OK, so I had it narrowed down to either the iphone or the BB Bold 9700. According to everything I have reviewed on the net the BOLD 9700 is the best BB ever born. I checked them both out at the ATT store and still couldn't decide. Price wasn't a factor because while the Bold is more expensive (believe it or not) I get my company discount on that one and NOT on the iphone. Go figure. So I read the reviews comparing them on the net (probably the 2 most compared phones ever) and still couldn't decide. So then I checked with Verizon, since I am already a customer with them to see about pricing. They do NOT have the Bold. BUT, the girl I spoke to said they will be getting the Tour2 in about a month or so, and according to her it will be better than the Bold. ARRRGGGHHHH, more decisions!!!
So I did more research and both Sprint and Verizon are both expecting it (new BB) "soon". It may even be re-named a Bold something or other by the time it's released. It is an update from the original Tour with a trackpad (not the "nasty" ball), a faster processor, OS 5.0 and WiFi. Also Verizon said they are going to the 4G network this year and by 2013 will have the biggest 4G in the nation. Which of course makes me hesitate about going with AT&T. They are currently on the 3G or 3Gs (depending on the phone) and going to 4G soon also, but still. And then of course, by the time the new BB is released, iphone should be expecting an update. God I hate making decisions like this! So at this rate I will be stuck with my old-school flip phone with its NON-qwerty keyboard forever and ever.
It's probably gonna boil down to do I want TONS and TONS of apps, most of which I probably won't ever use but would be fun to have? That would be the iphone. But you STILL cannot get insurance on the iphone. Or do I want to have a really great BB that has better camera features and some other really cool features and stick with Verizon? And I still can't decide between the touch-screen and the hard keyboard. Both are going to be a HUGE switch for me, coming from the non-qwerty keyboard. Man, I bet you guys are glad you don't have to ask me which movie I want to go see!
P.S. - and they still call these things "phones" haha!!! That is probably the least used feature on these devices now!
P.P.S. - forgot to add, iphone has a really cool search feature that you can use to search your text messages, email, apps, everything. I am LOVING that! Ok, iphone it is! No wait, BB. No, no, no. ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!
02-28-2010, 08:36 PM
But the iphone is nowhere near $400 anymore. You can get them as cheap as $99 for the 3G or $199 for the 3GS with twice the gigs. Also, many companies, like the one I work for, offer really nice discounts too.
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