iPhone vs BlackBerry — How They Compare from the Perspective of a Former BlackBerry Addict

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1. Chad Huck on August 25, 2008 5:44 pm

   Spencer,
   I agree with everything you say! I converted from my Blackberry a few weeks ago and thank God it’s sexy, otherwise I might not keep it. It is getting better though (or I’m just getting used to it). My battery life seems to be getting better… not sure if it’s the 2.0.2 update or what, but I can almost go a full day without a battery charge, as to when I first got it, it only last a few hours.
   -Chad

2. Bumpre - Real Estate on August 26, 2008 9:59 am

   iPhone vs BlackBerry How They Compare from the Perspective of a Former BlackBerry Addict | GeekEstate Blog…

   Check out this review of a former Real Estate Blackberry addict after he converted over to an iPhone - what’s your success been if you have converted? Or do you like the Blackberry better?…

3. iPhone 3G Fixes Coming This Friday | GeekEstate Blog on September 10, 2008 5:13 pm

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4. Aaron on September 16, 2008 11:02 am

   Very well explained Spencer! Thanks for that awesome summary.

   I work in IT consulting and have lots of BlackBerry and iPhone experience from a support perspective. I’m surprised you didn’t mention BlackBerry crashing when you talked about how your iPhone crashes. I find both devices can occasionally go down. On the iPhone at least you don’t have to pull out the battery and put it back in again.

   Also, have you noticed better performance since the 2.1 revision has come out? My iPhone is crashing a LOT less now.

   In any case, thanks so much for an excellent review. My users often ask me to compare the two. I’m researching for a blog entry right now on choosing between iPhone and BlackBerry. Do you mind if I link to your video from my blog?

5. Spencer Rascoff on September 17, 2008 10:45 am

   Update:
   I downloaded the new software, and it has helped somewhat.
   i’m now ok on the typing, but several apps still crash a lot
   also, i find the contacts to be very slow — that’s still my biggest hangup.

6. The Buffham’s Test Site » Blog Archive » » iPhone 3G Fixes Coming This Friday on September 18, 2008 10:09 pm

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