- Very good article about WhatsApp and the BlackBerry connection and acknowledged that there are still a lot of users on BlackBerry OS. Also look at how many people in India use WhatsApp, we're talking about 160 million so no wonder they're thinking twice about this, or so it seems.
WhatsApp to continue supporting BlackBerry OS, Nokia platforms till June 2017
http://a.mynews.ly/!MD.EoTcT11-16-16 04:17 AMLike 0 - Attachment 412285
Does anyone have ANY Idea what this is?
A friend posted it on FB and I don't want to ask her
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- It comes in pieces. You assemble it. European phone. It's supposed to be eco-friendly or made from eco material techniques. It's a bit pricey, like buying organic foods.
It does come with a transparent case, optional. That's pretty cool, like those transparent watches one sees once in a while.
Sent from my BlackBerry Passport SE11-16-16 02:51 PMLike 0 - But it's modular! You can take out pieces for higher spec ones and if the company updates the software, you're good to go. Anyway, I think the specs are not the point here, it's the idea that you're helping the environment.
Personally, I can help the environment better by staying with my old phone and not upgrading.
I'm thinking of using my 9930 as a go phone on att. I may not have bis or data Internet, except maybe using opera mini is a workaround for that.
Sent from my BlackBerry Passport SE11-16-16 03:22 PMLike 0 - Very good article about WhatsApp and the BlackBerry connection and acknowledged that there are still a lot of users on BlackBerry OS. ...
http://a.mynews.ly/!MD.EoTcT
If that's the case, why isn't anyone giving a migration path for those BB7 users?
(Hint: Gimme a 9900 sized BB10 phone with the toolbelt & trackpad! Or even better, a 9900 with better camera & browser!)
Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk11-16-16 06:34 PMLike 0 - The Phone OS is a significant driver of phone obsolescence. People may prefer a more static system but it is a fact. BB10 is currently a static OS but we can see that the operation of these devices is on a downward trek.
Personally, I would want a phone that has at least a four year window for OS updates.11-16-16 06:38 PMLike 0 - Is this article suggesting that there are more BB7 users than BB10? That would be interesting. I understand there might have been more BB7 devices sold historically, but people are still hanging on to them??? (Errmm...well I'm one of them ;-)
If that's the case, why isn't anyone giving a migration path for those BB7 users?
(Hint: Gimme a 9900 sized BB10 phone with the toolbelt & trackpad! Or even better, a 9900 with better camera & browser!)
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Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk11-16-16 07:04 PMLike 0 - Bold 9900 being delivered via USPS tomorrow 3pm. I will be out of state. Signature required. Not happy. Not at all...lol. Paid $22 for overnight shipping and pre-signed for package on myusps site but was told can't override a signature requirement on overnight shipments. Need guarantee. So dumb. Need a work around.11-16-16 09:38 PMLike 0
- It comes in pieces. You assemble it. European phone. It's supposed to be eco-friendly or made from eco material techniques. It's a bit pricey, like buying organic foods.
It does come with a transparent case, optional. That's pretty cool, like those transparent watches one sees once in a while.
Sent from my BlackBerry Passport SE
"The 99's charms will tug at your heart. Nothing else ever approached such exquisite perfection"-idssteve11-16-16 10:18 PMLike 0 - But it's modular! You can take out pieces for higher spec ones and if the company updates the software, you're good to go. Anyway, I think the specs are not the point here, it's the idea that you're helping the environment.
Personally, I can help the environment better by staying with my old phone and not upgrading.
I'm thinking of using my 9930 as a go phone on att. I may not have bis or data Internet, except maybe using opera mini is a workaround for that.
Sent from my BlackBerry Passport SE
And the other issue was every once in a while, despite the settings being on "English" it would revert everything to Spanish and it drove me bonkers.
"The 99's charms will tug at your heart. Nothing else ever approached such exquisite perfection"-idssteve11-16-16 10:20 PMLike 0 - Is this article suggesting that there are more BB7 users than BB10? That would be interesting. I understand there might have been more BB7 devices sold historically, but people are still hanging on to them??? (Errmm...well I'm one of them ;-)
If that's the case, why isn't anyone giving a migration path for those BB7 users?
(Hint: Gimme a 9900 sized BB10 phone with the toolbelt & trackpad! Or even better, a 9900 with better camera & browser!)
Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk
Considering the article says India alone has 160 million Whatsapp users alone, and Legacy is still pretty popular there supposedly, I have to wonder if those numbers aren't higher. That's why I wonder about the total numbers they give.
I think a LOT of people in Third World and more poor countries are holding onto them and they cannot afford to run out and buy an 800 dollar iphone for fun. For them this Whatsapp communication or BBM may be their only communication. I have some friends in Indonesia and they sometimes carry 3 Blackberries because of the thousands of islands and there may not be tower sharing like we have here, and often calling will not work but BBM is more reliable for certain situations.
"The 99's charms will tug at your heart. Nothing else ever approached such exquisite perfection"-idssteve11-16-16 10:33 PMLike 0 -
I'm thinking anyone is pretty LUCKY if they can get any device to last 4 years, let alone still be able to get updates for them. I think we are lucky now if we get 2 or 3 years max.
"The 99's charms will tug at your heart. Nothing else ever approached such exquisite perfection"-idssteve11-16-16 10:38 PMLike 0 -
"The 99's charms will tug at your heart. Nothing else ever approached such exquisite perfection"-idssteve11-16-16 10:40 PMLike 0 -
- Bold 9900 being delivered via USPS tomorrow 3pm. I will be out of state. Signature required. Not happy. Not at all...lol. Paid $22 for overnight shipping and pre-signed for package on myusps site but was told can't override a signature requirement on overnight shipments. Need guarantee. So dumb. Need a work around.
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anon(9733642) likes this.11-16-16 10:51 PMLike 1 - When I re-joined CB back in December the numbers floating around in here were 20 million total global BB users and 12 million were Legacy registered. I am curious how they get those numbers, do they go by BIS or BBM registeries?
Considering the article says India alone has 160 million Whatsapp users alone, and Legacy is still pretty popular there supposedly, I have to wonder if those numbers aren't higher. That's why I wonder about the total numbers they give.
I think a LOT of people in Third World and more poor countries are holding onto them and they cannot afford to run out and buy an 800 dollar iphone for fun. For them this Whatsapp communication or BBM may be their only communication. I have some friends in Indonesia and they sometimes carry 3 Blackberries because of the thousands of islands and there may not be tower sharing like we have here, and often calling will not work but BBM is more reliable for certain situations.
"The 99's charms will tug at your heart. Nothing else ever approached such exquisite perfection"-idssteve11-17-16 03:01 AMLike 0 -
Well, that's if BlackBerry ever made an unlocked autolauncher for it. Hah. Yeah that's not happening...
Sent from my BlackBerry Passport SEanon(9721108) likes this.11-17-16 07:10 AMLike 1 - So i went into the App World and this was the first thing on the home page, apparently Facebook messenger for BlackBerry is getting shut down just like what they did to Facebook BlackBerry app in March, but because the blackberry facebook app continues to work i think the messenger should work like normal too. I think it's sad how such a rich company cant just let the blackberry users use this app, facebook really is the worst, Whatsapp probably would have continued to support blackberry a little longer if facebook had not bought the company, facebook is not fans of blackberry, probably because of how good it's security is. I wont be making the mistake of upgrading the app because i did that when i had my Q10 and it made me used the web based facebook.
Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk11-17-16 09:40 AMLike 0 - So i went into the App World and this was the first thing on the home page, apparently Facebook messenger for BlackBerry is getting shut down just like what they did to Facebook BlackBerry app in March, but because the blackberry facebook app continues to work i think the messenger should work like normal too. I think it's sad how such a rich company cant just let the blackberry users use this app, facebook really is the worst, Whatsapp probably would have continued to support blackberry a little longer if facebook had not bought the company, facebook is not fans of blackberry, probably because of how good it's security is. I wont be making the mistake of upgrading the app because i did that when i had my Q10 and it made me used the web based facebook.
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