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... is the response I got from both my sister and sister's friend when I pulled my 9930 out of my holster when it rang. I guess they saw the BB branding.
But, to say the least, they were impressed. My sister's friend said, "It's a BlackBerry? It looks so sexy..."
Then I let both of them type on the keyboard, and when I tapped the screen to launch an app, they both said, "OMG I want one!" The keyboard + touchscreen really took them by surprise.
And once I launched the Wikitude app and started a BBM conversation with some random person I found on Wikitude (with the camera scanning feature), they went bananas. They couldn't put it down.
They wrere REALLY impressed with everything, especially the look and feel of the Bold. Keep in mind these are two college-aged girls. One has an iPhone, the other a leading Android device.
The somewhat sad part is that they were oblivious to the fact that this was BB's latest phone. They asked when did this phone come out, I said "about three months or so", and they never even heard a drop in the pond about it. I then told them it's one of three new BB phones this year (Curve, Bold, Torch), and they responded, "There's THREE new ones?!"
So, what have you done to spread the BB goodness?
Last edited by jranciano; 10-29-11 at 01:52 AM.
10-29-11 01:46 AM - Right now I'm like a BlackBerry advocate among my workmates and friends. They knew me as a devoted iPhone user for pretty long time. So every time I exposed my Bold 9700 (first time it happened probably a year ago) they were like 'What the heck?! Where's your iPhone? Is that Nokia or something?'... I was facing their sarcasm stoically. Then I bought my Bold 9780. And they began to ask me about that device, still clinging onto their iPhones and Androids. But the fact that I didn't heal from (as they thought) temporarily BlackBerry fever made them curious. I told them about real push, nice battery life, overall friendly and completely adjustable UI and those details made them surprised.
A couple of my workmates who were addicted to their iPhones began to show a sick interest in BlackBerry. They kept asking me about functions, options, push notifications and of course battery life. I was glad to help them out providing all the information they needed.
Finally, a couple of months ago I bought my Bold 9900. And it's practically blew everybody away. Lots of my colleagues and friends were amazed by how stylish and sturdy my device looked. Those pesky iPhone fans were almost in tears.
)))))))
Right now I'm responsible for converting two (2) highly devoted and conservative iPhone users to BlackBerry admirers. Yep, they have tossed their apples for berries.
Without even doing much I manage to spread the good about BB all over my mates.
It's not hard, since BlackBerry is soooooo seductive. You just need to try it once.... ))))))))))10-29-11 07:44 AM - Most young people I know think they all look the same with the tiny screens and keyboard.... is the response I got from both my sister and sister's friend when I pulled my 9930 out of my holster when it rang. I guess they saw the BB branding.
But, to say the least, they were impressed. My sister's friend said, "It's a BlackBerry? It looks so sexy..."
Then I let both of them type on the keyboard, and when I tapped the screen to launch an app, they both said, "OMG I want one!" The keyboard + touchscreen really took them by surprise.
And once I launched the Wikitude app and started a BBM conversation with some random person I found on Wikitude (with the camera scanning feature), they went bananas. They couldn't put it down.
They wrere REALLY impressed with everything, especially the look and feel of the Bold. Keep in mind these are two college-aged girls. One has an iPhone, the other a leading Android device.
The somewhat sad part is that they were oblivious to the fact that this was BB's latest phone. They asked when did this phone come out, I said "about three months or so", and they never even heard a drop in the pond about it. I then told them it's one of three new BB phones this year (Curve, Bold, Torch), and they responded, "There's THREE new ones?!"
So, what have you done to spread the BB goodness?10-29-11 07:49 AM - Right now I'm like a BlackBerry advocate among my workmates and friends. They knew me as a devoted iPhone user for pretty long time. So every time I exposed my Bold 9700 (first time it happened probably a year ago) they were like 'What the heck?! Where's your iPhone? Is that Nokia or something?'... I was facing their sarcasm stoically. Then I bought my Bold 9780. And they began to ask me about that device, still clinging onto their iPhones and Androids. But the fact that I didn't heal from (as they thought) temporarily BlackBerry fever made them curious. I told them about real push, nice battery life, overall friendly and completely adjustable UI and those details made them surprised.
A couple of my workmates who were addicted to their iPhones began to show a sick interest in BlackBerry. They kept asking me about functions, options, push notifications and of course battery life. I was glad to help them out providing all the information they needed.
Finally, a couple of months ago I bought my Bold 9900. And it's practically blew everybody away. Lots of my colleagues and friends were amazed by how stylish and sturdy my device looked. Those pesky iPhone fans were almost in tears.)))))))
Right now I'm responsible for converting two (2) highly devoted and conservative iPhone users to BlackBerry admirers. Yep, they have tossed their apples for berries.
Without even doing much I manage to spread the good about BB all over my mates.
It's not hard, since BlackBerry is soooooo seductive. You just need to try it once.... ))))))))))
Love the story. Your the first poster from Russia that I've seen (perhaps theres more) So keep up the good work and tell you friends about CB aswell.10-29-11 10:27 PM
