Blackberry Bold vs. the I-Phone 3G
So, I’ve been planning to get a Blackberry Bold for awhile now, but it’s been hard road to stay in love with this particular gadget.
First it was supposed to come out in July, then it got pushed back to September. Then it was supposed to come out on October 1st. Well, it’s October 1st and … nothing. Now there are some rumblings that it’ll come out in late October. Maybe on Halloween.
Meanwhile my old cell phone can barely hold a charge for more than 3 hours, and every time I flip it open, it croaks, “Euthanasia!”
So lately my thoughts have turned to the I-Phone 3G, which has several Pros and Cons for me.
PROS: 1) It’s actually in stores. 2) It can replace my iPod nano (which is even older than my phone) 3) I love Apple, and would take the company on as a second husband if the law and CH would allow it. 4) People keep on raving about it’s apps, and 5) If I’m out at lunch and I’m eating a great meal. I can take a pic and blog about it instantly.
CONS: 1) EVERYBODY and their dog already has an iPhone. It’s not exactly an original look. 2) Not a fan of touch pad. I type a lot on my blackberry, and I like my keypad to stay constant and in the same place. 3) I love Apple, but I already have a Mac, an iPod, Apple TV, and a serious lust on for the MacBook Air. After a certain point, it starts looking like you’ve drunk the Kool-Aid 4) The screen’s going to get all dirty and finger-printy! 5) If I’m out at lunch and I’m eating a great meal. I can take a pic and blog about it instantly — that might be too much togetherness.
So basically, I’m going to need for you to help me make this decision. Please cast your vote in the below poll.
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UPDATE: Ugh. This only makes the decision harder!
What about another brand of smartphone? I’ve used a fantastic orange (or ‘copper’ as manufacturer calls it) Palm Treo 680 for almost a year. It has a keyboard AND a touch screen. I haven’t come across anyone with an orange one yet and feel extra special. It’s about time for me to upgrade as well and I’m eyeballing the new Palm smartphone products. I do love the electronic gadgets, especially if they come in orange…
What about another brand of smartphone? I’ve used a fantastic orange (or ‘copper’ as manufacturer calls it) Palm Treo 680 for almost a year. It has a keyboard AND a touch screen. I haven’t come across anyone with an orange one yet and feel extra special. It’s about time for me to upgrade as well and I’m eyeballing the new Palm smartphone products. I do love the electronic gadgets, especially if they come in orange…
I will attest that Alysia’s ORANGE (love it!) Palm Treo is coll, but the iPhone 3G wins hands down! As someone who currently owns both an iPhone (for my pleasure) and a Blackberry (for work the government is crazy and won’t let me consolidate because of privacy issues), I can say that although the iPhone is far from perfect for business, I would marry it if my husband would approve!
I currently manage my calendar (both business and personal), all of my hundreds of contacts, read the NYT, check out the latest on my Woot App, listen to a ridiculous amount of music and podcasts AND MOST IMPORTANT MAKE EVERYONE I COME IN CONTACT WITH WATCH THE CUTE VIDEO OF MY SON LAUGHING WHILE MY HUSBAND SINGS “HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES” AND LOOK AT MORE THAN 150 PICTURES OF HIM! Yup, that’s right, I am a dangerous new mama with an iPhone……watch out!
I will attest that Alysia’s ORANGE (love it!) Palm Treo is coll, but the iPhone 3G wins hands down! As someone who currently owns both an iPhone (for my pleasure) and a Blackberry (for work the government is crazy and won’t let me consolidate because of privacy issues), I can say that although the iPhone is far from perfect for business, I would marry it if my husband would approve!
I currently manage my calendar (both business and personal), all of my hundreds of contacts, read the NYT, check out the latest on my Woot App, listen to a ridiculous amount of music and podcasts AND MOST IMPORTANT MAKE EVERYONE I COME IN CONTACT WITH WATCH THE CUTE VIDEO OF MY SON LAUGHING WHILE MY HUSBAND SINGS “HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES” AND LOOK AT MORE THAN 150 PICTURES OF HIM! Yup, that’s right, I am a dangerous new mama with an iPhone……watch out!
Even if you haven’t drunk the Kool-Aid, you’re already locked in the compound. Buy the iPhone. I am!
Even if you haven’t drunk the Kool-Aid, you’re already locked in the compound. Buy the iPhone. I am!
I have a few friends who love their iPhones and a few friends who hate them.
What’s your current phone carrier? Find out if AT&T works well in your area, because if it doesn’t, you’re SOL. I’ve heard that the G3 is much harder to unlock.
I have a few friends who love their iPhones and a few friends who hate them.
What’s your current phone carrier? Find out if AT&T works well in your area, because if it doesn’t, you’re SOL. I’ve heard that the G3 is much harder to unlock.
I’m currently on Sprint — which sucks in every way possible. Am looking to switch over to AT&T. Would prefer Verizon Wireless, but the hubby is on AT&T.
Get the Iphone!!!!!! It’s the best phone ever……..
Get the Iphone!!!!!! It’s the best phone ever……..
The phone is the least of it.
I gave my laptop back to our IT department, I just didn’t need it any more.
You will hear some complaints about battery usage. Well, when you use the device all the time, you are going to blow through its battery.
Even with the lack of 3G in my area, I have never regretted spending the money. As an affirmed tightwad, that is amazing for me.
The phone is the least of it.
I gave my laptop back to our IT department, I just didn’t need it any more.
You will hear some complaints about battery usage. Well, when you use the device all the time, you are going to blow through its battery.
Even with the lack of 3G in my area, I have never regretted spending the money. As an affirmed tightwad, that is amazing for me.
OK, I’m a huge fan of Apple, yet a bad consumer of their products (I only own a 5 year old iMac and a 2 year old video iPod – though that does not deter my lust whenever I go on the Apple website to long for their new products). Despite what any Christian or Jimmy Carter will tell you, it’s good to lust – it proves we’re alive and our monkey glands are working. So I’ll address your cons:
1) Who cares about originality? There is no such thing as “original” anymore. It’s something you learn after your first theme party – “it’s all been done before.”
2) While a shifting touch pad may be irritating to type on, buttons are so 20th Century.
3) It’s OK to “drink the Kool-Aid” – I’d take the Pepsi Challenge for Apple’s Kool-Aid against Microsoft’s (or anyone else’s) any day of the week. Besides, even if you do drink the Kool-Aid and die in a Guyana-like spectacle, you’ll still have a bitching iPhone which will look great next to your bloated corpse.
4) The screen getting dirty is inevitable with ANY electronic device – computer, cell phone, iPod, you name it. That’s why God invented windex and handiwipes.
5) Ok, the ease of blogging is indeed a con, can’t argue with that. In an age where computers and technology dominate our lives, it’s hard to escape and have a “low-tech” or “no-tech” moment, much less a meal (think about it – when was the last time you saw someone in a restaurant who DIDN’T put down his or her fork when the cell phone rang?) So regardless of which phone you get, we shouldn’t blame the technology as much as we should blame our own human frailties.
OK, I’m a huge fan of Apple, yet a bad consumer of their products (I only own a 5 year old iMac and a 2 year old video iPod – though that does not deter my lust whenever I go on the Apple website to long for their new products). Despite what any Christian or Jimmy Carter will tell you, it’s good to lust – it proves we’re alive and our monkey glands are working. So I’ll address your cons:
1) Who cares about originality? There is no such thing as “original” anymore. It’s something you learn after your first theme party – “it’s all been done before.”
2) While a shifting touch pad may be irritating to type on, buttons are so 20th Century.
3) It’s OK to “drink the Kool-Aid” – I’d take the Pepsi Challenge for Apple’s Kool-Aid against Microsoft’s (or anyone else’s) any day of the week. Besides, even if you do drink the Kool-Aid and die in a Guyana-like spectacle, you’ll still have a bitching iPhone which will look great next to your bloated corpse.
4) The screen getting dirty is inevitable with ANY electronic device – computer, cell phone, iPod, you name it. That’s why God invented windex and handiwipes.
5) Ok, the ease of blogging is indeed a con, can’t argue with that. In an age where computers and technology dominate our lives, it’s hard to escape and have a “low-tech” or “no-tech” moment, much less a meal (think about it – when was the last time you saw someone in a restaurant who DIDN’T put down his or her fork when the cell phone rang?) So regardless of which phone you get, we shouldn’t blame the technology as much as we should blame our own human frailties.
P.S. – “drink the Kool-Aid” is actually a mis-statement that has found its way into our vernacular. The inhabitants of Jonestown Guyana actually drank cyanide-laced Flavor-Aid , and not Kool-Aid – yet Kool-Aid has always been linked with Jonestown ever since that fateful November day 30 years ago. Hmmmm, sounds like a good “Thought of the Day” for November…
Personally, if I were the makers of Kool-Aid, I’d be a little offended and insulted. Can you imagine Jim Jones dressed as that big Kool-Aid pitcher guy jumping through your wall to ask you to drink poison? I’m gonna have nightmares now…
P.S. – “drink the Kool-Aid” is actually a mis-statement that has found its way into our vernacular. The inhabitants of Jonestown Guyana actually drank cyanide-laced Flavor-Aid , and not Kool-Aid – yet Kool-Aid has always been linked with Jonestown ever since that fateful November day 30 years ago. Hmmmm, sounds like a good “Thought of the Day” for November…
Personally, if I were the makers of Kool-Aid, I’d be a little offended and insulted. Can you imagine Jim Jones dressed as that big Kool-Aid pitcher guy jumping through your wall to ask you to drink poison? I’m gonna have nightmares now…
Charles you should definitely make that a Thought Chuck! Let’s run that next week.
Alysia, why, why, why would you give me another option? Now I’m even more confused. But I’ll make my final decision by next Wednesday, promise!