End of an era

[gibbleguts]

Well today is a very sad day indeed. As many of you may know I have always been a very outspoken supporter of the blackberry format for phones. I love a physical keyboard, Blackberry Messanger is probably the best app available on any format, they still push email like no other format, some of the older ones are the best built phones for durablity out there, even with thier touch screens they have a physical back button which all phones should haveand finally it is scary how many Canadian pension plans are way too heavily invested in it(think they would have learned from NORTEL?). That said I have spent the last few months working in an enviroment with little cell coverage and my torch has not seen a battery last a full day in quite some time. Yesterday was the last straw, not for me really but my business partner said no more while I was out of the office had my phone canceled and a new iPhone 4s hooked up. I must say the phone is great only real pet peeve is the lack of a back button. Final thoughts are that I guess I use it too much as a toy with that might as well get the best toy phone out there.

RIP my BB

 

[NickThePyro]

I loved my crackberry but once you get passed BBM and Brickbreaker the world of Iphones/androids really are much more advanced platforms. RIM really needs to step up their game or I personally feel they will become obsolete in 2 years tops

 

[thejavaman]

I used to be a BB guy for a long time until my company switched everyone to iPhone's a year or so ago. I love my iPhone now & can't ever see myself going back to a BB. It took a while for me to get used to not having a physical keyboard or back button like you mentioned, but the pros far outweigh the cons, IMO.


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[FireDoc83]

Welcome aboard. It's about time you guys start getting out of the stone age.


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[TravelingJ]

Wow, now I've seen it all.

 

[smokemifugotem]

Sad to hear KB

 

[gibbleguts]

Yeah I know. Think RIM had better work harder on leveraging BBM or their days are numbered. Easily the best app I have ever seen on a phone. With the hardware of a really good phone and may still be competitive in the market.

 

[NickThePyro]

Yeah I know. Think RIM had better work harder on leveraging BBM or their days are numbered. Easily the best app I have ever seen on a phone. With the hardware of a really good phone and may still be competitive in the market.

Some programs like Handcent SMS and the iphones equivalent are up there now in terms of quality messaging apps. And you don't even have to input other peoples ID#'s like you do with BBM.

 

[cartisdm]

*sigh* the days of Brickbreaker and endless battery life. Good days for sure, but I love my Droid like no other

 

[AlohaStyle]

Sorry you're sad man, but welcome to 2012. :thumbsup::clap::dance::hysterica:razz:

 

[SuprHasan]

Well today is a very sad day indeed. As many of you may know I have always been a very outspoken supporter of the blackberry format for phones. I love a physical keyboard, Blackberry Messanger is probably the best app available on any format, they still push email like no other format, some of the older ones are the best built phones for durablity out there, even with thier touch screens they have a physical back button which all phones should haveand finally it is scary how many Canadian pension plans are way too heavily invested in it(think they would have learned from NORTEL?). That said I have spent the last few months working in an enviroment with little cell coverage and my torch has not seen a battery last a full day in quite some time. Yesterday was the last straw, not for me really but my business partner said no more while I was out of the office had my phone canceled and a new iPhone 4s hooked up. I must say the phone is great only real pet peeve is the lack of a back button. Final thoughts are that I guess I use it too much as a toy with that might as well get the best toy phone out there.

RIP my BB

Traitor.

 

[gibbleguts]

Some programs like Handcent SMS and the iphones equivalent are up there now in terms of quality messaging apps. And you don't even have to input other peoples ID#'s like you do with BBM.

Few guys have been searching for BBM replacement for quite a while and nothing as good for group chat as BBM.

 

[Fourtotheflush]

Welcome to the darkside!

 

[thejavaman]

Yeah I know. Think RIM had better work harder on leveraging BBM or their days are numbered. Easily the best app I have ever seen on a phone. With the hardware of a really good phone and may still be competitive in the market.

At least you've got iMessage & Face Time now though!

Don't know if you have kids or not, but my 5 year old son loves quite a few of the free game apps on my iPhone as well.


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[njstone]

I like to touch pretty things. iPhone for me.

 

[iCraig]

I loved my crackberry but once you get passed BBM and Brickbreaker the world of Iphones/androids really are much more advanced platforms. RIM really needs to step up their game or I personally feel they will become obsolete in 2 years tops

Unfortunately for RIM their OS is way out of date already and basically obsolete. They really need something to turn them around or you're going to see the only two major players in the smart phone game with Android and iOS.

 

[WkndSmoker]

I will support the Blackberry until it goes away, while the execs at my company have the iPhone and Droid, my little dingleberry as I call it works darn well as an office away from the office. Push to talk also limits what phone we can use, I spend much time on it working with technicians in the field.

 

[Clint]

Yes...The back button is a real pain, especially considering how advanced the frickin thing is. WTF?

 

[MU Mike]

I never thought I'd be here either Aaron, but I freakin' love the iphone (after years of saying I'd never get one).

 

[aquarich]

MU, you still up for camping out for an iPad 3 when they come out? :stickbeat