My PDA phone has been dropped for the last time and I have to purchase a new one this week. I want the iPhone but despite my boss owning one and raving about it, I can't afford paying $600 for it.

So, I'm either buying the BlackBerry Curve or BlackBerry 8800. Anyone own either of these or have feedback/suggestions?

Curve:

http://reviews.cnet.com/smart-phone...tml?tag=ss_rltd

8800:

http://reviews.cnet.com/smart-phone...tml?tag=ss_rltd

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

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If you want somehting for buisness do not get the Iphone. the key board on that is absolute crap.

I think the only differnce between the Curve and the 8800 is the curve has a camera.

Either way Blackberry is the way to go.

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Originally posted by L2N If you want somehting for buisness do not get the Iphone. the key board on that is absolute crap. I think the only differnce between the Curve and the 8800 is the curve has a camera. Either way Blackberry is the way to go.

isn't RIM(makers of blackberry) in some huge copyright lawsuit right now which could potentially ruin/discontinue the product? isn't that why their stock dropped so much in the last year

RIM settled last year with NTP, so they are all set.

8800 - GPS
8300 (Curve) - no GPS, but 2MP camera and standard headset jack
8820 - GPS + Wifi, coming out 9/15, same form factor as 8800

I prefer the Curve over the 8800 due to the layout of the keyboard. The 8800 is a good choice if you work in places that don't allow cameras into the facility.

Hope that helps.

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Originally posted by L2N If you want somehting for buisness do not get the Iphone. the key board on that is absolute crap. I think the only differnce between the Curve and the 8800 is the curve has a camera. Either way Blackberry is the way to go.

Thanks for the feedback. I think I'm definitely going to go with BlackBerry Curve.

The 8800 has a built-in GPS and a slightly better battery but overall the Curve I've read is much much better, especially with the keyboard. Also I tried the keyboard on my boss' iPhone and found that typing emails took longer then an external qwerty keyboard like on the BlackBerry.

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Originally posted by Zombie0729 isn't RIM(makers of blackberry) in some huge copyright lawsuit right now which could potentially ruin/discontinue the product? isn't that why their stock dropped so much in the last year

I read up on that and apparently that was 2006 and although it held up RIM production I believe they settled and are functioning just fine. The Curve in fact was just released like 2-3 months ago.

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Originally posted by djjewelz RIM settled last year with NTP, so they are all set. 8800 - GPS 8300 (Curve) - no GPS, but 2MP camera and standard headset jack 8820 - GPS + Wifi, coming out 9/15, same form factor as 8800 I prefer the Curve over the 8800 due to the layout of the keyboard. The 8800 is a good choice if you work in places that don't allow cameras into the facility. Hope that helps.

Thanks a lot. This really helps my decision. I think the Curve is the way to go. And even though I'm locked in a contract I can get the Curve for $299 with my company's AT&T business account.

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I hate the curve. Too small to type with Suretype. I had that thing for literally an hour before i got rid of it. I never hated a phone as much as that one in my life. I would probably wait for the 8820.

8800 all the way!

I was at a conference last week and RIM was there. Wait til you see what they have in store for the next year or so.

New BES pwnz0rs btw.

shit, so hard to choose between curve vs 8800!

i did like the 8800 at first but then when i heard the buttons were too close to each other, making it hard to type, and that it had no camera i assumed the Curve was an easy choice




Damn, after some research I see the Curve 8310 coming to AT&T in 3 weeks and the 8820 coming out shortly after.

Fuck I need find a way to wait till the end of September before buying......

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Last edited by ninetyninej on Sep-04-2007 at 04:18

I have a spare 8800 if you really need something to hold you over.

what provider do you have? i don't know about the others, but i know for sprint if you get the blackberry they tack another $30-40 extra monthly for a "blackberry plan." Also, don't you need a monthly gps subscription to use the built-in gps? if that's the case you may want to look for a bluetooth receiver, those can be had for $60-70+

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Originally posted by HotDogWater what provider do you have? i don't know about the others, but i know for sprint if you get the blackberry they tack another $30-40 extra monthly for a "blackberry plan." Also, don't you need a monthly gps subscription to use the built-in gps? if that's the case you may want to look for a bluetooth receiver, those can be had for $60-70+

the monthly subscription is with all providers. without it you blackberry is just a phone.

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Originally posted by ninetyninej shit, so hard to choose between curve vs 8800! i did like the 8800 at first but then when i heard the buttons were too close to each other, making it hard to type, and that it had no camera i assumed the Curve was an easy choice

If you think the buttons on the 8800 are too close together... its about 10X worse on the curve. And the "Learning" for spelling blows chunks.