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Do you work for the government? I have to use a Blackberry because of business, but it's a pretty decent smartphone. I'd prefer it to an Android phone, though i

by sp4rki 16y ago

Do you work for the government? I have to use a Blackberry because of business, but it's a pretty decent smartphone. I'd prefer it to an Android phone, though if I could I'd just get an iPhone. C'est la vie.

jrockway 16y ago
No, but Fortune 500, so almost the same thing. The stuff that's locked down is not what bothers me about a Blackberry. It's the core functionality; the hardware keyboard is harder to use than a software keyboard (because there is no autocorrect), and "push email" is much slower than IMAP on my Android phone. The worst feature is the keylock -- it doesn't work. Unlocking involves pressing a key, which is why the keylock exists anyway. The thing makes a ton of calls in my pocket, often to 911.
- sp4rki 16y ago
  My experience is once again completely different. I kind of prefer the extra speed the hardware keyboard provides and my Blackberry does have auto-correct. Emails are pushed to my phone before both the browser or my email client notify me. I just sent an email to myself and I received the push notification almost instantly (around 5 seconds faster than both the browser and the client). On my phone, un-locking means either pressing a series of keys at the same time or pressing a hardware button on the top of the phone. I have never ever have had my phone miss dial or even been unlocked by mistake. It is easy to un-lock it when I really do want to though. May I ask what model you are using? I'm currently using a 9700 and other than the fact that I miss a few apps I had on my iPhone, I actually do find this phone pretty good where smartphones are concerned.
  - jrockway 16y ago
    The phone doesn't have the model number on it anywhere. It's a Bold from Verizon purchased a few months ago. I blame Exchange for the slow push mail. It always takes forever to notify the desktop client of a new message. (But the Blackberry is still slower. I have often read and responded to a message before my Blackberry alerts me of "new mail".)

by sp4rki 16y ago

jrockway 16y ago

No, but Fortune 500, so almost the same thing. The stuff that's locked down is not what bothers me about a Blackberry. It's the core functionality; the hardware keyboard is harder to use than a software keyboard (because there is no autocorrect), and "push email" is much slower than IMAP on my Android phone. The worst feature is the keylock -- it doesn't work. Unlocking involves pressing a key, which is why the keylock exists anyway. The thing makes a ton of calls in my pocket, often to 911.

sp4rki 16y ago
My experience is once again completely different. I kind of prefer the extra speed the hardware keyboard provides and my Blackberry does have auto-correct. Emails are pushed to my phone before both the browser or my email client notify me. I just sent an email to myself and I received the push notification almost instantly (around 5 seconds faster than both the browser and the client). On my phone, un-locking means either pressing a series of keys at the same time or pressing a hardware button on the top of the phone. I have never ever have had my phone miss dial or even been unlocked by mistake. It is easy to un-lock it when I really do want to though. May I ask what model you are using? I'm currently using a 9700 and other than the fact that I miss a few apps I had on my iPhone, I actually do find this phone pretty good where smartphones are concerned.
- jrockway 16y ago
  The phone doesn't have the model number on it anywhere. It's a Bold from Verizon purchased a few months ago. I blame Exchange for the slow push mail. It always takes forever to notify the desktop client of a new message. (But the Blackberry is still slower. I have often read and responded to a message before my Blackberry alerts me of "new mail".)