If you haven't noticed, I've having a too much fun celebrating 10 Years of CrackBerry. Today I took it next level with CBK 2.0 getting back in front of the camera to shoot some video. I'll be honest, I wasn't sure how this was going to go. But one take and a little editing, I think it turned into a fun video that will likely have you feeling all nostalgic for BlackBerrys of years gone by.
For my first video back, I wanted to pick a fun topic that fit with our 10 Years of CrackBerry theme. So I decided to talk about MY FAVORITE BLACKBERRY OF ALL TIME. You'll have to watch the video to find out what it is and why.
Once you watch it, be sure to drop a comment and let me know your favorite BlackBerry of all time!
I hope you enjoy it! The CrackBerry YouTube channel has been a little stale, so really do appreciate any Thumbs Ups you can give to the video (that'll help re-kickstart it a bit), and if you're not subscribed then PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and share the videos! The more people who watch them the more we'll make! We're going to be doing a little revamping of the channel so you'll want to subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any!
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What's Your Favorite BlackBerry of ALL TIME?
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The passport!
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Passport!
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The Curve got me started on BlackBerry. I managed 16 of them at work. The Torch dazzled me and started my romance with sliders, but then BB10 arrived. I loved my Z10's brilliant display and wondrous capabilities, til it crashed, but then the Passport stole the show. Smart and sexy, it's a real workhorse. It's the best. Now the Mercury/KEYone is catching my eye with its charms with the unavoidable shift to android.
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Q10 still the best phone
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BOLD 9900 without a doubt! I loved that phone! My favourite BB10 phone is Z30. I haven't used an Android BB phone yet.
The passport without question. And the worst- first generation storm. I tried killing it many times!
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I would say the Z30 is my favorite of the various BlackBerry devices I've owned. It was a great phone until it had the big one a couple of months ago. I'm on to the Priv now, which is great but I miss the dual speakers and great sound of the Z30.
9900 FTW, Z30 close behind. My first BlackBerry was the Pearl (when it first released) and then I switch over to the bold series. For me, the 9900 was the bold series, perfected. Since then, switched to the Z10, then the Z30, the passport, and now the Priv. I must say, I really miss that Z30. It was fast, felt great in your hands, and I got so fast at using that virtual keyboard. I eventually switched to the Priv for the apps, but miss the fluidity and productive nature of BB10 OS.
STORM 2
Storm 2 was my first BlackBerry and I worked it hard. I also hooked it up with a Bluetooth keyboard and that combo went into meetings with me where I easily typed notes and edited my doctoral thesis on it on occasion. It did the job. The clicky keyboard was fun too.
Gave it to my grandson when I got the Torch 2 (Storm 3, Lol).
Typing this with the Classic. This and the Priv are my phones now.
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9810. So slidey
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Definitely the Z10. This phone turned me into a phone lover, even to this day when I pick one up I love it.
1) Z10 for soft keyboard with awesome predictions and speed, great gestures, excellent browser, great all-around usability and efficient maps even on 2G roaming data. Sure took a long time for its SW to stabilize, though, and it never got the BBOS7 notification flexibility. Kudos and thanks to several determined developers who bet their time on a new platform and built some great apps for it!
2) Torch 9810 for flexibility, pocketability, a good if small-ish display, and still having a programmable side key. WiFi calling never worked reliably though, the keyboard was too small, and all the apps I needed overloaded it. It did have a good camera with autofocus that could take clear pictures of expense receipts, unlike the contemporaneous 9900 with a bigger keyboard.
3) 9780/9700 for "cool-looking" and fabulously reliable WiFi calling on UMA (never equaled on Torch or BB 10), but too easy to overload, and the keyboard was too small for big hands. BB plan for $10/mo with unlimited messaging anywhere in the world was great when co-workers had $600/mo iPhone roaming bills.
4) Pearl Flip (my first BB) was great for one-handed messaging in airports and did WiFi calling brilliantly worldwide, but the browser took 5 minutes for a simple page to load. Took a whole taxi ride to the airport to get checked in.
Why has every BB had a fatal flaw and been 2 years behind the best in the industry?
Too small of keyboard (97xx/98xx), low-powered guts (9000), no auto-focus (9900), weak CPU (Pearl flip), and all PKBs still lacking comma and period beside the space bars ala the _fabulous_ soft KB on BB10 on Z10/Z30.
I would like to try a Passport or Priv or Mercury to get the "modern" PKB experience, but the functionality or value for money don't make sense.
Passport, but bought a 9900 because of you Kevin lol. I've had a q10, 8900 and a 8320....
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Z30 anytime ❤
I have had a few blackberries 9780 9790 and the 9900, and I'm surprised the 9900 isn't getting mention in these videos. It's not a big deal but we still see people ordering these things and finding them brand-new in some cases off eBay or Amazon etc. Nothing can come close to the keyboard accuracy and it's just the right size. Email texting Twitter work amazing still, Facebook browser mode works perfectly complete with alerts. It's just an amazing fun device.
Passport hands down for me. Nothing comes close. In the bbos 8700/9900 bolds.
I mean which BlackBerry has the best keyboard? Definitely the passport right?
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I liked the q5 when I first got it, just thought it was perfect. So slick professional looking. Just really smooth design. That's when I discovered bb10...I was using the 9300 or something like that before so it was quite the upgrade..ive been happy with my q5 it will always have a place in my heart as just that perfect phone. Finally last year, Christmas, I decided to upgrade to the passport. And I must say it's a nice transition. Now that I've gotten used to it. I would say that the passport is definitely an upgrade. Can't use my q5 anymore, it just feels too cramped. So I'm going to have to say that my favourite is the passport! Working wide!
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BB Tour which was my first smartphone.
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I've had just Z30, so that must be it, I guess. :-D
But I do like the (front) design of Z10 more. Stylish.
And I like Passport too, it's awesome and bold.
And I like Priv, just if it was available with BB10. :-|
Oh, and Classic, of course, especially in the blue variant! :-)
I loved my Bold 9000 and my Z30 even if it didn't havve a keyboard.
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The classic, bought it 2 years ago in 2015 and got back to it this January after 7 months of the priv. I do love the priv but the android ecosystem is too noisy and invests a lot of time, I need simpler approaches. Better battery and etc... so that's why
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Blod 9900. Best phone I ever had. Had it for 5 years. Have a passport now. Can't wait to get the Mercury
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Been a Blackberry user since 2006! I've stuck with them, and will continue! My favorite is by far the Passport! I was the 2nd person in San Antonio to get the AT&T version, and recently bought from BB store the Passport Silver. I love it! People comment all the time "That's a Blackberry...Blackberry is still around...That's such a cool phone".
Not even close. The original bold 9000.
Had an 850. Was hooked from then on!
I've had 6 Blackberries over the years and my favourite was the Torch.
Still Love my Classic. It is my Favorite.
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The only BlackBerry I've ever had, the Passport SE.
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Still have my 9000 in my trophy case. Loving my Passport SE at the moment
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I only had 1 bb10 device and I still love it after 4 years Z10
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Passport silver edition rocks
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The BlackBerry Passport with an Android Operating System would be the Number ONE for me
It was the 9930 but now the Passport SE. Everything about it is great.
For its time I actually loved the BlackBerry Style 9670 flip phone! It was great to be able to go back to the simplicity of having a flip phone but still be able to access everything on that little screen and keyboard.
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Storm 2. Flawless typing on an all touch.
For me it was the bold 9780. First phone I ever got
BOLD 9900. Hands down. I have had a slew of BB devices... even a pager way back when.
9810 Torch 2 slider. Such a great device!!! Most versatile phone I've ever owned. Good aspect ratio on the screen, somewhat decent keyboard, decent soft keyboard, dedicated hard phone/menu buttons with trackpad, two convenience keys up top (lock & play/pause), camera key on the side and most importantly it is very pocket able. For communications OS7 ran very smooth on this phone using the touch screen or the physical keyboard. Also, the camera was auto focus and it shot HD video…..take that 9900!
The BB10 slider doesn't compare since it lacks the physical tool belt.
Bold 9900
I have the blackberry Q10 but the bold 9900 is my all time favorite :)
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The Storm 1 will always be special as it was the one that made me a BlackBerry diehard plus it was a gorgeous phone. But objectively i have to go with the Z30 hands down!
BOLD 9900 9930 LOVED THAT PHONE.
Blackberry Passport SE without doubt.......but I also liked the bold 9900 and still do.
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BlackBerry CURVE II 8530 (metroPCS)
BlackBerry Z10 (16GB) (metroPCS/T-Mobile)
BlackBerry PORSCHE DESIGN P'9982 (64GB) (metroPCS/T-Mobile) *(CURRENT)*
8700g
8820
9000
9700
q10
passport se
priv
The Storm 1 and 2. I put a rubber case on it leaving the battery door off and would only have to smack it lightly to do a battery pull when it froze.
8703e
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I personally liked the 9700. I had had the 7100 or something that was gray slow and had T9 which allowed me to argue with the boss that I needed a 7210. However that very annoying when it crashed as it would take forever to reload,
It burned me so much that when I quit and went on my own I said no to BB and went to the Samsung Jack -- then suddenly there it was the 9700; fast quick and small.
I loved it. It was my favorite (until someone smaller than me caused it to fall to the sidewalk and shatter) -- I was devastated! Also cause I received the pos 9800.
So for me now it's the Passport, but I always look back with fondness to my 9700!
Hmmm It's got to be in this order:
1. The Bold. it was awesome and intuitive and so well designed from start to finish.
2. The Q10. Absolutely loved it too bad it was slightly underpowered and coincided with the BB10 OS / software drop from so many publishers.
3. The Priv. Allowed me to reconnect with people with apps that I didn't have, oh did I mention I love sliders?
4. The Torch. I love sliders. This phone was so sexy at the time.
I have used Blackberry's since we'll before any model shown in the video. First was a text sms pager. One line display, keyboard that you could send with. Unlike other text pagers that were receive only. Bold was my favorite initially, but even then, iPhones were coming out and it became obvious that the Web side was lacking. Nothing could compete with messaging. IPhone was a joke. Couldn't even select and copy and paste. No unified inbox. But I strictly remember saying repeatedly, that a bold with a big screen was what I wanted. Sorry, but the Q10 and classic didn't cut it. They were just Bold attempts. The Passport did. I even have two of them. I have two SIMS though too because the Z30 became my tablet and replaced my Playbook. I loved it as a phone too, when I used it, prior to the passport. But typing on a screen is just not the same. Replaced the z30 with a DTEK50 to see what adndroid could do and to watch, becoming my tablet replacement since apps on the z30 no longer worked.
Today it is still the Passport SE, but I think I like my original better. And I have adroid for apps on my other Sim. BB10 is better than android and I wanted to be able to use it as long as I can. So I bought another. And maybe I do buy the Mercury and use it, but unless Android figures a few things out, the gestures of BB10 will remain an easier to use OS (and I have used many OS's starting at DOS 3.2 on pc's, earlier on DEC & Honeywell (mainframe and mini/micro), apple, Unix, Linux...)
So my vote is still for the Passport. Love the big screen and Web browser. App support isn't what it could be or could have been but I have many great apps (a few key holes mean I need an Android device too) and love the keyboard. Still type faster (with fewer errors, easier to correct) than on a pc and faster than my bold or curve and infinitely faster thank on any screen past or present...
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Z30 has been my favorite to date... 2nd would be the Z10
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BOLD 9900
Passport and Z10
My first BlackBerry was a reconditioned Torch 9810. I had it from June 2013 to July 2014. My next & current BlackBerry is the Z10.
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My overall favorite was my Q5, that was one solid phone and I loved BB10. My second favorite was my 8830.
well since I have only owned a Z10 and then upgraded to a Z30, I will have to say the powerhouse Z30 is my favorite.
I'll go for BlackBerry Passport SE. Honorable mentions would be Z10 and Curve 8520
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9900 followed by Q10.
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For me I love the BlackBerry 9900.. the size and touch screen with the chrome around the border, is a beautiful looking BlackBerry. And second is my Now BlackBerry Silver Passport..
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The 9930 is the most beautiful. It's a classic piece of technological architecture. Solid construction with an impressive heft to it, neither too light and flimsy nor too big and clunky. Well balanced it fits perfectly and ergonomically in the hand. Excellent speakers given the size.
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Umm I loved each and every one of my Blackberrys over the years, the 9000, the 9800, BlackBerry 10
Can't just pick one
From my end..its the BB 9700..the Legend....
Honestly I love my Priv but in terms of form factor, ease of use and features (at the time) ... I really feel that my Torch was the one that was my favourite.
Storm 9530!!!!
My fav has to be my 8330. Wait, no, it has to be the 9650. Wait, no, it has to be the Z30. Wait, no, it's the PRIV.
Passport Silver Edition
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Passport SE
BlackBerry Passport. I like this device.
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Blackberry Passport SE of course, best device ever made on the market, hope to see the same device with better hardware in the future and of course, with OS 10 without a doubt.
BlackBerry Passport SE
Z30
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Bold 9900, storm2, and Z30
Bold 9900 or Z30
I've used pretty much every BlackBerry model since the Pearl 8100. My most memorable has to be the Bold 9780. It was the perfect size and I used that thing like day and night. It was a workhorse.
Passport!!!
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Passport SE
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My first BlackBerry was the Pearl Flip and then I had the Storm 1. My third was the Bold 9900 and I loved it. It was so classy and comfortable. Big name app developers had apps for the 9900. It actually had enough memory that you could download few apps while putting media on the micro SD card. Keyboard was amazing too. My favourite BB10 phone had to be the Z30. It was just a solid phone. Now I'm on the PRIV and I like the phone but I sure miss BB10. The 9900 will always be the best for me though. I had a feeling of superiority when I got it because most everyone I knew was using curves and pearls. Ah the good old days when I had 60 plus BBM contacts.
Wow... look at the # of comments!!! Kevin, this is quite a performance, good job!
Ok, not sure if I already said but my favorite BlackBerry phone is Q10 followed closely by Passport.
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Definitely the Bold 9780 for me... one of the best BB's I've owned.
Q10
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I start using with a curve, touch, pearl. But so far my best BlackBerry will be Touch 9900 for OS 7 and Z30 for OS 10.
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All time favorite is a tie, 1) Bold 9900 was a workhorse and 2) Z30 for the best ever all touch device running BB10!
Passport
I have had 13 different Blackberry phones, it's a tie with the 9900 and Z30.
For me it is the Z30, which I use today and have for one year. I had a Z10 for a few years before that and the Bold 9900 for work. I just love the big battery, 5 inch display size, and awesome stereo speakers (this is amazing!). And the Z30 is not too big either, which I was a little concerned about coming over from the Z10, but like anything you get used to it and adapt. I wonder if the Passport would be the best one if I could get used to it.
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Hands down, the Z30...no complaints except the obvious one: apps. Really looking forward to Mercury.
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Bold 9000
Bold 9900
Passport
Blackberry Passport Silver Edition
Blackberry Passport!The best ever seen!
Blackberry Bold 9900!
The easy answer here is whatever I happened to own at the moment.
Starting with the Pearl 8100, which led on to the Bold 9700 (which I gave to my son-in-law, and which he lost), then the Bold 9900, which I still use, since I can't seem to give it up and T-Mobile's family plan makes it like it costs me nothing (although I do see a charge for BIS).
Then the Z10, which, in the face of the possibility of BlackBerry's demise, I bought a spare, still in box. I still use this one, too (see T-Mobile, above) which I primarily use as a WiFi hotspot, since T-Mobile has such a generous data plan.
Finally, though, I bought a Passport, because I desperately wanted to use Blend and the Passport was the only phone that did it, and it appeared that was going to be the case for some time before BB10.3 came out for the Z10. And, since it appeared that the Passport was going to be the last BB10 phone for a while, I bought another spare, still in box, just in case my Passport bit the dust. And wouldn't you know, within days after I received it, I dropped my beloved Passport, it landed right on the upper left corner, and now there's a crack in the screen cover that runs diagonally from that corner to the lower right, looking a bit like Stuart Mclean's Butch, the turkey that Dave cooked for Christmas...but it still works, so the spare remains unopened.
So, to answer this more directly, it's my Passport that I can't do without.
My affection for BlackBerrys came more or less by accident. I got a call, back in 2005, that offered me a free Pearl 8100 with T-Mobile, but the call came at a time when I was set to go on vacation, and that I instructed that taking delivery on it would have to wait for my return. That was followed up with a call...while I was on vacation...and out of annoyance, I told them to cancel, as I was still on contract with Verizon, and really didn't need a new phone. But my daughter had had a BlackBerry 7100...she loved it...and I wanted one, too.
Well, it turned out that this third-party operation shipped me the Pearl, anyway. Yes, I was annoyed, but this was enticing, now that I had a BlackBerry in my hot hands. So I went to Verizon, showing them the unopened box, and asking them what they could do. The answer: "We don't offer competitive counter-offers. And what about our network?"
I opened the Pearl, and never looked back. As I outgrew the Pearl (it just didn't have enough memory) I pined for the Bold 9700, getting one on the first day or release...and which I also outgrew. I got the Bold 9900, also on first day. It's stayed with me for a while...I had two returns under warranty and insurance, but I still have my third and last 9900. I also still have the Pearl, and when I turn it on, I wonder how I could possibly have been satisfied with this phone. It was a sweetie, but now you can take my Passport only if you can claw it from my cold, dead hands.
As an aside, my wife's had a Curve, a Z10, a Torch and now a Priv. They're all nice phones, and I've come to be quite adept at changing the slider cable in the Torch, but overall I'm still happier with my options. And I should also note that there are three PlayBooks in the house. Hers, which she doesn't use any more, mine, the first of which got a bad volume down button and which was replaced with my spare. I know, these aren't phones, and they're getting to be a bit long in the tooth, to say nothing about their being at end-of-life, and support. I'd pick up another BlackBerry tablet in a flash, especially if it was QNX-powered, but in any event. It was a solid build, and did everything I need it to do.
And a final afterthought. I do so wish that these Android-powered phones came with a BB10 option. I mean, the hardware should be compatible with either platform, but one of the reasons why I'm not so interested in the Priv is because Google has the means to sniff at it.
Passport SE without a doubt
My favourite blackberry is the Z10 .
Loved the slider on the 9810, the radio on the Curve 9320, keyboard on the 9900 and Q10, weight and long battery life of the Q5, size of the Z10 bit the Z30 and BB10 rule.
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Bold 9780.... If a phone could be pictured as a warrior, that would be it
Passport no doubt. Will carry it around until it's dead. Then get some Chinese android just to be online. What's the difference if no blackberry 10? Oh my. Tears in my eyes already.
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Curve 8320 and Curve 8900. 8320 on Tmo was my 1st Blackberry. and the 8900 in Black (also on Tmo was a super sexy beast :)
All the BB's ive had in the following order
1. Blackberry Classic - by a stretch ... I absolutely love my classic!!!!
2. Q10
3. 9900
4. Z10
5. Torch 9810
6. Torch 9800
7. storm 9510
Q10. For ever...
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Passport SE
BOLD 9700
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The BlackBerry with the best build quality was the PP SE. A little heavy, I didn't like the screen's form factor, and I didn't like that the number and symbols were only on a virtual keyboard. Nonetheless, all smartphones, no matter what type they are, should be built with this level of quality
For me it has to be the BlackBerry Bold 9930 This was as perfect as a phone got. Physical keyboard with keys with a slight "click" , a toolbelt with trackpad, very handsome styling. A real productivity workhorse. The only problem I had was that the keyboard tended to insert a period every now and then as if I hit the spacebar twice. Could never figure out if this was a hardware or software issue. A very solid phone. As things progressed in the smartphone world, the small screen and lack of apps started to become an issue.
Next would be the Z10. This was my first BB10 phone. I did miss the keyboard but I couldn't bring myself to buy the Q10 missing the toolbelt, specifically missing the trackpad. This had a great form factor and I loved the removable battery (I never charged the Z10, I just swapped batteries with a standalone charger). BB10 is a great OS.
My favorite BlackBerry is actually not a true BlackBerry (in my mind) as it's android: the PRIV. It seems to get the best of all worlds. It has a physical keyboard, a virtual keyboard, a full size screen, and of course all the apps in the Android ecosystem. My biggest complaint is that android is a bit disorganized and a bit less efficient than BBOS. But that turns out to be minor enough to overlook, particularly when I consider all the apps at my disposal. But even if the priv were a bb10 OS phone, I would still say that I prefer it to the bold. It just has everything.
Which brings me to a last point: BB10 with sideloaded android apps (via snap or other similar program) got me pretty much every app I ever needed with only a few apps that wouldn't work. Which really kinda ****** me off because it seemed like all Google had to do was flip a switch and the Google Play store could have been compatible with BB10. Not sure if this would have saved BB10, but it would have made for the ultimate OS as compared to android, iOS, and Windows Mobile.
My first and yes....it IS love - Q10.
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Kevin, is that Eastern All Time, Central All time or Pacific Alltime??
And, I need to confirm whether your request is real or a trick question because we are still in the "up to now" time zone and the "All Time" time zone is still so far away, you'll be old and gray., But in "Pacific NOW time" every device starting with a Pearl and presently still loving my Passport, every Blackberry I had in the "Any Given Time" time zone was my favorite.
I've owned a few throughout the years.
This is my favorite: https://vimeo.com/80814379
I love and still use my Z10. Scrap the Leap-back, and upgrade the Z10!
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First smart phone was curve the 9900 I'm not sure of the number but it was on 14th of March 2011 I fall in love with BlackBerry and then I got the blackberry bold the small one it has BlackBerry os 9 then I upgrade it to Q10 it lasted with me 3 years it was the best BlackBerry ever and now I'm counting myself supper lucky to get the BlackBerry Passport silver edition it is just perfect.
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for me the Z10, although I have yet to try the Z30. I have a question which I hope would somehow get to John Chen, with so many loyal supporters and fans of BlackBerry and of BlackBerry 10, why can you not find a way to support BlackBerry 10 O/S? Also what is being done with regard to Verizon, are the dumping BlackBerry and how is BlackBerry responding to Verizon? Lastly, and I know there are many opinion on this topic, but I truly believe BlackBerry would have a larger base if the Marketing had and\or would improve. I have posted many time how in various situations people were astonished and were not aware of the capabilities of the BlackBerry. Yes the app option is not a with other, but I have yet to find a phone that can be as productive and not be as affected by spam and viruses as I have witness occurring with other smart phones. My Z10 is still going strong and I am still a proud BlackBerry 10 user. John Chen what do you and the Board have to say to those of us who still believe in your product?????????
Peace.
BlackBerry 8700g (navy) is my all time favorite
My favorite was/is the BlackBerry Bold 9900. I think the was the best phone ever....Best OS though would be BB10.3....Granted it had a couple bugs on the earlier builds...Then Heins left and we never got another Android Player update :(
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Love the way people see you with a Quark or 7000 series in a business trip, first class (payed by your company) ;)
The curve was amazing! And the Pearl was fun! That changing color pearl!
BBOS 9000
BB10 Passport
Passport followed by the first Bold touch screen
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My Z30 for sure!
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Torch.
Yes BlackBerry Playbook is my favourite for all time
But I regularly use BlackBerry Z10
And for occasional I use my BlackBerry Passport
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I loved the old trackwheel and I've had mostly all BB's since the first color unit. But when they improved the trackball enough by the Bold 9000 I had my best phone ever! Not just my favorite Blackberry but my favorite phone ever. I liked the ATT version of the Passport too. I am currently on a Priv but the Merc has my keenest interest.
9900, of course!!!
Passport, Z30, BBOS 10.3.2
Z30 is my favorite phone of all time, wish they would have updated it a little over the years I bought 4 of them and all worked flawlessly my gf still has hers for everyday use and I mostly use mine now for playing music and video onto TV and monitors with the mini HDMI plug.
Original Passport, if you are talking true BlackBerry.
I would love to say the Passport SE cus it's a tank of a device. Love it as I'm using it now. But my first ever Blackberry and the reason for my descent into 'darkness' was the Bold 9900. That trackpad, PKB, and slim design were all to die for. The PPSE is basically an updated Bold in terms of a PKB, Silver design, and touch screen. I do miss the 4 row keys though. :(
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Z30 running bb10. When I am forced to move to crap Droid. I will probably go use my laptop for more and just use the crap Droid as a "phone". As toot get so frustrated
#luvmybb10os
I've had.... a lot but I loved my BOLD 9900. My Z10 brought so much excitement to BB10 and still strong with my Z30.
Great to see these videos returning.
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Used about 8 BlackBerry's in the past, have to say the Priv is my favorite 👌, best camera out of all BBs I've owned, that goes back a decade. Would like to upgrade to the Dtek60 once a 64gb option becomes available.
BlackBerry Bold for sure!!!
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The Passport hands down is the undefeated King, and the second one is the Torch 9810.
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The BlackBerry Z30 with wireless charging (Verizon edition).
9860. the one with plastic surface, not glass cracking like iphone. excellent audio, speaker, antenna, good strong back support (metal.. no NFC). blast iphone at the time out of water at conference in 2011 - playing full symphonic vs drummer music of iphone - weak sound volume and narrow range (didn't tell them it was on hearing aid mode)... told them full sound range should be for conference call communication, you don't want your boss mistake you as someone else... . Too bad no promotion, no marketing, no ads, it is the ugly duckling not with any love because someone deem it was no good to put in pocket with key... great media phone at the time with low cost... It would be a game change if it promote properly IMHO. (I think it still on sale in amazon for not too cheap)..
I really liked my 9900 then went to Q10 which is probably my favorite. Using a classic now but Q10 is better
BlackBerry = word substitution
Blackberry Pearl was my favorite till date. OS 10 & QNX killed BB
I'm currently using the Z30 and I love it but lost some of the great things that the Bold 9900 had. I think that is my favorite so far but looking forward to what comes next.
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Q10
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BlackBerry Curve 8520 was my first BlackBerry and since then I am a die-hard BB fan. I rocked a Z30 from the very first days it came out until it died last week and now I am using a passport. But the Curve will stay my big love since it introduced me to the world of BlackBerry.
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Pearl
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My favorite Blackberry of all time, it is not one, they are 2, the 9900 and the one that I now own the Passport.
Passport and 9900.
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I guess I have to say my all time favorite BlackBerry is the Z10. So much so that I left the Priv to go back to my Z10. I have to say, though, that I have a VERY strong affinity for my 9550 Storm 2. It hasn't had service for years, but I still to this day will fire it up just to play around with it. I genuinely like the click screen. I'd be ecstatic if BB brought back that technology. The Storm 2 was wasted potential. I also enjoyed my 9850 Torch 2, or as I liked to call it, the Storm 3.
I'm split between 9700 and Passport SE...
OK, I choose Playbook as the favourite. :-)
My very first blackberry, 8700g. Trackwheel, no camera, very tiny storage that only fit for one mp3 music :)
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All time favorite Bold 9900 (it would have been awesome with BB10 os) the Q10 was close but the keyboard got sticky.
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9790 and passport at&t
BlackBerry Passport! BlackBerry Passport 2, BB 10 OS #Hope!
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I've had a Curve, a Bold, a Z10, and now a Passport. My favourite? The Passport.
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I've loved so many since the 90s, but the Passport SE is the best. A week of using the keyboard is all it took to overcome any anxiety about the missing row.
I have two favourites. The original pearl was such a nice stylish phone and of course the torch for me was the device that made me go nuts for blackberry devices. They're just so unique in the market place today and can't wait for the 'mercury' to fly the hardware keyboard flag once again.
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9900
Irrelevant: I just have to puke this up somewhere and now and here feels right. You should have also asked for the OS, Kev. BB10 came with none - repeat: none - of the features that made BBOS so good. BB then tried, after many, many, many customerfans wrote down daily every single feature that was missing in BB10, to implement as many of the missing features as possible. Many of those features are still missing. Above all: BB10 is not - repeat: it really is not! - fast. Every time I pick up my bold, it is so much faster, I instantaneously feel "more productive". Adding a calendar entry - fast. Writing down a note - fast. Switching from one application to another and copypaste something - fast. Picking up a call - fast. Hanging up a call - fast. Scrolling through a message, a text document, the menu, the message inbox - fast. Using a shortcut to open bbm - fast. Using speed dial to call someone - fast (though the speed dial took longer than the shortcuts on BBOS those speed dials were still way faster than the "shortcuts" on BB10 are, which are lamecuts actually). For those who did not get the implicit hint: yes, the keyboard was double-layered. I really dream about somebody rebuilding BBOS and bringing back the Bold 9900 with just some minor adjustments: new camera, new processor and memory, slightly better battery, though it does not have to be larger for my taste, finger print sensor integrated in the trackpad (hate the term "toolbelt"), and some of the most prominent messenger apps available, and I (and I think many, many others) would be happy, but I know it is a dream. You see, I am still struggling to accept how wrong things went at BB with the introduction of BB10. That is why I am doing this therapy session, writing down all my feelings and stuff... I often wonder how people here on CrackBerry can state so often that they are so happy with BB10 and that it is the best system etc., it is not - repeat: it really is not. I have not been here for a while, so forgive me if somebody already posted it elsewhere, but I see not BB vs iOS or Android - I see actually three fractions on CrackBerry: 1) BBOSers, 2) BB10ers, and 3) Androiders. The coolness of the old BlackBerrys very much stemmed from the integration of soft- and hardware. The classic was such a low-performer, because BB10 was not build for the hardware keyboard and trackpad, you can feel and see that every time you use the keyboard, it is not precise and slow, the software-integration is... , well, there is no integration. On the Passport the capacitive keyboard is not precise enough for editing text, it is sooooooooooooo annoying. Long story short @allBB10ers: Please stop lying to yourselves and us about BB10! It just is not as good as BBOS. Apart from that, I like the look of the Mercury, it really looks nice, but so did the Classic and so did the Passport, the proof lies in the eating of the berry... Do not like Android, but also do not like iOS, and do not like Windows in current condition and do not like BB10 -> dilemma. Thanks for hearing me out, I think I will get along now... *sniff*.
Hey idssteve! What's your take? Leave a comment.
The 9930 I'm typing this on. Classic with 10.3.3.1435 now rates a distant second. 9000 was great but 9900's optical trackpad is FAR more reliable. And, 9900's 1.2GHz processor makes for under 3 minute boot. Classic, PassPort, Z30 and Dtek60 all beckon from desk. 5+ year old 9930 is THE one my hand looks forward to grabbing... Guess that says it all, fo me.
I loved the 9900 and the Z10
You missed the all touch 9860 slab, all metal back. Just charging it now to see if all my old Mp3's are still there.
By far (once I got over the keyboard) the Z30 has been my fav. Just couldn't put the PP in NY pocket. Then again the Z10 was perfect pocket size and to hold.
If only I could win the Mercury... dreaming....
Thx CBK for the retro
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BlackBerry 9930 and the BlackBerry Z30.
Verizon BlackBerry Z30
BlackBerry Passport
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Z30 followed very closely by my 9930
I'd go with Passport... Die hard BB user for 8yrs now...
And honestly, I hate their Android line...
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touch to say, but i loved the passport! definitely turned some heads in public.
bbos: bold 9000
Bb10: passport!
Loved the Q10 but the Passport Silver Edition really rocks!
I really loved my bold 9700, felt pretty much like a solid device and it was a status symbol against all the curves out there!
Bold 9000, closely followed by the Z30.
I love my passport... but favorite probably Q10.
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BBOS 9900 and BB10 Z10......excellent build which no BlackBerry can match Yet....so portable and does evrytin u nid
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BBZ30 and BBPassportSE with BB10OS
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Passport forever and the best phone I ever used
Red passport
This is tough. I loved the Storm 2 because my first BlackBerry (and first smartphone) was the original Storm and the 2 was a great upgrade. The only thing I didn't like about it is it took awful pictures. However the best phone in the BIS series to me was the Torch 9850 which was like fine jewelry - it was sculpted and felt so great in my hands. It was tough to replace it. In the BB10 series my favorite phone was the Z30. The perfect sized screen and with the help of the side loaded Goggle Play Store, did everything I wanted a phone to do. It is a tinkerer's delight.
My first smartphone was the Z10 when it came out, used it daily until I picked a mint condition Z30 a few months ago. Love the Z30 and use the Z10 as my back up. Both are unlocked and running 10.3.3.
I have to say my Priv.
Second wound be my Passport.
BlackBerry 7290
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BlackBerry Passport is my favourite
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Still love my 9780's.
Passport SE
My BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. Both are great.
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Had several BB's. The 7105T, Curve, Pearl, Bold, Z10, Passport, and Priv. Of the ones I had loved both Passport and Priv. Would love a Z30 and the Mercury. Not much of keyboard person. Wished they had made a keyless Passport. Never use the keyboard on the Priv. Have tried both Apple and Samsung and keep coming back to the best....BB. If they had new tablet I wold be all over it...Cheers
The 7130 with the thumb wheel and color screen hooked me on BlackBerry. Wow,what a phone that was! Then came the Storm, followed by Storm 2 - both phones that, at times, often required some patience. The Torch 9850 convinced me that the BlackBerry OS was well worth the learning curve. Was I getting "smug" from using BlackBerry for so long? Perhaps. Upgrade time at VZW came along and the Z10 was the obvious choice. I'm holding the same Z10 after three years (same battery!) and can't think of any good reason to put it down for another (well, I might just grab an eBay Z30 someday for its larger screen) . Too bad Verizon wouldn't carry the Passport; they lost an upgrade on that decision. As others have commented, favorite phones at different times. My BBs have not just been unique, they've been uniquely good. Wish I could say that about the new so-called "BlackBerry" phones.
I loved the Pearl line. The half keyboard was the best thing ever.
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Every Android free BlackBerry has been my best friend. From the Pearl to my Passport. You would have to have been with BlackBerry as long as I have to understand my BlackBerry is my best friend.
My favorite BlackBerry of all time is the BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition.
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Q10 without a doubt!
Style and the Pearl Flip were favourites to use, 7750 was my first, still got it and fire it up now and then.
Bold 9900!
Passport all the way baby!
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I really think that mine is the PlayBook! I really enjoyed the UI while it lasted. It really got me excited about bb10 and how intuitive it was over all the other OS's. Sadly it was ahead of it's time. Still nothing now can compare to the intuitive UI of a tablet. So glad I had the chance to experience it though.
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I loved most every one I have owned (11), but it is virtual tie between my 9900 and my OG Passport. As you can probably tell I'm a PKB fan. Currently using a unlocked PRIV. Not a great device, but functional. Have a DTEK 50 as well as a backup. Not a great phone due to the battery life, but the price was great. Interested to see what's up with the Mercury.
I have a Z30 now. Really liked the feel of the Z10. But man holding the old 9930 Bold feels the best. I just loved the keyboard of the Bold.
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No disrespect to my current fav, the Passport, but I have to agree with Kev - the Bold 9000!!! I am sooooo looking forward to the Mercury, can't wait :)
I am concerned about the size... I don't want the same size as a Priv but I so want to by myself a mercury
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I run two BlackBerries as my daily drivers:
1. Bold 9900 in my trouser pocket cannot be beat for calls and texts and short email messages.
2. Passport SE in my jacket pocket cannot be beat for Internet browsing, emails, PDF attachments, a copy of my PC hard drive on its Micro SD chip . . . .
My only two complaints are sometimes the Passport SE battery runs down in less than 1 day usually if the browser is left running with 10 or more tabs open and Docs to Go is not as good as MS Word on an Analdroid tablet . . . .
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The 8830 World Edition was awesome and then I had a Z10 which I wasn't excited about but turned out to be better than I thought. That Mercury is looking mighty sweet! I am hoping it has support on all carriers.
My first was the Bold 9000, It was amazing for the time! But my favourite was my Torch 9700 not the 9710 however the 9710 was faster but the build quality sucked!
9700 was my fave
Favorite Blackberry of all time? The one I have now-a DTEK60. I have to say thought, that when the Z30 first came out, it was, and still is a great phone. The Z30 is a very close second to my DTEK60.....
My first Blackberry was a work issued 8700. I was so upset at the time because I knew it was at EOL, and in a few months people were issued 8900's. Still, that thing was indestructible and thinking back, it was an awesome workhorse. I trained my typing thumbs on that thing.
But my favourite of all time is the Torch. I love the slider format, still do.
My first introduction to BlackBerry was the "8700". Man was that device a work horse! Then I got the very first "Curve", then the very first " Bold". A few years later I got the "Z30" and I'm currently using and typing this on my "PRIV". Out of all these devices, my first "Bold" would be my favorite. It was a really nice device to hold and work with. However, I do like the "PRIV". It has a nice feel in the hand and I do like the captive keyboard. Looking forward to seeing and holding the Mercury.
Storm. I loved the click screen and so did my daughter. Have the Priv now but it still lacks some of the BlackBerry features.
None yet.
Had been hoping for a device that was between the Z30 and Z10 in size.
Running BB10 of course, but the form factor and features (not processor) could, maybe tempt me to try...
For sure it was the bold, I liked that phone It was good for business and personal use
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The mighty Q10!
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I'd have to save as far as keyboards go the Bold 9000 hands down and my goto phone the Z10 still loving it. But I'm dreaming of a DTEK60 running BB10. I'd go for a mercury if the opposite side was a full screen display ;-)
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Blackberry Pearl
I'm going with the free pearl I received from a friend of mine. I didn't know it was even a blackberry until I took it out of the case and even then didn't know anything about BlackBerry until I switched to android thinking it was better. What led after that was years of trying correct the bad decision I made (android) and getting back to blackberry. (I'm cheap and it's a longer story then any of you want to hear so I will leave it there.
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BlackBerry Q10 #AmazingBB10
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Z30. Still proving its worth. A close second is the original passport. Dead last is the Priv.
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Blackberry 99OO & Passport SE
My favorite was definitely the Bold 9700!!
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Tied between Torch 9810 and Z10. The Torch was a bit bulky, but that keyboard! The Z10 was slim and smooth, and had a great camera for the time.
I have the Passport Silver Edition now but I would have to say Z30 was my favourite because of double typing and Hub flickering on my Passport SE.
Wife Z10 to Z30 now, daughter got my old Z10 and me with the awesome Z30 and PPSE. That's how we roll baby!
I still can remember the excitment I had and the feeling when I opened the box of my Storm2 9550. It was my first BlackBerry and I've owned 4 plus the playbook since then, but I can't forget that moment, when I unboxed it, and touch that special screen. Nothing has ever come close of that feeling. I remember being so sad when I learned that OS6 wouldn't be supported. I guess that should have given me a message that no matter your love towards a device, the company behind cares for its own interest, and then history repeted with the playbook.
Writting this took me on a trip down memory lane... oh, the good years
My favourite is BlackBerry 9790. Amazing!
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The tour
Verizon Classic is the best ever. But, the Verizon Tour is a close second.
ClassicSQC100-3/10.3.3.2049
Pearl. The one that started it all. I remember reading about it in GQ and then traveled for 1hour the next day just to get one!! Had it for 2 years And then my girlfriend used it (now wife)
I only liked my 8330 because it was my first smartphone and I didn't know any better. But the 9360 was slim, and felt great though the battery stunk.
Really, my Q5 is awesome but I'm sure if I had a passport I'd change my mind.
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I loved the 8830 World Edition...but my all time favorite has to be the 9900!
It wasn't the best phone for features or typing. The thing didn't even have Asian input and it lacked a lot of apps and features that other phones were quickly starting to get. It was also really glitchy at times, such as not being able to type or unlock the phone without a battery pull. Really, it just wasn't very good.
My favorite phone isn't about its usefulness for me, but rather the memories I shared with it. My 9550 took me to China (with unlimited data at no extra cost.. Verizon was cool back then) for an exchange student program. During that time I had amazing adventures all over Asia and met many new friends, some of them were Indonesians who became my first ever BBM friends.
It was also the phone I was using during the beginning phases of a relationship with my first true love. The phone accompanied me on my first of many cross country road trips to see her. I remember how cool it was to have Google Latitude to have her follow my journey each time. I even used it to reveal surprise visits. I sure do miss her and that phone... thinking about the 9550 really brings me back to some good times.
Passport!... have a 9900, Q10 and a Classic too
But if the Classic had a touchsensitive pkb and a bit more horsepower and of course a higher pixeld scree, well than it would come very close to the PP...;)
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Torch 9900 would be my choice. It was a brilliant combo!
Great to see you back Kevin :) mine was the 9900.
Well , I have good memories from all the BlackBerry phones I have used during the past 10 years .
The one I remember with nostalgia is the 700 , maybe because it was my first BlackBerry, the storm which I have kept it for almost 2 years ( I usually don't keep my phones for more than a year ) but I consider as the best , second to no one , the Passport!
BOLD. By far.
The curve was my first and the Torch is my favourite. I have a Priv to. Dive into the Android world and I use a Passport at work. Really love the Passport as well.
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Passport SE favourite all time.
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Bold9900 was my first and will always be in my heart.
But I think the passport was revolutionary! It's my favourite!
Interesting, although I haven't looked through every comment, I have noticed that very few have said Priv.
Probably the Bold 9900, a beautiful device. I wish it were a viable current model. But, alas...
1st BOLD 9900
2nd Passport SE
Favourite? Bold, 9900, Z30...now Dtek60... different times, different phones.
Ii loved the storm. That was start of my addiction. I love the passport SE, loved the q5 but for alltime fav it's a toss up between classic and bold 9900 if I had to pick just one it's the 9900!!
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Definitely the Z30, hope they have something in the pipeline to replace it now that this phone is getting older
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After 17 years of BB usage it's easily the 9900................followed by my beloved Passport
Tour 9630 and my OG Passport
The Passport, still :)
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9100... candybar phone with os6 under the hood was light, small, and fully functional with a trackpad. It was truly an amazing phone at the time.
Its great to hear the late Don "In a World" LaFontaine in the intro. Awesome!
It would have to be the BOLD! Better or worse, nothing was the same after this model.
The 9900 and the passport OG and SE
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The much maligned and ignored BlackBerry Leap which I currently own! A solid, no frills workhorse of a device!
If it wasn't for the BB10 OS being slowly strangled towards its inevitable EOL...I'd hang on to this device for a few more years...but reality is knocking on the door...
Respect My Autoritah!
Had a lot of bb‘s but now I love my PRIV.
My favorite Blackberry of all time is the Blackberry z30
Not a BlackBerry android that's for sure
The first one I ever got: Blackberry Torch 9800! First love! First smartphone! First BB experience. We got through some tough times together^^ And it lasted forever and still is running beautifully to this day! It's enjoying its well deserved retirement.
I became a BlackBerry fan late, and the Bold 9000 was the phone that converted me. I had just purchased the long awaited Nokia e71x and was so happy with its customizing options, getting emails sent to my phone, not to mention that it was a really good looking phone. It's too bad that AT&T dumbed it down by removing features that wouldn't work on their network, like the front facing camera. I bought a nice case for it took it home and set it phone up with different sounds for email, text, and phone calls and was happy with the results. Went to work the following Monday, I worked in an automotive repair shop, and noticed that I kept missing texts, calls, or emails. Over the next three or four weeks I was constantly playing with the volume changing notification tones yet I still missed calls and such. I finally decided that that phone didn't have the volume needed to hear it in the shop I worked in. So I went to AT&T to exchange it but I had missed the time limit by a day or two, so I set out looking online for a replacement. I happened across a few Bold 9000s on eBay and started bidding on the lower priced of them while also taking into consideration the length of time left for the auction. I ended up paying more than I wanted to, but in the end I found that I had made the right decision to get the 9000 because I never had any issues hearing calls, texts, or emails come in while at work. Besides that it was just as customizable as the Nokia was PLUS it had the LED. I only owned five different BlackBerrys, (Bold 9000, Torch 9800, Torch 9810, Z10, Z30), and they were/are all great phones, but the Bold 9000 is my favorite because it's the one that started it all for me. The 9810 Torch would be my second favorite because it bridged the gap between a full touch and a PKB and hence I was able to view videos and such on a full size screen while knocking out texts or emails faster than anyone I knew with their iPhone or later android.
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I'm on my fifth iteration, the Bold 9000 was my first. Currently I'm on the Z30, and it's likely my favourite. I like how it 'feels' tacitly. Also, it does everything I need it to and it's rugged. The screen is indestructible. Anyway, I hope the craftsmanship continues under BlackBerry Mobile.
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Gotta say the Priv. I loved my Torch and Q10 - but envied bigger screens. Best of both worlds I have a great PKB but don't have use it if I don't want to
Passport and Z10
The Pearl Flip will forever have a corner of my heart...even when I have went away afterwards with the Torch, the Z10 (that I still use when I'm overseas) and the Priv (that I use primarily nowadays)
9700 bold
No doubt the Bold 9900.
Z10 for me is by far the best 1⃣!
Torch 9810, my second BlackBerry, made me an addict. But Passport is the one if I have to choose :)
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Oh man.... the BlackBerry Storm was awesome, especially with the rubber band or folded up business card in the battery door. Then we had the storm 2 which was leaps and bounds better than the original storm.... buuuuuuut I think my favorite would have the be the BlackBerry Bold 9000. Ahhhh how I miss the old days :)
I've used many devices from the early days. My favourite BlackBerry that turned me into serious user was a silver Curve 8310, which was my major workhorse device for some time. Sadly it was let down by lack of WiFi and a decent browser but it rocked as a phone and email tool. My best touch device has to be the Z10, which I bought the day it was launched.
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For my was and still is my favourite even though I have all the bB10 devices is the 9930 on verizon, I wish technology would have stopped there! I now rock a Z30 as my daily driver, Q10 for work and I use my passport at the gym
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