Comments on: BlackBerry Review – Smartphone Round Robin

By: Focus Factor

Focus Factor — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:17:27 +0000

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By: A1by

A1by — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:15:56 +0000

Hi Matt,

Not sure if it was already mentioned, but you can do EAS with Astrasync app for BB. I believe it basically works like touchdown for Android

By: njbianco

njbianco — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:32:48 +0000

LOL took a hour to figure out how to change a ringtone thats hilarious no offense. Anyways if you think Blackberrys are complicated i would never get near a android or windows mobile device if i was you id stick with what you no Aamir. Ive owned pretty much every type of smart phone incept for a Symbian device(also never owned or used webOS yet) and Blackberry is by far the simplest I’ve used. But thats just my opinion

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:26:12 +0000

there is an option to download apps to your SD card, with the storm2. from the main app screen, press BB menu>options and there is a choice for "download folder".

also, app switching is very fast and easy with a BB. just hold down the BB button for a few seconds and it will bring up the app switcher showing all apps running and allowing you to select any one you need.

overall a very fair review though, keep up the good work!

By: Aamir

Aamir — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:25:14 +0000

just in case you missed it…

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/23/BUCG1B8QSM.DTL&type=business

By: aamir

aamir — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:58:29 +0000

a person i work with has a blackberry pearl. it took her more than an hour just to figure out how to change her ringtone… i think i ll stick with my outdated symbian…

By: PaloAltoWorldView

PaloAltoWorldView — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:22:22 +0000

I don't understand the part of Blackberry supposedly not supporting Exchange. Something like 90% of US enterprises use the Exchange/Blackberry combination. You can do it either with BES or with BIS. It seems equivalent to saying that "I wish BMW made cars that don't have diesel engines."

Furthermore, there are several ways of getting a BES, including the option of not owning/locating one yourself. You can rent a seat for something like $10/month, aka an insignificant rounding error.

By: rijc99

rijc99 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:47:11 +0000

Everyone I've ever known whose used a Blackberry swears by them. I tried a Curve at the store but it just felt cheap.

The Bold and new 9700 definitely look and feel better but the browser just falls so far short of Android/iPhone versions.

By: Aamir

Aamir — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:06:10 +0000

i think as far as UI goes, I find blackberries to be far more complicated and don’t understand that everybody who complains about the s60 doesn’t say the same about blackberry… I have not used the new blackberry phones so I am not sure if they have changed the UI on the new ones or no…

By: sadi85

sadi85 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:33:28 +0000

I use both a BlackBerry 8830 WE (Unlocked, works on GSM 900/1800; There’s no BB supporting carrier in my country!!!) and an E-63. I really like the S60 platform, it has some nice softwares (S60 phonebook is the best phonebook). I like the fact that my E-63 doesn’t require anything like BIS/BES etc., it runs on the proprietary APN of my operator. But, as I’m migrating to USA, I plan to move to BB. My 8830 WE has a much better keyboard, the software is much more stable than any S60 I’ve used. Switching apps is also much faster on BB. Besides, the place I’m migrating in US doesn’t have 3G except VZW. Nokia sucks in this respect because to penetrate the US market they really need some CDMA-EVDO S60/ Maemo device.