When will verizon get a good Blackberry!!!!!!!
Straight from BGR
The 9700 makes the Tour look like a bloated 8-month pregnant single mother. Shave about 24% of the surface area off the Tour, bevel the edges, round the corners, and you’ll have something close to the BlackBerry 9700. It’s the most gorgeous BlackBerry on the planet. And no, that’s not up for debate or discussion
AT&T is rocking the way better Blackberry! I hate the Tour 🙄 🙄
The 9700 makes the Tour look like a bloated 8-month pregnant single mother. Shave about 24% of the surface area off the Tour, bevel the edges, round the corners, and you’ll have something close to the BlackBerry 9700. It’s the most gorgeous BlackBerry on the planet. And no, that’s not up for debate or discussion
AT&T is rocking the way better Blackberry! I hate the Tour 🙄 🙄
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I have used both and I personally like my Tour.
To each his own but I for one do not agree with BGR or you. Sorry.
To each his own but I for one do not agree with BGR or you. Sorry.
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I think the Tour sucks! The trackball sucks, the Internet speeds suck, and the Bold is a much more attractive phone by far. Will verizon ever step up its game and get a decent Blackberry?
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You don't have to get your panties all twisted! Do you think Verizon will get a better Blackberry than the Tour or not? Anyone who has seen the awesomeness of the Bold 9700 knows it trumps the lame tour.
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Let's say that you and BGR are correct and the 9700 is indeed a better device. Exactly what is your point? I guess what I am asking is: Why are you here? It is rather like making the statement that Batman can beat up Spider Man. Okay... So?
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There is no way Batman can beat up Spider Man, that's just ridiculous. Will verizon get a Blackberry that's on par with the Bold 9700?
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lets see... the newest device is better than the older device... earth shattering concept, I know
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but the tour just came out too! and the tour 2 is just going to be just as stupid, minus the horrendous trackball, Thank God!
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I get the feeling that some phone manufactures like Blackberry but more emphasis on their GSM devices than their CDMA ones. Hence original Bold and now the new one.
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That's what sucks anyone who can step back and be somewhat objective can see the Bold 9700 is much more fetching than the tour.
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The Blackberry Dakota will be the first Qwerty/Touchscreen Blackberry (and likely GSM). I suppose you will be here asking why Verizon did not get it as well?
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I know I don't to sit here any longer with this crappy trackball on this crappy tour!
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And when the tour launched BGR loved it as well.
Here's a hint: he's going to like whichever phone is the newest one.
Here's a hint: he's going to like whichever phone is the newest one.
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True but then something better came out and he could admit it was better.
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right... just like he did with the tour. he LOVED the tour when it first came out
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Are you really this...?
Here is a little hint, something BETTER always comes out. That is the nature of the industry. Blackberry wouldn't do very well if their next phone was a 8700 would they.
Here is a little hint, something BETTER always comes out. That is the nature of the industry. Blackberry wouldn't do very well if their next phone was a 8700 would they.
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But AT&T always gets the something BETTER, verizon = FAIL.
sub par blackberry!
no iphone!
sub par blackberry!
no iphone!
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http://aboutus.vzw.com/leadership/executive/index.html »
Let them know we don't want data forced down our throats! 10 but 25mb is ridiculous.
350 ETF not going to sign any new contacts!
And get some blackberry worth a damn! Plus for the love of God get the friggin iphone!
Let them know we don't want data forced down our throats! 10 but 25mb is ridiculous.
350 ETF not going to sign any new contacts!
And get some blackberry worth a damn! Plus for the love of God get the friggin iphone!
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Hey Dummy,
If you're going to quote BGR, maybe you should read a more recent post.
Here is a link to the Tour 2 hands on he posted. The Tour 2 should be out by the end of February.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/12/23/blackberry ... »
So the tour 2 is arguably better than the 9700 because you can run on the best network in america and roam on GSM while abroad. The Tour 2 also has the trackpad and wifi
And I recently played with a friends 9700 and the keyboard is really cramped. I wasnt a huge fan personally
If you're going to quote BGR, maybe you should read a more recent post.
Here is a link to the Tour 2 hands on he posted. The Tour 2 should be out by the end of February.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/12/23/blackberry ... »
So the tour 2 is arguably better than the 9700 because you can run on the best network in america and roam on GSM while abroad. The Tour 2 also has the trackpad and wifi
And I recently played with a friends 9700 and the keyboard is really cramped. I wasnt a huge fan personally
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You don't have to get mean.
He says it MIGHT sway him from his 9700 so he doesn't share your view point on the cramped keyboard, nor do I. I guess he still grooving his 9700! The T2 still will not be as sexy as the 9700!
He says it MIGHT sway him from his 9700 so he doesn't share your view point on the cramped keyboard, nor do I. I guess he still grooving his 9700! The T2 still will not be as sexy as the 9700!
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stop trying to "guess" what bg is thinking. You don't know, so stop reading into what he writes. the 9700 looks a little sleeker, but the keyboard on the tour 2 will be better for sure. The tour is prolly the best blackberry keyboard ever made.
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cwcanty said:
the 9700 looks a little sleeker,.
No A LOT sleeker! I wish they made the T2 as small as the 9700. I'll wait and see if I like it, at least it won't have the faulty trackball! I still wish verizon offered the 9700 and the iphone!
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the tour 2 is basically the same as the 9700, so relax you'll live.
And the iphone is rumored to be out in July, but nothing is really confirmed yet. Im a little worried about verizons data speeds if they get the iphone. It could bring the "network" to a crawl.
And the iphone is rumored to be out in July, but nothing is really confirmed yet. Im a little worried about verizons data speeds if they get the iphone. It could bring the "network" to a crawl.
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Heard the Iphone was not doing that well in testing. July maybe August as a possiblity if they can get it fixed by then.
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I always thought this was the best-looking Blacberry...
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http://trendycellular.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/20 ... »
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BGR Breaks It Down: Why a BlackBerry’s 3G bands are no longer relevant
It seems that every BlackBerry-lover on the Internets is making a big deal over this AWS spectrum-equipped BlackBerry 9100, and while it’s great to have confirmation that the unit is hitting T-Mobile (and maybe even visiting our Canadian friends at WIND, too), all in all, it doesn’t really mean much. Here’s why:
Enter the BlackBerry 9700. RIM has done something incredibly smart. They’ve been using identical hardware for every single BlackBerry 9700, regardless of the carrier it is intended for. Let’s revisit that… RIM has used the same exact hardware for AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone, WIND, Rogers, TIM — whatever. How could this be...
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It seems that every BlackBerry-lover on the Internets is making a big deal over this AWS spectrum-equipped BlackBerry 9100, and while it’s great to have confirmation that the unit is hitting T-Mobile (and maybe even visiting our Canadian friends at WIND, too), all in all, it doesn’t really mean much. Here’s why:
Enter the BlackBerry 9700. RIM has done something incredibly smart. They’ve been using identical hardware for every single BlackBerry 9700, regardless of the carrier it is intended for. Let’s revisit that… RIM has used the same exact hardware for AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone, WIND, Rogers, TIM — whatever. How could this be...
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Did you read the responses to that article?
Like this one?
Jon says:
February 2, 2010 at 2:43 PM
This article is mistaken and misunderstands the technicalities of a cell phone.
The thing RIM is changing is the amplifier and the duplexer. The duplexer allows the phone to transmit and receive at the same time, and the power amp amplifies the signal. Both of these utilize tuned resonant circuits, and can basically handle one band only. They are the most expensive parts of the radio.
As an example, RIM uses Anadigics for the UMTS PA. If each phone could support all the bands, they would have to install 4 power amplifiers and 5 duplexers, 2 of would be wasted, and would add about $20-30 in useless parts to each phone. They would also hav...
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Like this one?
Jon says:
February 2, 2010 at 2:43 PM
This article is mistaken and misunderstands the technicalities of a cell phone.
The thing RIM is changing is the amplifier and the duplexer. The duplexer allows the phone to transmit and receive at the same time, and the power amp amplifies the signal. Both of these utilize tuned resonant circuits, and can basically handle one band only. They are the most expensive parts of the radio.
As an example, RIM uses Anadigics for the UMTS PA. If each phone could support all the bands, they would have to install 4 power amplifiers and 5 duplexers, 2 of would be wasted, and would add about $20-30 in useless parts to each phone. They would also hav...
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Did you just completely misread the article. Whether or not it is true is one thing but this is about GSM radios, not CDMA.
You posted it but you didn't understand apparently.
You posted it but you didn't understand apparently.
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