ATTN Blackberry Users!

[Treinenwj]

My wife and I are getting new phones next month & I'm looking for some suggestions.

Here's the deal: I've had the Curve 8900 for 2-3 years now & I do really like Blackberry. However, I don't know much about the newer phones. The Torch 2 looks pretty nice. How does it compare to other smartphones? (Not the iPhone, blech!)

So, Blackberry users, is it worth it to get a new Blackberry, or should I look into the android platform?

 

[usmcpurcell]

I love my BB but I'm looking at buying the droid incredle 2 next week my father just got and I love it!

 

[ilikefishes]

Android definitely.

 

[SuprHasan]

Got the Torch1 for myself. Bold 9700 for the wife and a PlayBook in transit.
BB all the way.


Since we're debating, I found this funny :rolling:

 

[andy]

just bought a samsung galaxy ii s. love it. love it. way better than bb. youll miss bbchat but theres a crossplatform mesaaging app called whats app that comes in handy.

 

[Hoshneer]

Android all the way!!! If you add custom roms like Cyanogen to the mix it makes it even better. I am on my Atrix 4G running Cyanogen 7 on my unlimited plan. Win!

Sent using Tapatalk while getting a blumpkin.

 

[cvm4]

I was a longtime blackberry user for 2-3 generations of phones. I switched to android and love it. Granted texting got some getting used to but it's all good.

 

[Clint]

iPhone been veddy veddy good to me

 

[gibbleguts]

How much email do you do? Still miss my BB for a lot of reasons the main one being iPhone does a crappy job of dealing with email. That said the video games on iPhone are pretty awesome and the camera is amazing.

 

[andy]

unrelated to gibble's post...swype technology is a game changer. texting and emails in no time.

 

[ChazHollywood]

Blackberry seems to be winding down. Can't go wrong with an iphone or a good android device.

-Charles

 

[gibbleguts]

Blackberry seems to be winding down. Can't go wrong with an iphone or a good android device.

-Charles

Actually hoping apple buys RIM and they release a iPhone pro or something that is just better at pumping email.

 

[Treinenwj]

I email and browse the web almost exclusively through my phone. Also, I'll say again, I'm not at all interested in the iPhone. Plus, I'm on T-Mobile so it isn't available anyway.

 

[andy]

i still have my 9700. you can have it if you want. its for tmobile.

 

[iCraig]

No iOS love? Right now it's all about iOS or Android. Stay away from RIM and Blackberry. Dying platform.

 

[WkndSmoker]

I have a Blackberry supplied by my company on the Verizon network. The thing is like an office on wheels and I love it. Blackberry seems to be struggling in the market now, so the future is uncertain. I use push to talk many, many times daily, so less that support not sure what the future holds. If I was to purchase a personal phone, I have to say that I would go iPhone, the droid just seems to have too many bugs from the friends I have that own them.

 

[Baldanders]

I love my Blackberry 9700 but have thought about looking at Androids. I've decided to wait until the new QNX based OS BB comes out later this year before making up my mind.

 

[Tiburon]

The Blackberry was and is the greatest email device ever made. Unfortunately the digital age is about a lot more than email, and Blackberry was late to that party. I had a Blackberry for 3 years, loved it. Bought a Droid X a year ago and cannot and would not ever go back. Hardest thing for me was not having a keyboard. That lasted a week. No desire for another device--except my soon-to-be coming 4G Android device.

Sent from my BNTV250 using Tapatalk

 

[SuprHasan]

I love my Blackberry 9700 but have thought about looking at Androids. I've decided to wait until the new QNX based OS BB comes out later this year before making up my mind.

I hear the London Edition with OS10 will be... the... shit.
Still, I love my BB to death (albeit there's a battery pull once a week) and am literally on the edge of my seat to get my PlayBook!!

 

[vivalanation734]

In light of recent smartphone technology, the RIM is a joke. iPhone (my recommendation) or Android are the only real options IMHO