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Battery life on the Q isn't long enough. The mail options aren't what one would call "great." Probably switching to the Mogul or the Blackberry World Edition when it comes out.
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Oban
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I kept a Q for all of a day before I went back to the store and picked up yet another Blackberry.
Have not tried the Curve or CDMA+GSM variant yet, but my current one is a 8703e and it works quite well throughout North America.
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schild
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My only problem is how much more Blackberry charges for data. That's some bullshit.
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Look at all you nerds and your PHONE talk!
Get out of my thread.
...okay, I don't have a rad phone, just a razr v3. I just got a Bluetooth headset and I feel like a douche for wearing it around.
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But that Captain's salami tray was tight, yo. You plump for the roast pork loin, dogg?
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I've only wished for a phone twice, ever. Second time was today, nokia is doing some special pre-sale concert ticket thingy (I ranted a few months ago about ticket availability). Need a damned phone so they can text shit to you. Hey, fuckers, email me like everyone else. Ah, well. Maybe I'll get a phone some year. I really want a cell phone that has the old horn and earpiece. 
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Viin
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My only problem is how much more Blackberry charges for data. That's some bullshit.
Isn't that up to the carrier? I didn't see much of a price difference between a smartphone (say, the 8525) and a Blackberry with Cingular/ATT.
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Trippy
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My only problem is how much more Blackberry charges for data. That's some bullshit.
Isn't that up to the carrier? I didn't see much of a price difference between a smartphone (say, the 8525) and a Blackberry with Cingular/ATT. He's using Sprint. But that is one nice thing about the iPhone -- it's only $20 for unlimited Internet access. That's a lot better than, say, the $60 T-Mobile charges for the same thing.
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Viin
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$20 is pretty good; of course, it is only EDGE ..
I haven't looked too hard at Sprint, but I am thinking of switching away from AT&T so maybe I should head over to the store ..
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He's using Sprint. But that is one nice thing about the iPhone -- it's only $20 for unlimited Internet access. That's a lot better than, say, the $60 T-Mobile charges for the same thing.
I guess the other $40 a month is for something else then. As far as I'm concerned, its $60 a month for unlimited Internet access, because that's the minimum price of a plan.
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schild
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As far as I could see there, the unlimited data plan was available for the Blackberry devices for the same price as for the Moto Q. You should get the 8830 - you'll be the envy of the desert.
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schild
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As far as I could see there, the unlimited data plan was available for the Blackberry devices for the same price as for the Moto Q. You should get the 8830 - you'll be the envy of the desert.
Eh? No. Data on the Blackberry is in addition to Everything Else. Add Service Monthly Fee Sale Price 10MB BlackBerry Email and Web 1 $39.99 Unlimited BlackBerry Email and Web $49.99 $39.99 Add the plan to the cart and then a blackberry. It's some BULLSHIT.
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Trippy
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He's using Sprint. But that is one nice thing about the iPhone -- it's only $20 for unlimited Internet access. That's a lot better than, say, the $60 T-Mobile charges for the same thing.
I guess the other $40 a month is for something else then. As far as I'm concerned, its $60 a month for unlimited Internet access, because that's the minimum price of a plan. That's cause Apple is doing a crappy job of explaining the different plans. If you go to the AT&T iPhone site and check out the complete list of plans you'll find that if you have an existing AT&T cellular phone plan it costs an additional $20 a month to add "iPhone service" (SMS, Internet access, Visual Voicemail) to that line. The other $40 a month is for the regular cellular phone service, which you don't need and they don't charge you for if you have an existing plan.
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Righ
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Right... but "Smartphone Connect Unlimited w/Xpress Mail" which includes as full a data rate as iPhone provides costs $19.99 a month. What the iPhone works out cheaper than on AT&T is "PDA Personal Max" (required for any smartphone with a keyboard that isn't a Blackberry) or "Blackberry Personal Max" which are both an additional $39.99. So iPhone is nice in AT&T world because it costs the same as just about every other internet capable phone, but not as much as they want for Blackberries, Treos or Windows SmartPhones. The "$60 that T-Mobile charges for the same thing" is the full monty... so it's the same price - comparing it to the $20 you have to add on to a $40 plan is disingenuous... but not just limited to iPhones and other phones free of keyboards. In fact, choose a Blackberry and its $10 a month cheaper. Which just says to me, if you want something with a keyboard, and work ain't paying, avoid AT&T. Zing.
The Sprint "employee referral" rate is pretty sweet. If you avoid a Blackberry. Seems suspiciously cheap.
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Viin
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I'm confused. I did the employee referral thingy, and when I do a blackberry 8830, on the plan page it says: This plan includes
* Unlimited Nights & Weekends starting at 7pm! * Domestic long distance * Unlimited Mobile to Mobile * Unlimited Web/Data Access * Unlimited Picture Mail (with compatible devices)
$30!!!!! (with 500 anytime minutes) Something must be wrong. When I get to the end, it's still only $30/month for unlimited web/data access. Edit: Never mind, it seems to be doing it right now (requiring the blackberry data plan) - must have been a glitch.
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schild
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The BlackBerry 8830 Data Plan is listed as extra shit on the bill. I absolutely promise they'll nail you for the $40 a month.
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Viin
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I wonder why they don't charge for a data plan for the HTC .. seems like a good deal if you can get unlimited web/data and voice for $30/month, even if the phone is $288.
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schild
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I might be trading the Q in for the moto, you have 30 days to decide if you like the phone and you can cancel your shit any time in those 30 days or trade up or down on the phone front.
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Righ
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Righ
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schild
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Man, that battery falling apart really incinerated the rest of that shit.
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Is that what the smoke was?
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and the gate is like I TOO AM CAPABLE OF SPEECH
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schild
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Is that what the smoke was?
Yes, that blender guy really has like 3 days to live.
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Yes, that blender guy really has like 3 days to live.
But they'll be glorious days that mere mortals like us can only dream of. It's like the question that Aphrodite posed to Achilles; you can live a long, fruitful life as a nobody or you can die young, but live on forever in glory in the memories of men. I think Achilles and Blenderman both made the right choice.
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Yes, that blender guy really has like 3 days to live.
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Even though he's a totally owned pawn of the Blendtec corporation, that guy is indeed teh awesome.
Watch him blend lightsticks. Hmmm... I wonder if ravers will blend...
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Righ
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I wonder if ravers will blend...
You would have to dice them first to fit, but they would blend.
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I wonder if ravers will blend...
You would have to dice them first to fit, but they would blend. Getting the cuddle puddle to all jump into a cuisinart sounds like an interesting trick. I want to see the video.
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Righ
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Trippy
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Even though he's a totally owned pawn of the Blendtec corporation, that guy is indeed teh awesome.
He's the CEO of Blendtec.
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