Go Curve 8900. I’d rec the Bold 9700 but the Curve is in most ways identical to it with the exception of the trackpad. It’s also smaller than the Bold 9000.
9000 bold
I prefer organic blackberries.
iPhone!
or a good droid!
Bold 9000. I’d imagine you are going with Blackberry for the business security which is unmatched.
The 8900 would be the next choice it’s biggest down fall I don’t believe it has 3G.
My first was the 8310. It worked well but is out dated.
I switched to the Bold. Which I could get the Torch but I has sprint and it is an ATT only phonre
Ive had a Curve 8900 for the last 12 months and I love it.
Its much smaller than the 9000, with a higher res screen. I find the 9000 is like a fridge, but if you have large hands it might be for you. By contrast, the lack of 3G on the 8900 drives me nuts. In my mind it comes down to a trade off between these things.
DEFINITELY worth having a go with them in your hands. 30 secs of trying to type on either keyboard will make your decision for you. The keyboards are both very different.
HTH
BG
Bump.
OK, so tell me about data plans. I’ll probably go with some AT&T plan (barf) because I get a company discount.
I won’t need much as this will be for my wife, but want to discuss choices.
I know there’s a 200MB plan, but honestly, I don’t know what that really means in terms of use. I know she’ll be texting A LOT.
What do you folk’s phone plans look like and cost? How close do you come monthly to the limit of your plan without paying extra?
With Sprint I pay $150.00 a month for me, my wife and daughter all with unlimited data plans and 1,400 shared minutes. I never go over…
BTW, I FUCKING hate my Blackberry Curve 8300 and have been counting down the days until I can upgrade to an Android phone…HTC EVO 4G…4 days and counting.
Of course Sprint just announced the release of the HTC EVO 3D this summer…so now I have to decide if I want to wait for that or just get the EVO 4G in 4 days…FML.
[quote]Jason van Wyk wrote:
My god Blackberry must be creaming themselves right now, they’re the most popular make on the market and everyone is getting one. [/quote]
Er, not really - they’re losing market share to Apple and Android.
Why are you limited to models that are pretty much discontinued?
For a guy with big hands, go with the 9000, hands down.
I run the Torch. W/BB BIS server, it reduces the amount of Data you use. I average ~300 or so MB/month. I do a ton of web browsing, occasionally tether it up to my macbook, but don’t do a lot of streaming audio/video.
2GB data, 200txt, and 450 anytime runs me about $65/month with me employer discount.
I manage the BES system for my company and we have 1500 + devices connected. The 8900 is the way to go, trust me on this. It is a pound em out email machine. The 9000 is trash. We’ve had many people move to the bold only to call back in days later asking for their trusty 8900 back.
I’ve had every BB device made in the past 7 years and the 8900 is far and away the best. As another poster pointed out the bold has a tendency to send emails before you finished typing, spell checking etc. and pocket dial and basically is just too sensitive to the touch. If you have meaty, callused, deadlifting hands you will hate the 9000.