06-23-2017 12:46 PM - edited 01-05-2022 02:15 AM
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.
06-23-2017 05:44 PM
@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.
06-23-2017 05:31 PM
@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.
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!
06-23-2017 02:55 PM
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....
06-23-2017 01:50 PM
@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.
https://mobilityarena.com/blackberry-partnership-tcl/
06-23-2017 01:36 PM
@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!
06-23-2017 01:23 PM
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).