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anybody own a blackberry and a iphone 3g and why????

gdeusthewhizkid

gdeusthewhizkid

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I see this new trend of professional creative types that own a blackberry and a iphone 3g. why is this. does the iphone now do everything the blackberry does and more.. ? I do not see the point of this aside from the blackberry messenger that people seem to be gaga over..

let me know what's the point and the perks of having both devices....
 
One for business (usually provided through company, blackberry) that you can turn off on vacation and when you dont want work calls and your personal iPhone that is for family friends and the like.
 
For many professionals, the blackberry is a work provided phone. Usually connected to the corporate network for messaging and email. It's not uncommon for someone to have another phone, like an iPhone as a personal device.

I, for example, have both phones.
 
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I have both. The blackberry is my work phone and my iPhone is for personal use. My work uses the verison network so an iPhone is not an option. It was either the blackberry or I would have to give out my personal number to clients and co-workers without being compensated for the time spent on the phone.
 
As others have stated above, blackberry is provided by my employer.

I got myself an iphone as I was fed up with clients calling me for stupid things in the evening and at weekends, so now I can switch off my blackberry at 5pm on a Friday and become a normal person again for the weekend.
 
my work blackberry was replaced by an iphone or I would have both. I am considering an iphone for personal use so i can turn off the work one during vacation and off time.
 
gdeusthewhizkid said:
I see this new trend of professional creative types that own a blackberry and a iphone 3g. why is this. does the iphone now do everything the blackberry does and more.. ? I do not see the point of this aside from the blackberry messenger that people seem to be gaga over..

let me know what's the point and the perks of having both devices....
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I have both, and I use them both for work use.

The iPhone is used to get my contacts, emails and calendar stuff, as well as phone calls, the BlackBerry is used for internal IM (OCS) when I am out and about.

The iPhone can't do anything better or worse than BlackBerry's, it just does things differently. Although the BlackBerry does have more features at the moment, both from a technical perspective and a consumer persperctive
 
I have both as well. Blackberry for work, iPhone for personal use. I couldnt imagine not being able to turn off my work phone for the weekends.
 
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I have both devices.

Having worked for O2, I was an instore Blackberry expert.

Until the 3G came along pretty much the push was to talk to iPhone customers about the BB and visa versa. I myself was always going to stay true to the way of BB............ that was until I discovered for myself the iPhone.

Why do I still keep my BB? Because to be honest sometimes it just looks cool but on the otherside of it and it is a personal thing........... I have a fully functioning phone with proper MSN Messenger running on it, which runs in the back ground giving me a truely mobile device. However I must add, for everything else I use the iPhone and will never look back :)
 
iPhone: Personal
Blackberry: Business issued so business use only.
During work hours I have to carry both which makes me worse than a blue tooth douche but it is a requirement and I like the paychecks that come with the blackberry so I'm ok being douchey.
 
I didn't know companies gave free Blackberries. Which companies an what position do you have to have to get one?
 
I have both for personal use.
Firstly I'm a mobile junkie. I do a lot of surfing therefore the iPhone battery isn't man enough.
Also I do shift work that is on an 8 weekly pattern therefore on the BB I can input my rota in once for 8 weeks and get it to repeat every 8 weeks for ever which I can't on the iPhone.
I could never be without the iPhone because I just love it's ease of use.
 
wfiphone said:
I didn't know companies gave free Blackberries. Which companies an what position do you have to have to get one?
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I think by "free" it means so long as you're employed there.

As a lawyer, most large law firms issue them to attorneys and some staff. Partners may pay for them themselves, but that's only because partners ultimately pay the bills anyway.
 
I work as a Linux sys admin. I have an iPhone 3g for personal use, and will be given a blackberry for work use, which will replace the pager I currently carry. They won't let us hook our iPhones up to the corporate email system (exchange), and I'd rather keep my work life and home life seperate....so when I am not on the clock, I don't take my blackberry with me. And you'd be hard pressed to get me to give up my iPhone, a blackberry sure as hell is not going to replace it for me.
 
gdeusthewhizkid said:
I see this new trend of professional creative types that own a blackberry and a iphone 3g. why is this. does the iphone now do everything the blackberry does and more.. ? I do not see the point of this aside from the blackberry messenger that people seem to be gaga over..

let me know what's the point and the perks of having both devices....
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I have a BlackBerry for BBM b/c I can talk to friend in Canada, Australia, NZ and the UK for free.

Its also better for PUSH services.

I know solely use my BB, but I'm not against giving the iPhone another shot after this summer.
 
Interesting how everyone uses a blackberry for work and an iPhone for personal use--but not the other way around. Similar to Macs and PCs.
 
barkomatic said:
Interesting how everyone uses a blackberry for work and an iPhone for personal use--but not the other way around. Similar to Macs and PCs.
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that is in the inherent nature of the phones. the bb is a much more corporate driven market, and has been marketing that fact for years.

the iphone is a more fun phone. I mean you can get a fart app for crying out loud :rolleyes:

It would be really weird to see someone use the iphone for work and a bb for pleasure?...
 
Hmm. My dads company may be one of the few that gives their employees iPhones then?

I guess I could be responsible for that. I got an iPhone in 2007. My dad liked it, so he bought one too. Liked it so much he implemented use of iPhone 3Gs at work rather than the Samsung BlackJacks they were using.
 
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