In my technological bottom feeder journey, for a while I had a Blackberry Curve (don't recall model number) that had cost me a kingly $2 at a garage sale.
It was literally curvaceous. Super pleaseant to handle, everything about its design was perfect. Even the default "email arrived" sound was so melodious that I wish I had a sample of it to use on my Android phone now. The only problem was, without BB service, it was unstable. The data connection would just silently "pause" leaving you with no email delivery to the (aftermarket) email client. And the keyboard was miles better than any touchscreen keyboard.
My next find was an old Xperia X1, the one with the slide-out keyboard. That was a neat device, even if WinCE was an awful mobile OS - at least the data connection stayed up and emails got delivered.
After that, Windows Mobile 8 for a while which was actually great. Three technological dead ends before finally going mainstream.
The Curve 9320 is the best phone experience I've ever had in my life. It fell short on web, but at the time I didn't care. BB10 phones that came later were more of a swiss army knife adapted to modern needs, but they felt somewhat more sluggish.
It was literally curvaceous. Super pleaseant to handle, everything about its design was perfect. Even the default "email arrived" sound was so melodious that I wish I had a sample of it to use on my Android phone now. The only problem was, without BB service, it was unstable. The data connection would just silently "pause" leaving you with no email delivery to the (aftermarket) email client. And the keyboard was miles better than any touchscreen keyboard.
My next find was an old Xperia X1, the one with the slide-out keyboard. That was a neat device, even if WinCE was an awful mobile OS - at least the data connection stayed up and emails got delivered.
After that, Windows Mobile 8 for a while which was actually great. Three technological dead ends before finally going mainstream.