Whether they are BlackBerry, iPhones, Android, smartphones or mobile devices… everybody’s got one.
Ottawa seems to be partial to BlackBerry though, probably because Research In Motion (RIM), the telco company that invented the device, is Canadian, has contracts with the government and is a big employer in Ottawa.
I become a CrackBerry when I was working on Parliament Hill. The smartphone was part of the job and we were hooked to it—and expected to check it—pretty much 24/7. I hated it. I never turned the device off and compulsively check the screen if I was away from it for more than a few minutes. The little “mail” icon invariably meant “troubles” and “overtime”. I was taking work home every day.
I ditched the Hill job but kept the device. Well, technically I gave it back but I soon got another BlackBerry.
Smartphones are great. I’m not much of a phone person but I do everything by email, and being able to communicate on-the-go with coworkers and friends is awesome. And I’m not the only addict around: the recent RIM outage prompted a class action suit!
I have a dumb phone. It can’t do anything but phone, and I don’t even use it for that (I’m just texting people). I’m already an internet addict and I’m in 18/24h so I’m not sure it’s a good idea for me to have internet in my pocket! Most of the time, when I go shopping or just wander in the city, I don’t even bring my phone. That’s the way I find peace!
I’m really not a phone person but the ability to get emails on my phone is great and I’m using that a lot. But the way we are always connected is kind of scary…!
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace (Android) – love it! I can “talk” my texts which certainly relieved the pain in my thumb and wrist. There must be hundreds of gadgets on this phone I haven’t mastered – perhaps in a few years? 😉
I’ve heard great things about Android phones but I’m ashamed to say I don’t really know what it is!
I am so behind time really while my two girls – one with iphone, the other is samsung. I am contemplating getting an ipad though…reading glasses problem kekekeke…
And double-chins from always looking down at some kind of device when walking!
I have a smartphone that is currently under repair, because it fell victim to the most common problem: the touch screen is broken. It doesn’t light up, and now I cannot see anything. So I reverted back to my dumb phone, but it has its own set of problems. Although come to think of it, technology is awesome, but little do we know we are also their prisoners if we don’t watch out.
That’s why I like BlackBerry, the phone just look stronger! That and the fact I’m not a huge fan of touch-screens, I feel clumsy when I use them.
i got a blackberry from a lucky draw but i sold it away. am thinking o getting an iphone or a samsung galaxy but damn those are really out of my budget. so for the moment, am sticking back to my 5-y-o phone, lol!
Lucky guy though, winning a BlackBerry! Did you make a profit when you sold it?
I’m a fan of Apple! XD So, maybe this is the reason I got an Iphone and not others.
Is Apple big in China as well?
I always make a point of recommending Blackberry because it’s Canadian 🙂 However I do not have one of those smart phones, I have an old phone that I forgot home … again. I’m not a big fan of cell phones even though I had one since forever!
But at least, I bet plans are cheaper in France… it’s a rip-off here!
Everyone…everyone except me!! I like the idea of an iphone but each time I use my husband’s, the touch screen doesn’t respond to my fingers! I can’t figure it out (touching too lightly? too quickly?) So maybe I should go the patriotic route and go for a Blackberry. Not that I really need one.
Nope, you’re not the only one: I can’t seem to use any touch device! I tried the BlackBerry tablet recently and it drove me crazy. That’s why I like the BlackBerry, there is an actual keyboard.