Comments on: iPhone vs. BlackBerry Deathmatch

By: Claudia

Claudia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:07:10 +0000

hmmm, it's funny...a lot of my friends have iphones and I have a blackberry Tour. Well, if we go somewhere to hang out or even someone's house..it's "oh, Claud, can I use your phone?" Sorry, I seem like a horse and buggy type, but I'd prefer reliability rather than a *toy that sometimes can make a phonecall.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:06:47 +0000

Every few decades a truly revolutionary product is introduced to man kind. It does things differently, changes the game, and sets a new standard to which all alternatives are forced to react, adapt, or die. The iPhone is one of those revolutions, so to those whom prefer to use a slide ruler to a calculator than that is your choice, and I wish you all good luck, as far as I can tell, the iPhone has already cemented it’s place in history as a truely revolutionary device. If you don’t have one, you should try to get one, but more importantly don’t be one of those people who prefered the horse and bugy to the first automobiles because you will be considered obsolete quicker than necessary. God Bless

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:37:34 +0000

Firstly, this is all coming from someone who has had nothing but good experiences with AT&T and iPhone alike:

iPhone is quite simply the best hardware (the immaculate screen) and the best software (as much as I hate to proclaim affinity for Apple software).

you cannot tell me that you can type faster on your blackberry than I can on my iPhone, mostly because it's not a logical conclusion: iPhone's virtual keyboard requires less force (only enough to push an electron from your fingertip through the grid). Blackberrys use buttons, Non-dedicated ones at that. It's not much better than predictive texting.

also, I do not know the details of AT&T's reach, but I personally have never been anywhere I did not have GOOD signal (with the exception of the bloody wilderness and inside certain buildings). it's AT&T, they are the largest telecomm company. use logic, even if they don't have as many towers as another company in a certain area, you can bet that AT&T is leasing their towers.

By: McKenzie

McKenzie — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:31:29 +0000

Help Me Someone! I am getting a new phone,I have the old iPhone and I kind of want to try something different. I seen the BB Bold and LOVED IT. Im not sure if I can do without the touch screen though. And what are the differences between the BB Curve and the Bold?

PLEASE HELP ME !! I NEED ANSWERS!

By: John Cygnus

John Cygnus — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:50:05 +0000

Hello Chris, nice to meet you. Imagine yourself driving across the country, with three phones in your hand. One AT&T iPhone, a junker flip phone from T-mobile and a Verizon Blackberry. Guess which phone works everywhere? The Verizon blackberry. You may ask, why would someone have 3 phones? Well, I do, oddly enough (for work); and it's been my experience that AT&T ranks dead last as it regards coverage.

I agree, Verizon tends to cripple their phones and force you to use services like VZ navigator, but I'd rather have a phone that I can use nearly 100% of the time, versus a phone that sorta works, some of the time. Often times, I'll call a fellow AT&T customer (on my work-provided iPhone) and cant get through, "I'm sorry, but the customer you have called, is unavailable." Terrible. Can't do it. AT&T wont get one red cent from my pocketbook.

By: Cartel

Cartel — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:58:43 +0000

@ Chris I’ve heard ppl talk about EVERY network it just depends on where you live. At&t data service here in NC at least on my iPhone kills both Sprint and Verizon. There’s a ton of free wifi spots too for At&t

By: Cartel

Cartel — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:55:37 +0000

The bigger picture is the iPhone changed the industry. App stores, touchscreens, button-less phones look at how many iclones there are in this short period of time. Still in my opinion the iPhone appeals to a broader spectrum with iTunes better priced apps-there’s a $200+ app in the Blackberry app store. Blackberry needs to improve their HTML email and browser and more memory for apps.

By: Cartel

Cartel — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:50:38 +0000

AT&T has the best blackberries the Bold and new curve that storm is a piece of ****. You can however import a GSM version of the storm.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:34:52 +0000

@ John Cygnus. Nice to meet you, I am the first person you have met that loves AT&T coverage. Verizon will ruin the iPhone with so much branded **** it will be slower and almost unusable in its current VZ state. I agree with you on the Blackberry statement, they are far more superior than the iPhone when it comes to multitasking, email/text, phone calls, etc…

I have had VZ service before and I personally hated it. Might have been there garbage branded phones or crappy customer service or “I’m Verizon, who are you” attitude. I will consider VZ once LTE comes into the picture many years from now if there is a noticeable difference from other carriers.

By: John Cygnus

John Cygnus — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:24:17 +0000

Blackberry = Verizon iPhone = AT&T What good is a phone that you can’t use or drops calls constantly? Every single person I know who owns an iPhone loves the device, but hates AT&T’s coverage and I don’t blame them. If you want a cool toy that does neato things, get an iPhone. If you want an emailing, texting, multi-tasking, phone calling dynamo, get a Blackberry. I will consider the iPhone if/when it’s ever released on Verizon….but never will I switch to AT&T’s garbage network. NEVER.