pain2bare

I'm using a treo 650 right now and love the versatility but I can upgrade to the pearl if i want. Any users have feedback?

imported_hdave

Excellent phone, only downside is the suretype keyboard.
The small size is amazing.

If you're going to be using it to email a lot then Id recommend you go with the 8800.

Lots of people get used to the keyboard quickly though, it'll probably take a good week or so though.

Notorious

Been using it for about 5 months. Rock solid phone, packed with tonnes of features. Keyboard is no sweat, you will get used to it in no time.

shlammed

Here's a piece of advice

Palms are pieces of ****

pain2bare

Not the first time I've heard that but it's never given me any problems and the applications for it are awesome. The only reason I'm considering the change is to try something new and a little more compact.

imported_JoonyaSI

Hard Reset FTW !

shlammed

how compact?

if I were you I'd wait for www.blackberrycurve.com

imported_viper_2_4

I never had a problem with my old Treo (mind you it was a 600 not a 650)...

The Pearl is a great phone, but when I tried it I couldn't get used to the keyboard...

cibs

pfft curve is nice but it's big... considering you have a palm tho you don't care about size....

i've had the pearl for about 3 months now and I love it... you get used to the keyboard real fast - just like when txting first came out and it took you a while to get used to the letters on your phone keys... it's even faster than texting on your phone and the suretype is WAAAY more accurate than any sort of crap you have on a cell phone... plus it remembers stuff you type often...

go for the pearl my friend.... any kind of BB smartphone is where i'm staying from now on... once you go there you can't go back... for a NUMBER of reasons

cibs

^^ it'll take you a few days to get used to the new keyboard if you just try it int he store it will feel weird, but just like anything you have to get used to it

shlammed

never having a problem with it doesn't change the fact that it's a piece of ****

palm's haven't really changed much in years

its no wonder they're about to go under

shlammed

curve's aren't "big"

bigger then a pearl sure

but also a lot better then a pearl

imported_JoonyaSI

wow ... shlammed ur like a walkin advertisement .. i mean i know you work for the company but DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN take it easy

shlammed

?

shlammed

I'm arguing that one blackberry is better then another one and im somehow a walking advertisement?

you make a lot of sense

P.S. look at the title of the topic

I think this thread is meant for blackberry talk no?

imported_JoonyaSI

obviously a new'er blackberry SHOULD be better than its predecessor ...

shlammed

not necessarily

some "newer" blackberry's are just released to incorporate different features over the last model

i.e. some have wifi, others have camera and no wifi, etc.

pain2bare

I've seen a curve already and other than being bigger than the pearl I really don't see the difference in benefits to me.

shlammed

- full keyboard

- full standard sized headphone jack (you have no idea how important this actually is to consumers)

- bigger and better screen

- better camera

- better multimedia function

- quad-band which means seamless roaming pretty much anywhere in the world


etc etc etc

cibs

^^ all those things are cool but the only thing that would really make a difference to me is the screen...

i can handle the keyboard on the pearl it's not the best ever but it beats a regular phone handsdown...

headphone jack i could care less about it's a phone not my mp3 player i use my ipod for that...

screen - nice add on but not worth the increase in size IMO

camera - meh i have two digi cams, wait 3 @ home if you count my moms unless it's random pics i dont' really care about the quality etc...

multimedia - same meh dont' care

quad band - meh i don't roam the world and with rogers overseas' fees even if i could roam i wouldn't... god damn $2+ / minute... rip off and a half...


all depends on what you are going to use it for and how much use you'll get out of it...

for me the size > all those benefits

cuz i like that i can just slip the pearl in my pocket out of its holster and it's not really noticable... regular BB's are HUGE and carrying them without their holster is crap... curve might be better @ that but still... pearl FTW~! lol ...