badams Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I currently have a Blackberry and I am looking at either upgrading my Blackberry or jumping to an IPhone. I do not use my Blackberry for work though I primariy use it for texting and emailing. I find the web browsing to be sketchy at best. I never thought I would care much about the lack of Apps for Blackberry compared to what the IPhone offers. Lately I have been adding apps to my Ipod Touch and love them. So the idea to switch to IPhone is there.I love the key board of the Blackberry and BBM but the selection of Apps on the IPhone is fantastic.What are your experiences out there?I'd love to hear any pros and cons for both devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Mmmmmmm, if you're absolutely in love with a button style keyboard (and a lot of people are when it comes to business) but are starting to fall in love with a "rich app experience" (and yeah, blackberries aren't the best browsers) you may want to consider an android phone with a sliding keyboard. Android's business calendar app synched with your google account calendar is a game changer, I fucking love it.If you think you can adjust to typing on a sheet of glass for all your business needs (I'm fine with it) and don't want to go android, grab an iphone. It's way more intuitive than android, has more apps (but android has lots of options) and I found it to be slightly more stable (iphones are rock solid).edit: when it comes to battery life, blackberries tend to be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sorry no advice on your question. Android's business calendar app synched with your google account calendar is a game changer, I fucking love it.I have to agree. I use my google calendar regularly (appts/shows/jobs/reminders etc). The part I like the most is syncing my FB events/invites, and RSS events with google calendar and then again with my droid, and have it send me alerts in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I am an android guy too. love it. I don't use it for business either. Fits my lifestyle perfectly. Browser is great. I have taken videos at shows and upload while at show to facebook while it is sitting in my pocket. Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 you'll get used to the keyboard. not sure why a keyboard is so important. how much bloody typing do you need to do on a phone to make that such a big priority feature? ease up on the texting you tweener! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 how much bloody typing do you need to do on a phone to make that such a big priority feature? ease up on the texting you tweener!Not all of us have finger tips small enough to make even occasional texts/emails/adding contacts etc a pain in the ass. If I had known how the texting (not just sms) was going to be I would have bought a phone with a keypad to be honest. Instead I use apps to increase my keyboard size and a walkie-talkie type app (Voxer) for sending quick 10-20 seconds voice messages instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 See if badams gets an iPhone, he can then get a New iPad and a wireless keyboard and cover all the bases. Oh then he should probably get a new iMac too when they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 BTW - there is an actual keyboard attachment you can get for the iPhone too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I actually misread the initial post and thought he had business needs, thus the discussion about keyboards, my bad. I have to agree. I use my google calendar regularly (appts/shows/jobs/reminde rs etc). The part I like the most is syncing my FB events/invites, and RSS events with google calendar and then again with my droid, and have it send me alerts in advance. Tell me about it, my memory is average at best, if my phone didn't tell me what the hell was going on and when I'd be a disaster at the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I have my google calendar synced to my iPhone calendar and iCal on my Mac. It's simple to set up. Is that what you were talking about Sloth, or we're you referring to an Outlook calendar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Oh and it syncs instantly over the air, to all devices and from all devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Not all of us have finger tips small enough to make even occasional texts/emails/adding contacts etc a pain in the ass. One finger texting at its finest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Oh and it syncs instantly over the air, to all devices and from all devices.Yeah AD, that's exactly what Im talking about. I really didn't even know the iPhone sycned with google calendar (it didn't seem like an option on the 3g but then again I didn't really try and really only got into gmail and what not after I switched to Android). On Android it's simply native, no actual set up, nice to see Apple having the option to set it up as well. Doing all the shit on my desktop and having it show up instantly on my phone brings me a lot of joy.I really didn't like Calendar on the iPhone however and think business calendar on Android is the absolute bomb. Also making an entire screen a widget of my calendar so it's live is a nice option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 i suck at calendar syncing. I keep having the same items multiple times in different calendars (work, home, some other shit). I haven't spent the likely minimal effort to consolidate down to one calendar. So I end up with multiple alerts or none at all, depending whether or not I chose the right calendar to place my dental appointment into.Also at work, they use Groupwise, which absolutely sucks and there is no way to hook into that system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 One finger texting at its finest You know it. :relax: Old pic - my neck tat isn't even coloured in. That little phone treated me pretty good - 6 years no issues. Still glad to have upgraded though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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