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Old 17 August 2010, 09:59 PM
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as title , wots the best ???

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Old 17 August 2010, 11:02 PM
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iphone 3gs every time
Old 17 August 2010, 11:11 PM
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What do you want to do?
If its for email then the BB wins hands down, if its for apps then the Iphone wins hands down.
(I have both btw )

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Old 17 August 2010, 11:55 PM
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yeah agree with Tony I have bb and wife has iphone and the truth is exactly what tony has said

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Old 18 August 2010, 09:26 AM
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Agree with Tony, the iPhone is a pain for email compared to the bb but for use of the Internet, apps it's so easy and I have not come across a handset that is as good IMO. The app store makes it all so easy.

Work out what you want to do be it email or Internet and then you have your answer
Old 18 August 2010, 02:00 PM
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I have both and I find the BB a royal pain in the ***!

The iPhone is way better.
Actually prefer e-mail on the iPhone and with the iOS4 software it's better again!
Old 18 August 2010, 04:44 PM
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Iphone everyday of the week- also have had both and BB is a royal pain it the *** to use.

Iphone is so easy to understand and use.....
Old 18 August 2010, 05:27 PM
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i wouldn't change me iphone 3gs, deffo my vote
Old 18 August 2010, 05:52 PM
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As said above, to different devices. The 3GS is more of a 'jack of all' and is more 'fun' than the BB, but if you are wanting a straight business device the the BB may be for you
Old 18 August 2010, 06:34 PM
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IPhone 3GS for me
Old 18 August 2010, 06:51 PM
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3GS all the way, so many things you can do with it !
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Originally Posted by wazzawrx
3GS all the way, so many things you can do with it !
Yes there is, but so many average things you can do with it, its main characteristic is applications, thats where it dominates, for everything else there are far better phones on the market, its been said, jack of all trades, master of none, even my 3GS isnt the best phone i have owned, its the best for apps, granted, but for a phone, its pretty sucky really, and I work in the mobile industry!

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Old 18 August 2010, 08:33 PM
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3GS but would recommend the 4 if you can get hold of one,faster Internet,better camera,email also improved,hd quality screen,it's the dogs nuts,don't let people tell you different,app store and music store are just a side line as to what the iPhone can do,all the top phone mags can't be wrong,it's up there at the top and will take some beating.

But at the end of the day,it's what you want a device for ? Making calls or wanting entertaining.
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Thats a bit off topic it still depends on what the OP requires, the BB cannot be beaten for emails, the iphone is NO WHERE near as good as a BB for this, and it makes better calls BUT the iphone will dominate in the apps area, will eat its battery in 2 days if your lucky without using it (the BB will last a week to 10 days), still when the OP does eventually tell us what he wants it for, he will get more of a straight answer

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Old 18 August 2010, 09:08 PM
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I wunt buy a phone just cost it emails better, explain emails better so the op knows what you mean.

Seen a youtube vid i'll stick with iphone

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The BB is a business device, its email has none of the "issues" the iphones email has, its designed to do emails, it will happily run more than one email account (you can have some difficulty with this on the iphone), so you can run a business email account and several private email accounts on a BB (try it on the iphone, dont mention push email either its a swear word for apple )

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Old 18 August 2010, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by More_Boost
would recommend the 4 if you can get hold of one,faster
Faster, faster. Run away faster
Old 18 August 2010, 09:50 PM
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I have both and the Iphone 3GS wins by a long way the BB is crap.
Old 18 August 2010, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by b13bat
Faster, faster. Run away faster
Yep my daughter uses the BB,I said if she does well in her exams she can have an iPhone. X
Old 18 August 2010, 10:12 PM
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I have both - bb for work and iphone for private.

For work stuff, particulary synching with outlook (or other email) the bb is a far better bit of kit.

For fun stuff, apps and general 'wow' the iphone wins.

Bit like asking whether a STi or Evo is best, both have big and loyal fan bases and hard to objective views. Best idea is to work out want you actually want it for, once this is clear the choice will be obvious.

S
Old 19 August 2010, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
The BB is a business device, its email has none of the "issues" the iphones email has, its designed to do emails, it will happily run more than one email account (you can have some difficulty with this on the iphone), so you can run a business email account and several private email accounts on a BB (try it on the iphone, dont mention push email either its a swear word for apple )

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Agree had a problem with mine twice in a yr of owning 3GS, i have 3 email accounts on the phone. But hotmail was the problem account other 2 was fine
Old 19 August 2010, 08:33 AM
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Also run 3 email accounts on the Iphone- no problems for me
Old 20 August 2010, 07:35 AM
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As above, it depends what you want from your phone. *Flamesuit on* What about an HTC/Google Nexus One?
Old 20 August 2010, 04:22 PM
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bought a 3gs 32gb , got it for 220 like new from flebay , not a bad price , liking it so far

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Old 20 August 2010, 04:26 PM
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Good choice, fair price. Imho
Old 20 August 2010, 05:14 PM
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Can't see how anybody can say the BB is rubbish. Email was an important factor for me, I love mine and can't honestly fault it.
Old 20 August 2010, 05:29 PM
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I don't think anyone has said the BB is 'rubbish' in this thread. It has however been said several times that they are 2 different devices with different uses

The OP has chosen the IP as i suspect they did not require the business functions of the BB and likes the thought of the available apps for the IP.
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had the iphone 3gs for 18 months, it was pretty good, but then i got a blackberry bold 9700 as an upgrade and I honestly prefer it. Mostly for its blackberry messenger function, i have about 15 mates with blackberries and just chat to them for free.

oh and also, the battery on the iphone is crap, i had to charge it everyday.

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