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Kamui712 · 01-13-2011, 12:05 AM

^ i got a tmo vibrant... lol no 2.3 yet either... not stable ones anyways

Teh Doucher · 01-13-2011, 01:51 AM

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if games are the most important thing for you on the phone, then android might not be for you. Right now there aren't a ton of HQ games imo.

Well, they aren't really the most important thing to me, but they are important enough. I'm just kinda really interested in the deal that mobilicitys got going on and I thought that the nexus one would be the new phone for me to go along with that deal. Maybe I should just try it out for a while and if I don't like it, just sell it on cl after. I know that one of the huge upsides to android is customization, but I think that could get old real fast. One other thing that really got me interested in android was the ability to turn the phone into a wifi hotspot, but then I learned that there's a app for it on iPhone in cydia and now I'm torn.
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!MiKrofT · 01-13-2011, 01:51 AM

Is 2.3 that important to make you want to get rid of it?

Tim Budong · 01-13-2011, 10:47 AM

Me? Not really, but I'm getting a lil bored hahahahaha
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Gh0stRider · 01-13-2011, 08:00 PM

bored? no way

Ch28 · 01-13-2011, 08:02 PM

Android?

More like loldroid

amirite?

Gh0stRider · 01-13-2011, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ch28

Android?

More like loldroid

amirite?

hey iphone user....

illicitstylz · 01-17-2011, 08:56 PM

goodbye nexus one/android, you've been great!

Teh Doucher · 01-17-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by illicitstylz

goodbye nexus one/android, you've been great!

what made you decide to ditch it?

illicitstylz · 01-17-2011, 10:13 PM

bb just does the core messaging/email/calling so much better, and thats what i really "NEED" in a phone. however, as much as there are lots of customizations and mods, it loses its novelty.

JKam · 01-17-2011, 10:44 PM

i might try the bb since my data is getting out of control on android..

too bad they all look like shit

illicitstylz · 01-17-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JKam

i might try the bb since my data is getting out of control on android..

too bad they all look like shit

they may not LOOK the best, but they have the best functionality, there's a reason why they hold the largest amount of shares in the market.

theres the "core" functions of a phone then there's the "add-ons"

as nice are the addons are (hd camera, faster processor, great screen, total customizability) but the bb does the core (email/calls/texting) just so much better, next to none. ive been through so many phones, but the bb is something you have to try out.

JKam · 01-18-2011, 12:30 AM

wait what? Since when does BB have the largest market share? If anything they've been losing their share for a while now.

android does email/texting just as well... I get my emails instantly and it integrates with my gmail so well. My core for a phone includes calendar that syncs with my online calendar (gmail) and has an alarm clock that actually wakes me up (shaketowake app)

I shy away from the BB because it doesn't have my core things and does emails/call/texting just as well. BB is annoying (for me) because it doesn't have widgets too... I've been through my fair share of phones too and android is by far the best in terms of versatility.

Can you explain how it does email/text/calling better than android...?

Kamui712 · 01-18-2011, 12:56 AM

^^ When I was looking for a new phone (coming from Nokia N95) I tried BB... the UI seemed really archaic... sure there's push, but Android seems to be able to do it just as well.

The only advantage that i could see BB having is battery life... some android phone's need to be charged daily. I get roughly 20-24 hours of use on my Vibrant before it dies completely. My friend charges her bb every 2nd or 3rd day.

illicitstylz · 01-18-2011, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JKam

wait what? Since when does BB have the largest market share? If anything they've been losing their share for a while now.

Decreasing yes but still holds the largest market share by a fair margin, and this was held in 2010Q3, before 9780 and 9800 was released.

source: http://communities.canada.com/vancou...-slightly.aspx

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android does email/texting just as well... I get my emails instantly and it integrates with my gmail so well. My core for a phone includes calendar that syncs with my online calendar (gmail) and has an alarm clock that actually wakes me up (shaketowake app)

I shy away from the BB because it doesn't have my core things and does emails/call/texting just as well. BB is annoying (for me) because it doesn't have widgets too... I've been through my fair share of phones too and android is by far the best in terms of versatility.

Can you explain how it does email/text/calling better than android...?

calling for example, biggest peeve was i'd have to select "phone" (from dock), navigate to the contacts tab, menu, search , type in the contact name.

on bb, just type out the first few letters of the name straight off the homescreen, no delay with filtering through all contacts.

text/email, encrypted, PUSH as well, but biggest thing is the physical keyboard for me.

hongy · 01-18-2011, 07:34 PM

What bb did you get?

!MiKrofT · 01-18-2011, 10:41 PM

BB is only good for 2 things. Email and BBM. It currently holds a large market share because businesses use it for it's email capabilities. BUT.

Iphone and Android are catching up:

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/...ent-customers/

Last 6 months of smartphone purchases.

illicitstylz · 01-19-2011, 12:37 AM

i got the torch 9800.

yeah RIM's market shares are decreasing as apple continues to sell to those mindless consumers paying for their overpriced toy. android is continuing to be more popular because because of the increasing dev/community support.

however, RIM bought out QNX to form their new upcoming OS, which is renowned for the "lightest (lowest memory footprint)" and "fastest". Im assuming this will be RIM's "savior" as their shares continue to decline at this moment.

quick read here: http://www.enterprisemobiletoday.com...S-With-QNX.htm

Ch28 · 01-19-2011, 12:42 AM

RIM will continue to fail and lose market share unless they come out with more app support AND a functioning web browser that doesn't feel like something that was used in 1999.

Tim Budong · 01-19-2011, 12:42 AM

RIM's saving grace will be to ease off its garbage and rewrite BlackBerry Connect for different devices. With the introduction of WhatsApp, it gives BBM a very good run for marketshare.

Blackberry connect was CRAP for symbian devices back in the day

Gh0stRider · 01-19-2011, 12:44 AM

Blackberry aint shit without BBM

Ch28 · 01-19-2011, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gh0stRider

Blackberry aint shit without BBM

WhatsApp >>> BBM

You don't have to remember any stupid pin codes as it goes directly through your phone book to find people that already have it installed.

Tim Budong · 01-19-2011, 12:57 AM

exactly,
but BBM groupchat FTW
eventually if what engadget reported was true on RIM lightening up its restrictions, we could see BBM on everything soon

Kamui712 · 01-19-2011, 02:08 AM

imo the bb playbook looks pretty nice. if bb phones had a better OS they might get more people back.

i remember bbm was a huge reason people would buy bb so they could "msg with their friends", now with whatsapp and kick and other stuff bbm doesn't seem so exclusive.

Gh0stRider · 01-19-2011, 02:12 AM

Kik and pingchat are among the worst cross platform messenger apps. Whatsapp is where its at.
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