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Posted by Zeiter on Nov-20-2008 08:00:

quote:
Originally posted by l�cid
someone please tell me if there is a way around this...

like, are you fucking kidding me? i can't just take a picture and send it directly to someone's phone?

yeah...it sux..i know i have the pearl too...but...i mean you do not take pictures everyday...so who really cares....and you'll get used to it..otherwise..buy the iphone..its simple

Posted by T-Soma on Nov-20-2008 08:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Zeiter
yeah...it sux..i know i have the pearl too...but...i mean you do not take pictures everyday...so who really cares....and you'll get used to it..otherwise..buy the iphone..its simple

iphone has a shit camera.

Posted by Moral Hazard on Nov-20-2008 13:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
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Ditto this and ill add an absolutely yes to it.

And I would reccomend a Qwerty keypad. I don't if the Pearl is or isn't.

The Pearl has a QWERTY keypad but it's two letters to each button. They use a program called SureType (essentially a predictive text) but the database is huge and it's pretty much always right. I prefer the Pearl to the Curve because I have fat fingers and the larger buttons on the pearl are easier for me... and I can type with one thumb better then two. That said, I may switch once the Javelin comes out (essentially the curve with the Bold's screen and both WiFi and GPS).

Posted by Moral Hazard on Nov-20-2008 13:18:

quote:
Originally posted by l�cid
my major gripe is that i really can't see myself getting used to SureType, and the qwerty keyboard isn't really full qwerty since you have to press most of the keys twice to type the 2nd letter on the key.

it sounds like you're on the multi-tap function... switch to sure-type (hit the blackberry/menu key when in a typing application such as memo pad or sms, then highlight the "enable SureType" option, click on it and all will be better).

Posted by UmmiE on Nov-20-2008 13:26:

quote:
Originally posted by verndogs
No Wifi on storm = FAIL

if you're going to get a blackberry, get a bold

No Wifi on the storm = Fail

But but

Unlimited data plan on the free mobile browser on the storm thru my corp plan along with other goodies $0 monthly bill = Fucking Win.

Posted by Moral Hazard on Nov-20-2008 13:30:

quote:
Originally posted by UmmiE
No Wifi on the storm = Fail

But but

Unlimited data plan on the free mobile browser on the storm thru my corp plan along with other goodies $0 monthly bill = Fucking Win.

I've had opportunity to use the Storm quite a bit in the past few months. If you do a lot of typing then you'll probably want to go with a Bold or Javelin (once it's released) then the Storm. It's cool and all but typing on a touch-screen sucks. Granted, the Storm is better then the i-phone in terms of virtual keyboard but it still isn't as good as actually having keys. If you really must have a touch screen blackberry then I'd recommend waiting for the next generations; which will have a slide out keyboard and WiFi.

Posted by kr00t0n on Nov-20-2008 13:36:

quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
No-one has mentioned Sony Ericsson Xperia X1?

Is already out in the UK, should be out in the US soon.

I've had mine just over a week, best phone I have ever owned

And the BB Pearl is hardly a smarphone anyway

If you are totally against the idea of a touch screen, I'd reccomend the HTC S740

http://www.htc.com/www/product/s740/overview.html

HTC Touch Pro / Sony Xperia X1 / HTC Touch HD are where it's at with WM devices

Posted by UmmiE on Nov-20-2008 14:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I've had opportunity to use the Storm quite a bit in the past few months. If you do a lot of typing then you'll probably want to go with a Bold or Javelin (once it's released) then the Storm. It's cool and all but typing on a touch-screen sucks. Granted, the Storm is better then the i-phone in terms of virtual keyboard but it still isn't as good as actually having keys. If you really must have a touch screen blackberry then I'd recommend waiting for the next generations; which will have a slide out keyboard and WiFi.

Yup I agree typing is sort of hard when it comes to touchscreen qwerty keypads but if you try to do it regularly you eventually get used to it my buddy has an iphone and he txts all the time while driving..........Im just waiting to see the bb storm to come out and then I'll decide if to go with Blackberry storm or HTC Touch Pro......Another thing I would like to say to all iphone users that if you have an iphone and if you dont jailbreak it or know the benefits of jailbreaking your iphone then you deserve to have it.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-20-2008 16:53:

Posted by squirrelly on Nov-20-2008 21:37:

I'm not techy enough for that shit. I have a chocolate, and I don't even use it for the music space or whatever it's for, I just like how simple the phone is. When it stops working, I'll get another plain phone. ONE time I got some fancy phone with a computer keypad, and realized I texted faster with T9, and I blew $350 on that crap. Never again!

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-20-2008 21:41:

quote:
Originally posted by squirrelly
I'm not techy enough for that shit. I have a chocolate, and I don't even use it for the music space or whatever it's for, I just like how simple the phone is. When it stops working, I'll get another plain phone. ONE time I got some fancy phone with a computer keypad, and realized I texted faster with T9, and I blew $350 on that crap. Never again!

Then you are a slow typer. I type way faster than my friends do with t9.

Posted by squirrelly on Nov-20-2008 21:44:

No, I have fake nails. Trying to type on that tiny ass keyboard with fake nails... not simple. And all my friends have those keyboards and I type faster than them. I'm like a T9 pro lol

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-20-2008 21:46:

quote:
Originally posted by squirrelly
No, I have fake nails. Trying to type on that tiny ass keyboard with fake nails... not simple. And all my friends have those keyboards and I type faster than them. I'm like a T9 pro lol

Oh well I can't speak for anyone with those...I keep my nails short.

And yeah I was super fast at t9 before I got my cool phone. The only time I am slower at typing on my phone than t9 is when I have cold hands. Otherwise I am faster than they are.

Posted by l�cid on Nov-20-2008 22:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
it sounds like you're on the multi-tap function... switch to sure-type (hit the blackberry/menu key when in a typing application such as memo pad or sms, then highlight the "enable SureType" option, click on it and all will be better).

SureType was even more frustrating. i couldn't deal with it.

quote:
Originally posted by Zeiter
yeah...it sux..i know i have the pearl too...but...i mean you do not take pictures everyday...so who really cares....and you'll get used to it..otherwise..buy the iphone..its simple

maybe for you, but personally it's high on the list of things i want in a phone.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-20-2008 22:52:

quote:
Originally posted by l�cid
SureType was even more frustrating. i couldn't deal with it.

maybe for you, but personally it's high on the list of things i want in a phone.

Don't get an iPhone then. They don't have MMS capability.

Posted by elFreak on Nov-20-2008 22:53:

i never understood the need to be anti social by "socializing" in public.

Posted by l�cid on Nov-20-2008 22:57:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Don't get an iPhone then. They don't have MMS capability.

that was never a consideration in my mind.

i'm going back tonight and probably trading out for the Samsung Rant (as long as i can send MMS to an actual phone number with it).

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-20-2008 23:13:

quote:
Originally posted by l�cid
that was never a consideration in my mind.

i'm going back tonight and probably trading out for the Samsung Rant (as long as i can send MMS to an actual phone number with it).

You are aware that you can send an MMS to any phone with it right? Just gotta send it as an email.

Posted by l�cid on Nov-20-2008 23:21:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
You are aware that you can send an MMS to any phone with it right? Just gotta send it as an email.

hence why i said "actual phone number"

i don't have the time to memorize my friends phone #s and providers in order to send MMS to them.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-20-2008 23:35:

quote:
Originally posted by l�cid
hence why i said "actual phone number"

i don't have the time to memorize my friends phone #s and providers in order to send MMS to them.

You wouldn't really need to. Just add their provider email to the email field. Bam over.

Posted by Ted Promo on Nov-20-2008 23:38:

Definite fail at the Storm not having wifi. Is there going to be as extensive an amount of programs written for the Storm as there are for the iphone? Not that many of the programs for the iphone are any good.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-21-2008 00:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
Definite fail at the Storm not having wifi. Is there going to be as extensive an amount of programs written for the Storm as there are for the iphone? Not that many of the programs for the iphone are any good.

Doubt it.

Posted by r5a on Nov-21-2008 01:07:

quote:
Originally posted by l�cid
well, i went with the Blackberry Pearl and so far i hate it.

i mean it's all nice and shiny and technologically fantabulous... but my god it's taking me forever how to figure out how to do the simplest things. i mean i guess i'd get used to it after a while, but as of now i'm giving myself a few days before i take it back and downgrade to something simpler.

my major gripe is that i really can't see myself getting used to SureType, and the qwerty keyboard isn't really full qwerty since you have to press most of the keys twice to type the 2nd letter on the key.

lol now i feel bad (i recommended the Pearl to her in a pm)

Once you get the typing down with practice its really quick but not having a full qwerty keyboard is a little rough. although when you get used to it you bang out texts quickly.

that's really odd about the picture texts, never had an issue with receiving or sending them to my ex's pearl and she didn't either.

sorry to hear the bad experience with ze pearl.

Posted by Allied Nations on Nov-21-2008 01:14:

quote:
Originally posted by r5a
(i recommended the Pearl to her in a pm)

most boring pm ever?

Posted by l�cid on Nov-21-2008 02:08:

quote:
Originally posted by r5a
lol now i feel bad (i recommended the Pearl to her in a pm)

Once you get the typing down with practice its really quick but not having a full qwerty keyboard is a little rough. although when you get used to it you bang out texts quickly.

that's really odd about the picture texts, never had an issue with receiving or sending them to my ex's pearl and she didn't either.

sorry to hear the bad experience with ze pearl.

no worries. you also recommended the Samsung Rant which i ended up getting tonight... and i'm loving it so far.

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