Developing A Crackberry Addiction

by Patrick on June 12, 2009

blackberry-8330-curve-verizon-wirelessThanks to an IT switchover at work, I had to give up my Zack Morris-like smart phone for a Blackberry. This past weekend I picked up a Blackberry Curve and so far it’s been ok. Along with my previous experience with the Treo, I’ve now completed my handheld trifecta.

Now I know some people are big fans of the “Crackberry” and I can see why: it’s small and lightweight; a plethora of different apps that adds functionality besides e-mail checking; and the phone appears to perform better than the muffled calls I’d get with my previous phone.

While I wasn’t happy with the way it handled my inbox and contacts at first, I do like how it supports HTML messages unlike my previous device.

I don’t know if I’m “addicted” yet but I may get there- I’ve already decided that when I renew my plan later next year I may opt for a Blackberry again.

Anybody else have a Blackberry? What are some good apps for it? Also it appears that everybody is trading pin numbers for Blackberry Messenger.

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  • http://aliceblogs.blogspot.com Alice

    i don’t even know if i’d like a blackberry, but i just feel so LEFT OUT! everyone’s got a bb or an iphone. me and my treo are so uncool. :-(

  • http://www.dmbosstone.com Patrick

    Alice I had a Treo at first and I thought it was the shit. Then I got a smartphone and loved it. Now I have a Blackberry and I feel like a handheld whore.

  • http://planetbooks.wordpress.com Karen @ Planet Books

    After living in Japan for the last four years and having all the cute, pink phones I can stand we are back in the DC area and I am the proud owner of the Sunset (red) BBerry Curve. I LOVE IT! I have the NPR, Facebook, CNN, Wash Post, NYTimes and Google apps on it. It’s very convienient to catch up on the news with when waiting in lines or waiting for friends. I hope you end up loving your Curve as much as I love mine.

  • http://www.dmbosstone.com Patrick

    Karen,

    I totally enjoy my curve much more than my Zack Morris like phone. (http://www.dmbosstone.com/2008/06/how-i-am-stimulating-the-economy/)

    The BB does everything my old phone did but it’s smaller! I am in love with it, in fact if I ever leave my job I’m going to dread giving that thing back… unless it’s already broken cause I keep dropping the damn thing!

  • http://francobeans.com f.B

    I kinda want a Blackberry. Just because. I wanna see what the hype is all about. I also have this thing for gadgets…

  • http://www.dmbosstone.com Patrick

    If you enjoy gadgets then you’ll enjoy the Blackberry.

  • http://www.thoughtsfrommeggiepoo.com meghan

    hey- so i love my BB. i have a pearl. my fav app is one that makes the screen look like the iphone screen- just smaller. it’s more visually appealing. i also like the pandora app!

  • http://www.ihatesomuch.com Maxie

    I love black berry messenger. My favorite part is leaving drunken voice notes for people.

  • http://www.dmbosstone.com Patrick

    Meghan: I LOVE the Pandora App, I used it on a road trip this past weekend.

    Maxie: We need to trade PINs!

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