The following story might upset some Iphone Users!

The Blackberry is one of the mainstays in the Mobile Phone Market and have always intrigued me.

So it came to pass, it was time to upgrade my phone. Now I had a few choices, one of them being an IPhone  – the 3G which is the option my wife took. But I insisted on getting the Blackberry against the advice of all my Iphone using friends and Wife!

Why?

Don’t get me wrong. I think the Iphone is a great device, if you want a device that has the ability to make phone calls as well. What is an Iphone? Well it’s a device that you can use to wile away the time on your own or better yet, get into a gaggle( see note)  of other Iphone Users and do the same thing…

Note : I’m unsure of the correct “Collective Noun” for Iphone users. Iwankers maybe as in http://www.iwankers.com

The interface etc is brilliant – but I wanted a Phone!!!!!!!

And I’m absolutely thrilled with my Blackberry 9700. The keyboard is easy to use once you familiarize yourself with it, which doesn’t take too long to figure out with a bit of a play. I find the whole thing rather intuitive. Yes, it lacks the Iphone touch Screen but the small “touch” button used to move around with works like a charm.

I’ve even been able to knock out nice long text messages that keep up with what I’m thinking. In other words – close to touch typing. Well as close as you can get on any phone.

It takes good photos. Oh and I can connect my PC to the Phone via the USB Cable ( provided ) and wow – I can browse the insides of it. I can get straight to the images etc. Dump music on to it. Use it like a real device. It’s definitely not an Iphone – it’s PC friendly!!!!

Now I’m a bit slack when it comes to keeping my phone charged which drives my wife and kids mad if they are trying to reach me and my phone is flat. But now they are much more likely to be able to get an answer. The time required between battery charges are amazing… It lasts a long long time – how long? Easily 3 to 4 days.

The size and shape of the phone make it easy to hold and it fits in my pockets nicely. It even comes with it’s own little house ( leather pouch) saving the need to buy something extra. There is some contention in the family as to which way the phone goes into the pouch as its higher on one side than on the other. So does it go in with the speaker exposed ( my selection) or the other way so the blackberry symbols line up (my sons choice and hes an Ipod user…)?

It’s just a nice phone and I’ve had a few in my day and this is the best, well designed, easy to use, with a long battery life, Mobile Phone I have ever had the pleasure to own.

If you are not an Iphone enthusiast, then the Blackberry is for you. It’s a Phone!

Oh and my Blackberry is White, and it looks good!

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