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IPhone or Blackberry?

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EAST~COAST
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Making the purchase of one of these phones but i can not decide for my life which one i want more! Without any of my personally opinion I wanna hear what NSG thinks

iPhone vs. Blackberry GO!
May 2 2011 6:25PM
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E.C.
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if all you do is text, blackberry because of bbm. but personally im an apple guy. i phone is more practical more entertaining and well you know deep down you want one.
May 2 2011 6:27PM
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connory998
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i own neither, but iphone.

almost every person i know with a blackberry, it has broken at least once, and the only real argument for blackberry being better (bbm) is now invalid because of lie profile or whatever its called.
May 2 2011 6:27PM
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connory998
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*liveprofile
May 2 2011 6:28PM
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Balto
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/blackberry-bold-9900-hands-on/
May 2 2011 6:28PM
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jibnut
Posts: 3038 - Karma: 304
iPhone
May 2 2011 6:31PM
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geteducated
Posts: 6410 - Karma: 86
blackberry, but that's just preference because i need it linked to my microsoft outlook email system for business emails.
May 2 2011 6:33PM
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skijunkiedtm
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blackberry is a dieing company, but have you looked at droid phones?
May 2 2011 6:34PM
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blackjakesteele
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iphone for sure
May 2 2011 6:35PM
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PeteySkeety
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Iphone
May 2 2011 6:39PM
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EAST~COAST
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nah droid is a sweet company but their phones are simply to fucking big. If they came out with one that wasn't so god damn tall and wide then maybe. I love iPhone's because of the internet, music, and app's but I'm a huge texter and BBM seem's like such a good network to have. Also I'm going to college soon and some college's i've heard actually request that you get a blackberry for certain programs they have.

To me an iPhone seem's childish with the app's for some reason and I don't know if I can deal with an entire touch screen phone

I'm leaning towards Blackberry just because of size, keyboard, email and BBM
May 2 2011 6:50PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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the iPhone has had outlook since 2.0
May 2 2011 6:54PM
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skijunkiedtm
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I was in the same boat as you, but I would suggest you look at the droid 2, it is the same width and thickness and maybe a half inch taller than my old blackberry. It also has a slide out keyboard.
May 2 2011 6:58PM
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blackoutbill
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Have you checked out the droid pro? It has essentially the same keyboard as a bb along with a touch screen for decent web browsing/app usage
May 2 2011 6:59PM
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Funkadelic
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I used to have a blackberry storm, it sucked balls. I now have an iPhone, it kicks ass. No question.
May 2 2011 7:00PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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oh my bad I thought you meant exchange
May 2 2011 7:02PM
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Mr.Gaga
Posts: 2021 - Karma: 542

Iphone

May 2 2011 7:04PM
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BlueSteele
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Me too....on my iPhone.

I wouldn't consider the Blackberry. Go with iPhone or an Android platform. Those are both sweet.
May 2 2011 7:13PM
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JStrathern
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lol blackberry
May 2 2011 7:14PM
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Mr.Kamu
Posts: 618 - Karma: 7
iPhone and the Android sucks, I would know because I have one.
May 2 2011 7:18PM
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Mr.Kamu
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iPhone and the Android sucks, I would know because I have one.
May 2 2011 7:18PM
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TechnoPotamus
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I have owned both a blackberry and now an iphone.

With that said, iphone hands down. Like I can't even tell you how much better an iphone is than a blackberry, the BB does not even compare AT ALL. Anything a BB can do, the iphone does 10 times better, and iphones can do so so so so so much more than a BB can. It's not even a fair comparison.

I owned a blackberry for 3 years before switching to an iphone about a month ago and the iphone blew my mind. It's so much better in every single way. BB is a dying product, it cannot compete with the iphone or android phones at all.
May 2 2011 8:05PM
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popNfresh44
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between the two, I would choose iPhone, but I'm not an Apple guy at all so I got an Android. (Samsung Galaxy S). I love it except there are a few minor annoyances that get in the way sometimes. The thing about Android is, if you are willing to get into hacking / modding, you can override or change anything that you don't like and you can customize the fuck out of your phone. Also, a very large number of apps that are PAID on iPhone are FREE on Android. Eg. Angry Birds.
May 2 2011 8:24PM
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justinstlaurent
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blackberry hands down. bbm is possibly the greatest invention after sliced bread
May 2 2011 8:35PM
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YoungJeezy
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Go with an iphone. I have always liked apple, ive consistently had new ipods and the itouch, and i got the iphone 4 about a month ago and its great. the app and music will cost more through apple than it will on an android phone, but in my opinion the user friendliness of the iphone, itunes, all the games, and the simpleness of the phone is worth it.
May 2 2011 9:09PM
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Turnup_swiperigh
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Iphone for sure, check out droids if you dont mind a larger phone.
May 2 2011 9:19PM
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SeanTom
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blackberry for sure
May 2 2011 9:24PM
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EAST~COAST
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BBM is the only thing that's really pushing me towards a bb. 8/10 kids in my school has a bb now and it seems so much easier to communicate through BBM. iPhone's are sick but they seem just like every other smartphone besides iTunes
May 2 2011 9:34PM
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Banane.
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Iphone hands down
May 2 2011 9:39PM
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blackjakesteele
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Dont even think about getting anything other than an iphone. It would be a HUGE mistake to get anything else.
May 2 2011 9:43PM
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bromigo
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iphone > BB

Droid is an option? Because on my droid i can stream movies for free with an app, more free apps and size of an iphone

iphone is better all around though

May 2 2011 10:04PM
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connory998
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just wondering, but how is bbm easier to communicate with? i'm assuming the 8/10 kids with bbm also have texting.
May 2 2011 10:13PM
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UNREAL
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i know what you're saying
everyone where i am seems to have a blackberry and bbm now so texting is super easy... i dont ever need to play shitty games or use apps.. i use my phone for talk and text and i believe the blackberry outperforms in this regard. touch screen also sucks
May 2 2011 10:18PM
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TZP
Posts: 874 - Karma: 61
if you have unlimited texting in your plan then why would you need bbm ?
May 2 2011 10:29PM
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neutralzombie
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all plans should come with unlimited texts nowadays.

and blackberry is listed in the top 5 cancer giving cellphones
May 2 2011 10:30PM
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geteducated
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thats cool. still won't use an iphone though.
May 2 2011 10:36PM
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tall_pants
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This
May 2 2011 10:43PM
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1080ski
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the "droid" is a particular model phone made by Motorola.

"android" is the operating system that android phones run on.

There are android phones that are about the same size as the iphone, so dont count them out yet. Check out some of HTC's models. I've had great experiences with them. I own the HTC Incredible and it blows my mind. I love that thing and would buy it any day over the iphone.
May 2 2011 10:44PM
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.AR6rider
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dude ive had both and go with the iphone for sure. BBM is only cool if your a chick or a major text whore and its honestly not that cool at all. id rather have a shitty ass phone like the one i have right now than a piece of shit bberry
May 2 2011 10:47PM
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dbchili
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iphones are great i have one, HOWEVER, apple is sneaky, they overload old phones with new software they can't handle and negate good upgrades like changeable backgrounds on the older models all so that you will have to buy their new phone sooner. For that reason, i say buy blackberry. The phones last longer from what i've seen than the iphones, and the phones are usable for a much longer period of time. My phones is now so slow it's unbearable, so i'll be buying bb next
May 2 2011 10:57PM
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henrytargett
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Blackberry > iPhone

and this is why....

you don't want friends asking to play tinywings all the time. Seriously though, people want to use it all the time and its damn annoying.

I have an iPhone -- The iPhone has games, apps, internet, video and all that crazy shit... but in my opinion, you don't need all that. Its just a phone.

Game on your computer, Blackberry has GPS and directions, you really don't need internet on your phone... I really think the blackberry is a better phone to have.


May 2 2011 11:02PM
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wait.what
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Take iPhone, hack, run android on iPhone - prosper.
May 3 2011 12:11AM
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@skiinmitch
Posts: 2781 - Karma: 78
iPhone. I hate blackberrys i know a chick that has broken 7 in the past year. and the only thing that has happend to my iphone is the lock button got stuck one time but i had a warrenty brought it into the store and got a brand new one on the spot. awesome.
May 3 2011 12:21AM
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@skiinmitch
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iPhone. I hate blackberrys i know a chick that has broken 7 in the past year. and the only thing that has happend to my iphone is the lock button got stuck one time but i had a warrenty brought it into the store and got a brand new one on the spot. awesome.
May 3 2011 12:21AM
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