The Official BlackBerry Thread

[injunwal]

Question for Verizon users. I am due for a new phone and the wife and I have a shared minutes accont so I want to stick with Verizon. What do you pay at verizon for you monthly bill and am I going to need the verizon dataplan as well as the blackberry mail plan?

[ExtremeGamer]

You just need the data plan, it's $30 per phone. I think our bill is like 95 or something around there, but I get a discount through work.

[ChubbyBanana]

Quote: Originally Posted by injunwal

Question for Verizon users. I am due for a new phone and the wife and I have a shared minutes accont so I want to stick with Verizon. What do you pay at verizon for you monthly bill and am I going to need the verizon dataplan as well as the blackberry mail plan?

I pay $39.99 for my 450 anytime minutes, $29.99 for email/web/unlimited data, plus $5 for 250 anyone/unlimited verizon Text Messaging, and $5.99 for total equipment coverage.

I think with all the subcharges and things It comes out to like $84.99/month.

With the verizon $29.99 email and web for blackberry you also get unlimited data, so you wouldn't need a seperate data plan.

Hope this helps.

[injunwal]

So I still need a text message plan? I guess the only difference would be the switching of the data plan from verizon to the BB. Thanks for the info.

Now the only question is Curve or Storm. I have a Lg Dare and while I love the thought of a touch screen phone it seems like the Curve is the better overall product. Decisions decisions

[ChubbyBanana]

Quote: Originally Posted by injunwal

So I still need a text message plan? I guess the only difference would be the switching of the data plan from verizon to the BB. Thanks for the info. Now the only question is Curve or Storm. I have a Lg Dare and while I love the thought of a touch screen phone it seems like the Curve is the better overall product. Decisions decisions

Both are good phones. I had a dare also.

While I didn't mind the dare I didn't really like the feeling you got when typing. No real confirmation. with the Storm you have the SurePress, so you know when you actually click a button.

Curve is nice too, but overall I like the OS/GUI of the Storm better. It's cleaner, and makes surfing the net/email much easier to read IMO.

[The Chef]

Ive had a Blackberry for awhile now and I notice guys posting their pin on here and I still dont have a clue what this does that isnt done by just having someones phone number, so can someone explain?

[ExtremeGamer]

The PIN is used by the Blackberry Messenger to IM back and forth with other Blackberry's. It's more useful than texting and is Blackberry's own service. Once you add a pin, it changes to the name of the person on the other end and works the same as AIM does. The wife and I use it all the time since it's a really easy way to communicate during the day while at work.

Hey how long are your Storm batteries lasting? Here's a typical day for me:

Surf the internet on it for maybe 30-40 minutes total.

Text a few times an hour, maybe more by the end of the night when I get off work.

Make about 2-3 15-20 minute phone calls.

By the end of the night my battery is drained... Seems like I'm not getting quite what I should be ouf of it.