Blackberry

[chrisroe]

Got to get a new phone and i have a samsung solid extreme which is great because it ring and i answer it but thats all it does apart from bounce

I am having to get more mobile on line etc and less hands on so ive bought myself a tiny little notebook (10 ")
so i can keep a track of my spending and i also have got a Mi fi thingy to get on line

Im also looking into using Outlook for my diary and calender etc now

somebody has suggested i get a blackberry and it can be all synced together

any ideas ?

 

[Gall.B]

Can do just about everything invoicing, mail etc on my Nokia N8.
Has built in sat nav too very handy. HD video recording and the best camera on the market as of 4 months ago when I bought it

Keep coming up with things it can do that the Iphone cant just to wind the Mrs up!

 

[DHTiling]

Iphone for me and you can sync everything on that..

 

[doug boardley]

I hate using my phone at work, unless absolutely necessary, much prefer to do internetty things at home with my laptop.

 

[Stewart]

iPhone for me as well. I have instant access to all my quotes, invoices, email, bank accounts, Tilers Forums and my diary. I've had one from when they first came out and couldn't imagine not having one to help run my business.


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[Gall.B]

Did like the iphone when I had one, N8 is better value can do the same stuff if not more than the Iphone without the connection problems my Wife & friends suffer from.

 

[peteablard]

I struggle with any touch screen phone, my sausage fingers always press several buttons at once!

Having said that i've just got a blackberry and that's not much better!!

 

[davebates]

nokia n8 for me had 4 blackberry storms in three months never again!!

 

[doug boardley]

do you not find that once your phone starts ringing, by the time you've put your trowel or whatever down, searched all your pockets to find your phone, only to find that it has rung off and the number was "unavailable" anyway, no voicemail either....grrrrr! that's why I never even bother answering mine while I'm working now.

 

[Gall.B]

A pocket on my overalls is reserved exclusivley for my phone now, (dont wear bib & brace now after bending over a pan and the phone jumped out of the pouch SPLASH!) can find it easy and its concealed in an otterbox, so doesnt get caked in addy etc.

Only answer if its a call im waiting on or its the Mrs & she knows only to call when need be now after years of hearing "Louise am working way rapid-set here!"

 

[chrisroe]

right popped into local shopping hell last night and as usual the staff were a complete waste of space etc it seems if you want a business tariff then you have to phone it anyway

i like the look of the Blackberry type phones and there is a new one about to come out 9900 but 02 have stopped the 24 month contract with a free upgrade after 12 months which is what i was looking for
this is what t mobile offered
Includes :-
1000 minutes
Unlimited texts
500.00 MB data
@ £ 40 per month
or

Includes :-
2000 minutes
500 texts
750.00 MB data
@ £ 35 per month

i dont think this is a good deal so any suggestions of where to try out ?

 

[chrisroe]

enought looking im bored im going to follow all you sheep so its an i phone 4 for me

the deal is

900 minutes
500 texts
unlimmited tinternet
free phone calls to land lines
@ £ 41 per month

sounds a lot to me but it will save a lot on phone calls as thats all i seem to do these days no work just talking

 

[Dan]

Wait until the 5 comes out next month Chris. You're mental if you buy a 4 now. It'll be out of date in 3 weeks time!

Also, what I do which works out cheaper, and means you can change your phone every year (and not just every 2 years as with most iphone contracts) is buy the iphone sim-free. About £550. Then top it up £20 per month to get the free texts and free internet (3g). Then in 12 months when the newer phone comes out (they've launched one every 12 months since they started to sell them) I sell mine for £450 (so it's cost me about £8 a month for the phone + 20 for the credit) and then buy the newer one for £550 again.

They always hold their value and always sell when they're 12 months old as people who can't afford the newest one will opt for a 12 month old one which is still very modern and does most things the newer one will do.

It means it costs me £28 per month forever, and I get the newest phone every year.

The way you're doing it costs you £41 per month, and you can only change every 2 years - or you take a hit on upgrading early and paying for the upgrade. Either way still expensive.

If you used £30 credit per month most months (hard to do) you'd still be £130 better off each year, and still have the newest phone each year.

 

[chrisroe]

Blimey Dan clever lad

Can i buy you current phone off you then ?

I trash phones so i dont like the thought of a two year contract

 

[Dan]

Of course matey. £450 sim-free. Not a scratch on it. Kept the backing on it and have a case too. 32GB, biggest they do.

 

[chrisroe]

i phone 5 not out till end of november

 

[Perry]

I have a iPhone 3G and a blackberry I can't use the iPhone for calls because I live in a bad signal area so I have to use the blackberry because it uses uma what orange call singal boost Kineto but I would use the iPhone if I could but they won't sign up to it tight gits

 

[Ian]

I've just had my work phone upgraded, they wouldn't give me an iPhone for free so I got a Blackberry, it seems a good phone but not a patch on the iPhone and no touch screen???? Buttons are a bit small and fiddly and the menu is a bit over complicated, it's not my main phone so I suppose it's not an issue as I will only use it to make and receive calls. No comparison to the iPhone.