3 Reasons T-Mobile Needs To Cut The Price Of The BlackBerry Pearl

hellno
#1. September 25th, 2007, at 12:46 PM.

Robb,

You are right, and so was Steve Job’s when he proclaimed the iPhone to be revolutionary back 9 plus months ago. The Pearl at $299? a few weeks ago that sounded like the deal of the century. My first Pearl at $499 way back when and even our second and third Pearl’s around $250 under contract are still IMO worth every penny.

As I’ve said before (Thought has had some good comments too about usability of the iPhone) I daily try to compare the user experience, reliability, and productivity between the iPhone and the BB Pearl and other than text input sure think the iPhone kicks but and takes names. Perhaps it’s my fingers or maybe I’m just old school and need to learn to type without keys on my iPhone but I still find I can bang out a email or sms quicker on my Pearl. With what I use day to day, I find the email app and delivery, browsing, sms, phone, sync ability, speed and the other app’s top notch. The finger IS mighter than the trackball.

Not sure what RIM’s next move should be to get up to speed with the iPhone, but the cross-over of consumers which went to RIM BB’s for a top tier smartphone certainly have another solid option. I sure would hate to think of RIM as the one trick pony with email, since the iPhone IMO has caught up to RIM in that aspect with a version one device which also excels in it’s other functions as well. Robb other than price (which we all know is important) what does RIM need to innovate and put into the next BB’s to compete? Does RIM even need to compete with the iPhone? (IMO they sure do) It’s tough on RIM, Nokia, and any of the other top tier manufactures which have been in the wireless device business but without a doubt Apple has raised the bar (IMO a full generation) higher than whats currently out there from the others. Your daughter is gonna love her iPhone. So when are you starting the sister site applemarkable.com?

Thought
#3. September 25th, 2007, at 8:58 PM.

There is no mobile device on the market today that can match the iPhone in terms of coolness and buzz. It’s no surprise that Robb’s daughter is so excited by the iPhone…that’s a typical reaction among all age groups.

With re to multimedia and web browsing, no one can touch Apple. It’s like they are in a different dimension. As with the iPod, others will make lame attempts but no one will come close to the end user experience.

If someone doesn’t need to do a ton of texting but wants a full featured smartphone there’s no reason to go with anyone else other than Apple. Even with a lot of texting, I’d say that aside from business, the iPhone is still preferrable. The iPhone is flat out the most fun mobile phone ever released.

I still come back to my Porsche vs pickup truck analogy. You give someone a Porsche or BMW or it sets their heart aflutter. You give someone a pickup truck, and it can be nice, and it can have lots of nice options, but it’s not the same. However, the pickup truck is better suited for work.

Honestly, in the consumer space, I don’t see anyone else being able to compete against Apple at this point in time, at least for those willing to spend on a high end phone with multimedia features.

I remember some commented that when Apple was entering the cell phone market, that they were going to be playing against the big boys now, in the major leagues, etc. I would say that all those companies are playing against the 800 pound gorilla right now.

Wait until the Apple wireless iTunes store gets fully cranked up. Even though the cell phone companies have been trying for a few years now to master the market of wireless song downloads, Apple will now swoop in and take that market by storm. They have nailed it whereas the carriers have bombed. One more example of the Apple juggernaut rolling through.

Alexis
#4. August 24th, 2008, at 9:15 AM.

hey does t-mobile have the iphone?
i am just wndering case i really want it