Phone conundrums again

[seventhe]

I am actually pretty sure that my Blackberry is starting to send me signals of impending doom and death. Seeing as it is a tool I use religiously, every day, for what probably adds up to be an embarrassing number of hours every day (just emailing you fuckers), AND that it is a tool I carry around in my pants (can't be good for either of us), I am, pretty legitimately seriously, starting to think about my next phone.

I am not an "everybody needs a smartphone" type but for my own personal uses I am looking at smartphones only, mainly because work Internet use is so frowned upon (I can't even get my own email) (and without email I would pass away).

I am stuck back in the realm of Blackberry vs Other. The new iPhone looks very nice, but a) I don't like the thought of losing my keyboard SECURITY BLANKET and b) I still feel like iPhones are too trendy for my dumb ass. I adore the new Blackberry but still feel like I'm not getting as much for my money when compared to iPhone or Android. And I really am not feeling Androids right now, although I cannot pinpoint why (as I certainly haven't ever used one myself).

So if you're an Android user, or an iPhone user, please tell me things you like or don't like about your phone. And hey, if you like Blackberry, tell me why I shouldn't drop it just yet. MAKE THIS DECISION FOR ME KTHX

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[renay]

I am totally unhelpful here because I have never used Android. Plus, like KJ, I am a Apple fangirl because I love their designs and UIs. I used my Blackberry for a year and a half, but I never used it like I used my iPhone, if that makes sense? I never became "A Phone Person" until my iPhone. Restaurant menu? Number of hotel? GPS location of bar? Fanfic during class? Recording a voice memo because my recorder's batteries died in the middle of a lecture? Let me get out my iPhone. My only regret when switching was losing access to the Blackberry messaging system and having to pay for more texting.

I had the same keyboard concerns. TACTILE RESPONSE. In the end, I practiced a lot with the sound on (so hitting the keys made a sound) and eventually it became second nature. :D

(KJ is not joking about resolution differences. I have a 3GS and Zach has a 4. On first glance it's hard to tell, but after using them both for a bit you start to go "oh.")

I've never had any problems with my phone itself, just some hard restarts. My biggest problem, of course, was with AT&T's staff, when I went to add Zach to my plan and some brand new worker created an entirely new account that started charging me for months and AT&T started to threaten to send me to collections for not paying even though I had been paying the bill on the only account I thought I had! O.o But they EVENTUALLY credited me and got rid of the problem. So I watch my bills pretty closely these days. I went with them before we had another carrier here, so if you have that option, definitely compare!