Blackberry help

[pritchp]

what would you go for and why? i need a new phone and cant justify an iphone anymore :/

im looking at the torch?

 

[Daveyb133]

They are mint phones mate but they are HUGE.

If u get one u wont be disappointed as long as u can get on with the size of it.

The phones arent cheap though so a good deal is hard to come by

 

[HigtonA]

+1 on what Davey said

Just through personal experience the Bold 9700 is a good phone, not had anything major wrong with it.

I have dropped it numerous amount of times and has always worked.

I was looking at the torch and it does look good, the OS 6 works well and i havent found any faults with it.

 

[Alex_225]

I wouldn't bother personally with the Torch. After using an iPhone the Torch is a massive disappointment as it's not a very good touch screen.

It's got decent features but it's basically trying to be an iPhone with a keyboard that slides out. Nicely put together and feels nice to use but I personally think you're better off with a normal Blackberry like a Bold or Curve.

Out of interest, why can't you justify the iPhone? Do you mean in terms of buying one in an upgrade? As a personal phone the iPhone would be my choice, I have a BlackBerry through work and for that it's great.

 

[pritchp]

well my iphone contract is up on o2.. and to get an iphone 4 they want £305 upfront and then £35 a month.... and i cant justify that when im saving for an apartment.. yet i can get a torch for free & £35 a month....

 

[HigtonA]

In your situation i would prob go for the Blackberry.

I dunno if it is just me, the novity of having a blackberry went away quite quickly

Its mainly a company phone, used for emails.

Have you tried looking at any HTC's?

 

[gordiniseb]

got htc as work pne and ipne as personal. Still take pics on ipne, but htc is a good second pne.
Try an HTC on o2. good alround value, not as pucca as ipne tho.

 

[DrDrew]

If I didn't have an iPhone, I'd have an android phone over a blackberry. I quite like the samsung made googlephone (google nexus s). The Sony opera arc, Samsung galaxy s and h&c desire range are all pretty competent phones. There's a whole breadth of née level droid phones coming out before too long as well I think.

I'd be questioning your o2 renewal offer, as if you go to their website, a new customer can get an iPhone 4 on 18mnth £37pm contract for £202 upfront, Or 24mnth at £32pm (or same monthly and lower upfront {£140}). Looks like they're nearly making you buy the phone outright and putting you on a high sim-free type tariff. (probably not, but it's not too far off). You might also want to wait a bit. iPhone 5 will be out before too long and they'll probably do the same as they've done with the 3GS & iPad 1 and knock the price down a little.

There's always another secret option. Stick with current iPhone?

 

[pritchp]

Current iPhone is nearly dead... case is coming apart...back is cracked...very slow...gives me electric shocks when charging... its done 2 years bless it but its time for it to go! haha

 

[Alex_225]

well my iphone contract is up on o2.. and to get an iphone 4 they want £305 upfront and then £35 a month.... and i cant justify that when im saving for an apartment.. yet i can get a torch for free & £35 a month....

Not surprised then, they do push it when it comes to the iPhones. If the Torch is free then it's certainly a more appealing prospect.

What about taking out a new contract with another company? I got my iPhone 4 last year on a new contract was £130 for the 32gb version although I pay more a month. Would have thought you'd get a good deal as new customer.

If you're sticking with O2 though, for the sake of the costs the Torch isn't a bad option. It's by no means a terrible smart phone.

 

[nick7]

if got a Curve 8900 which has turned out to be very good to me.

its been dropped a good few times but still works fine. had it around a year and half.

only thing is it can run slow at times.

a few people i know have the Torch and they say its a great phone and runs alot smoother.

 

[singlespeed]

If your happy with the O2 coverage, have a look at the deals from Tesco, as they use the O2 infrastructure. Cheaper than O2 or Vodaphone, but more allowance.

My only gripe is they didn't have a service aggreement for Nigeria or Ghana, so no coverage there! However the online customer service was prety helpfull in trying to sort.

 

[iamstuart]

Just for comparison, I got the iPhone 4 16gb after it had been out a few weeks with orange for £75 one off then £35pm (unlimited texts/internet and 900mins) and that was an upgrade as I was already with orange. There network coverage is also really good now as its merged with t-mobile and you get both networks availability, so maybe worth shopping around a bit?

 

[Karl]

I have a blackberry curve and now wanting a Iphone lol

 

[HigtonA]

Just to add...

Drop a blackberry = Still Works

Drop a iPhone4 = Smashes the back of it

 

[iamstuart]

Just to add...

Drop a blackberry = Still Works

Drop a iPhone4 = Smashes the back of it

Well im about the most clumsy person ever and ive dropped my iPhone4 at least 10 times mostly onto concreate and not even a scratch :lol: (probably not advisable though)

 

[Alex_225]

To be honest if you drop a BlackBerry it'd likely dent the floor before it breaks, especially the Torch! lol

The iPhone isn't light but a mate of mine dropped his and cracked the screen. Managed to replace it himself with a kit off e-bay, then dropped it exactly the same way getting out of the car and cracked it again hahaha.

Silicone case FTW!!

 

[Dazza1]

I got my iphone4 on tmobile for £29 one off then £45 a month for 1200 minutes unlimited tex and 750mb's of Internet. Since tmobile and orange have gone together I find the signal is crap and my phone takes longer to load the net and stuff. I took it to apple and got a brand new 1 but this 1 is doin it now lol