Black Berry or IPhone?
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Kelridge
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I have the Blackberry Curve - which I Love, as I get all of my emails no matter where I am - and you can also have multiple email accounts - which is great for me, as I get to keep up with personal emails as well as my business emails. I think that is one of the main reasons to get a Blackberry.....
Not too sure about the iPhone...
Good luck with your decision!
Not too sure about the iPhone...
Good luck with your decision!
janices
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I have a Garmin Nuvifone but it's only available through AT&T. It's a touchscreen and I answer e-mails from it. Can have multiple e-mail accounts. It runs the Garmin GPS and can use it in a vehicle just like a portable Garmin or in pedestrian mode. Can mark locations and do things like find your vehicle in big parking lot or start the GPS from calendar, browser or e-mail address to go to location. Browser java is better since it's a linux based phone. It looks somewhat like an iphone. Picture viewing is good.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=30018&ra=true#featureTab
Has features like reserve lookup of telephone numbers, yellow pages, weather, event lookup times, flight status, traffic information. Will sync with my laptop and I like all the functions for traveling when I don't want to carry a laptop.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=30018&ra=true#featureTab
Has features like reserve lookup of telephone numbers, yellow pages, weather, event lookup times, flight status, traffic information. Will sync with my laptop and I like all the functions for traveling when I don't want to carry a laptop.
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lacey9875
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I have a blackberry for work, and honestly, I can't stand it. The roller ball always breaks, somtimes the network will "go down" ( It's just what happens they told me) and today for some reason it erased ALL my pictures and locked up on me for a few hours. It also will slowdown if you have even a few emails/pictures saved, and just recently for no apparent reason ( even the rep couldn't figure it out) deleted my realtor app I downloaded.
Needless to say, when my contract is up, I'm getting an iphone. :banghead:
Needless to say, when my contract is up, I'm getting an iphone. :banghead:
Charlie'sMom
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I would recommend the iPhone, it is really user friendly, the touchscreen is awesome, you can easily scroll through pictures. Troy used the blackberry for work, then got an iPhone and said the blackberry was terrible to use compared to the iPhone. My sister is also planning on switching from a blackberry to an iPhone as soon as she has hardware credit (she played with my iPhone and said it was way better than her blackberry)
gitchegumee
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I have a Blackberry Curve for work. It is pretty cool, but my wife just got an iPhone and, at least, aesthetically the iPhone has it all over the Curve. The touch screen is awesome and the browser displays actual web pages not just the mobile versions.
NewfDad
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No contest go iPhone. Newfmom had to get a BB for work and I was torn between the two. I have a BB for work but went with the iPhone for personal because of the apps and I would never willingly go back to a BB and Newfmom wouldn't either. My reasons.
1) Browser on iPhone is way better, we were down in Disney in a ride line and Newfmom got an email that a server was down. The BB browser wouldn't work for her, the iPhone browser worked perfect and she was able to restart it while standing in line. Also Newf.Net won't work on her BB but does on my iPhone
2) Readability, the iPhone lets you zoom as much as you want. With the BB you have two levels of zoom. Both in the browser and in other apps.
3) Pictures it would take pages to say how much better the iphone is. Just no comparison.
4) Apps (particularly free ones). I think there are at least 10 times as many apps for the iphone, maybe a 100 times more. Just no comparison between the two. Use iTunes to check it out, just amazing.
5) Email, email setup is way easier on the iPhone, BB is a royal PITA to set up.
6) Free GPS and Map access with the google maps. Not as good for turn by turn but TomTom, ATT, and Navigon have apps with full turn by turn if you want.
7) MobileMe - Mobile me is an iPhone service. You can find your phone from a browser, lock your phone from a browser, and wipe you phone from a browser. It also has a shared web/phone calendar, contacts, and virtual disk for key files.
8) Design - As a professional techie the quality and thoughtfulness of the design is truly awe inspiring. It actually convinced me to look at Mac for a computing platform and my laptop is a Macbook Pro.
9) Voicemail - In the iPhone you get a list of the voicemails and the number they came from, you then just click on the one you want to listen to. You don't have to listen and foward through the whole list of voicemails.
1) Browser on iPhone is way better, we were down in Disney in a ride line and Newfmom got an email that a server was down. The BB browser wouldn't work for her, the iPhone browser worked perfect and she was able to restart it while standing in line. Also Newf.Net won't work on her BB but does on my iPhone
2) Readability, the iPhone lets you zoom as much as you want. With the BB you have two levels of zoom. Both in the browser and in other apps.
3) Pictures it would take pages to say how much better the iphone is. Just no comparison.
4) Apps (particularly free ones). I think there are at least 10 times as many apps for the iphone, maybe a 100 times more. Just no comparison between the two. Use iTunes to check it out, just amazing.
5) Email, email setup is way easier on the iPhone, BB is a royal PITA to set up.
6) Free GPS and Map access with the google maps. Not as good for turn by turn but TomTom, ATT, and Navigon have apps with full turn by turn if you want.
7) MobileMe - Mobile me is an iPhone service. You can find your phone from a browser, lock your phone from a browser, and wipe you phone from a browser. It also has a shared web/phone calendar, contacts, and virtual disk for key files.
8) Design - As a professional techie the quality and thoughtfulness of the design is truly awe inspiring. It actually convinced me to look at Mac for a computing platform and my laptop is a Macbook Pro.
9) Voicemail - In the iPhone you get a list of the voicemails and the number they came from, you then just click on the one you want to listen to. You don't have to listen and foward through the whole list of voicemails.
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911Newfs
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Blackberry has a tendency for the roller-ball to break. If this happens, you cannot use the phone. iPhone requires the data service for the life of the phone; if you use decide at a later date that you do not need this service, you are stuck with it (and the cost). All depends on the features you need and your budget. Because I do not need data service on my phone, I had considered the Blackberry. The issue with the roller-ball made me decide against it. I ended up going with the something completely different.
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HankTheTank
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I have the Blackberry Curve with AT&T and my boyfriend has the Blackberry Storm with Verizon. I don't like the storm because of the touch screen, although it does have a pretty cool game on it that you can't get on any other phone. The Blackberry and iPhone pretty much do the same thing, it's just the difference of if you like the touch screen or not. My boyfriend is always hanging up on people b/c his cheek will hit the end button - not good when you're on the phone with your boss or client. iPhone always has commercial about all the apps available for iPhones only but you can get pretty much the same app for blackberry from the blackberry app store. I have played with the iPhone camera and I have to say the one on my blackberry is much better.
I would say go to the stores and play with the displays and see which one you prefer to handle better. Plus I think most places have a 30day money back option, so if you end up not liking the phone you can return it.
Hope that helps you out.
Steph
I would say go to the stores and play with the displays and see which one you prefer to handle better. Plus I think most places have a 30day money back option, so if you end up not liking the phone you can return it.
Hope that helps you out.
Steph
janices
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If you're on Verizon the Droid supposedly came out last Friday.
http://www.newsday.com/business/technology/review-google-s-droid-could-be-iphone-killer-1.1570083
I'd also suggest going into phone store and play with the phones and see which interfaces you like. There's +- to all the phones, features, apps, costs.
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noblenewf
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Hi Rona,
I've had both. I had a Blackberry Curve for two years and got rid of it to get the iPhone. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the iPhone. It's so easy to use. Has so many apps...which are so useful. It has built in GPS, you can get all of your emails, very fast and easy internet surfing via Safari (I HATED internet browsing on Blackberry...so slow and NOT easy to navigate), of course the iPod built in, and it's wonderful for photo storage/browsing. I cannot say enough positive about the iPhone. I also have not had any issues with AT&T's service. I get great reception and have not had one issue with the phone. Having owned both models you are deciding between, I would not hesitate to say get the iPhone hands down. ;-) You will LOVE it!
I've had both. I had a Blackberry Curve for two years and got rid of it to get the iPhone. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the iPhone. It's so easy to use. Has so many apps...which are so useful. It has built in GPS, you can get all of your emails, very fast and easy internet surfing via Safari (I HATED internet browsing on Blackberry...so slow and NOT easy to navigate), of course the iPod built in, and it's wonderful for photo storage/browsing. I cannot say enough positive about the iPhone. I also have not had any issues with AT&T's service. I get great reception and have not had one issue with the phone. Having owned both models you are deciding between, I would not hesitate to say get the iPhone hands down. ;-) You will LOVE it!
4ondafloor
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I've had two different Blackberry's. The Pearl and the Storm. Hated both. The multifaceted Blackberry fell short in several areas regardless of model. The screens are too small. The enlargement feature only zoomed one or twice and the browser was slower than a 94 yr old granny.
The i-phone allows you to view web pages as they actually appear on your computer. Blackberry's do not.
The Storm was simply just OK for me. The i-phone features far outweigh anything that the Blackberry could muster. The apps are too numerous to mention but really, it all depends on what you seek in a featured phone as to whether either of these is suited for you.
One important thing to note.......look at coverage areas BEFORE you get an i-phone. Verizon, by far, has the most widely covered area in the contiguous states. AT&T has significantly less. When I say less, I mean less. You can look online to determine tower signal strengh in your home area if you are using it as a primary phone.
I don't but if I did I'd be in trouble. I live in a valley and unless I'm outside or have my nose pressed against the front door, my AT&T signal bites. That being the only negative from me I would say i-Phone over Blackberry any day.
Just food for fodder..Good luck
The i-phone allows you to view web pages as they actually appear on your computer. Blackberry's do not.
The Storm was simply just OK for me. The i-phone features far outweigh anything that the Blackberry could muster. The apps are too numerous to mention but really, it all depends on what you seek in a featured phone as to whether either of these is suited for you.
One important thing to note.......look at coverage areas BEFORE you get an i-phone. Verizon, by far, has the most widely covered area in the contiguous states. AT&T has significantly less. When I say less, I mean less. You can look online to determine tower signal strengh in your home area if you are using it as a primary phone.
I don't but if I did I'd be in trouble. I live in a valley and unless I'm outside or have my nose pressed against the front door, my AT&T signal bites. That being the only negative from me I would say i-Phone over Blackberry any day.
Just food for fodder..Good luck
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4ondafloor
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You sent a link that requires either a subscription or registration for one and there is a fee. I'll add this link which has no charge to view:
http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/?cmp=KNC-PaidSearch#/guided_tour
http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/?cmp=KNC-PaidSearch
NessaM
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Sandy has a Blackberry, and I have the iPhone (his blackberry is through his work which is on the verizon network). He's had to replace his blackberry five times since he first got it - it is CONSTANTLY breaking. I've had to replace the iPhone once, because I dropped it and cracked the screen.
Quite apart from that, the iPhone is incredibly intuitive and easy to use, the photo viewing screen is larger and with the pinch and drag feature on the touch screen you can enlarge photos as much as you want to view detail, checking email or surfing the web is easy as pie, and the apps are AWESOME!
Quite apart from that, the iPhone is incredibly intuitive and easy to use, the photo viewing screen is larger and with the pinch and drag feature on the touch screen you can enlarge photos as much as you want to view detail, checking email or surfing the web is easy as pie, and the apps are AWESOME!