So the iPhone 3G is now out.  The Bold is on its way.  The guys over at BGR decided to put them head to head.

I really enjoyed the review.  They broke down the comparisons into parts and analyzed them in details. 

I was a little disappointed by the conclusion but understand why it ended up that way.

I won’t ruin it for you but go ahead and enjoy.

[ BlackBerry Bold vs. iPhone 3G: yeah, we definitely went there : Boy Genius Report ]

Labels: blackberry, iphone, mobile

Apparently Blackberry will be.  Yet more rumors are coming out about how they are improving on the touchscreen keyboard with their Blackberry Thunder device.

The touch keyboard was one of the main reasons I did not like the iPhone in the first place but if this is as good as they are claiming this will be a HUGE selling feature.

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A lot of rumors have been flying around the net about the new iPhone being released by Rogers this Friday.

After seeing the data plans offered by Rogers for the new iPhone a lot of people are upset and some have even taken the fight into their own hands with hope that Rogers will lower the prices.

The latest rumor is that Apple is actually upset with Rogers and the bad publicity they are getting from this.  They may even go as far as reducing the number of units that will be in each Rogers store to about 20-30.  If this is the case the next set of headlines will be about how many people have gotten hurt (or even killed) in a stampede over the new iPhone's.  I hope they have security out at every store, its going to be a mess.

My views on the subject….

People are going to pay whatever they charge for it.  The demand for the iPhone is so strong that Rogers could charge $100 and still sell them.

Rogers has done their research.  They have obviously carefully selected this price point to maximize profits.  In the end its all about money.  If you are making billions but unhappy people are still paying for it, then keep it up.  Its working for gas prices.

If people only spent the same kind of energy on more important issues this world would be a better place.

Get a different phone.  Why must you have an iPhone?  The competition is stepping up its game.  I decided to skip the iPhone and get a Blackberry Curve.  I LOVE IT!!!! I'm happy I made that choice.  I don't think I can go back to the touch screen keyboard ever again.  My data plan currently is 300MB for 30$ and I am having a problem even reaching that right now.  I'm using 1MB a day doing everything I want with full email, all my RSS feeds and whatever surfing I am doing.  I don't think I will even touch the 300MB limit.  Why do you have to watch online videos on your phone.

I could go on and on but the only person in the end that will win is Rogers.  They could lower the prices and lock you in for 5 years.  But next year when the next generation iPhone comes out you will be screwed again as everyone will fight to get that one.  Take a look at the touch screen Blackberry that is rumored to come out later this year.  Serious competition.

Labels: iphone, mobile, rambling

Rogers finally officially announced their mobile plans for the iPhone that is being released next month and even though this link isn’t hosted on the Rogers site it is linked to from the site in the announcement section.  Its official.

To sum it up

Note… from my understanding these prices don’t include such features as voicemail, caller ID etc.. so all that is extra.  You also must sign on for a 3 year contract.

This is very disappointing.  For some reason I actually thought they would come up with a plan that would give unlimited everything.  But I guess it was just a dream.

If I take the cheapest plan, I am heavily restricted.  If you were only doing email then 400MB is a lot of email.  But once you start going into the Internet hungry applications you can easily go over 400 MB.  Forget about such things as YouTube.  And don’t download all those attachments that you get forwarded to your email.  You will quickly find yourself over the limit while trying to use your iPhone for what it was made for.  Just wait until all of those fancy applications start to get released and they require data as well.  Who will be first to blog about their $800 Rogers bill.

The text messaging numbers are a joke.  The iPhone will be used heavily for this.  Most people can pass the 75 in a week.  I have a plan that allows 125 and I don’t really text a lot and I still find myself getting really close to that number.  Last month I did 123. 

Get into the more expensive plans and you will be a bit more safe but who wants to pay those prices.

Now.. if you take the 60$ plan.  Add on the system access fee, the taxes, add on a few long distance calls/texts and viola!!! Your now close to $100 on your bill.  Who wants to pay $100 a month for the next 3 years?

I have a strong feeling a lot of people may not jump at it right away.  However I still think they are going to do good sales. 

I don’t know if at this point they will even offer these plans for those of us that went and got the original iPhone from the states.  Rumor has it they won’t.

I’m sticking with my BB Curve for now and not even going to bother with the Bold.  They are going to want an arm for that phone.  See my other rant about my just trying to upgrade to the Curve.

I think they dropped the ball with this one.. but to them its not about customer satisfaction.  Its about maximizing profits.

Labels: iphone, mobile, rambling

Rumor has it that the Blackberry Bold may be released as early as next week on Rogers.  I am still trying to decide on which one to drop some coin on.  Right now I thought I had my mind made up with the iPhone but then released that everybody and their dog is going to have one.  Gone are the days when you feel special pulling out a fancy phone that nobody else has.  Instead you will be picking at who has the new iPhone vs the old iPhone.

At least the Blackberry will give you a more “business ready” look.

I still haven’t finalized my decision but I found this really good comparison chart over on this lockergnome blog and thought it was really worthy of posting.  Take a look at it and see if it helps you decide.  Click on the image to open it up in another window.

Labels: blackberry, iphone, mobile