Poll: BB Curve Vs. BB Bold

[sk8r3124]

So last night at a concert, my current PDA suffered water damage, so all the more excuse to upgrade to a Blackberry.
Which of the two should I look into?

[GQBalla]

are you talkin about the old school curves?

or the new curve aka javelin?

either way i would still pick bold :D

[sk8r3124]

Most likely be older.
looking to drop around $300 into a new phone

[blinkme_210]

Bold, because it has 3G and the keyboard is way nicer to type on.

[EK 2.0]

I vote bold...

Although...right now I am all about my new Tour...

[Genjuro]

voted 8900 curve.
I'm usually around a PC so I wont need 3G. I have a larger resolution, better camera, running OS 4.6.1 for 6 months with no issues. running the new BBM 5.0 smoothly.

Bold has constant OS issues even with newer versions. most of my friends either have an iPhone or Bold. The Bold's crash and loose functionality all the time.
oh and they are massive.

[jonnycat]

When the Bold does Crash, all it needs is a battery pull and back to normal. In 5 months, I've only had to pull the battery twice.

The Bold is just a man-lier phone, nice size and weight.

[trieuth]

I've had the bold since the day it came out, no problems with it at all, and its not even that big. I had the curve(83xx) and the size doesn't even make a difference

[stardotstar]

Voted bold because I have one and 3G is quite handy. Haven't really had major problems. I'm running 4.6.0.282 and BBIM 5.0 beta is sweet.

[CRXguy]

I have the Bold. Other than a non-functional trackball, which was replaced with a different phone, everything else is fine. My only beef is the screen resolution. :zzz:

[ajooo]

gotta bump this up.

just a quick question about the bold vs. 8900

is 3g a noticable difference between them? im thinking about getting either or. so any help would be appreciated

[tha_bandit]

Originally posted by ajooo
gotta bump this up.

just a quick question about the bold vs. 8900

is 3g a noticable difference between them? im thinking about getting either or. so any help would be appreciated

I dont think think 8900 even has 3G....correct me if i'm wrong :confused:

EDIT: yea i'm pretty sure 8900 doesnt have 3G, and only works on EDGE, I remember that's what I didnt like about it.

[wes_v]

BOLD. The tour and javelin (new curve) are not 3G!

[ajooo]

yeah i know the 8900 doesnt have 3g, thats why im wondering if its a noticeable difference between it when on the internet?

[dino_martini]

Originally posted by wes_v
BOLD. The tour and javelin (new curve) are not 3G!

The BlackBerry Tour 9630 is 3G. It runs Ev-Do Rev A which is 3g.

The BlackBerry Bold 9000 runs HSPA/HSDPA which is 3g.

The only newer BlackBerry that does not run 3G is the Curve 8900 which runs EDGE which is 2G.

Bold has a great keyboard, 3G is nice to have.

The 8900 has a great camera though, and a great form factor.

Edit - There is a bit of difference between 3g and Edge. 3G is quite a bit faster. 3G has better sound quality. If you can swing it, get a Bold. It is a great phone.

[dragonone]

just browse on both a couple times and you'll know right away which one you want

or wait for the onyx

[TorqueDog]

Originally posted by dino_martini
The BlackBerry Tour 9630 is 3G. It runs Ev-Do Rev A which is 3g. It's not 3G in the sense that, if you unlock the SIM card slot to accept a Rogers SIM, it will only operate at the maximum on EDGE. It does not support North American 3G.

[dino_martini]

Originally posted by TorqueDog
It's not 3G in the sense that, if you unlock the SIM card slot to accept a Rogers SIM, it will only operate at the maximum on EDGE. It does not support North American 3G.

Thats true, it doesn't support North American HSPA bands.

But it does support Ev-Do Rev A. Which is 3G.

HSPA and EVDO Rev A are both 3G.

Apple really fucked everyone up by calling the iPhone 3g. They should have called it iPhone HSPA

[TorqueDog]

Originally posted by dino_martini


Thats true, it doesn't support North American HSPA bands.

But it does support Ev-Do Rev A. Which is 3G.

HSPA and EVDO Rev A are both 3G.

Apple really fucked everyone up by calling the iPhone 3g. They should have called it iPhone HSPA It's not Apple's fault - blame the network providers. Rogers, AT&T, all the big network providers are advertising 3G. All the CDMA-based providers are using EV-DO Rev.A for marketing, not 3G.

When you're running a Tour on Telus, it'll say EVDO - not 3G.

When you're running a Bold on Rogers, it'll say 3G - not HPSA.

[JAYMEZ]

I have the bold , its great for work :thumbsup: .. Camera suxs though.