Hello!
This is my very first post as a TiPb member!
I have been an avid BlackBerry user for the past 5 years or so. Every time an upgrade rolled around, I would just look at whatever new BlackBerry was on the market. Well, it's that time again, only this time there really isn't a "new" BlackBerry available. I have a Storm 2 currently (in the past I've had a Curve 8330, Storm 1, Tour and Storm 2). With the lack of new BlackBerries on Verizon, my eyes have wandered and are locked on an iPhone. I stopped by my local Verizon store to play with a phone today, but still have a couple of questions because their display phones were set on a demo mode and they were locked down pretty tight. I couldn't make folders, access the web, nothing (the did have the reception was programed to full strength which I thought was tricky).
Anyway:
1) I'm coming from a BlackBerry and calendar notifications are important. How does the iPhone remind you of upcoming events and appointments? One feature that I love about my BlackBerry is that even if the phone is on silent, the calendar events still ring.
2) Is there a straight up silent mode (no vibrate)? I only messed around with the phone for a few minutes but couldn't figure it out.
3) Does Verizon charge for the iPhone visual voicemail feature?
4) As far as text and other notifications go, they all appear in a pop up like box on the home screen, right?
Any other information or links to articles would be GREATLY appreciated! I haven't had to "think" about a cell phone purchase in a long time, so I definitely want to make an educated decision.
I apologize if these questions have already been addressed elsewhere, I am completely new here and don't really know where to look! Thanks for the help!
This is my very first post as a TiPb member!
I have been an avid BlackBerry user for the past 5 years or so. Every time an upgrade rolled around, I would just look at whatever new BlackBerry was on the market. Well, it's that time again, only this time there really isn't a "new" BlackBerry available. I have a Storm 2 currently (in the past I've had a Curve 8330, Storm 1, Tour and Storm 2). With the lack of new BlackBerries on Verizon, my eyes have wandered and are locked on an iPhone. I stopped by my local Verizon store to play with a phone today, but still have a couple of questions because their display phones were set on a demo mode and they were locked down pretty tight. I couldn't make folders, access the web, nothing (the did have the reception was programed to full strength which I thought was tricky).
Anyway:
1) I'm coming from a BlackBerry and calendar notifications are important. How does the iPhone remind you of upcoming events and appointments? One feature that I love about my BlackBerry is that even if the phone is on silent, the calendar events still ring.
2) Is there a straight up silent mode (no vibrate)? I only messed around with the phone for a few minutes but couldn't figure it out.
3) Does Verizon charge for the iPhone visual voicemail feature?
4) As far as text and other notifications go, they all appear in a pop up like box on the home screen, right?
Any other information or links to articles would be GREATLY appreciated! I haven't had to "think" about a cell phone purchase in a long time, so I definitely want to make an educated decision.
I apologize if these questions have already been addressed elsewhere, I am completely new here and don't really know where to look! Thanks for the help!