<p>do you guys thing the iphone or blackberry is better?</p>
<p>depends on what you’re doing.</p>
<p>Unless you’re a business guy, the iphone is probably better.</p>
<p>After having a crap flip-phone for 4 years, I saved up and bought myself an Iphone 3GS before I go to college and I love it! you can download music or apps and surf the web from anywhere you have a signal. It’s a great phone for the casual college kid. There is a ton of great games for just killing time while waiting for friends. They put a better battery in the 3GS so you can get more use out of it. If you surf the web and play games a lot it will only last you a day but if you leave it on standby it can last you over 5 days with an occasional call every so often. I also bought a nice switcheasy capsule neo case for protection and it looks awesome as well.</p>
<p>I hate my iPhone. It constantly freezes, especially in the middle of a call so then I can’t hang up unless the person on the other end hangs up (which proves difficult if I’m on an answering machine or that person’s phone just rings forever.)</p>
<p>During calls it makes this weird loud crackling noise sometimes. I can’t get my messages to work with out it freezing up.</p>
<p>I hate hate hate my phone. My mother has the same problem with hers and she’s switched hers in twice for a new one and keeps having issues.</p>
<p>It’s a phone. All it has to do is make calls and mine can’t even do that. Oh, it has an app to cure cancer, but can’t make calls.</p>
<p>Personally, I love my Blackberry Pearl. I synced it with my college e-mail address and get a notification any time I get a new message. One of its really cool features is the Blackberry Messenger, which is basically AIM for only Blackberry users. I’m not sure if you’re able to do this with the iPhone, but you’re able to create your own free ringtones with a Blackberry. You have to pay for them, but you can get different applications for it too.</p>
<p>I don’t have an iPhone so I really can’t tell you much about it, but from what I can gather, they’re pretty fragile. I watched as one of my friends accidentally dropped hers from about the height of her waist, and the thing was trashed.</p>
<p>I have an iphone and have dropped it numerous times. The case is leather, and isn’t bulky in any sense. It works as good as the day I bought it.</p>
<p>You can get free ringtones with the iphone.
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The iphone pretty much has everything the Blackberry does minus business-centric email and such.</p>
<p>Mine rarely freezes (if you reset it occasionally and after installing apps.) And makes calls fine. </p>
<p>I tried a blackberry but couldn’t stand the keyboard, and the browser isn’t as good as the Iphone’s. </p>
<p>So unless you’re a hardcore e-mail business exec or IT guy, the iPhone is better.</p>
<p>Yeah, my iPhone is great. It’s one of those things that has a lot of features you may look at and think are useless, but once you start using them, it’s hard to be without them.</p>
<p>I’ve had no issues with calls, and the visual voicemail is a huge convenience. I used to loathe checking my voicemail on my previous phones, but it’s so easy now.</p>
<p>Ringtones are easily made through a variety of methods, completely free. I personally use GarageBand, but I know there’s other methods out there. Once made, they’re simply loaded into iTunes, and they automatically synch with your phone.</p>
<p>The touch-keyboard is much easier to use than some will try and tell you. Anyone who truly says it’s impossible to type probably hasn’t used it for more than a few minutes at an Apple Store or similar. The transition for me was similar to that of my old traditional phone keyboard to my first QWERTY keyboard. After a day or two, I was typing as fast as ever. And for those times your fingers slip, the auto-correct is usually pretty accurate.</p>
<p>The browser is also second-to-none. Extremely easy to navigate, very snappy rendering times, and just an overall pleasure to use. They’ve recently added auto-fill, which is extremely time-saving for somebody like me who does a lot of buying online, often times on-the-go.</p>
<p>Maps/GPS is extremely helpful. Just last night, I was at a party, and we needed to go to WalMart. As none of us knew the area too well, I simply opened up Maps, searched for WalMart, it immediately showed me all WalMarts remotely close. I click on one, it offers me a phone number, and address. (Both of which can simply be clicked on and it’ll either initiate a call or get directions respectively)</p>
<p>The Apps are nice. There’s a huge selection of both free and paid apps. There’s a lot of games, if you’re into that, though I don’t know much about them. There are lots of stupid apps (fart machines and the such), but there’s some really helpful ones as well (Wells Fargo, Remote, etc.)</p>
<p>I can’t vouch for Windows, but the iPhone also synchs flawlessly with OS X. It’s truly a pleasure. iCal, Mail, Notes, and Contacts, all synchronized between your computer and phone. (I’m sure it’s similar in Windows, though I’ve never tried)</p>
<p>My only qualm with the phone is that for some reason, they limit the volume on the speakerphone, so it isn’t too loud. If they made it louder (firmware update), it’d be perfect for me.</p>
<p>(Those are just the features I use often. There’s a lot more to the phone than just what I outlined.)</p>
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<p>Before this, I had a BlackBerry Pearl, which was by far the least favorite phone I ever owned. The trackball would very quickly get dirty, and either stop spinning, or become unresponsive. Keys (particularly the 0 and Enter keys) fall off very easily. While you can still push them without the actual button there, it is a huge inconvenience. In the seven months I owned it, I had to send in for four replacements, before they finally told me it was no longer covered by my phone insurance. At that time, I told them to suck a lemon, and switched carriers.</p>
<p>I also was very unhappy with the e-mail. I get a lot of e-mails, and it really bothered me that my phone didn’t synch with my actual account. I’d delete e-mails on my phone, only for them to still be there on my computer or online when I checked at home. Same story about opening/reading e-mails. I did like the Push e-mail, but since I installed iPhone OS 3.0, my e-mails have been pushing anyways, so that’s that.</p>
<p>i’m getting a blackberry in september.</p>
<p>i have the itouch though and i adore it.</p>
<p>thanks everyone i wanted to get the iphone and was looking at the blackberry for ages and just didnt seem right, thwese posts made me reconsider my choice and get the iphone. First cell phone I am buying so its super exciting.</p>
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<p>That’s where I got mine, and it looks a lot slicker than the plastic ones at stores.</p>
<p>iPhone, hands down.</p>
<p>Blackberry. I can’t live without a real keyboard.</p>
<p>I have a Blackberry bold and I use it for everything. It doesn’t have as many applications as the iphone but I really only use it for emails, appointments, GPS, and internet so it’s simple and easy to use. I have my nails done so I couldn’t even use the touch screen on the iphone so that was one of the huge reasons I went with the Blackberry. I love having a full keyboard.</p>
<p>do you guys know how to get out of a verizon contract without paying the early termination fee so I can get an iphone?</p>
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<p>No.</p>
<p>The only justification I can think of for terminating the contract would be if AT&T’s plan was cheaper than Verizon’s, and that over the next X months, the added cost of Verizon’s plan would be greater than the termination fee and AT&T’s price. But with an iPhone, I doubt that would at all be the case.</p>
<p>Here’s a thought. Why don’t you find out which provider has the best service/worst service in the town you’re attending school then decide between the iphone or a blackberry. If AT&T has decent coverage in the town you’ll be in, great get the iPhone if you want it. But I wouldn’t advise getting an iPhone just to say you have an iPhone if the provide, AT&T, doesn’t have good coverage where ever you’ll be.<br>
I’m originally from Charleston, South Carolina and AT&T’s service there is crap. Even if I wanted an iPhone I wouldn’t get one because I’d have terrible service.
Also, breaking a contract in order to get an iPhone might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. That’s just a complete waste of money. Wait till your contract is up then get an iPhone. Also, if you’re with Verizon they are getting a new Blackberry next month that is getting outstanding reviews and is built more for general use as opposed to business.</p>
<p>blackberry for sureee. I havent had either, but my dad went from Blackberry to iPhone and i used them both, and absolutely hateee the iphone. Its so unhandy, and just difficult, to me at least. </p>
<p>Blackberry’s have internet access everywhere, and have the messaging programme, like MSN or AIM on it, where you can talk with anyone in the world who has a BB for free. </p>
<p>But i agree with the poster above, check which has the best service at your school</p>
<p>FWIW, verizon is looking to get the iphone in 2010. great coverage nationwide + a 4g network is definitely worth the wait.</p>
<p>I think it matters if you are a Mac user or not. If you already use a Mac, your iPhone automatically syncs with your calendar, address book, browser settings, and email accounts. As a Mac user, I can’t imagine not having this.</p>
<p>haxor do we know if that is true yet or is it still a rumor that verizon is getting an iphone in 2010?</p>