The millionth "what blackberry" thread...

[aZooZa]

It strange that people perseption of the iPhone is just this... Obviously as a direct result of Apple marketing strategy and recent press on certain apps.

I have an iPhone and only have good experience of what an excellent business tool it is.

I use the following apps nearly on a daily basis:

PayPal - Seamless PayPal hstory lookup and transactions
Stocks - Instant stock exchange rsults and graphical market view
Currency - To check the current exchange rates
Wordpress - To update my blogs
TweetDeck - To check my Twitter feed and send updates
Skype - For Skype connectivity
Safari - For full web browsing

I'm currently looking at sorting out a hosted exchange solution to for push emails and instant outlook sync so as you can see this is far from a toy...

Of course, I have the luxury of being ablt to download a whole load of entertainment apps too, including 'Now Playing' for cinema listings, reviews, and show times based on GPS location, Bars and Pubs to find the nearest local in a 'non' local area, Facebook, a whole host of games and of course, it doubles as an iPod with full movie rental/purchase support which is brilliant for long train journys and flights.

It does pretty much everything and isnt just a 'fart' machine as some people would have you believe.

Rich

Well, quite so Rich. Excellent post.

 

[retired_member16]

Each to their own Rich, eh.

I prefer my email delivered in a timely fashion with a phone I can place on a desk during a meeting with clients without feeling embarrased.

I call people and send email. I dont text, nor do I order pizza from my phone. Therefore the BB suits me perfectly.

 

[fish]

Has anyone mentioned cost yet?

 

[mat]

This is pretty cool though!!!!

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[aZooZa]

So how is the BB different to the iPhone?

Each to their own Rich, eh.

I prefer my email delivered in a timely fashion with a phone I can place on a desk during a meeting with clients without feeling embarrased.

I call people and send email. I dont text, nor do I order pizza from my phone. Therefore the BB suits me perfectly.

 

[orchardapple]

Blackberry for Office
Iphone for play.

 

[aZooZa]

Blackberry for Office
Iphone for play.

Very profound.What pros and cons did you find?

 

[retired_member16]

Ip users are a defence bunch arent they!

Just accept that there are some out there who think they are shit and look like a toy, scoff at the battery life and would rather not have one if it meant being ridiculed by ones peers.

 

[retired_member16]

I'm not defensive, I'm happy for someone that's had one and used it for a length of time to say it's the biggest pile of shit ever made but stupid statements like "Iphone for play" helps no one.

Its just someones opinion Sean.

 

[retired_member16]

You're right but what should I do if that opinion is factually incorrect?

Defend it if you must but factually, it was not incorrect as it was not 100% gospel. It was an opinion, nothing more. I happen to agree, again, just an opinion.

 

[orchardapple]

Have you used a iPhone?

Yes, and went straight back to the BB, the main issue with the iphone is the complete lack of a decent email service, why wait 15mins to get an email, I get them on the bb instantly.

coupled with o2's apparently poor connection when calling an Iphone, we have tested on several occasions the fact that when calling I can hear the phone ringing but the iphone stays dead as a dodo.

the team i work in all have iphones bar 2 of us and guess who dont have any problems when calling each other

Agree some apps are brilliant but essentially its a toy.

Add the fact that the keyboard on the ifone is useless to be fair, how many times you tried to type something and hit the wrong button, aint pressed hard enough etc.

 

[orchardapple]

So, what would you opinion of the IP be then? compared to other phones how does it rate?

IP apps aside what do you think?

 

[aquanuke]

Because the iphone is so useful it soon becomes useless, thats when the battery runs out.

If it had a removable battery I would probs buy one again.

 

[rjs_essex]

..how many times you tried to type something and hit the wrong button, aint pressed hard enough etc.

I think maybe you were using it wrong then... The iPhone has a capacitive touchscreen not resitive... It doens't work by pressure or how hard you 'aint pressed it'...

 

[rjs_essex]

Because the iphone is so useful it soon becomes useless, thats when the battery runs out.

If it had a removable battery I would probs buy one again.

I'd have to agree here... Althought he iPhone if used like a normal phone would last for days, ie: just using it for occasional text messages and phone calls. Of course, this isn't what it's for and with heavy use of web browsing and data apps the battery does deplete rapidly. I've bought a Mophie battery add on. It doubles the iPhone battery life. I don't use it all the time as it adds to the weight but I took it on holiday thinking I would need it... Turns out I never used it!

Rich

 

[SF]

Because the iphone is so useful it soon becomes useless, thats when the battery runs out.

If it had a removable battery I would probs buy one again.

Yeah you should upgrade to iphone 3gs 32GB and the battery does not run out, hardly charge mine anymore..

 

[aquanuke]

Yeah you should upgrade to iphone 3gs 32GB and the battery does not run out, hardly charge mine anymore..

I bought an HTC Touch HD instead an for me its perfect for my needs. My main uses are web and watching videos. With its 3.8 screen , Opera and ability to play most video formats avi wmv etc. Email is a bit poor but as the web side is great so I tend to use squirrelmail instead.

Any iphone apps out that let you play avi yet?

 

[retired_member12]

Blackberry for Office
Iphone for play.

Looks official then!! :lol:

 

[orchardapple]

lol, Excellent what a result for the 'Iphone for play' campaign

 

[retired_member12]

I have neither nor use neither Sean, although I'd like to pick one or the other in the future.
Just highlighting an article on The Register that was relative.