BB 8830 vs TP

[cal_j]

Ok,

So I was told the other night that I called in to Sprint that I was able to get a new phone and have the $150. I played with the bb curve 8330 and I'm tempted to switch.

Now I 100% understand that I'm loosing some things here (Touch Screen Phone, Bigger Processor, 3.2 MP Camera) and this is not the point of this thread. There are days that I feel I don't ever use the full functionality of the phone and if I could get 225-250 back out of the phone I would be content with that.

Here is what I'm curious to know what would stop be (besides the obvious noted above) from getting rid of the tp. Any software issues? Anything else?

[lawmangrant]

Well, just know, a Blackberry is more of a phone type thing than a TP.

I have a blackberry for work and a Diamond for home, and I hate the blackberry. Mostly due to the lack of decent (and free) software for it. And losing a touchscreen for a trackball, that's the biggest lose in my book.

[MoonZ*BabysH]

Sorry bro but there is no Comparison in my Opinion, Ones for business and the other is for Business and pleasure, Guess which is which!

[cal_j]

I understand which is which. Just and internal debate I have with myself at this point.

Mostly Its very little internet surfing, Twitter, and Internet Sharing. I do have my phone setup for work, but I could care less at this point because I'm net getting any perks having my personal phone synced with work

[Geekcop]

Something I tell folks considering a BB is that it utilizes a 3rd party email server to transmit your mail. This means your mail has to travel through RIM's (the parent company of BB) server once you send it to it's destination. Not so with WM devices. RIM suffered 2 or 3 email server outages last year, one of which was world wide. What this means is that even if your email server and the destination server are running fine,if the RIM server tanks, you're finished