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That is a bold title, I know. When most people think of a phone right now they think iPhone. I have people walking into our stores asking for iPhones. They do not know what they do, they do not know how they would use them, but the know they want an iPhone. I can say the same thing for the Blackberry, just on a much smaller level, people ask for the Blueberry, or something along those lines, and do not really know what it does. They just know they want a Blackberry.

Well, there are die hard iPhone fans, and die hard Blackberry addicts. Both factions think their device is the best, although both also just dismiss all the good things the opposing device does. I think the iPhone is one of the coolest looking devices out there. It is very sleek looking and has a good “Apple” feel. It looks very modern and feel great in the hand. Blackberrys mostly are all a little different. You have the Storm, Curve, Bold, Pearl, World Series, and so on. I think the Curve is the most popular Blackberry and it looks nice, but not quite up to par with the iPhone.

The iPhone community is great, there are many innovative applications/games on there that I really like, some are JellyCar, Trace, Twitteriffic, and Spanish LE. There are hundreds more, and many of them are really cool. This is an area where the iPhone has pulled away from most makers. The applications developers have made for this really has made it a great device for most people. Both hardcore and casual users can appreciate many of the free and pay for applications. Blackberry has a ton of applications, but many of them are business driven. They are made to help improve operation costs for businesses, and Blackberrys (along with Palm and Windows phones) really help businesses run.

I use my phone a lot for e-mailing, texting, and talking. My good old 8830 aka “The Beast” was great, and my Blackberry Curve is just as good for that. A few things really make the Blackberry pull away from the iPhone in this category. For me the main thing is battery life. My 8830, 8330 Curve, and 9530 Storm have all had better battery life than the iPhone. The 3g iPhone is a little worse off, especially when you are using the WiFi. The other real major winner for me with Blackberry is the keyboard. The keyboards are great. I love my Curve and 8830, I have used the Pearl’s Suretype and it works well. Even though the Storm is touch screen I prefer it over the iPhone. It is much easier to not mess up on the Storm, and the keys are spaced a little further apart.

So do I hate the iPhone? The answer is no. I respect it, it is very cool, but I really need to have the best at e-mails and the best phone available, that is why I have a Blackberry. I have an iPod Touch because I do appreicate the applications, but until Apple steps up and improves a few things RIM is king of the hill. If you have any questions feel free to contact us.

So the sad news is I have retired my 8830. It served me well while I had it, and I miss it, but I went ahead and started using the 8330 Curve. The good news is I can take advantage of some of the cool things Sprint offers. I can watch Sprint TV, download music from the Sprint Music Store, and NFL Mobile.

I have not really even began to get into what NFL Mobile has to offer, but now I have a great way to see when my team is playing. I signed up for text messages on team news, score updates, and game times. I do not ever have to miss what my Cowboys are doing.

It has so much stuff, Fantasy Football, Scores, Schedules, News, and Video Clips. So if you have a device that supports it and you like Football, download it. If you have any other questions check out Sprint’s website, or contact us.

I always read reviews of products a fair amount of time before the product launches and with the reviewer having a very short period of time before giving their final verdict. I have had my Blackberry 8830 for about 6 months now and I have a good foundation of what this device does.

First of all let me say I have had several regular flip phones or bar phones throughout my cell phone life, from old Nokia bar phones to most recently a Moto Q. I was always a little intimidated by a Blackberry. I can tell you it is my favorite phone I have ever had by far. If my Blackberry was ugly and did everything it does I would love it, although it is not ugly, it is a great looking device. It is a high quality black plastic with really nice chrome accents, a bold looking modern phone.

Enough about looks though (which are great), what makes the Blackberry 8830 so great? For me it lets me do my work more efficiently and it allows me to spend more time with my wife and 1 year old daughter. How does a phone do that? Its easy, with a Blackberry my work world comes to me, my e-mails, instant messages, stat updates, and so on. The really funny thing is 90% if the time my e-mails hit my 8830 before they hit my Outlook.  I do not have to open a laptop or go to the computer and pull everything up, I just play with my daughter in her room and my phone rings with the theme from “The Office” and I know I am receiving an e-mail from work. It is really great, we previously wrote it saves the average person 60 minutes a day and I think it saves me quite a bit more. It’s funny at work I find myself sending the majority of my e-mails from my Blackberry instead of my work computer.

There are a ton of applications I have on my phone like Facebook, TwitterBerry, and Viigo to name a few. The phone has a Password Keeper built in which I find very handy. Like many people everything we do is online now, and I can’t seem to remember 20 different Usernames and Passwords, the Password Keeper does that for me. The phone has a good browser, I have downloaded Opera Mini which works really well. There are endless applications Blackberry offers. You have to find what is right for you and do not be afraid to experiment because there is so much cool stuff out there.

I would review the Blackberry in full or everything I use it for, but I do not think a blog post should have more pages than phonebook. Bottom line, it is a great phone. I use many of the features it came with and there are so many others that would fit anybody’s style. If you do not have a Blackberry, do yourself a favor and buy one (especially if you do a lot of e-mail). So my verdict is an A+. This is truly the best phone I have had and I really love the extra time it gives me. If you are a business click here and we will help you get into that new Blackberry you have always wanted.