User: psycros
These are the most recent forum messages posted by psycros:
Re: good
What's next, deleting the history of the radical left-wing riots you participated in?
Re: No surprise
Glad I'm not the only one who remembers. I still have my "4G" Blackberry Bold.
Nice, Verizon..reeeeal nice
When I saw "PALM" on a new phone I got excited. Now I'm just like..."uuuh, whut?" I mean, I guess it could be a decent kid's device that leeches off your phone's data but you could just get a dirt-cheap used phone for that.
LOL!!!
No keyboard cursor control?! OMG..Blackberry has learned NOTHING. Key2 LE = DOA. Pathetic.
Screw Spotify
They've joined the vast left-wing conspiracy of censorship. If you care about free speech, BOYCOTT SPOTIFY!!!
Re: Key2 is Superb
There's this thing called "rain" and this other thing called an "accident". Look them up some time.
So much for the overhaul
I thought they were going to *simplify* Messenger? As always, what Facebook says and what it does rarely have much in common.
Uuuu..
"Instagram says it will attempt to automatically filter comments it believes are intended to harass or upset users. "This new filter hides comments containing attacks on a person’s appearance or character, as well as threats to a person’s well-being or health," explained Instagram. The filter will also allow Instagram to take action when it receives repeated notices about abusive or problem users."
AUTOMATIC filtering? Yeah, this will go really well, I'm sure.
Wait, what?
Seriously? Now their going to be a DATING site? Because people totally want to give FB *more* personal info.
Re: Before anyone complains
You clearly have no understanding of why people cling to these legacy plans. Where I live there is literally NO terrestrial internet available. Go six miles in any direction and you have DSL and/or cable, but there will probably NEVER be affordable broadband here. My phone IS my Internet - I have no alternative. And I don't believe for a moment that you actually know anyone with a plan like mine..your post reeks of ignorance.
Why just spectrum?
This is exactly how patents should work.
Good grief
Who cares about smartphones? Obama already gave Iran the most one-sided deal in history - they can make f**king nuclear weapons now!! And what is this nonsense about ZTE exports from the US? ZTE doesn't make anything in the US! Honestly, if people knew how bad things REALLY were nobody would even get out of bed in the morning.
Re: Terrible
This was the norm on every carrier about 7-8 year ago. All we're seeing is the industry slowly bringing back the services and features they've taken away over the past decade. T-Mo just took away fewer of them.
Here we go again
If history is any guide Apple will not only win but somehow come away with patents for the touchscreen, rechargeable batteries and the dial tone.
Greeeeat
Just what I wanted - Google and Microsoft spying on EVERY app I have and not just the ones they provide. Anyone who thinks it'll only happen when the users asks for it is dreaming.
Blackberry has learned nothing
I finally got the chance to mess around at length with the Classic. First off, its slow. And I mean agonizingly slow and/or hitchy in some cases. The cheapest smartphones from the competition are more responsive than this turtle of a device. Sure, a lot of it might be fixable via updates, but Blackberry has a very poor history in this regard so I expect little to no improvement. Like previous OS 10 devices ...
So very, very close..
If this thing had a trackpad where the search button is, or let us switch between that and a *virtual* trackpad, I'd be throwing money at my monitor. Portrait sliders are the closest thing to a no-compromise QWERTYphone you can get..well, unless the manufacturer partially buggers the keyboard like they did on the Torch. Not enough room above the top row or poor key travel are dealbreakers. The build quality also has to be top notch ...
Re: In similar news...
Funny, I don't remember either of those phones having touch screens, app stores or any of the other smartphone features that have been common on Blackberries for years. The only throwback I see is your outdated trolling.
Oh no..
That pic has to be a joke. They cannot seriously be copying Metro...can they? :paranoid:
Missed opportunity
Apps Galaxy.
Morons.
Samsung is passing up a LOT of $$$
WHY can't we have something just like this WITH ANDROID???????? Don't they realize how many Blackberry refugees would jump on a decent Android device that emulates the Bold/Curve?
Would be an ideal device IF..
..instead of the ginormous AT&T logo in the middle we could have gotten hardware Android keys, thereby increasing vertical screen area, and a d-button/trackpad. If you're going to attack the Blackberry segment directly then you might as well include ALL the best features from that platform. Why no company seems to get this is beyond me. With Blackberry committing suicide and the Nokia E-series just a memory you've got millions of potential customers looking for a ...
Re: Market Penetration
dalius_maximus said:
So.. the article says that NEC was looking to make a comeback in the U.S., but I can't honestly believe that if the first device they put out is a ruggedized device like this one... I mean, sure there's definately a market for it, but it seems like a performance-based device with an intensified andoid experience would have a greater market penetration... I suppose it would take more money, more time, and more risk... but I just don't ...
They blew it
A trackpad/d-button is a vital component of the Blackberry/Nokia E-series experience. You cannot create and edit professional quality text on the go without it. The gesture controls are awful, and as the reviewer stated, bezel gestures do NOT cut it on a phone. At the very least BB devs should add a virtual trackpad and home button to make OS 10 fully usable. Until that happens their just circling the drain.
All my fears confirmed
Still doesn't want to sync with Google Calendar. An even less customizable homescreen. Oversensitive and twitchy touch interface. They've learned nothing. Absolutely nothing. Blackberry is as dead as Julius Caesar. Thank you for this honest review. I'll be ordering a Samsung to replace my worthless Bold 9000 immediately.
Re: Page Plus
Hey Verizon, I got two words regarding that plan:
Good luck.
Re: Throttled at 2gb is a lie....
I got hit at the 2gb mark two straight months as soon as they instituted the policy. I live in a rural area in a small state. In the past I've routinely used 5-6gb a month with no problem. Unfortunately, cell-based internet is the only kind available where I live (and usually from only a single carrier depending on where your home is).
SAMSUNG, ARE YOU BLIND??
Dear Samsung: what the hell is wrong with you? The Duos Pro is very close to being the dream device that millions of disgruntled Blackberry users have been waiting for - and you're not gonna sell it in North America?? Are you completely out of touch? Your brand is red hot right now and you're passing up a potential gold mine! You can ditch the dual SIM ability, we don't care that much about it ...
Re: So...
You could, but you wouldn't get 3G on either one. This phone has no NA release planned, which means that neither AT&T nor T-Mo's 3G would work. Both carriers use proprietary 3G standards, although I've heard that AT&T phones can get low-end 3G in a few other countries (exactly which ones I can't recall).
Re: two SIM cards?
I'm reasonably sure that all of the carriers can set you up a second number that rings into your phone. How it alerts you as to which line is getting the call I don't know (distinctive ringtone, maybe).
Potential mega-success IF they can make money
More like, "help us escape from AT&T and Verizon". Sprint isn't so bad, but you have got to wonder how Republic will make money if they offer truly unlimited service for $20/mth. I just don't see them being able to hold that line. The funny thing is, they wouldn't need to. They could ask $40 a month for the same thing, and as long as it was contract-free, they would get a flood of customers. ...
Re: Almost good enough
Staggered rows aren't really that important on a keyboard that small. Its not like you can use anything but your thumbs. Even a shared number row doesn't bug me that much IF you have the SYM key on both sides - but like most QWERTYphones, it doesn't. This is like trying to use a typewriter that's missing one of the SHIFT keys. Nokia understood this a decade ago! If not for this failing I ...
Re: Good...
Hear hear! These dirtbags have billions to throw at monopolizing GSM yet they can't hire some competent service reps or get some competitive phones? Laughable! No wonder their bleeding accounts and are always dead last in customer satisfaction. Gonna be a great year for Sprint!
Re: AT&T Wins Again
True, because the existing law clearly prohibits such a monopoly from being formed. There's no grey area here whatsoever. Why do we need a lawsuit or anything other than the FCC telling AT&T to take a hike? The only way this deal could ever legally be approved would be if T-Mo's spectrum were split up between multiple carriers or AT&T divested themselves of a good bit of their own spectrum or pulled out of a lot ...
Re: would have been a bad name for a smart phone....
Yeah, but I wish they'd make a smartphone with this form factor. Why is every QWERTYphone a low-end POS?
The "highest demand"
What's sad is that the areas that truly need effective wireless broadband are the ones that will never get it. Sprint would have a captive audience if it concentrated on getting service to rural areas. It wouldn't have to be full-speed 4G, either..they could deliver a fifth of that and they'd still get crazy business from those ignored by the telcos and cable companies. Sprint also needs to seriously expand their service footprint. AT&T and/or ...
The only thing missing:
A trackpad. I've said it before and I'll say it again - Moogle, you could steal RIM's entire customer base tomorrow if you just put in the missing piece. You cannot effectively edit text on a smartphone without a cursor controller. Slider QWERTY Android devices have either a d-button or arrow keys..and this is your BB killer? Even the D-button from the good ol' Moto Q would be sufficient! RIM will continue to own ...
Re: you dont need to be a genius
Ain't that the truth. Microsoft is as lost on UX as RIM is on price-to-performance.
Another limited "unlimited" plan
This is the kind of thing the FCC or the FTC should be coming down on hard. UNLIMITED is not a vague word! Either there are limits on how much and in what manner a service may be used or their aren't. This is esp. true with 4G starting to go mainstream. A 5gb cap is a joke on that kind of connection. Now, having stated these obvious truths...this is probably the best plan ...
And still no Bold 9000
:evil: AT&T apparently thinks that anyone who wants a good keyboard does nothing but text. That's he only conclusion I can draw from their steady flow of cheap QUERTY featurephones and total lack of high-end QUERTY smarthphones. Meanwhile, I can get a perfectly acceptable solution on every other carrier. AT&T: We Ain't Got An Effin' Clue(tm).
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