Blackberry Curve Impressions
A few weeks back, I finally entered the 21st century and bought a smartphone. For the longest time, my cell phone was exactly what it looked like – a phone – and I didn’t have a lot of interest in turning it into something more. The truth is, I usually feel a little too accessible; why invite unadulterated intrusion? Then I started traveling more and things changed. I began to see a smartphone as a way to enjoy more freedom in that accessibility. In other words, I sensed an opportunity to become just a little less tethered to my laptop. I can be responsive while maybe enjoying a little natural light. Novel.
So I looked around. Now we all know that the iPhone is the sexy pick. Check that. It’s the holy-crap-that’s-sexy-as-hell pick. Maybe I’m not sexy enough or maybe my need for sexy is waning as I age, but I chose to live a rebel’s life. Defying the urge to conform, I chose the Blackberry Curve 8330 (yep, big time rebel, here). I made that choice, in part, because I keep hearing about some of the basic features that the iPhone lacks, but above all else, I chose the Blackberry because I simply wasn’t willing to give up my network (that famous mass of Verizon Wireless-gear-wearing bodies that you can probably hear, even now) for a phone. It’s just too damn good. Period.
So anyway, now that I’ve been using it for a few weeks, I thought I’d “publish” my thoughts on the device so far.