Advice on iPhone versus Blackberry - Page 5

RGD. · 08-24-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chenvt

Yeah aware of that.. but I was thinking maybe I don't really need a smartphone or anything like that.. and in my area, getting stuck with verizon which I've never had connection problems with isn't necessarily a bad thing.. Plus I couldn't get a consistent answer out of ATT what happens when I get sent out of country due to my job. Verizon lets me pay just a $10 a month maintenance fee.

The Verizon Blackberry Storm and Tour are both considered "Global Phones" and apparently can be used around the world. You'd just have to check on the service price plans. But this way you keep the same phone no matter where your job is.

Ron

08-24-2009, 03:21 PM

I'm not sure about BB phones, but the iPhones have a somewhat shitty warrantee. The $70 warranty only covers phone defects, not if anything happens to it from being dropped. One of the kids at my son's daycare got ahold of my iPhone and shattered the glass. I thought it was covered through the warranty...it wasn't. $200 to replace the phone. The warranty only covers if something goes wrong with the internals or software.

Scottastic · 08-24-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by joeybear

I'm not sure about BB phones, but the iPhones have a somewhat shitty warrantee. The $70 warranty only covers phone defects, not if anything happens to it from being dropped. One of the kids at my son's daycare got ahold of my iPhone and shattered the glass. I thought it was covered through the warranty...it wasn't. $200 to replace the phone. The warranty only covers if something goes wrong with the internals or software.

If you didn't have Apple Care it would have been $600, fyi.

floydpink · 08-24-2009, 05:32 PM

A coworker cracked his iPhone screen on the desk, put it on Ebay and sold it in the Phillipines for 700 bucks, or so he says.......

shilala · 08-24-2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by joeybear

I'm not sure about BB phones, but the iPhones have a somewhat shitty warrantee. The $70 warranty only covers phone defects, not if anything happens to it from being dropped. One of the kids at my son's daycare got ahold of my iPhone and shattered the glass. I thought it was covered through the warranty...it wasn't. $200 to replace the phone. The warranty only covers if something goes wrong with the internals or software.

I bought a warranty from SquareTrade. $115 covers breakage, stupidity, loss, theft, whatever for two years.

chenvt · 08-25-2009, 02:12 PM

Should have added, I get issued a cell phone when I go overseas, so I why carry two

XTRazzer · 08-25-2009, 08:14 PM

I just got a BB Tour over the weekend. Very nice phone. About the only gripes thus far is the screen has a minor ripple and the buttons could be a bit bigger. I believe the price on it has dropped $50 in the past few days, should that influence your decision. The tour replaces the 8830 World Phone and the Curve.

I would avoid a BB Storm like the plague given it's history of issues.

08-24-2009, 03:21 PM	#2
joeybear Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Advice on iPhone versus Blackberry I'm not sure about BB phones, but the iPhones have a somewhat shitty warrantee. The $70 warranty only covers phone defects, not if anything happens to it from being dropped. One of the kids at my son's daycare got ahold of my iPhone and shattered the glass. I thought it was covered through the warranty...it wasn't. $200 to replace the phone. The warranty only covers if something goes wrong with the internals or software.

08-24-2009, 05:32 PM	#4
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Advice on iPhone versus Blackberry A coworker cracked his iPhone screen on the desk, put it on Ebay and sold it in the Phillipines for 700 bucks, or so he says....... __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

08-25-2009, 02:12 PM	#6
chenvt Duck the Futch!!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 497 Trading: (23)	Re: Advice on iPhone versus Blackberry Should have added, I get issued a cell phone when I go overseas, so I why carry two

08-25-2009, 08:14 PM	#7
XTRazzer Still Watching My Back Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 131 Trading: (1)	Re: Advice on iPhone versus Blackberry I just got a BB Tour over the weekend. Very nice phone. About the only gripes thus far is the screen has a minor ripple and the buttons could be a bit bigger. I believe the price on it has dropped $50 in the past few days, should that influence your decision. The tour replaces the 8830 World Phone and the Curve. I would avoid a BB Storm like the plague given it's history of issues.