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BlackBerry Curve (8900)

Nurul and I certainly are handphone freaks. We jump from phone to phone following the latest gizmos and technology that’s ever changing in our society. After our foray into the Samsung G400, we decided to move on to a different phone altogether. Frankly, we have to thank the famous Singapore blogger Xiaxue! Her post on the Blackberry certainly piqued Nurul’s curiosity! Thus, we finally attain the BLACKBERRY CURVE!

For starters, we weren’t looking for a new phone. In actual fact, we loved our Samsung G400. It was just that we wanted to change our network from Starhub to M1. Why? Well, it’s thanks to M1’s special Free Calls to 3 M1 numbers (I have to commend M1 for their brilliant and attractive phone plans that’s really customer friendly) - You just have to pick the plan that fits you. And this Free Calls to 3 M1 numbers is brilliant for me especially with Nurul in the group. All I have to do is just pick up the phone and call Nurul for FREE! One month into the plan has definitely saved me a fortune on phone bills. And it frees up time to call other people and clients.

So why did we get the Blackberry Curve? Well, firstly it was free under that SunSaver Plus Take 3 package. However, the drawback of the Take3 package is that you have to return the phone at the end of your contract or else incur charges. Thus, the phone was going for $298 under a normal 2 year contract. However, with M1’s promotion of changing from a different subscriber we get $100 discount and on top of that another $100 discount for new contract promotion. Thus, we finally got our Blackberry for only $98 under a two-year contract plan.

Blackberry Curve (8900)

As they say, once you have a Blackberry, you will never switch back. I am a Blackberry Convert! I love my Blackberry! I never knew how I could have lived my life without a Blackberry (other than Nurul! hehe!) In the beginning, I disliked the QWERTY keyboard. After seeing Nabihah (Nurul’s second sister) using her Nokia with QWERTY ketboard, I was vehemently adamant into believing that it is far more troublesome and a pain in the ass. I thought my fingers were too fat and big, thus typing would have been hard. But after using it, I realised just how easy and fun it is to use a QWERTY keyboard. Not to mention, the many wonderful applications in the Blackberry.

Pros

• QWERTY KEYBOARD (A breeze once you get used to it. Easier than all the touch screen or typing styles)
• The keyboard is very responsive and sensitive to a fingers pressure.
• Brilliant Applications! Like the Blackberry Messenger (BB to BB free!)
• I love the integrated Google Maps (Never get lost ever even while am driving!), Documents Spreadsheets Applications, Instant Email Notifications, Twitter and Standard Chartered Internet Banking! Also GOOGLE to help me discover anything that i need on the go.
• Simple to Use with an in-built guide to show the magic of BB!
• Processor is very fast
• Slim & Stylish

Cons

• Battery life is a killer usually lasting me at the most 1 & half days
• Loading up is a pain taking at least 2 mins for start up
• Average Camera: Only 3.2 MP
• Messages are messily arranged following days. Not under names.
• No 3G application

Overall

I give the Blackberry 4/5 for its ingenuity, its usability, its black sexiness, its brilliant applications and its ability to be the number ONE contender to the iPhone! A must try, trust me that you will end up as BlackBerry Converts in no time. Although, I certainly do hope though that they increase the battery life, camera megapixels and upload timing.

So, thinking of switching yet?

Fai @ ilovelookinggood

Tags: Blackberry, Blackberry 8900, Blackberry Curve, iphone, Mobile Phone, Smartphones, Technology, Xiaxue

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