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Been through Blackberry now going through Alcatel

Angelic_Fille90 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:15:45 GMT

Hi everyone,

Happy Saint Jean to fellow PublicMobile members in Quebec.

I'm still on my new cellphone quest.

I went through Blackberry and now on to Alcatel.

I was a bit surprise to see that Alcatel sold their own text pad phones. But those and the bar pad wouldn't be compatible.

I looked and found some flips and might get one locally.

I'll keep you updated on what happens next.

Re: Been through Blackberry now going through Alcatel

srlawren — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:23:00 GMT

Hi @Angelic_Fille90. FYI, modern Blackberry devices (DTEK50, DTEK60, and Key One) are actually made by Alcatel's parent company TCL. TCL makes phones for both Alcatel and those BB devices I mentioned (plus new ones in the future).

Re: Been through Blackberry now going through Alcatel

Angelic_Fille90 — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:36:05 GMT

@srlawren wrote:
Hi @Angelic_Fille90. FYI, modern Blackberry devices (DTEK50, DTEK60, and Key One) are actually made by Alcatel's parent company TCL. TCL makes phones for both Alcatel and those BB devices I mentioned (plus new ones in the future).

REALLY?

I had no idea that they're from the same parent company.

I'm REALLY glad now that I pick those brands.

Thanks for that bit of info @srlawren!

Re: Been through Blackberry now going through Alcatel

srlawren — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:50:26 GMT

@Angelic_Fille90 no problem. It's a recent thing. For many many years, BlackBerry designed and built their own hardware. But recently they had to divest of that and partnered with TCl to spin off a new company named... Blackberry Mobile. So original Blackberry company continues to make software, while BlackBerry Mobile (basically TCL) produces the newest hardware.

http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/personal-tech/tcl-blackberry-reveal-partnership-details-and-unveil-upcoming-mercury-smartphone/wcm/065389a1-7916-4aae-8cb0-240d009b53cd

https://mobilityarena.com/blackberry-partnership-tcl/

Re: Been through Blackberry now going through Alcatel

TheOldVR — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:55:28 GMT

I used to be such a BlackBerry fan, and then the Playbook and BB10 happened.

That wasted enough of my cash that I won't be looking at a BB phone for a long time.

I wish BB would come up with an offer to get us old Bold lovers back again so we could become brand ambassodors as we use to be.

I think the 9810 was my last BB Bold? What an awesome phone, text, and email box....

Re: Been through Blackberry now going through Alcatel

Angelic_Fille90 — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 21:31:04 GMT

@srlawren wrote:
@Angelic_Fille90 no problem. It's a recent thing. For many many years, BlackBerry designed and built their own hardware. But recently they had to divest of that and partnered with TCl to spin off a new company named... Blackberry Mobile. So original Blackberry company continues to make software, while BlackBerry Mobile (basically TCL) produces the newest hardware.

http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/personal-tech/tcl-blackberry-reveal-partnership-details-and-unveil-upcoming-mercury-smartphone/wcm/065389a1-7916-4aae-8cb0-240d009b53cd
https://mobilityarena.com/blackberry-partnership-tcl/

Research and Motion had it ALL!

Its sad the Blackberry's popularity went down the drain.

The sole person I remember still had a Blackberry was Barack Obama.

Least we forget this famous phone is of Canadian origin!

Re: Been through Blackberry now going through Alcatel

Angelic_Fille90 — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 21:44:42 GMT

@TheOldVR wrote:

I used to be such a BlackBerry fan, and then the Playbook and BB10 happened.

That wasted enough of my cash that I won't be looking at a BB phone for a long time.

I wish BB would come up with an offer to get us old Bold lovers back again so we could become brand ambassodors as we use to be.

I think the 9810 was my last BB Bold? What an awesome phone, text, and email box....

I can relate GREATLY.

One brand one I vow NEVER EVER to purchase is Samsung.

I had the first or second edition Samsung smartphone and that battery life is such a pain!

Than I had what must of been the third edition and the screen cracked! (Plus I was with a deceptive cell company which I won't name and they had hidden fees.)

I was with Fido and had an old model flip but the battery life wasn't the best.

Long before those three phones I had another flip with Rogers but wasn't impress with their service-the phone never gave problems though.

In reality, I always wanted to own BOTH a flip AND a Blackberry!

I perfer phones like those because its basic and you can get so much done. I agree, Blackberry WAS the top of all cellphones.