iPhone 4S or BB Bold 9900

iphone4s. I'm not a big fan of blackberry. I've had some people that have had them and have issues. Email is so much easier to setup on iphone. Now, if you can wait, I've heard that the iphone5 will come out in June. This of course is rumor, but it's possible. They used to be on a June schedule. Otherwise, the iphone4S is a great phone. I have a DroidX and am planning on upgrading to the iphone when I'm eligible in June.

 

I can't wait until Matt Wade gets ahold of this thread.:laugh:

Ev- That's sarcasm.

 

IPhone is my vote. Blackberry is seriously tanking and the iPhone is a better platform for your needs.

 

I used Blackberry for several years nad really liked it. But things have certainly changed with phones. We now use Droid Pro. Similar to Blackberry layout. There are other new and more exciting phones out there, but we like this phone, very similar, does a lot more, apps &c.

 

You are absolutely entitled to your opinion. If the market is any judge of Blackberrys long term prospects it is yelling that there is trouble. (Just look at RIMMs stock price over the past year.) Not to overdo it, but they have no answer for the iPhone or Driod phones out there. You can use an Exchamge server with any of the others too. It just isn't a long term company right now.

In terms of a media device, I just don't think you can get any better than the iPhone for flexibility and use. Some Andriod stuff is presenting a good challenge, but iPhone is still the benchmark. Just my thoughts, but it is where the market is at and will be for a while.

 

BB is most definitely on a downward trend. Existence of support forums today is not proof of a flourishing, much less growing, market.

Best evidence I have of this: military has been almost exclusively BB for years; over the last two years, however, more and more military leaders have been directing their IT support to make the systems compatible with Apple products. Just last week, I heard that military pilots are switching from standard flight checklist books to iPads.

BB has to redefine themselves, and quickly. Otherwise they'll shut doors within 5 years.

 

I carry a BB Storm II and love it. My wife uses an Android phone and it is also nice, but I have trouble with her touch screen over the BB screen. I have to "click" mine, which works great for my large fingers. Hers is pure touch and I find myself touching stuff I never intended to touch.

With that being said, however, BB is currently in trouble and is having problems keeping up with the latest generation of smart phone software. their hardware is great for what it is intended -- a business use smart phone that will take a daily pounding and deliver business level communication securely and when one wants it -- but it is not up to par with other current offerings.

There are some issues with the iPhone that I wish could go away, and if they did, I would probably be interested myself, especially now that I can get one on Verizon instead of the dreaded AT&T. But the low battery life, the problems with clear speech, and a few other issues that crop up (like having to drink the Apple kool aid) halt me from serious consideration. Guess I'd prefer a Samsung instead.

 

I'd go for the iPhone4S over the Blackberry, just based on screen size and clarity. I can't imagine looking at a screen as small as the BB's have.

What don't you like about Android phones? I've had a Droid 2 Global for a year and a half and I love it. Has a physical keyboard. When upgrade time comes this fall I will seriously look into the iPhone although I hate being boxed into Apple's proprietary technical prison.

 

The one word you mentioned that I WILL NOT -- EVER -- even consider is "Sprint."

I have never seen such poor service, even in areas where they purportedly have towers, as Sprint. I carry one for my work phone in Milwaukee and I have to forward calls to my BB as soon as I hit the Milwaukee County line as the phone goes dead. No roaming, no nothing, just no signal -- dead. Found that out by accident when I got a couple calls at 5:30 am that some of the people who work for me made at 11 pm the night before.

Also used Sprint in Louisville, and found that as I drove across the city I would loose signal. When I called the response was always, "Oh, we have a couple of towers down right now." Every day? Only reason I use them at all is that my various bosses were enamoured with the press-to-talk feature, which I also abhor. They beep in and it is ALWAYS when you are in the middle of something or with someone. :BangHead:

 

If you look around, you should find sometime of export from blackberry to iphone. May have sync with something like google or maybe Microsoft outlook, andd then to iphone, but I'm sure it can be done.

From a quick Google search

http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/170253/transfer-your-contacts-blackberry-iphone-or-android

http://www.newyorkcomputerhelp.com/...-transfer-contacts-from-blackberry-to-iphone/

just look for it on the web. There are plenty of people that have gone from Blackberry to iphone

 

I-phone. I had BB and I-phone at the same time. I got the BB for connectivity and found that despite the high ratings, it STUNK!
It's also easier, quicker, and more efficient to text and surf with the I-phone.

For staying connected and having conversations in noisy places, I'm stuck on my Rugby. I can be on the AFB and still have a conversations with planes taking off and landing. Can't do that on any other phone I've had. It also is good for extreme temps, so don't have to worry about the battery dying fast during weather. But it's definitely not a phone to buy for surfing and texting.

So I suggest letting the Blackberry rot on the bad vine it came off of. LOL I was SO disappointed in mine. I like having the combination of the Rugby and I-Phone, both great in different settings and for different uses.