All i do is check emails listen to music check twitter and Facebook and that's about it besides texting and calling. What do you think as I don't have insurance?
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My iPhone broke. Should I get a blackberry for the rest of my contract?
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hard to say ... never liked BB myself so I would stay with iPhone. if money is the factor you might can go with a 3GS; should be quite cheap and enough for you needs. Or iPhone 4.
I'm confused ... 
why it's relevant that your mom use BB ? If you have an iPhone until now why not stick with it ... (and convince your mom to get an iPhone, too).
what do you want to do after your contract ?
why it's relevant that your mom use BB ? If you have an iPhone until now why not stick with it ... (and convince your mom to get an iPhone, too).
what do you want to do after your contract ?
If you need to buy a phone unsubsidized and your on gsm you can't beat the galaxy nexus for 350. Its arguably the best android phone as well. I would give it a try. I think you'll be pretty content with it. Jellybean imo is the best overall mobile operating system as well.
I'm in Verizon and I've only ha my iPhone for 5 months. I don't have AppleCare and no insurance. Just widely what you guys recommend for me
Why a BB?
I would rather hit myself in the head with a rock.
Cruise craigs for a cheap, older droid or iphone to tied you over.
I would rather hit myself in the head with a rock.
Cruise craigs for a cheap, older droid or iphone to tied you over.
If I were in your situation, I would buy the cheapest feature phone I can find, wait for the new iPhone, and live solely off of my iPad for everything else.
That right there is probably your best suggestion if you are only 5 months into your contract.
need more details: a new iphone is covered by Apple for a year. If it was bought with something like AmEx, the warranty is doubled. Doesn't sound like a hand-me-down, because your post makes it sound like you're locked into a 2-year contract (which implies new.)
So, what kind of broken? Something not covered by Apple?
Anyway, go to eBay and get an older iPhone for cheap.
A Blackberry seems like a good choice.
Battery life is great. You have a real push service for your emails, so no further drain of battery, and Twitter and Facebook are just fine. Add to this you can find BBs at acceptable prices, and you're good to go.
There are touch screen BBs too, of course. But again, if your use is limited to emails, messages, facebook and twitter with the casual game, I don't see a reason not to consider one.
Also, do you like physical keyboards?
Battery life is great. You have a real push service for your emails, so no further drain of battery, and Twitter and Facebook are just fine. Add to this you can find BBs at acceptable prices, and you're good to go.
There are touch screen BBs too, of course. But again, if your use is limited to emails, messages, facebook and twitter with the casual game, I don't see a reason not to consider one.
Also, do you like physical keyboards?
This is quite inaccurate. Blackberry has some of the best battery life phones out there. Have you ever used the 9700? Battery life was significantly better than that of the iPhone.
I guess it depends on why you are attracted to the Blackberry. There are inexpensive options with WP7 as well as Android. If you want a touchscreen OS (which is about the only criteria I saw mentioned), you probably want one of the latter mentioned devices, rather than a BB.