My love affair with blackberry began in Oct 06, with the release of the Pearl (8100). I had seen previous blackberry's and was completely uninterested. They were big, dinosaur looking phones. My theory on that, changed when I walked into a T-mobile store and saw the Pearl sitting on the shelf. I knew I had to have him. He was so much smaller than any blackberry I'd ever seen, yet he still possessed full blackberry capabilities. I fell in a deep state of lust with him. However, our courtship didn't last long, I got rid of him a month later. We had a major compatibility problem; I loved to text. So, I needed a full querty keyboard, and he couldn't offer me that. So, I went back to my SK2(Sidekick 2)
A couple months passed and I picked up a very business minded 8700, at a local spot. I fell in a deep state of like. Full Querty, Internet access, Email, IM, a Nice Full Blue Body and a track wheel (something I had never experienced or heard of before). His track wheel was amazing to me. Something, I definitely missed when it was time for me to move on. He fell short in one big area. He didn’t have a camera. I needed to have one.
I spent the vast amount of our time together, coveting & lusting after his more advanced cousin the 8320. I patiently waited for T-Mobile to release the 8320 aka the Curve. AT&T had released their version in May of 2007. I had considered jumping ship but a wifi enabled device was more attractive to me at the time than one loaded with gps. (8320 (tmo) comes equipped with wifi, 8310 (att) is equipped with gps). Also I love T-MOBILE, great prices, the best plans and the absolute best Customer Service ever, what more could a woman ask for? Nothing at all. So I chilled, and just waited it out.
I had a school girl crush on the curve. I stalked sites, just to catch a glimpse of him. I counted down the days until his release. I later found that he was scheduled to be released on the 27th of September. I became giddy with excitement; I finally knew when I would have him.
On September 26, 2007, I met the "man/phone" of my dreams. My lusting was over as I cruised the mall and just happened to saunter on over to a T-mobile store. And to my surprise my love had been released 2 days earlier. I quickly forked over $400, his price without a contract extension.
We rendezvoused on the couch as I explored all of his features. I was sad when I had to leave him alone later that first night. I took out his younger cousin instead (my 8700). I had to break up with him properly; I didn't want to hurt his feelings. He deserved an explanation. The next morning, I placed him (8700) carefully into his box and inserted both my sim and memory card into my new (8320) love. He fulfilled my needs. Wifi, Camera, MP3 Player, Push Email, Full Internet Access, Amazing Apps and a Full Querty Keyboard. And because AT&T had released their device so much earlier there were already hundreds of themes floating around.
Most importantly I could send/receive up to 500 texts/emails a day, surf the net for hours, talk for 2-4 hours, listen to music for a couple hours and never have to worry about his battery dying on me. The battery was amazing. At this point I knew nothing could keep us apart. Not too soon after, he broke my heart for the first time, but it wasn’t the last. He began sending out messages on his own, would only allow certain letters on his querty to work. I never gave up on him or us; I knew we just needed some outside help. I just kept sending him back to T-mobile. After, the 3rd replacement I decided it was time for us to take a break.
His older cousin started looking very attractive to me.
He was big, black and sexy. He was the blackberry 8800; the older brother to my ex the 8700. He fit into my hands like a dream. We complimented each other well. He was much more business minded than his younger cousin the curve. He was sans camera and wifi; two of the things I came to love about my curve. He came equipped with a feature; I didn’t previously think I needed: GPS. At first I rarely utilized his special feature; soon it became a staple in my life. I used it to zip off anywhere, I needed to go. It made moving around that much easier. A month or two into our relationship I began longing and missing my Curve; his more compact body and his oh so lovely camera.
I spent 2-3 months in lust with my 8800, before I went back to my love, my Curve. We had a strong union, or so I thought. I soon began hearing/reading rumors about two other men that I knew could possibly be my perfect match. The Javelin but most importantly the Bold. I think my love knew it would only be a matter of time until he would be replaced. He began to shut down, only functioning when he wanted to. This only made me lust for the Javelin and the Bold more. We had been experiencing high’s and low’s in our relationship for a while. And the Sunday before Halloween, I guess he had finally had enough of my ever wandering eye. He shut down. My attempts to reboot and reload him, were futile. I ended up going back to Mr.8800.
Our courtship this time around was much briefer, only lasting 2 weeks. He could no longer get by with just his gps, I wanted and needed so much more. I bought another Curve; hoping things would be better this time around.
In the meantime, I kept up with the rumors/release dates on the Bold and the Javelin which had now been confirmed as the 8900 Curve II. I eventually found out that the Bold, the one I knew could give me everything I needed GPS, WIFI and 3G would not be making an appearance on T-Mobile, However his 3G-less baby brother (8900) would be. So, I set my sights on him. I knew he would eventually be mine.
Meanwhile I continued my relationship with my 8320, learning all of his applications, installing and uninstalling 3rd party apps until I found ones that worked best for us. I found that even without internal GPS, he and google maps could help me get to wherever I needed to go. Together they could pinpoint my location within 10 meters. Again we were happy. For the time being, Anyway.
More & More spy shots began to appear of the 8900. I loved his look. So sexy & sleak. He was just a smaller version of his big brother the bold. I fell for him. And I fell hard. I knew nothing would suffice until I would be able to hold him in my hands. He could give me everything my 8320 could plus gps, a larger crisper screen and a faster processor. Brains & Braun, I was hooked.
I planned to pick my 8900 up on his release date (2-11-2009.) But I had to be at the ranch at 5am that morning. By 2pm they were sold out; all over the city as I knew they would be. I know, I could have placed an order, but I would have had an issue with not being able to hold him right away. And what if I spent that much money, only to find out he would be on back order? I’d go crazy. So, I waited; made sure to check the stores daily for new shipments. After a week, I was tired of waiting. I decided to go to a T-Mobile store to place an order; I kept my fingers crossed that maybe they’d have him in stock. They didn’t. I decided to go ahead with the order. Sales Rep was an asshole. He had no idea, who/what he was getting himself into. He didn’t understand my addiction. I had to put him in his place. In the end, I didn’t place my order.
. The next morning I was perusing craigslist when I came upon a post just for me. A Brand New In Box 8900 for trade for a 8320 in excellent condition and a moderate sum of money. I TOOK IT! It was exactly what I was going to do anyway. Buy the 8900, and sell the 8320 to recoup some of the funds. It worked out perfectly.
I was sad to see my 8320 go, as we had shared so many memories. He was there with me and helped me capture so many pictures, send and receive so many important text messages & emails. I even used his mp3 capabilities to work out. Of course, I would miss him; but I'd found love in another. I held him for the last time as I started up my desktop manager to back him up. And shortly thereafter I began to wipe him clean. After, there was no evidence of my existence. Our on & off, 1.5 year whirlwind relationship was over.
Once I got him (8900) in myhands, it just felt so right. I immediately plugged him into my desktop manager to load him up with all of my info. I was pressed for time but I didn’t let that stop me from going on a theme search. I came across a "Hello Kitty Mac Makeup Theme" by Nancy Drew. I'm not a Hello Kitty fan, nor have I ever been. I don’t even wear make up. But the theme was DOPE. It did what I considered to be impossible. It enhanced his sexy even more.
The 8900 is a beast of a partner. He comes preloaded with OS 4.6, a 512 mhz processor. 256 of internal memory; Micro SD slot is expandable to 16gb. He comes equipped with a 3.2 mp digital camera, video camera, bluetooth, micro usb, standard headphone jack, 2 convenience keys, a dedicated lock button, as well as a mute/stand by button. The clock also offers a bedside mode; it’s very useful.
As with any good relationship, I do have a couple of complaints. I hate his loose battery door, though it was easily fixed with a silicone skin. His battery also seems to drain incredibly fast with minimal usage. 50 emails/texts, 2 hrs or so of internet time, about an hour and a half of total talk time and a hour of mp3 use leaves me with a low battery by bedtime, and that's starting the day fully charged. To combat this, I keep chargers around all the time. Finally, the GPS; The GPS is one of the main reasons why, I NEEDED to have this device. It’s actually not much better than my 8320 without any GPS capabilities; I am very disappointed in the gps to say the least.
To state the obvious my love of Blackberry’s will only increase, as I continue my quest on finding the perfect device. I think they may finally be creating that for me. A touchscreen BOLD, hopefully T-Mobile won’t pass on it this time around. They may lose a 5 year customer…
LMAO...ummm yea.. your a straight crackberry addict!!!
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