xHayleyx

i think thats what its called Blackberry bold 9700? anyways So what do you think of them?

im still trying to work it all out..

BM08

why are you posting on the iphone apps thread then? traitor

RANJ

propper serious phone if your heavy email user

CoupeUK

Send me your BBM pin

Adrian

Got an 8520 Curve. Suits me fine for my needs.

Alan_D

You beat me to it!

fiend

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a few helpful tips..

Press 't' to go to the top of a page or conversation and press 'd' to go down.

Type 'mypin' then press space bar in a text/email/bbmessage and it will change to whatever your BBM pin is.

Press space bar to switch the camera flash on and off.

As for apps..

'Poynt' is very handy for finding the nearest Mcdonalds, Dominos or any other restaurant.

Download Google Maps aswell, it's loads better than the Blackberry maps.

xHayleyx

Cos i can get the app i posted on the iphone thread on my blackberry!!!

xHayleyx

thankyou, ill have a look for google maps i needed a map the other day

l0ubie

LOVE my BB prefer it to my iphone!
i had the 8520 for one night and took it back to get the bold, it is a great phone!

xHayleyx

im getting used to it now! yeah i like the iphone but my boyfriends got it and i got a good deal with it
just need to get used to the shortcuts!

l0ubie

i dont really use them to be honest! never really remember them lol!

yea the guy i'm seeing has an iphone, and tease him when it crashes!

xHayleyx

haha yeah me to! when he's using one of his apps!! hehhe.. i cant remember the shortcuts either,, im enjoying it tho! anything you recommend on it?

l0ubie

i dont really have any apps, i have changed my theme though to a pink one, so its nice a girlie, but other than that google maps and youtube lol

xHayleyx

how do you get different themes??!!

l0ubie

download blackberry world and go to the themes menu

xHayleyx

oh my god this is so new... i dont even no where that is im sure ill find it!

Jim Galbally

the 9700 is deffo the best blackberry to date, very impressed sofar.

as a business phone / email device you really cant get much better. just gotta wait for the average consumer side (ie gadgets) to catch up and theyll start selling like hotcakes.

zetec-Sam

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I've got the same, it's awesome

BM08

Better than an iphone? my misses has a BB i think its a curve 6900 or something like that? i know its a lower spec than bold but its defo not better(the curve), ill stick to my 3.5inch touch screen thanks very much

And to be honest ive owned it a month and its only crashed once, but thats with me jailbreaking and sticking loads of crap on it that apple didnt approve

RS_JAY

Using my bold now. Took a while to get use to it, but absolutly love it now. Don't think the apps are to good at the moment though but I'm sure they'll catch up.

M4tty

Ive got it too, best blackberry i find (having used some mates) but if i was gonna get a new phone now i would have waited till the end of the month and got the new iPhone 4.

RS_JAY

Can't find google maps. Been looking since I first got the phone. Is it a free app?

fiend

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http://www.google.com/mobile/blackberry/

All the google apps are free.

BM08

BM08 is boring?, good thats my work done for tonight then, happy to please you


A rather unhappy Blackberry owner?

RS_JAY

Cool, thanks mate. Just downloaded it. Does anyone know if there's a decent player for youtube vids. Downloaded " player for youtube" but find it kack. Distorts and freezes.

Mike C

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I have a Bold 9700 too. I think it's awesome, apart from it's forever losing signal!

Much better machine than the iPhone 3gs I also have though on the whole.

Gazzonator

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I'm thinking of ditching my iPhone for one of these as I'm sick to death of the fucking thing crashing all the time and having to switch it off and on to reboot it!! I had to do it the other day and it wouldn't switch on for nearly an hour!!! The old one I had (before I fell over and broke it! ) was exactly the same!

The thing is I really like the iPhone and find it really easy to use but I'm just getting fucked off with the above fault!

Porkie

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I have one. Really like it. BBmessenger is alot of fun for big group chats and battey life and email are excellent....

It is boring though! Would never been without my iPhone as well!

Can't wait for new one!

BM08

How often is this supposed to happen? mines crashed once in a month, and as i said above its jailbroken with loads of NONE Apple shit

Gazzonator

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I wouldn't mind if it was once in a while but it's a few times every bloody day!

BM08

Well something is wrong with it then.

I know 3 other people with one, they dont have that problem either, and 2 of them are older 3G's

Could well be software problems, or something you've installed that the phone doesnt like

Gazzonator

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God knows. Both of the ones I've had were the same.

Even took all the apps off mine, resynced it the lot. No difference!

Perhaps they just don't like me!! Lol!

RS_JAY

I'm having problems with my bluetooth on my bb. Can't seem to send stuff to it or send stuff out. Not a big problem as never really use bluetooth but still would be handy to know if I'm doing something wrong.

R5FORD

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Iv got the 9700, iphone 3gs and im buying a iphone 4 next week

Blavkberry is wY better for emails and the iphone pretty much better for everything else except camera

BM08

Theres always one

xHayleyx

Everyone seems to have generally positive feed back which is good, I'm quite enjoying it at the moment,,

R5FORD

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Mate trust me you wouldnt belive the amount of phone i have in use right now

SiZT

You have to tell the phone to listen for a bluetooth connection for some one sending something to you.

I'm looking at buying a bold to replace my C905. How do they fair with knocks? Do any of the buttons start randomly not working?

RS_JAY

I've dropped mine twice and still working fine. Buttons are quite solid imho. Prefere it to the iphone. Mine kept freezing.