and get more people using a BB10 phone?
You are basically saying that any person that is clueless to tech you are going to recommend an iPhone. Since they are clueless and can't figure out the iPhone they are going to come to you for questions and then, even though it was your recommendation, tell them to go ask an iPhone user? What sense does this make? Wouldn't it make more sense to point them in the direction of a BB phone so that when they come to you with a question you will be able to help them?12-30-14 11:58 AMLike 3 - Lol I'll give you one thing man, although there are many times I may not agree with you, you do make entertaining threads cause I swear u already know the responses you're gonna get while typing these up.
Posted via CB10Bbnivende and world saviour like this.12-30-14 12:14 PMLike 2 - The good news is that he is no longer trying to convince others to purchase a Playbook.kbz1960 and WorldwideRemix like this.12-31-14 03:35 PMLike 2
- My mother could never figure out her iPad. She didn't even know which field to type in to do a web search, no matter how many times I showed her. She didn't know how to reply to an email. She couldn't figure out how to file emails. Some people should just stick to pen and paper, and rotary dial phones.
My mother in law, same age as my mother (about 80) and much more computer literate, cannot figure out the iPhone 3S that her other daughter in law gave her. She has no clue how to turn it on and dial a phone number, and the concept of having to charge it every once in a while is completely foreign to her.
Some people have a clinical phobia of anything technical, and even the simplest OS isn't a remedy for it.12-31-14 05:07 PMLike 0 -
- None of this post makes any sense. If a user isn't tech oriented at all and the iPhone is going to cause them problems then why not just direct them to a BB10 phone so that you can help solve their problems and get more people using a BB10 phone?
You are basically saying that any person that is clueless to tech you are going to recommend an iPhone. Since they are clueless and can't figure out the iPhone they are going to come to you for questions and then, even though it was your recommendation, tell them to go ask an iPhone user? What sense does this make? Wouldn't it make more sense to point them in the direction of a BB phone so that when they come to you with a question you will be able to help them?
I am zee that is the 10world saviour likes this.01-01-15 11:07 AMLike 1 - I think if you look flip at the coin, when he says "go find an iPhone user" surely the person has options. If he recommended bb10, then any problem comes back to him. If he's unavailable, they are screwed because not many people around are tech savvy to know more than the platform they use. See what I'm saying?
I am zee that is the 1001-01-15 11:20 AMLike 0 - There are times this BlackBerry user recommends people get an iphone. I have a large BBM list now. It need not get any bigger. Over the last few years people scratched their heads at why I still carry a BlackBerry device. They would get to a point they had to ask. In 5 minutes they understood and many went out and got one. Unfortunately, when you are seen helping people with their electronic issues you become the go to person. Now anything BlackBerry people tell others to go see Playbook007. Any other electronic issues, go see Playbook007. I don't have a problem with this at all. I like helping people. However, there are a few people that are totally inept with electronics. I feel sometimes it should be illegal for them to own such a device. Yet they seem to have the money to buy the latest. They switch computers, tablets, phones on an on going basis, perhaps in search of something that will work for them. Something that won't have any issues. That perfect OS, that perfect device. Yet these people can't set up their email, never remember a password, don't understand that Google isn't the only search engine out there etc. Trust me, you know the ones. Those I direct to Apple. It's not long before they come running, but then I get to say, oh you will have to ask an iphone user. I don't know how. And it works!
Posted via CB1001-01-15 11:43 AMLike 0 - Lol not really. If he's recommending an iPhone and has admittedly said he's the go to guy for tech help it doesn't make much sense on any level to recommend an iPhone to people who he knows are going to struggle with it, only to turn them away when they come for help. Unless his point was that he doesn't want to be bothered by non tech people at all which is why he's turning them away. But the logical thing to me would be to recommend a BB10 phone and them show them how to use it when they come to him for help. But either way, I guess he has his reasons.
I am zee that is the 1001-01-15 12:18 PMLike 0 - In the case of these folks, the iPhone is the perfect device. Just one button to press and one app to use at once. And if they ever have an issue they can go and see the genius at the Apple store. I give Apple credit, their gear is easy to use and integrates seamlessly. If you are not at all technically inclined it is a good option.
Posted from my awesome Classic.LuvULongTime likes this.01-01-15 12:21 PMLike 1 - Hey Donnation. Happy New Year and everyone else. Thanks Spike for helping out with the understanding for Donnation. Donnation the word inept carries this meaning. "Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:". Now put the word totally in front of that! Then read closely what I wrote after "totally inept"......then return here.....now these people see I get a z10, they get one. A Z30 they get one. A passport, they get one. But they have money and are totally computer inept. They don't record passwords, usernames, can't remember any of them, no matter how many times you show them the easiest task, they just don't catch on and never will. They figure by going out and spending money, it will solve their tech problems, yet it is them that is the sole problem. So usually somewhere along the line they may say something like this..."my niece says I need an iphone". The door just opened. "Yes you need an iphone!". Now I know this won't solve their problem in the least....but it sure solves mine......lol
Posted via CB1001-01-15 01:23 PMLike 0 - Hey Donnation. Happy New Year and everyone else. Thanks Spike for helping out with the understanding for Donnation. Donnation the word inept carries this meaning. "Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:". Now put the word totally in front of that! Then read closely what I wrote after "totally inept"......then return here.....now these people see I get a z10, they get one. A Z30 they get one. A passport, they get one. But they have money and are totally computer inept. They don't record passwords, usernames, can't remember any of them, no matter how many times you show them the easiest task, they just don't catch on and never will. They figure by going out and spending money, it will solve their tech problems, yet it is them that is the sole problem. So usually somewhere along the line they may say something like this..."my niece says I need an iphone". The door just opened. "Yes you need an iphone!". Now I know this won't solve their problem in the least....but it sure solves mine......lol
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I guess my thought is that if they are inept anyway then why not just let them be inept on a blackberry and help them, unless you just don't want to deal with them at all.01-01-15 01:41 PMLike 0 - Lol....you can't help them...and either can Apple, but at least they can't come back on me and say I gave them a bad recommendation. After all Apple is the best no?
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