Thread: Bought a new phone

Well I was due for a new phone so I started looking around. I decided I wanted a smart phone and went with a black berry pearl flip. I have had it for a few days and I am impressed. It does everything I want it to do and it can do more. The internet is almost as fast as my dsl and the big thing for me the buttons are not extremely small. Also I wont mash any buttons with it like I would with a non flip black berry. The few buttons on the outside have to be pressed fairly good to work not to hard, but just enough not to accidentally hit them. I would recommend this phone to any one who wants a smart phone. Plus it was free. $70 then a $70 rebate. I think they screw that up tho. I think it was supposed to be $139.99 and then a $70 dollar rebate. Here is a pic.

LOL just flagged a spam post trying to sell cell phones right after I posted this.

Yeah it is easy to text on. It has the qwerty keypad. With only two letters on each button. The predictive text actually works pretty well too if you use that kind of thing.

My place does not carry it. Plus I wanted a flip phone for less pocket dialing when I forget to lock the keys.

Originally Posted by QwikGT

i have the blackberry curve,i think its one of the most user friendly pda's.

x2 but i do miss my touch pro

i just got rid of my blackberry pearl after having it only a month... i loved it at first, then it kept freezing up til the point of making me extremely mad... so i smashed it.

i just picked up a blackberry storm today. it takes some getting used to, but i like it so far.

I have the Storm. After a little tweaking and OS update it works like a charm. Very versatile if you make the right use of it. What 01GTP said about pocket dialing is true though, so you have to be slightly careful - I ended up calling my ex-girlfriend international once. Ouch.

All you Blackberry guys should check out crackberry.com if you haven't already.

Originally Posted by Bio248

i just picked up a blackberry storm today. it takes some getting used to, but i like it so far.

You may want to return it if you can dude. The Storm 2 is coming out soon with updated features and WiFi. Just a heads up.

Originally Posted by SlowM90

So I got my Storm rmm have had it for 3 days now...So far I like it. Gotta get use to the txting! But all in all I like it!

Argh! Storm 2 woman! Should be releasing soon! See if you're eligible for an upgrade when its out.

Not just WiFi. The touch screen is more responsive and has a proximity sensor, the processor is faster, the discrete switches below the screen are gone too. Also the Storm 2 shouldn't have the annoying screen unresponsiveness issue the Storm has.

All in all though, the Storm is great. The OS might freeze up on you, but you can upgrade to 5.0.0.230. Also, get an app called QuickPull v2 and run it whenever you feel your Storm is starting to run low. Essentially, it cleans up your phone's memory by simulating a battery pull. I run it once every 2 days to be safe.

You may also want to consider getting the Opera Mini browser, since it is significantly better than the BB browser. Also check out BBSAK (BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife). My personal favourite is CallsBlocker, where I store any telemarketer numbers and they go straight to voicemail .

You can check out crackberry for apps, themes and stuff.

Cheers!

I love my palm centro