Blackberry vs. iPhone?

[Keebler Elf]

So I'm going to be buying a new phone in the coming months. I currently have a Razr with Fido and I want to switch to Rogers (and those bastards better lemme port my number!!!).

I'm leaning towards a Blackberry Curve or Bold but a couple friends have the iPhone and it's got me second guessing.

To date I haven't found much need for internet access on my phone. I can live without it. But the iPhone has so many cool apps that maybe it's worth it...

I mostly use my phone for texting and calls, with the occasional photo swapping.

I think the downside to the iPhone would be the price of monthly usage. I'm not averse to the upfront cost of whichever phone I end up buying.

Thoughts?

 

[OddSox]

I mostly use my phone for texting and calls, with the occasional photo swapping.

For that usage just get the cheapest phone you can. Both Blackberry and iPhone will be a waste of your money.

If you like the apps, get an iTouch. Does everything the iPhone does without the cell phone capability - and without the monthly bills. It still has WiFi for when you want internet access.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

I love my iPhone. Just go the the mall and check out many cell phones and see what you like better.(depends on the plans) & how much you want to spend

 

[shy_munda]

1) Blackberry is more business, texting, and e-mailing oriented. iPhone is more entertainment oriented. It depends on your needs. As for monthly fees, both phones will require a data plan for their promotional pricing, otherwise you'll pay through your nose for the phone.

2) Rogers isn't the only provider of iPhone, heck, even GSM anymore. Bell and Telus are gonna offer the iPhone over their new GSM network within a month, so shop around for the best deal before you commit.

3) Wind Mobile, a company from Europe is also going to be launching VERY soon. Again, competition, better rates, etc. Do your due diligence before you commit.

I personally recommend the Blackberry, but would prefer that you buy the iPhone.

Disclaimer: The poster currently owns a blackberry, but owns shares of Apple stock.

 

[minnie_me]

If you email or text than you will likely find the Blackberry an easier device to use. The iPhone is great for pictures and videos - but the Blackberry is not far off either.

Personally, I'm not a fan of touch screen. I don't have the accuracy on a touchscreen as I do on a keyboard. I also like the feel of the keys under my finger when typing.

One reason to go with the iPhone is that they have a lot of cool apps. Much more than Blackberry.

 

[onthebottom]

Have owned both, iPhone by a mile for me.....

OTB

 

[aabbaa1975]

or purchase a Iphone off of craiglist or ebay, swap the sim card and you got your phone service on the iphone. It will allow you to take adavntage of the various apps that they offer and use the built in wi-fi when you are at hotspot locations. Further more you will not have to pay for the data packet frm rogers. Only draw back is that you are not allways connected to the internet but this will suffice for your needs and allow you to stay within your budget!

Or as mentioned above wait a bit and than negotiate the hell out of the companies!

 

[ig-88]

iPhone:
a) Can't use as a modem.
b) Typing.

As for buying an unlocked phone, yes, you'll be paying full price for the hardware. But you won't be stuck with a 2-year contract and all the surprise fees, which in total, will probably end up costing you more.

I'd wait until Canada gets mifi.

 

[21pro]

For that usage just get the cheapest phone you can. Both Blackberry and iPhone will be a waste of your money.

If you like the apps, get an iTouch. Does everything the iPhone does without the cell phone capability - and without the monthly bills. It still has WiFi for when you want internet access.

most people are kinda silly for buying an IPHONE in CANADA.

I've had a US based Iphone since 2007, but gave it away when the Ipod TOUCH came out.

it works very well with SKYPE. as long as I have wifi access, I can check my messages, sms texts, etc.. I can even get my blackberry BBM's through the Ipod Touch's internet connectivity.

Ipod Touch- expensive at first, but you begin saving after 1month of usage.

I still have a Blackberry for business, but have a minimum call package on it and unlimited text and email... no web connectivity... don't need it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk-YbThnNMI

I posted about this back in July... oh and I should say, the Ipod Touch runs alot ... alot smoother and faster than the Iphone.

with the Ipod Touch you get all of the advantages of the Iphone and more:

1. big screen.

2. touch screen, if that's your preffy...

3. longer lasting battery than Iphone.

4. you can save your texts and download them if you wish.

5. much more free software for the Ipod Touch than the Iphone apps.

 

[djk]

iPhone:
a) Can't use as a modem.
b) Typing.

As for buying an unlocked phone, yes, you'll be paying full price for the hardware. But you won't be stuck with a 2-year contract and all the surprise fees, which in total, will probably end up costing you more.

I'd wait until Canada gets mifi.

You can use the iPhone as a modem. Both the iPhone 3G and 3GS support tethering. However, the carrier needs to support it on their end too. I'm pretty sure Rogers does but I'm not 100%.

 

[djk]

I'd say Blackberry if you are an email or text addict. The Blackberry allows you to scroll through past hundreds of messages (as long as your device doesn't suffer from memory leaks!) at a time. Also, the ability to mass mark as read, mass delete, etc is extremely helpful.

If you want to experience a desktop quality experience with mail, browsing and running applications, go with the iPhone. Same if you're a consumer of media and music.

 

[ig-88]

Rogers will allow tethering (at least for the rest of 2009).

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/19/rogers-allows-iphone-tethering-in-canada-for-no-extra-charge-unt/

 

[CapitalGuy]

Blackberry sounds like what you are looking for. It is the superior phone for emailing/texting (typing is so much better on the BB - and nearly impossible on the iphone), and they are somewhat smaller and lighter than the iphone, depending on which model you get. You can get internet plans for the BB, by the way; the internet experience on a BB is quite a bit worse than that of an iphone but if you use it only for those rare occasions when you need to do a portable search for some kind of information, who cares?

 

[Anynym]

Both are nice, and there are plenty of "fun" add-ons to keep you entertained.

The iPhone has an accelerometer (a little thing inside that responds to you shaking the device) which makes for many fun games based on tilting or shaking the iPhone. I don't think RIM has added one yet to the BBerry.

You can get either with GPS functionality, which allows you to find apps which, say, indicate what restaurants or gas stations are "near me".

Beyond that, the devices are a bit of a wash: A touchscreen keyboard versus a physical keyboard. Whatever.

The bigger differences are in the service offerings: I got my iPhone 3G (not "S") just in time to get the 6Gig for $30 data offering, keep my voice plan, and add some text messages to my voice add-on plan.

And I've used the thing as a toy more than as a phone ever since. Couldn't be happier.

 

[HAMSTER INSPECTOR]

Those bastards better lemme port my number!!!

Rogers and Fido are the same company.

 

[slydevil]

Rogers and Fido are the same company.

yes, i went the other way but it took about an hour for rogers to port my number to fido.

 

[Keebler Elf]

Rogers and Fido are the same company.

Well, sort of.

 

[djk]

business = blackberry

entertainment = iphone.


depends on what you want. I'd check out the Xperia X1 before settling on the iphone though.

Windows Mobile, really?

 

[Tokyo Heights]

What is a mifi?

iPhone:
a) Can't use as a modem.
b) Typing.

As for buying an unlocked phone, yes, you'll be paying full price for the hardware. But you won't be stuck with a 2-year contract and all the surprise fees, which in total, will probably end up costing you more.

I'd wait until Canada gets mifi.

Can you explain what is mifi? is it better than having wii-fii?
Thanks

 

[djk]

Can you explain what is mifi? is it better than having wii-fii?
Thanks

Mi-fi is so awesome. You know those turbo sticks all the wireless carriers are selling? A Mi-fi is a pocket sized wireless router that uses your cell network (assuming the carrier sells it) as its connection and shares it with up to 5 devices via wi-fi.

Right now, it's exclusive to Verizon.