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I believe love might be a tad over exxageration. My journey was long, actually. Since I only keep track of phones that are out and not coming out, I had no clue about the hype for the phone.
I came due for an upgrade and the only requirement was a qwerty keyboard and organizational stuff like calenders and tasks. I settled on the Samsung Propel and to be honest, I really, really loved the propel. It was a good phone except for one issue that was a deal breaker. Battery life was awful. Having been through a tornado in March and knowing the value of a cell phone that lasts and lasts, I just couldn't have one that would die easily.
So, I turned that one in and I'd been kinda eyeing the bb curve 8310. I knew I could get it at Wally world (local slang for Wal-mart) for next to nothing so I went there and got the 8310. I fell in love with it. I had the red one and to be honest, I miss that stylish red! The problem with this phone was the gps. I should have known better than to go to Wally world for anything. My dd got a phone there and it only lasted a few months. So I returned the phone.
Deciding not to repeat the mistake again with Wally world, I decided to go back to the AT&T store. In the week in between my getting my 8310 and returning it, the 8900 came out. It had wifi and a 3.2 mp camera. I talked a lot with the lady at the store who is a bb fanatic and btw, she said her next phone was going to be the 8900. So after hemming ande hawing since I really did like the 8310, I finally decided that the camera and wifi won out. After all, I have grandchildren who are in constant need of having their picture taken
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I must admit since I got the 8900, I've really enjoyed it (love is such a strong word) and I've got it set up with ring tones and wallpapers and such, great apps that I like, mostly free i.e viigo, weather eye (strangely since the tornado I've been very weather conscious), pandora etc.06-26-09 05:10 PM - Ever since I switched to my Catholic school .. I noticed everyone had blackberrys ... at my old school I used to think they were just for white collar execs who were bored and had nothing better to do then play soduko and check emails 24.7.
But oh, oh how wrong I was.
Yet as the school year progressed... more and more of these berrys were popping up.. I'd walk through the halls to get to my class and hear "hey! i got a new bb gimme your pin!" ... pin? what's a pin? .. and that's when my research started .. an exclusive chat service for bb users?.. hmm.. so the months went by, did my research, was interested in the Bold but then the 8900 came out .. was frankly astonished that RIM made a "consumer-centric" device.. but I wasn't amazed at the 224.99 3 year price. I seemed to enjoy my N95... new years came, thought up of some resolutions and the number one thing was to get a new phone. Months go by, waiting for price drops .. sales .. anything! (i've been with rogers for around 5 years now so I had no contract) then April 1st comes. Can't wait anymore, must call retentions. Blackberry 8900 for free if I resign for 2 years. Sold.
waiting for that one week was the longest week of my life, constantly checking the UPS site, minute after minute for 4 full days. Thank god i ordered it on a monday. Thursday comes, and the doorbell rings ... ecstatic, jumping up and down.. open the package .. and there it is ...
The excitement has definately gone down a bit but that day must have been one of my happiest days
06-26-09 09:24 PM - I wouldn't say I "love" the phone but so far I like it the best of any I've had. I met her at the Tmo store after my 2 year old daughter drowned the last phone and my wife recommended a BB. I almost got the 8320 but with a discount I got the 8900 for the same price so I picked "her" up. So far I haven't had to beat her or threaten her to do what she's supposed to do
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