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Old 02-23-2009, 06:59 PM   #1
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Considering these two phones and really seem to be stuck. I currently have a BB so I like that I am familar with it, but the G1 app store makes the G1 that much more favorable. However, I hate the look of the G1. Any suggestions on which way to go?

How do the app stores compare?

Have you downloaded any apps that you actually use on a regular basis?

What about the G1 makes it better than other phones to you?
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Old 02-23-2009, 11:10 PM   #2
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G1, pls. Anyway, this is the first phone with android. U can look it as a souvenir. Hahaha
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Old 02-25-2009, 10:09 AM   #3
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Personally - BB functions are nothing special. I personally hate the Pearl I got my wife. Yes the G1 looks odd, but once you start using it, like with all phones, you get used to it. I thought I wouldn't like the openness of it (I always had flip phones). But with all the functions and apps available, its like carrying a phone, gps, psp, and mini computer. BB cant touch the G1. Oh yah, and once it shuts down, you dont have to worry about your butt calling anyone... lol
Just my thoughts though
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Old 02-25-2009, 05:01 PM   #4
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My wife also got a BB flip pearl the same time I got my G1. She likes her BB but I know she is jealous when I show her some of the cool apps I keep getting. Or maybe not.... I do use about 6 or 7 of the apps I've gotten every day. I am self employed and "there is an app for that". LOL Try a G1 before you get BB. I'm glad I did!
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Old 02-25-2009, 06:42 PM   #5
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This phone is amazing, it does draw attention where ever you go.. "what phone is that? ahhhh coool that is so rad!" I love my g1, app wise i use maybe 2 or 3 on a daily basis, but now with the apps that cost money well see how that goes, you can purchase an app then get a refund if it doesn’t work or gets old which is great, and the app store is fairly well organized nothing to complain about considering the hundreds of free apps... Definitely the g1, the new bb is a simple toy to this god' of a phone.
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Old 02-25-2009, 07:55 PM   #6
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That is a quite the question! I guess it all depends on what you actually use and like on/about your blackberry. The app store is pretty cool but you can get a lot of software for BB too, so nothing too special in that dept (yet).
I would have to say that the G1 beats BBs as far as web browsing hands down so if actually surf the internet from your phone you may want to give the G1 a try. I hate to say it but my BBs cameras took better pictures . If you are one of the people who like the BB because its easy to navigate with one hand, then you might not be as happy with the G1, but there's not much of a learning curve as the software is much more intuitive than BB's. I don't know about the Curve 8900 model but my G1 has much louder and cleared sound quality than any of the BBs I have used in the past. I also use a lot of google apps so the G1 is a given in that dept.
Now, if you already know that you do not like the design and look of the phone you might want to look elsewhere, I mean who wants to walk around with a phone that they mumble under their breath about (...stupid chin piece...j/k) . I actually like the chin piece because I do the whole hold my phone with the shoulder thing sometimes and it helps it stay in place (but I think I am in the minority on this one.)
That said you can always buy a G1 and if you don't like it you can exchange it before your exchange period expires.
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:47 AM   #7
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I have the blackberry 8900 (I purchased just before the G1). I love blackberry and I'm still getting used to the G1. In all honesty I prefer the G1 for web browsing. It's must faster (especially since the 8900 isn't 3G). I prefer how the texting appears on the G1. Would say the blackberry takes better pictures but then who buys a blackberry or the G1 for the camera?

At the moment I do prefer my blackberry but I may change my mind. The more I play about with the G1 the more I find things I like
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I think my curve 8520 is ok, but since I do a lot of webbrowsing(on the road), I am really longing for an Android device... My challenge is that most of the countries I am attending, including Suriname, South-America, only provide Blackberry prepaid dataplan services.
Is there any Blackberry kind of Android software to browse the web with an Android device in those "Blackberrian" countries?
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