Topic: I got a BlackBerry... its so confusing

[snowcat]

So, I got a BlackBerry and its quite possibly the most confusing thing I have ever used... It took me a day to work out how to do certain things... in that time I managed to delete all my phone contacts, rack up money on my phone bill and find some weird free apps that actually scared me.

I think im getting used to it more now.

Anybody else think they are confusing? or am I just weird?

[Kathy]

Since I still use a rotary phone, I think I might be considered the weird one.

[Rogmeister]

I use a phone from Tracfone...that's one of the phones that you don't get a monthly contract for but simply buy cards that add minutes to your phone.  They only have a few models to choose from...which are pretty basic models, actually.  So no texting for me.  I don't know many people who text anyway.

[Dragonfire]

I don't have a Blackberry..not sure I ever will get one...though I've seen a newer one that is sort of a purple color that may tempt me.  Purple is my favorite color.

[RossRoy]

I hate Blackberries. 2 guys at work had one and all they had was trouble with them.. and guess who had to find the solutions?

I got them to swatch to Androids (they wanted iPhones at first! haha!) And since then, they've been totally satisfied, and I haven't had all that much support to do! Which is great!

Granted, these two are the most "techies" of my coworkers.. I'm a bit concerned what will happen when the "average-joes" get the Androids too.. we'll see.

[Achim]

Since I still use a rotary phone, [...]

[snowcat]

..Well, I was tempted by an Iphone, but I wouldn't have been able to keep my current number which I have had for almost 10 years now :p

and, Im getting an Ipod Touch very soon so that also defeats the object, I chose a Blackberry over the Andorid because a friend of mine had one :S and that confused me even more :S

Lol, I miss my old phone it just made phone calls 

[Achim]

..Well, I was tempted by an Iphone, but I wouldn't have been able to keep my current number which I have had for almost 10 years now :p

I am surprised. In most countries you can now switch phone provider and keep your number anyway. Should the UK be that far behind?

[snowcat]

I think you can... but as far as I know you have to wait 7 days for it to change over and Im quite possibly the most impatient person in the universe 

[Najemikon]

Yes you must be! Number transfers are by a special code and it does take a week, but you can use both phones in the meantime. I'm on an android hero. Love it. In fact, I'm writing this response on it!

[Achim]

Well, since we are calling names now...: I have an iPhone and am loving it

[Halo2]

My wife has a BlackBerry and has a hate/love relationship with it.

I have an old LG that is just a phone.

I use an HP Ipaq for my mobile profiler collection. If I were to get a new phone now, it would be a SmartPhone that I could use that on, but they want me to pay a data fee monthly just to have the phone and I'm too cheap. I will look at the iPhone when someone besides AT&T carries them or maybe the iTouch once the DVDPro Mobile for iPhone comes out.

[MEJHarrison]

Well, since we are calling names now...: I have an iPhone and am loving it

 

Same here.  And assuming there's a new one this summer, I'm upgrading mine.  I love my iPhone.

[Najemikon]

Android, all the way! Especially now they've made an Android version of Doodle Jump...

But seriously: Multi-tasking. I'm living the dream!

[RossRoy]

I'd get an Android phone right now if the freaking data plans weren't so expensive. Right now I pay about 8$ a month for my cell, and I don't want to pay any more than that.