BlackBerry – Page 6

The Camera Question

June 14, 2012 by koalateagirl

By far the most frequent question I get asked about my Bold 9900 is about the camera. People ask why I would want a smart phone with a crappy camera. My answer is simply, I don’t. Here are the specs on the camera on the Bold 9900:

5 megapixel camera
720p HD video recording capability
4 x digital zoom
Flash
Geo-tagging (So helpful when sorting through the pictures!)
Zero shutter lag. ZERO. You can capture a memory the instant it occurs.
Multiple scene modes. I actually find this very useful – I have tried out all of the modes, and while Auto is great, the Party and Landscape modes are quickly becoming favourites.

All of this wouldn’t be worth anything without the amazing resolution on the screen – VGA 640×480 high resolution with 287 pixels per square inch. In short – pictures I take on my Bold 9900 look fantastic on my handheld and on the computer.

The touch screen on the Bold 9900 is also very useful for taking pictures. You can zoom in or out swiping the right side of the screen, you can either use a key or touch the camera icon in the middle to take a picture. When you are looking through your photos, the touch screen enables you to easily move between pictures.

I have a 32gb MicroSD card in my Bold so that I can keep photos on the phone, but also transfer them easily with the help of an adapter to any compatible device. I would highly recommend getting a card if you’re going to be storing music or photos on your Blackberry.

A picture really is worth 1000 words, so here is one I took with my Bold 9900 at a friend’s party.

Oh and the header on the blog? Yeah, I took that with my Bold too.

A word of Introduction

June 12, 2012 by koalateagirl

TardisBerry — My Beloved Bold 9900 – as a TARDIS !

Welcome to my new blog. People keep asking me why I’m so devoted to my BlackBerry (both the Bold 9900 and my 64gb Playbook) so I’m starting this blog to try and explain. It’s not just that I live in the Kitchener-Waterloo area and have had more exposure to the BlackBerry brand. My dad has had a succession of BlackBerries, starting with the “Brick berry” going through the pearl (he was not a fan, nor was I) and after seeing my Bold 9900, he decided he needed the latest and greatest BlackBerry too. I didn’t make my choice of phone lightly. In the spirit of full disclosure I will say that I got my BlackBerry Bold 9900 free after winning a BlackBerry sponsored contest on Twitter. Even so, if it wasn’t the right phone for me, I would have sold it and found something else. I want a smart phone that is actually smart. I don’t play many games (except cribbage and word mole – they’re surprisingly addictive) on my phone. I use my phone to talk to people. Whether it’s by BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), Text messages, Twitter, Facebook, or e-mail, my BlackBerry never lets me down. I love the fact that it has a keyboard and a touchscreen – I can type much faster on the keyboard than I ever could on my IPhone, and I still get the fun of a touchscreen to flip between pictures quickly. It’s the best of both worlds. Oh, and the camera rocks. I also found a skin on Etsy that made my BlackBerrry into a TARDIS from Doctor Who. Yes, I geeked out my BlackBerry Bold. I’m a real person and I need a smartphone that allows me to communicate effectively. For me, that’s my Bold 9900.

Frustrations

August 12, 2011 by koalateagirl

In addition to his full-time job, dad runs a consulting business. I help out with IT and some other stuff as needed. One of these “as needed” things was to find a small business plan to put the company onto with Rogers wireless. 3 Blackberries, about 300-400 minutes a month (total), and 1 Gb of data – pretty simple right? Wrong. 45 minutes on the phone with Rogers did nothing but increase my blood pressure and my desire to reach out through the phone and throttle someone.

We already have 2/3 blackberries and are buying the other one outright – there’s no need to lock into a 3 year contract. Yet the woman on the other end of the line kept saying “you must get all new phones with contract”. Why? We already have *new* Blackberries why do we need to get more? I spelled out the needs (again) and was told there was no plan that suited them. huh? Really Rogers? Is that the best you can do? I am not giving up though – on Monday (because I need time to gear myself up for this), I’m going to go into my local Rogers store and try again. The next time I get the urge to call up customer service at Rogers, I think I’ll beat my head against a brick wall – it’s probably just as effective.