Iphone/Blackberry Storm

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Anyone have either? Would love to get an iphone but it looks too expensive. Blackberry Storm is the alternative...thoughts on either?
 
The Blackberry seemed to be getting a few negative reviews from the press but everyone I know who has one has been nothing but impressed with the functionality and practicality of it. The iPhone seems a bit too fiddly and I imagine the touch screen would take a while to get used to. Probably just best to have a play around with both I guess.
 
Apple are amazing when it comes to customer satisfaction and relationship, pop into one of their offical Apple Store's and you can goto the consierge in the orange top and ask him to book you an appointment which will probally be within 20minutes in which he will take you into the back room and show you everything you need to know, whilst you're waiting Apple have set out their stores so its very hands on and you can try get to grips with the Iphone on display.

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I've had the iPhone since they came out. Am on the 3G version now, and it's brilliant. Recommend it, definitely.
 
I've had an iphone since the 3G came aout and wouldn't swap it for any other, great for picking up emails using the web etc. Only drawbacks I've come across is lack of MMS capability and difficult to use bluetooth, if these 2 things were set right it'd be just about perfect!
 
If you are going to speak a lot, do not get a Blackberry, The phone features are poor and the battery's run down very quick.

It starts to get annoying after a while. The battery is much stronger in an I-Phone as it's designed to function as an MP4 player as well, and also runs more powerful gaming applications, if you use neither you could happily chat for hours and not notice the battery going down.

I'm p'eed off with my blackberry. The Windows Mobile is great as is the office applications which all run fine left on for hours, but the minute you start talking on it for a couple of hours the battery goes flat very quick. The annoying thing is when you get to one bar, instead of warning you and saying battery low, it cuts off the phone application and means you get no coverage and have to charge before making a call. This can be higher frustrating especially if you don't notice it and get people saying they were trying to ring you.

The I-Phone can't be unblocked as far as I know at present as well, so has to be used on O2 who are very happy to overcharge for its media applications, I.e Facebook I Phone application, mobile internet and windows services.

The best deals you will get are with T Mobile, but this is Blackberry only.

It's more an office use of phone, one to send and receive emails, scroll the internet, check planners and things like that. The best thing is you can sync with your PC with a Blackberry, so copying over all emails from Blackberry to PC and vice versa, a great tool and also with Internet Media application you can store your passwords and bookmarks.
I must admit the Betfair Mobile application doesn't run very quick unless in a 3G area. Another cool thing is you can use it's 3G capabilities to log onto the net via your laptop, using the Blackberry's net activities, however I must warn most mobile phones will charge you a set rates for mobile internet, and its a different frequency to use the Blackberry to connect online via a laptop and you will be charged per mb used. Trust me this is not worth it for a train journey say, I used 31mb of browsing whilst on the way to London a few weeks ago and found out it cost me £45 roughly, around £1.50 a mb, a sneaky thing O2 forgot to tell me, but gave me no issues in moving over to T-Mobile.

I love my Blackberry but the battery is poor, however the I-Phone is more kiddy and for the fun applications, rather than the internet, email and such of the pluses of a Blackberry.

Someone has told me the Samsung phone of the same mode is top notch but I haven't tried it, not sure if that's been unblocked for all networds yet.

I have the Blackberry Curve 8310 by the way.
 
"The I-Phone can't be unblocked as far as I know at present as well"

Wrong. Iphone's can be unlocked and used with any sim. I know, I have done two ( one of them several times ).

if the samsung phone you are on about is the Tocco, then Ithat is what I use. Smaller than both the others,
good battery life, touch screen and good fast internet access. I have an 8gb card in mine so can fill up with
songs for the mp3 side of it and this doesn't drain the battery at all. Worth looking into for the type of phone it is.
Only thing I don't know about is the email side of things. Never use it for that.
 
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The I-Phone can't be unblocked as far as I know at present as well, so has to be used on O2 who are very happy to overcharge for its media applications, I.e Facebook I Phone application, mobile internet and windows services.
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The Facebook iPhone application is free via the iPhone's App Store.

All of O2's iPhone contracts include unlimited internet, and even the PAYG version gives it for free for the first 12 months (~£10 a month after).

Not sure what you mean by "windows services"?
 
I made the mistake of going Vodafone/Storm, and very much regret not going for the O2/i-Phone option. Locked into a 24 month contract too.

Bastard.
 
I've got the Samsung Pixon, one up from the Tocco, with the 8GB camera. It's a very good phone but the battery life wouldn't be the best, then again I use the bluetooth constantly, the camera eats up battery life and using the net is another that uses a lot of juice. It needs recharging every night but it does run quite a few functions on it that would eat into batter power. It's very good for emailing and using the net, I use it quite a lot for that. The camera is top notch.
 
Crikey - I've landed on Alpha Centauri! There I am twittering about whether to use just a 'mobile' instead of paying for a landline as well, and here are all these amazing hand-sized offices! Thing is, they sound fabulous, but I'm not sure I'd need all the functions. I don't 'work' where I need them, so a boring old phone (and learn to text!) function would be enough. I've got a 5 y.o. Nokia which took three years to use up the £40 credit I put on it! That's how much I use one! But I don't suppose I get through more than 3-4 calls a day (sad old fart), so can't see the point in having the landline as well.

If I replace/upgrade the Nokia, any suggestions as to a nice, simple mobi than even a baboon could use, please?
 
Our works 'phones are Nokia 2630 and they are a brilliant little 'phone for the price. They will do more than you want, but you don't have to use all of it. I've been looking at them in Carphone Warehouse because I'm going to buy one as a present for my friend. Pay as you go with T-Mobile they are about £30 with £10 airtime to start, but if you want to keep your old number you forfeit the tenner, or stick the sim in your old phone and use it up that way.
Personally I use a Nokia 6300 and I'm quite pleased with it, I can get on Betfair quicker with that than on the old PC! I've been thinking of getting rid of the land line too.
 
Wish I'd read this, only today ordered a Blackberry Storm on Vodafone, negotiated down to an 18 month contract though.

Some of the O2 contracts with the iphone are extortionate.
 
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