Blackberry Thread.

[b.e-n]

if you're going to get a blackberry, wait for the 9700 to be released. its only like 2 more weeks.

i guess the "new bold's" the 9000 then.

[b.e-n]

when will it exactly be available on at&t? do you guys know?

[herpsky]

iphone sucks. ive had it for 14mo. too unreliable. the only feature i like is skype. thinking of switching to a BB

[fallen angels]

any cool blackberries coming out for verizon anytime soon?

[RaymondChiu]

doesnt verizon have the storm 2?

i have been using the bold for 1.5 years. other than the white screen of death at my 10 month mark, it's been pretty reliable. the os could be faster though.

[Cool Story Hansel]

doesnt verizon have the storm 2?

i have been using the bold for 1.5 years. other than the white screen of death at my 10 month mark, it's been pretty reliable. the os could be faster though.

Don't get the storm 2. it's better than the original storm but still garbage. 9700 is the only blackberry that matters now. 8530 or whatever it's called matters for the low cost segment i guess.

[stridehouse]

Is the storm 2 any good?

[freecat]

ive got a curve 8520 (8530 in the us i think). cool phone but the screen is from ancient times and it doesn't feel that sturdy. probably is tho. is there a good website with free apps ?

[ken shinoda]

anybody know a good way of cleaning the track ball? mines fucked up atm:(

[Alesky]

@Freecat: t'as quoi comme forfait avec ?

[dismalfuture]

I just got a Bold 9000 (its new here I guess) and I can't figure out for the life of me how to work it. Will take some time I guess...

[freecat]

@Freecat: t'as quoi comme forfait avec ?

zap 1.5h + unlimited text + blackberry option. around 35€/month.

[Alesky]

Thanks. You should look after november 19th, i think you could pay less with m6 mobile for the same offer

[wild style]

Any of you cats have the new BBM? Hate how you gotta send/receive pictures on it, but it does have some cool features I guess. I just made a Superfuture group, so scan the barcode and join that shit.

edit: updated barcode image.

[Cool Story Hansel]

scanning that barcode in bbm 5 doesnt do anything for me :/

[Analyst]

anybody know a good way of cleaning the track ball? mines fucked up atm:(

I've had to replace my trackball two times already. it's going to get gummed up no matter what. just a matter of time.

Anyone try the trackpad on the 9700 yet?

[wild style]

scanning that barcode in bbm 5 doesnt do anything for me :/

Weird. Try scrolling all the way down your bbm contact list to the groups heading and click scan a group barcode. Hold your phone up to the barcode and it should take over from there.

:confused:

[wild style]

I fucked with the trackpad on the 8530 the other day at the Verizon store. Shit was nice, I'm into it. Holding off on my upgrade for the Tour 2 which should have WiFi and that trackpad. Fucka trackball, shits always messing up.

[Cool Story Hansel]

Weird. Try scrolling all the way down your bbm contact list to the groups heading and click scan a group barcode. Hold your phone up to the barcode and it should take over from there.

:confused:

maybe we're running different pre-release versions of bbm5?

there's no group heading at the end of my contact list. when i try to add a group in the menu, i don't get the qr code option like i do when adding a contact.

the text output when i scan the barcode begins with bbg: which im guessing stands for blackberry group but it doesnt add it

[riskyrukus]

Just joined the group. I'll be receiving my BB bold 9000 parts tomorrow (changed the battery cover, trackball and the bezel on this, currently its an all black bold

[shahanshah]

if you go to blackberry.com/messenger you'll get the official release (for all BBs) 5.0.0.33

[JL77]

This is my second Tour and my trackball is once again messed up. You can change it out for an aftermarket trackball made for Google phones though because it's the same. I need to do this.

[wild style]

The trackball on my 8330 fucks up all the time. Have you tried cleaning it with rubbing alcohol and blasting it with a can of air? Usually fixes mine right up.

[b.e-n]

Just got the bold 9700 from at&t. i like the phone a lot, the screen's a bit small, not a big deal though. build quality is ok, could be a lot better. camera is good. trackpad is nothing amazing honestly, i miss the trackball, but i'm sure the trackpad is better in the long run. keyboard's a bit stiff and small, i'll get used to it though. call quality good. overall good phone. still have to call at&t to activate visual voicemail.

[julianREE]

joined the group! i love my tour.

[freecat]

i got mine stoeln yesterday... fuck.

[Analyst]

Ben, I heard that the speaker is not as good as the 9000. Can you confirm that? Apparently they reduced three speakers down to one for the 9700. thx

Just got the bold 9700 from at&t. i like the phone a lot, the screen's a bit small, not a big deal though. build quality is ok, could be a lot better. camera is good. trackpad is nothing amazing honestly, i miss the trackball, but i'm sure the trackpad is better in the long run. keyboard's a bit stiff and small, i'll get used to it though. call quality good. overall good phone. still have to call at&t to activate visual voicemail.

[Alesky]

i got my 8520 on saturday. Nice phone, the camera is not that bad when there's light, but when it's dark it's shit. I'm satisfied though.

@freecat: how did it happened ? did u have an assurance or whatever ?

[freecat]

i was completly drunk and wandering home at 8am, a thug asked for my phone, after a couple of negative answers, he got mad and took a knife off his pocket, so i gave him my phone and went home ... frustrated. i knew he probably wouldn't have stabbed me, but you never know... i wasn't really into starting my day at the ER or dead, especially for a phone.

i had no insurance, i thought it was pointless and overpriced but i should have known better.........

[b.e-n]

Ben, I heard that the speaker is not as good as the 9000. Can you confirm that? Apparently they reduced three speakers down to one for the 9700. thx

I've never owned/heared the speakers of a 9000 but the speakers on the 9700 are quite good. they're not great, but they're fine. honestly, they're good enough for me and i'll probably use them quite often, in a park or something with some friends. and actually about the trackpad, i take back what i said, i love it and got used to it very quickly.

and freecat, that really sucks yo, if there's one thing i hate about france it's people steal quite a lot.