Top 10 Reasons Why the iPhone is STILL NO BlackBerry!

on 10 Jun 2008 02:46 PM

Back in April our CrackBerry.com correspondent Al Sacco wrote an article entitled Top 10 Reasons Why the iPhone is NO BlackBerry. If you haven't read that masterpiece yet, be sure to check it out. It caused quite a stir and received a ton of feedback from the smartphone community. In that article, Al made note that the release of the iPhone 2.0 would likely address a few of the original Top 10 Reasons stated, and yesterday that was proven to be true.

Stuff They Fixed: The new iPhone is more affordable, has GPS, will have greater availability from carriers and there should be a big selection of 3rd party apps available soon. And though it was left off the original list of the iPhone's shortcomings, with the announcement of the 3G iPhone Apple has also ramped up it's Enterprise play, clearly making RIM their target and setting their sights on them. I'll be fair and give Apple a nod for job well done.

THAT BEING SAID, a BlackBerry is a BlackBerry and an Apple is an Apple and there are STILL 10 Reasons why the iPhone is NO BlackBerry (we left a few in reserve the first time around) and why I'm still excited as all hell for the BlackBerry Bold to hit the market.

Top 10 Reasons Why the iPhone is STILL NO BlackBerry

10. No Removable Battery
Steve Jobs is big into looks and wants the iPhone to be an 'object' instead of an electronic gadget, but there is a time and a place for everything and when it comes to smartphone batteries they neeeed to be replaceable. Sure, iPhone users can pick themselves up an extended case battery like the Mophie Juice Pack Battery Pack / Case for the iPhone, but this is a bandaid solution for an issue that shouldn't exist.

9. Still No Native Video Recording / No Camera Flash
Maybe a 3rd party application will bring out the video recording capabilities of the iPhone, but until it happens this is one for the list. All new camera equipped smartphones from RIM can record video, and with the release of OS4.5 even older models (Pearl 8100 excluded) will get the goods to. While were at it, let's remember that the iPhone still has no camera flash.

8. Still No Voice Dialing
Voice dialing on a touchscreen phone seems like an absolute no brainer. It was shocking when the original iPhone did not have it, and it's even more shocking to see this missing from the next-generation iPhone. Come on Apple, even Microsoft can do this with their Windows Mobile phones. One thing is for sure, it's a safe bet Voice Dialing will not be missing from the BlackBerry "Thunder" when it is launched.

7. No Memory Expansion
8GB and 16GB versions are decent, but what you buy is what you get. Having the option to swap out microSDHC cards provides unlimited storage.

6. Still No MMS
Pretty much every phone on the market does this. What up Apple?

5. No CDMA Version Available
Looks like Apple still doesn't like any of you Verizon/Alltel, Sprint, Telus, Bell, MTS, Cellular South, etc. users.

4. No UMA
3rd party apps may hit the market that will allow for calling via WiFi (a la Skype for iPhone), but you won't be seeing unlimited calling via UMA a la T-Mobile or Rogers coe to the iPhone anytime soon.

3. Still No A2DP Stereo Bluetooth
WTF?! It's a wireless world, yet Apple still wants you to plug in headphones. Earth to Apple - Stereo Bluetooth is where it's at.

2. Still No Copy & Paste
No comments required on this one. Just start laughing. :-)

1. Still Lacks the Crack!!!
While the nine reasons above are factual "What's Lacking on the iPhone" statements, this final and most important reason is a combination of factors. The BlackBerry earned the name CrackBerry for a reason... it's Addictive. It's not that BlackBerry users pick up their device and use it for thirty minutes and put it back down and pick it up a few hours later when they are bored and use it again. The BlackBerry compells its owner to use it.

BlackBerry owners reach for their BlackBerry frequently throughout the day (count it one day - don't be surprised if you exceed 100) and there are reasons for that: the one-handed ease of use allows you to BlackBerry it up anywhere; the LED notifier lets you know something is up and draws you back; the "always on" nature of the device makes turning it on pain-free - you can be in and out in couple of seconds; the easy-to-type-on physical keyboard allows you fire off messages in a jiffy. These factors combined contribute to a winning user experience, especially for those who USE their smartphones...not just PLAY with them.

iPhone in Enterprise: Speaking of PLAYing with smartphones, Steve Jobs mentioned during yesterday's announcement that Apple beta tested the new iPhone with a number of Fortune 500 companies. It'll be interesting to see if any of these companies fully adopt the iPhone into their workforce. If so, I want to know who they are so I can short their stock... Enterprise productivity is about to take a down turn!! Seriously, the iPhone does not even have a key to take you directly into the phone app!

YOUR TURN!

So those are the updated Top 10 Reasons why I won't be trading in my BlackBerry for a 3G iPhone when it hits stores on July 11th. What do you all think? Agree? Disagree? Did I miss a reason why your BlackBerry is better than the iPhone? Voice your opinions in the comments!

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Posted by Queen4111 Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

The iPhone is nothing but an iPod on steriods.

Posted by timprice Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 1307 days ago

THAT MADE ME LAUGH! LOL!!!

Posted by drhart Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 789 days ago

If I had known that I'd be having this much fun I would have gotten a Blackberry years ago. I've had my Curve 8520 for six days, and barely put it down in order to get some sleep. T-Mobile made a mistake by putting unlimited Internet access with my Blackberry account. I am setting new records for being able to hold my phone for 16 to 20 hours a day, no matter what! Blackberry with T-Mobile rocks! Good luck, i(wish)Phone...

Posted by avt123 Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

QWERTY all the way! I can't stand touch keyboards and I know a lot of other people who dislike them as well. Even though BlackBerry will be adopting this type of keyboard in the future, they will have the best of both worlds, well 3 worlds, can't forget about Sure Type. :)

Posted by Anonymous Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

"I can't stand touch keyboards and I know a lot of other people who dislike them as well."

I'm so glad you know others. Now you can sleep at night knowing you are "normal" and just like the other kids.

Posted by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 12, 2008 1337 days ago

I can't stand them either so now you know more.

Posted by Mahealani Thursday, Jul 03, 2008 1316 days ago

I hate the touch keyboard too! I can't stand it on my iPod Touch! There is a delay when you press the keys. I hope they get this figured out soon or I will forever be addicted to Blackberry.

Posted by Anonymous Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

The Iphone does exactly what it is supposed to. Look good and be the trendiest new toy around for young kids or middle aged guys with Miatas. They look cool, have neat toys and features, but they are nothing more than a gimmicky phone. The blackberry can and always will be the tool for business. Can you really see a company handing out iphone to their employees? It's like saying "please don't do any work, just listen to music and browse itunes all day."

Posted by felscurve Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Hey now, I am a middle aged gal with a Miata and I love my Blackberry, wouldn't trade it for a Iphone for love nor money. Oh and I Love my Miata too, great fun to drive and yes, it does look good ;-)

Posted by leathernuts Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Yeah, but how do you look-LOL Just playing and no response needed (just a pic-LOL)

Posted by 49ways Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

Good stuff leathernuts. Nice name, too.

Posted by dino dodani Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

thats so funny! i just wish all corporations could see your comment. funny yet very true. lets not let the iphone make our economy even worse!

Posted by batrad Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

I have been using both a Blackberry and an iPhone for the last 2 months with the same number of contacts/music files/pictures, Syncing with the same exchange server....

In my opinion the iPhone is still lacking:

1. No flash for a quick photo under low light. I have used my blackberry to take a photo when I have no camera on me
2. No per email notification settings. Have over 5 email addresses setup on the BB and need notifications for only my pager account..iPhone/Windows mobile its all or nothing
3. No Hotmail/Windows Live email integration
4. Cannot view contacts only from a certain group. Sync over 3000 contacts to both my devices and its easier to search through a smaller subset
5. Same goes for Bluetooth sync to the car..its all contacts or nothing. (use the Blackberry to xfer contacts to the car BT and then I can use the iPhone to dial out with)
6. Memory expansion...have not run out of the 16GB memory yet though...

What I love on the iPhone
1. Touch screen
2. Tilt Sensor
3. Big Screen
4. HTML rendering

Waiting for the BB Thunder...

Posted by JRSCCivic98 Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

#3 is wrong. I setup Hotmail on a client's iPhone and it works just fine as POP3. You just need to have the right POP3 and SMTP live.com DNS server names. (Find them!) And you'll need to pay for the Hotmail service in order to make this work, just like you do with all the other phones out there or any other POP3 client you want to use to poll Hotmail addresses. This is a limitation of Hotmail by MS, not the iPhone.

Now, with BIS2.5's upgrade RIM has added the Hotmail sync, but that's based on a partnership of sorts between MS and RIM, just like they have with Yahoo.

Posted by Anonymous Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Iphone cannot send voice message on the messenger

Posted by ChrisGrant Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Can an iPhone Get you a job? NO IT CANT (I know bb admins, but no iphone admins in ANY IT)

Can an iPhone ACTUALLY operate an enterprise server? NO IT CAN'T

Can an iPhone light up a room? NO IT CAN'T!!! (I love the flashlight app)

Can the iPhone ever edge out BlackBerry's outstanding customer support and sales records? NO IT CANT!!

I hate the iPhone, and I'm not much of an Obama man either, but that is another topic for another day..

FFFFFF the iphone

Posted by BrandonFricke Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1338 days ago

The new iphone is going to be put into busniesses as a tool, so there WILL be Iphone admins.

New iphones will suppport a enterprise server.

There is a App for a iphone to become a "flashlight" but it requires "jailbreaking" your iphone.

Apple is one of the BEST in customer support, and its sales are going higher and higher, especially with the newest software to support SDK...

Bottom line, the iphone is a great invention with this being the first generation.....

Blackberry has had YEARS to perfect its design and software and it is still not up to par with a iphone, the blackberry is great for a business man who needs a very simple, and reliable work phone.... I would personally take a blackberry for other reasons such as support for mobile apps like google maps and opera but... iphone is still sexy.

Posted by Dominick079 Friday, Jan 22, 2010 748 days ago

You don't have a clue.....There will never be more i phone users out there as blackberry users....Blackberry Bold 9700 blows the iphone out of the water...All I have to say no removeable battery....no bluetooth..no mms messages and no flash for the camera...lol...HELLO I think the makers were too busy playing with their blackberrys to know that all those features should be on that phone..

Posted by mdlissner Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Still no Task/ToDo application on the iPhone and they are calling it a business phone. Amazing. How could they leave this out? It is a deal breaker for me.

Posted by ChrisGrant Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

wow.. at that point i would almost wonder if it even had a calendar.. this thing feels more and more like a feature phone to me every day, less and less like a smart phone

Posted by danesandy Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1338 days ago

WAIT!! ...............the iphone is a smartphone?

Posted by Anonymous Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1338 days ago

Yes it does...

Posted by TrooperMedic Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

If I read correctly the new iphone can READ microsoft office documents but you still cannot create or modify them... In fact the only word processing you can do is with the notepad or via e-mail.... *I can't wait for the BOLD to come out and kick some ass*

Posted by chairguru22 Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

the iPhone is definitely a great device and has made owning a smartphone more mainstream. Even I didn't really understand/know you could have a cell phone do more than make calls, that is until the iPhone came out. That's when I found BlackBerry.

The competition has also drived BlackBerry. You certainly wouldn't be seeing the Bold so soon and the Thunder is right around in the horizon. BlackBerry is gonna compete to be one step ahead of the iPhone and that means good news for us.

Posted by Anonymous Monday, Jun 16, 2008 1333 days ago

I agree with you!!! this makes bb's better for us.... The iphone is a fun toy, but the bottom line is the best of both worlds is a BERRY... what other phone can you pull out your pocket and start a convo with a complete stranger, I'm not even a bisman but have made contacts and saved pin's!!!!

Posted by Michael Harris Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Ok...

I have a 1G iphone and my wife has a Curve 8300...Here's my thoughts:

10. No Removable Battery
I can see this being an issue...However my wife doesn't have an extra battery...and having a car charger in the car and the wall charger at work combined with the USB cable at home she's never had an issue of needing one... Add to that...she rarely actually NEEDS to use the other 2 chargers... Also, I have 2 brother-in-laws that use 8800s for work, and they don't use an extra battery. I know a lot of folks DO carry an extra...but it is an extremely low percentage of users (possibly a higher percentage among CB readers though)

9. Still No Native Video Recording / No Camera Flash
This is a very good point. Then again...only Consumer BBs have camera and flash. And the Curve doesn't have native video either. Do I wish I had those things on my iphone? Yes I do.

8. Still No Voice Dialing
I've had 4 phones with this option before my iphone and never used it. While it is a feature I'm sure many people use, I call it a non-issue. This is very similar to people saying the Creative MP3 Players are better than ipods because the ipod doesn't have an FM radio. ipods don't have an FM radio because 90%+ users don't want one. This is my opinion, but I don't think voice-dialing is really all that important to most users. And if you have the phone BT'd to a car....the car's interface handles the voice dialing.
Non-Issue

7. No Memory Expansion
Good Point...I have had to limit what I put on my 8gig iphone due to storage. If I had a 16gig I wouldn't have this issue. However, I do believe that MOST users of BBs don't have 300mb video files on their phones.

6. Still No MMS
I agree...this makes no sense.

5. No CDMA Version Available
This makes perfect sense. Apple approached Verizon about the 1G iphone and Verizon turned them down. CDMA is ONLY used in the US, and represents at most half of the Cell-Phone Users in the country. GSM is world-wide. Apple doesn't want multiple chips out there and they like 1 carrier they can bully. Like it or not, CDMA is the losing tech.

4. No UMA
Well....not supported by Apple, but I've heard a LOT of rumblings of SKYPE apps coming...
Also...there are good reviews of this service and bad reviews. I honestly can't find them right now tho (good or bad)...gave up.

3. Still No A2DP Stereo Bluetooth
I agree...this is Effing Stupid

2. Still No Copy & Paste
Again...this SHOULD have been in Version 1.0...and I'm really surprised it's missing from 2.0

1. Still Lacks the Crack!!!
Eh...I dunno...non-"POWER" users are salivating at being able to get the iphone now...ESPECIALLY people that have had to use Treos for business. But I will definitely agree...even with all that Apple added, BB handles email expertly.

Posted by dino dodani Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

my curve 8300 has video. u not havin video i think is just your problem.lol

Posted by Michael Harris Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

not natively.

Curve's had to download software to do it...

if you want to use that logic...there are 3rd party apps that do video on the iphone too

Posted by Alex T Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

Just FYI, the curve 8330 you get from verizon has video recording right out of the box, no software download needed (although their running 4.3).

Posted by 49ways Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

The Sprint 8330 has native video recording as well. I have it as one of my shortcut keys.

Posted by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 12, 2008 1337 days ago

the 8330 from Alltel has video right out of the box.

Posted by JRoll Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

I think the point they're trying to make on the removable battery is once the phone gets older and battery life is not as great as when its new, you could replace it with a brand new battery to restore that new phone battery life.

Posted by timbatty Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008 1298 days ago

I have one FYI about this post, CDMA is NOT ONLY IN THE US, up here in canda, there are a few companies that use CDMA

Posted by cbs2669 Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

I can't believe the lack of a flash, no copy and paste, and my favorite "you cant use it as a flashlight" are arguments against an iphone. While I'm no Apple fan..hell, I don't even own an ipod...but have you people taken a look at your BB browser lateley? Thank God for the free Opera app, or it would really suck. After watching the Keynote Address from the WWDC, I was absolutely amazed at the software already being developed for the iphone. Compare that to the software in the CB Store, and it's like comparing "Gone with the Wind" to an eppisode of Spongebob. And, as if that wasn't enough, they do it for $199! The only reason to own a BB now is for Messenger, and the way it handles e-mail...

Posted by 49ways Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

The physical keyboard. This is huge.

Posted by CBR900RR Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

The big wide screen is the only thing is has an edge over BB, but on the same token, BB are smaller in size.

Posted by dstrauss Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

10. No Removable Battery
I've had nearly every converged device since the Samsung i500, most, if not all, with spare batteries, and have never used them. Why? Because it is just much easier to charge nightly.

9. Still No Native Video Recording / No Camera Flash
Video recording - yes they're missing the boat there. Flash - please; the flash on my Curve 8310 is next to worthless and just drains battery.

8. Still No Voice Dialing
Built in on Curve; paid for it on my WinMobile devices (both Tytn and smartphone) and it never worked reliably. Now, give me search on contacts (a HUGE GAFF on iPhone I) and that makes it much more useable. All of the talk of one-handed use while flying down the Interstate at 70mph is just talk.

7. No Memory Expansion
Please show me another smartphone that reliably works with more than 4gb...how long have we been waiting for OS 4.5 now? Complaining about no user replaceable memory is a straw man argument at best.

6. Still No MMS
Here you got one right...but, how many cell phone pictures are worth sharing to begin with?

5. No CDMA Version Available
Partially true, but consider that it only covers one-half of US population, it seems like a lot of work for little return. Besides, before BB Thunder, how many CDMA versions were late to market AFTERTHOUGHTS to a prior AT&T release? How much whining do you see here all the time about "when will we get a CDMA Pearl" adn "when will we get a CDMA Curve." I know that AT&T is not universally great, but neither are Verizon or Sprint...

4. No UMA
Been real successful for T-Mobile huh. Enough said.

3. Still No A2DP Stereo Bluetooth
Here you are absolutely correct! Absurd to ignore this in 2008.

2. Still No Copy & Paste
You're right, no comment necessary...

1. Still Lacks the Crack!!!
Watch the WWDC video beginning at 21 minutes, and then come back here and give me an example of a SINGLE BB piece of software as capable and good looking as ANY of the demoes. BB, Palm, and WinMobile software look like command line interface drones compared to a real GUI interface. What they can do alone in the medical area puts them all to shame. It doesn't "lack the Crack" but has in fact "CRACKED" the industry.

I will grant you that a physical keyboard is easier to type on than the glass...BUT it is that same physical keyboard that hampers software development. For example, just look at the BB built in calculator and the onscreen translation necessary to use it with the physical keyboard - no where the equal of a customized onscreen keyboard.

Having watched that SDK demo, I just have to wonder what users will be saying by the end of this year about the state of their text based BB/Palm/WinMobile software...they look like green screen monitors compared to 16bit color.

Posted by Oiche_Shamhna Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Top Ten...Tell it to Letterman...
By: dstrauss | Date: Tue, 06/10/2008 - 14:55
10. No Removable Battery
"I've had nearly every converged device since the Samsung i500, most, if not all, with spare batteries, and have never used them. Why? Because it is just much easier to charge nightly."

It's not about swapping. It's about replacing if it goes bad. Or getting a bigger better one as technology improves.

9. Still No Native Video Recording / No Camera Flash
"Video recording - yes they're missing the boat there. Flash - please; the flash on my Curve 8310 is next to worthless and just drains battery."

I imagine then you have never used the flash. I have to take pictures in server racks all the time and until I got a blackberry they were not readable. A huge improvement since I got the Curve

8. Still No Voice Dialing
"Built in on Curve; paid for it on my WinMobile devices (both Tytn and smartphone) and it never worked reliably. Now, give me search on contacts (a HUGE GAFF on iPhone I) and that makes it much more useable. All of the talk of one-handed use while flying down the Interstate at 70mph is just talk."

you are kidding right. I use a bluetooth headset and almost never take my blackberry out of the case. I am often amazed how well it does. you may not be able to use yours while driving at 70MPH but I do it daily

7. No Memory Expansion
"Please show me another smartphone that reliably works with more than 4gb...how long have we been waiting for OS 4.5 now? Complaining about no user replaceable memory is a straw man argument at best."

The 16G card will work just try it.

6. Still No MMS
Here you got one right...but, how many cell phone pictures are worth sharing to begin with?

Allot of people use it daily. If not they wouldn't offer it just because you don't doesn't make it useless thankfully you don't run a Cell phone company

True.. But still why cut out half of the population. Still points to the major Iphone problem of one size fits all. The major reason it will not be adopted by many companies and It departments. No way a company is going to change carriers to switch to a device because it has a pretty screen Still lacks anywhere near the security of a Blackberry. Oh, try to get an Iphone with out a camera.

4. No UMA
Been real successful for T-Mobile huh. Enough said.

3. Still No A2DP Stereo Bluetooth
Here you are absolutely correct! Absurd to ignore this in 2008.
this is just the craziest thing. I have been using a bluetooth stereo headset for over a year now and will never go back to the plug ins this makes no sense.

2. Still No Copy & Paste
You're right, no comment necessary...

1. Still Lacks the Crack!!!
"Watch the WWDC video beginning at 21 minutes, and then come back here and give me an example of a SINGLE BB piece of software as capable and good looking as ANY of the demoes. BB, Palm, and WinMobile software look like command line interface drones compared to a real GUI interface. What they can do alone in the medical area puts them all to shame. It doesn't "lack the Crack" but has in fact "CRACKED" the industry.

"I will grant you that a physical keyboard is easier to type on than the glass...BUT it is that same physical keyboard that hampers software development. For example, just look at the BB built in calculator and the onscreen translation necessary to use it with the physical keyboard - no where the equal of a customized onscreen keyboard."

Funny, I have had a scientific calculator on mine since I got it and have no trouble using it. The Iphone just now got one. Face it the one thing you cannot argue is the keyboard trumps the screen. No comparison, but hey if you don't want a keyboard don't worry Rim will have both options for you. I doubt you will ever see an option for a keyboard on an Iphone since they are into one size fits all. I mean really even the Newton didn't have a keyboard. If you want to see something funny watch someone with an Iphone trying to use it one handed. Now that is funny!

The iphone has had the same looks as the last model and yet the blackberry keeps going higher while the iphone sales dropped. Looks don't matter as much as usability and side by side I can do things with my curve you can not do with an iphone . Weather or not you yourself like the features does not exempt the iphone from having them. They should try to make it usable by a larger group of people. It is this close mindedness that will keep the Blackberry out selling the iphone.

Posted by Anonymous Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Actually UMA has been a BIG HIT for T-Mobile! I use it everyday and have had NO problems at all! As for iPhone it is nice looking but BB is way better overall. I know people with them and while nice it DEFINITELY is NOT a business mans phone!

Posted by Anonymous Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

RIGHT....I got a BB with UMA through T-Mobile and it drops calls every time i wonder off range of the router..

Posted by Anonymous Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

You're doing something wrong if your uma is dropping calls Mine never does. It rolls right onto the mobile network like it should.

Posted by Anonymous Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1338 days ago

sounds like you need to re-setup profile on phone or check for new software. newest OS is 4.2.2.180. My curve never drops a call and only occasionally looses UMA and only have to turn wireless off and then back on

Posted by 49ways Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

Thank you, Mr. Cynical. Why so negative and sarcastic?

Posted by dstrauss Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Sorry; duplicate.

Posted by dstrauss Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Sorry duplicate

Posted by dstrauss Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

Sincerest apologies for multiple posting - each time it told me it couldn't open the page to post.

Posted by Hi-Definition Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

...Curve'Bo?? You know...the RAMBO version of the phone?

I mean seriously; correct me if i'm wrong; but is that a bandana around the Curve; and the Curve holding a machine gun?

if so...awesome.

Posted by Kevin Michaluk Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

of course that's what it is!

Posted by Tymeternal Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 1339 days ago

I don't even have a blackberry (waiting on the bold) but I can't wait to get my hands on one. A couple of times I almost cracked and purchased a curve, but I am patiently waiting for the bold's arrival later this summer. I am not upset that I will have to change carriers, that is not my beef with the iphone. Originally I really wanted an iphone but I waited and let my friends try it out. I am glad I waited. One friend left hers on the bar at a local restaurant - gone! No insurance so she bought another. Another friend of mine lost his in a night club and pooped on the rest of our night (unintentionally) he also bought another with his Christmas shopping money (no one got a gift.) I am way too flighty and clumsy to enter into anything with out protection. I'd hate it if I lost my phone. Plus, there's nothing like a blackberry...Its cool, AND you can do everything. Sorry for the novel....

Posted by Northern Cal Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 1339 days ago

Just a heads up. I'm not sure have things have changed since I purchased my curve last December, but AT&T- the only carrier of Bold- does not offer insurance on BB's either. It was the first thing I asked b/c I'm clumsy too (college student- enough said, but they said it's not offered. The only advice I can give you is when you get your BB is to get a case- the leather pocket one that comes w/ the curve saves me from disaster constantly.

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