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switched to BB bold for now
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No, the Bold has been released it just isn't available for you to go down and pick up at your local AT&T store.
Those in Canada can do just that though (with Rogers, not AT&T of course).
I was in a similar position - I love the iPhone and for what it does well, it is unsurpassed (mobile web browsing, video, etc). However, it doesn't yet cut it as a business class device and has too many limitations in that field (poor bluetooth with no business card transfer, no ability to create meeting invites, unreliable push, no document creation, no access to the file system, no cut and paste (don't all shout at once 
) and shockingly poor battery life) to be used as a primary business device. It is for those reasons that I have moved to a Nokia E71 as my primary business phone and my iPhone has been relegated to being a secondary device. Hopefully in time Apple will address these limitations and realise the full potential of the iPhone and it can once again become my primary phone...
) and shockingly poor battery life) to be used as a primary business device. It is for those reasons that I have moved to a Nokia E71 as my primary business phone and my iPhone has been relegated to being a secondary device. Hopefully in time Apple will address these limitations and realise the full potential of the iPhone and it can once again become my primary phone...Hi there...
Recently I bought BB Bold and it was meant for a gift.. But, it turned out that I liked it as well... so I decided to use it for my phone...
I'm currently using 2G iPhone and I also like it very much. But, since the business purpose beats the fun, I'd like to switch to BB Bold and make my iPhone as a secondary phone.
Now, I have (maybe a simple) question on how to transfer ALL data in my phonebook that is currently stored in my iPhone to BB Bold. Can anyone help me on this? Or maybe point it out to a section in this forum that mentions about transferring phonebook from iPhone to BB Bold without losing a single item?
Many thanks in advance for any help or guidance...
Recently I bought BB Bold and it was meant for a gift.. But, it turned out that I liked it as well... so I decided to use it for my phone...
I'm currently using 2G iPhone and I also like it very much. But, since the business purpose beats the fun, I'd like to switch to BB Bold and make my iPhone as a secondary phone.
Now, I have (maybe a simple) question on how to transfer ALL data in my phonebook that is currently stored in my iPhone to BB Bold. Can anyone help me on this? Or maybe point it out to a section in this forum that mentions about transferring phonebook from iPhone to BB Bold without losing a single item?
Many thanks in advance for any help or guidance...
I feel your pain. I'm dealing with the same dilemma. Personally I'd wait a week or so though, just to see how everything pans out with the Android. I'm a big touchscreen fan which is why I still have my iphone. If I could deal with not being able to touch my screen I would have purchased the Nokia N95 or 96 by now.
Now, I have (maybe a simple) question on how to transfer ALL data in my phonebook that is currently stored in my iPhone to BB Bold. Can anyone help me on this? Or maybe point it out to a section in this forum that mentions about transferring phonebook from iPhone to BB Bold without losing a single item?
This depends on your definition of all your data... it's not going to be easy to transfer anything from your iPhone to your Blackberry beyond contacts and calendar. As for those two, you're still not going to transfer them directly from your iPhone to your BB. You're just going to sync your BB to your computer (Using the provided program -- the whatever it's called app they provide for Windows and Pocketmac for OS X). Those apps will transfer your contacts from your computer program (Outlook, iCal/AdBk, or Entourage) to your phone. They work just fine. Since all your contacts in your iPhone should be in your Address Book, you won't lose any when they're synced to the Blackberry.
Note how this answer is pretty much independent of the 'Berry -- it would be true if you got any other phone that could sync with your computer too.
I keep hearing this, but it's not even close to true in my (limited) experience. Last week I got a bb for work (8700 series I think? Who knows and who cares.) for work, and it's simply shocking how bad it is at... pretty much everything.
Even for email it's nowhere near the iphone. Nothing is instinctive. Everything takes 2 clicks more on the bb than it should. The UI fights you at every turn. If I want multiple email accounts, it lumps all the mail in to a single inbox.
The click wheel is uncomfortable and hard to use. The bb is too large for small to medium sized hands, and for large hands, the keyboard is too small.
This is to say nothing of the things that it's not really "meant" for that the iphone is great at (music, browser, etc.) - when it comes to those things, I don't even bother.
I didn't come in to this with a negative attitude towards bb. Quite the opposite - I was really excited to get my (free) bb because I had always heard what a great device it was, at least for email, calendars, etc. But it's been an overwhelming disappointment in every way, most especially in terms of the UI.
Anyway, sorry to rant. I'm just saying I would think long and hard about moving to bb (unless you've used it before and know you like it) after coming from an iphone.
This could be because I'm a long time BB user but I had the 8700 for a while, and didn't find it so bad at all, although the newer trackball models are better. The nice thing about the Blackberry is that you have the CHOICE to lump everything together or not. Whenever you add a new email account it sets up another message icon named "gmail" or "Yahoo" that filters your email. I currently have 4 email accounts on the iphone and its extremely frustrating clicking back and forth between accounts. Being in IT, I get quite a bit of network monitor notifications, and it takes me FOREVER to delete about 100 emails every day. On the BB, I just go to messages, highlight all the ones I want, and hit delete.
There are quite a bit more menu options, which may be contributing to your confusion, but thats only because you can do a a lot more with it, such as changing/setting your out of office, searching emails, changing email filters, etc.
Email is the BB's bread and butter, and RIM wouldn't be where they are if it sucked.
i am getting it tomorrow should have it up an running by the afternoon i will give you all my review of this baby as soon as i can. For what its worth the iphone was the device that made me switch all my computers from windows to Mac in the first place. i now have 4 iphones for the wife and kids, 2 macbook pros, 4 macbooks and 1 new imac and getting another imac for my 5 year old this week. i have a mac pro in my office also, this switch has happened since july 2007. i am an apple lover and always will be i think apple went into a very tough market with a tremendous amount of competition and is giving them a run for there money. to me its all about needs and wants the iphone i think is great but its not preforming at its peak, when it does i will bring it back to life. The BB is the only other device that has great email function other wise i would just get a great phone. Also i think the iphone is a victim of poor quality due to meeting a certain price point and the core pieces that make the iphone work are not the same quality as before. I think they are using cheaper parts to maintain a certain profit margin i have seen this so many times and we are paying the price for sub par performance. i will keep you all uptodate on my progress with the BB bold. by the way i am buying it unlocked to work on AT&T if i have the same service issues as the iphone then there is no issue its a service problem and i have decide if i am going to stay with AT&T. This forum is my favorite i love the people hear and i love how everyone is always nice and supper creative i cant wait to give you my review if all gos well you will have it by Sat.
Can someone let me know which area would i post my review of the BB bold.
You all are the best.
Thank you
Can someone let me know which area would i post my review of the BB bold.
You all are the best.
Thank you
Yup, I'd love to see your review right here as well. Are you traveling north of the USA to pick it up? Keep Us Advised...
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"email is the bb's bread and butter and RIM wouldn't be where they are if they sucked at it."
(pardon the paraphrasing)
You could make that same argument about microsoft, couldn't you? A "80% marketshare can't be wrong" or some such?
IMO that's a very weak argument. People, especially IT depts (no offense), stick with what they know. It pays enormously to be the first one in the door (see apple and the ipod - it's not THAT much better than the competition, but at this point it's what people know).
Like I said - I have nothing against bb. I really want to like it, since I have to use it regardless. I just can't see all these great things I've heard about it.
"email is the bb's bread and butter and RIM wouldn't be where they are if they sucked at it."
(pardon the paraphrasing)
You could make that same argument about microsoft, couldn't you? A "80% marketshare can't be wrong" or some such?
IMO that's a very weak argument. People, especially IT depts (no offense), stick with what they know. It pays enormously to be the first one in the door (see apple and the ipod - it's not THAT much better than the competition, but at this point it's what people know).
Like I said - I have nothing against bb. I really want to like it, since I have to use it regardless. I just can't see all these great things I've heard about it.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but the mobile market changes a LOT faster than desktop operating systems, so I don't think you can draw parallels here. Want proof? In 2 years ago the iphone went from zero to 5 million units, and flipped the mobile market upside down. There are certainly advantages to being first to market, but I don't think RIM was the first on the block, as Palm and Windows mobile devices have been around for years.
Anyways thats beside the point. When I stated the "Blackberry is better than the Iphone for email", I should have been more specific. While the UI for the Iphone is superior and prettier (for everything not just email), the email functionality on the Blackberry, such as being able to control every aspect of my Exchange mailbox, receiving messages instantly (not just notifications like the Iphone) and not becoming a battery drain, is just downright better for ME.
You don't exactly see the corporate world, or the federalis falling all over themselves to switch to iPhones, do ya?
The reason is that Blackberry uptime and reliability is very very good. It's also far, FAR easier to compose anything more than a very short email on the BB than on the iPhone. You can even do it with one hand.
You can bag on the Blackberry all you want, but it's clear that most corporate/government users haven't bought into the iphone hype. It just doesn't work for what they do.
i got The BB bold used it fo a day now some of you wanted my review. hear it is.
The BB Bold is about the same size as the BB 8800 and all the features are the same as previous BB's with a nicer screen. For business its perfect for everything else there is the iphone. If you arent an email junky then stay with iphone. Looks like my issue is service based not the phone. I am going to put the 1 day old BB Bold on ebay. Now i have to see if i want to hassle and change to a new service. I am bsck with the crappy iphone until they fix it.
The BB Bold is about the same size as the BB 8800 and all the features are the same as previous BB's with a nicer screen. For business its perfect for everything else there is the iphone. If you arent an email junky then stay with iphone. Looks like my issue is service based not the phone. I am going to put the 1 day old BB Bold on ebay. Now i have to see if i want to hassle and change to a new service. I am bsck with the crappy iphone until they fix it.