BiggerPockets

The BB Storm will be the perfect tool for business! I am VERY excited about this release!

I have the 8830 World Edition, and it is my third BB model since I made the switch from the Palms.

My wife has the 3G Iphone, and while I do not have anything really negative to say about it, it does come off as more of a toy than a solid business tool.

I think it comes out Saturday with Verizon right?

The Storm comes out on Friday, 11/21.

What I didn't like about the iPhone is the issue of replacing the battery. You have to send the phone in to have it replaced. I believe he Storm allows for simple replacement. My wireless contract is up at the end of this month, so I can see if there any issues with the Storm before switching.

:cool:

since getting a pearl, which is admittedly at the low-end of the scale, i don't know how i survived before...then again, same goes for cell phones

Having nothing constructive to add to this discussion, I thought you might enjoy this little tale--- :D

A couple of weeks ago, I'm over at a friends house out in the boonies. We're sitting around the fire in the driveway drinking coffee when I decide to regale the crowd with a story about our last Ikea trip. During this long-winded tale, I (unfortunately) use the phrase babies-with-blackberries. :roll:

After much explaining that these were not *actual* toddlers with *actual* berries, someone wants to know what these Blackberries are.... at which point I discover that I don't actually know. There follows another story about little boxes with buttons operated via thumb-power used for... uhm... stuff and junk (picture much hand waving and imaginary thumb-texting.) :cool:

As we're leaving, dear friend thanks me for explaining about Raspberries as now, she won't seem so uninformed when talking to her city relatives :mrgreen:

I have heard bad things about it so I'm taking a wait and see approach.

I think that I will be taking the iphone plunge soon. This thread was helpful. Does anyone have further input?

thanks.

I just got the BlackBerry Curve too and couldn't be happier. IMO, the Storm had a lot more features than I'd ever use. For that reason alone, I went conservative and settled for the Curve. I was also a little concerned about the bugs other people have found with the Storm.

I have an older Blackberry... uh 8703. I've had it about 2 years. I love it! I was thinking about the storm too when it was released. I think I'll wait until the 2nd gen comes around before I make that purchase. I haven't seen the curve.. I'll have to look into that one too.

Matt,

I'm an iphone user. You can get different levels of texting. I think $20 is probably for unlimited. The $30 is the apple service fee...I would go in and bargain a deal with your local dealer person.

My phone bill is a little pricey, but the iphone is ridiculous. It is the first "tech" thing that I have bought where everything made sense right out of the box.

I know it is an awesome gadget let alone business tool. I know I would get great use and Im sure it would help with the REI business I will FINALLY be starting next year. I am a college kid and will need the unlimited texts. It's crazy how much I text... kind of sad probably.

As for it making sense out of the box, that is just how Mac is. I have convinced MANY MANY people to get mac stuff and I can honestly say I have NEVER heard someone they will do anything different. Everything is just more simple and more efficient. Unless you are restricted to pc for business I simply don't understand why you wouldn't use Mac. I can tell Josh is with me :D