Challenge for TiPB Gurus: Fit a square peg BlackBerry User into an iRound hole?
When I first bought my 3GS, I jailbroke it just because I could, and so I could say I successfully did it.
But, after about 24 hours of use, I didn't see the point. Sometimes Cydia would lock up, and for no apparent reason. The only real thing I liked about being jailbroken was themes, i.e. Winterboard...
Hi Navi, it's good to see someone I know.
I have a real challenge for you and the TiPB community if you are interested? Being an avid BlackBerry user stranded on AT&T (not changing carriers), my touchscreen urge seems limited to the iPhone, the iPhone or the iPhone. It's a great device, and I recognize that ... but mainly what I use my phone for is Instant Messaging, Emails, Web Browsing, and Telephone.
The iPhone is great for browsing ... although I really need something that supports Flash, so it's not the browser that I really want just yet (fingers crossed), but neither is the one on the newest BlackBerrys, so it would be a while before I could find a browser that meets my needs. So for now, check.
The telephone isn't as reliable as I would like, but it's not the AT&T network, I know that. I used a BlackBerry on AT&T calling my wife's AT&T BlackBerry every day and didn't drop a single call in over 2 years ... so that's what I'm looking for from the iPhone on the AT&T network. I spoke to a knowledgeable AT&T person who explained a way to force the iPhone to always use EDGE for voice communications, so I'm hoping that this will solve the telephone reliability problems. So fingers crossed, hopefully we can say check.
That leaves Email and Instant Messaging, typically where my BlackBerrys shined. As for Email, I'm OK with getting push with a minute delay, that's not a big deal for me. Although, the lack of multitasking will make that a pain, I realize that and can live with it using the iPhone 3GS' push features. Not ideal for me, but managable. I'm seriously considering jailbraking right from the get-go just to have multitasking. Is there any other way to keep my Email (and IM's) multitasking in the background without jailbraking? Hopefully I can live with the extra pain of non-multitasking, but if not, at least I have the jailbraking option, so we'll call this a workaround check.
But I simply need my Instant Messaging to be reliable and ... well you know ... Instant. I receive and send a lot of IM's, and that's the primary use of my phone. I really do not like SMS's, they are clunky and a poor imitation of IM's. I love BBM, but I'm fine with using any other IM program so long as it is reliable and instant. The best solutions I see are maybe Beejive with push notifications, or if that doesn't cut it, then looking for a jailbroken solution. Any input on this or any better ways?
I realize that I am a prototypical BlackBerry user profile. So this is going to be a real test for how well the iPhone and the iPhone community to smooth the edges of this square peg to fit into the iRound hole, but if it can be done, I have faith that the community here at TiPB can help me find it.
Thanks in advance to Navi and the entire TiPB community.