• My Blackberry Tour

    July 26, 2009 / No Comments

    I have had my Blackberry for four days now. I like it for the most part. It is no iPhone though. My iPod Touch is much more user friendly and easier to use, but the Blackberry is easily the best phone I have had, and can get. It is really nice to have access to the internet and apps without having to look for a wifi hotspot. The Wife got a pink Curve, and she really likes it. I think it feels kinda cheap. I was glad when my Tour came, and it didn’t feel as cheap. It’s pretty solid. The keyboard a little tough to get use to. I am use to my iPod Touch keyboard correcting my misstakes. One of my fingers covers three keys on the Blackberry keyboard. I was mistyping things all the time at firt. I am getting better and faster now. Like anything, it just takes some time to get use to.

    There are a lot of Blackberry apps. Probably not as many as there is for the iPhone, but still enough. The bad thing is there isn’t one simple place where you can find all the apps. I have downloaded a few app stores, but they never seem to have the app I am looking for. Google seems to be the best place to search for apps.

    I like the fact that I can use the GPS for free now. Previously I had to use Verizon’s program and had to pay $10 a month or $3 a day. I have tested a few turn by turn apps and have settled on amAze. It seems to be the most user friendly one to use.

    I will be happy to use my Blackberry for the next two years. Who knows what phones will be like then. With any luck by then I might be able to get an iPhone, or maybe something even better.

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  • New Phones

    July 21, 2009 / No Comments

    So it’s time again to upgrade our cell phones. This time we are both getting Blackberries since iPhones aren’t available around here. The Wife got hers yesterday, but I couldn’t because the phone I wanted two years ago was out of stock, so my upgrade date got pushed back a few weeks. I figured that would happen, and they said they couldn’t do anything for me in the store other then sell me the phone at full price.

    Today I decided to email Verizon’s customer support to see what they could do. I few hours after I sent the email I got a call. It was the best customer service call I have ever taken. She had no problem upgrading me since it’s so close. She even put a rush on it to get it shipped out today. I should have it by Thursday or Friday.

    I haven’t been a huge Verizon fan, but they have the best coverage around here, and that’s what count when it comes to a cell phone. I am a bigger fan now. Now I just hope they get iPhones in two years.

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