[SteveFromJersey]

I was looking into returning back to Blackberry. Unfortunately Shop Blackberry doesn't have the Classic or Passport. Does anyone know of a time frame of when Blackberry will stop supporting those 2 phones? Is it worth it to by from a different party? Just go BB Android?

I appreciate all points of view

[ayylmaoXD]

You can buy the via eBay or other site's.

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[Rico4you]

Unfortunately BB10 has basically reache EOL except for some future security upgrades aimed at companies with BB10 devices. For a consumer no doubt BlackBerry Android is a great alternative in particular the #KEYone which is being launched this May 31 in North America. good luck

[howarmat]

Go bb Android...Much better support from here out with updates and hardware support if needed

[app_Developer]

Support is very limited at this point. Personally I'd be disappointed if I bought a brand new phone today and got this level of support.

There is a pretty cool new KEYone coming out now.

[SteveFromJersey]

So it's really not worth it to get a classic?

[howarmat]

What are some things you need for the phone. Like can't do without

[TCB on Z10]

What's with this "support" thing.? My BlackBerrys have always worked great and I never had to contact my carrier's or BlackBerry support but maybe I was lucky. Perhaps posters' worries are about no more upgrades but I consider BB10, on my current Z30, to be a mature, completed product, not so much "EOL". IMO, it remains s the best OS out there.

BB, Still the One

[conite]

So it's really not worth it to get a classic?

No. You'd be buying a phone that has seen its last update, hasn't seen any real development in almost 3 years, and has desktop software that is already EOL and is not supported on Windows 10.

Plus, the hardware is from 2012/2013.

[Thunderbuck]

It's... a little odd. No, BB10 actually isn't "EOL", but there won't be new functionality or new devices. There IS a bit of a niche market in Enterprise for them because they're very easy to administer on BES, and you could make the argument for "security through obscurity"; BB10 never was rooted and there aren't exactly a ton of them around.

[conite]

BB10 never was rooted and there aren't exactly a ton of them around.

Actually it's BlackBerry Android that hasn't been rooted.

http://www.cellebrite.com/Pages/blac...kberry-devices

[SteveFromJersey]

What are some things you need for the phone. Like can't do without

I'm basically looking for texting with moderate social media use. Email and Internet along with texting

[howarmat]

I'm basically looking for texting with moderate social media use. Email and Internet along with texting

whatsapp?

no Facebook app anymore, have to use a paid for app or the website. twitter is ok still i think

[SteveFromJersey]

whatsapp?

no Facebook app anymore, have to use a paid for app or the website. twitter is ok still i think

Instagram mostly. Twitter but rarely if at all. I'd be mostly on WiFi so anything like that I can use Internet. Mostly it's for texting and email. I have a tablet for IG, fantasy football, etc..

[howarmat]

you can get by with a classic but i still warn against it. the keyone is better in almost every way except the size.

[SteveFromJersey]

I don't mean to be annoying but let's say I get one (currently own samsung s5 on tmobile) would my service on tmobile have issues in regards of phone updates. I apologize if my questions are confusing

[conite]

I don't mean to be annoying but let's say I get one (currently own samsung s5 on tmobile) would my service on tmobile have issues in regards of phone updates. I apologize if my questions are confusing

There are no phone updates. It's done.

[SteveFromJersey]

Yes, because that reason the phone would still operate normally?

[TCB on Z10]

Well even if its seen its last update, and "hasn't had any development in almost 3 years", BB10 sure has been working incredibly well and I am sure it will continue to do so. I realize app-hoarders, though, became frustrated when they started to need Google Playstore. For a user like me ( news, weather, music, messaging, pics, Face-10, Fitbit) BB10 is the perfect OS and my tough Z30 is the ideal phone.

BB, Still the One

[SteveFromJersey]

Much appreciated

[Chuck Finley69]

Just go BlackBerry Android...

[DrBoomBotz]

OP Google confirmation bias.

[thurask]

Given how reticent they are to communicate things, the most you'd get out of BlackBerry is probably an update to this page: https://ca.blackberry.com/support/bu...ort-life-cycle

[SteveFromJersey]

OP Google confirmation bias.

Explain??

[DrBoomBotz]

Explain??

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