Going to the other side - Motorola Q Forum

guestQ · 05-29-2008, 06:42 AM

Im relatively new to the smartphone but I am coming up on the new every two. I think I am going to the BB curve, ive posted on a BB forum to ask the pros and cons of a curve and a wm device. The most common answer is a more stable OS can I get a little input from abyone here? -from Q

bobby-n · 05-29-2008, 06:44 AM

more stable os ? what even is that suppose to mean

guestQ · 05-29-2008, 06:49 AM

Apparently they like the operating system more, I have no idea what they mean never used one

PacoJr67 · 05-29-2008, 06:52 AM

stable OS maybe, but only because there are less ways to customize it. One of the downsides to having an OS that allows third party siftware is that every now and then a bad piece of software can cause problems.I had a Q1 from march 2007 to december, and a Q9c since then. The only instability that I have noticed was when I messed up a hack on thee Q1. 1 master reset and 10 minutes to restore settings and I was good to go again. For me at least WM has been Rock solid (assuming proper maintenance and upkeep)

rudeboy · 05-29-2008, 07:15 AM

i mostly agree with Paco... WM has nothing but been good to me for +1.5 year..

n99hockey · 05-29-2008, 07:16 AM

sorry to see you go
good luck

Tony Bag o Donuts · 05-29-2008, 07:19 AM

the BB will be quick, but one caveat which is HUGE lately.
All email goes through RIM's servers so when they go down, everybody who has a blackberry goes down as well in regards to email.
Again its a fast device, but they are losing market share. Why have cameras on business phones, etc. They are now developing multimedia features, etc.
My brother wanted windows mobile, but his company will not support anything other than BB's. Typical Corporate America mentality.

There are pros and cons to both.
If you really rely on email, go with the BB. If email is important, but not the primary concern, get the Q.

igotaq · 05-29-2008, 07:55 PM

Rim is losing market share?? are you kidding?

buckhorn · 05-29-2008, 08:30 PM

I was looking at the curve also, but decided to upgrade from Q to Q9C. The main reason was that I like to tether the Q to my laptop via Pdanet. Pdanet does not work with BB.

Tony Bag o Donuts · 05-29-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by igotaq

Rim is losing market share?? are you kidding?

I should modify my statement. They are not losing, but are not gaining at the same rate as in previous years. Not necessarily to corporate yet because of the money companies spent shelling out big bucks for BB's.
More and more people don't want to carry two devices, but they were using a regular flip phone for calls and a BB strictly for email purposes. Now I know many in NYC and Philly who grew tired of this and wanted one device.
This is where WM and the iphone comes into play.

1) companies are tired of relying on one companie's servers to push their mail.
2) employees want more multimedia friendly handsets.

Why all of a sudden cameras on a BB? Why did Verizon team up with BB to have a 30.00 month non corporate data plan. They will remain on top, but are being seriously challenged by Apple. WM not so much and palm, well we all know what is going on or not going on with palm.

RIM is moving its units at a snails pace right now compared to wm devices.