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LeviV8

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Hi everybody!

I was a BB user before, (Crackberry visitor mainly, as I wasn't very active on the forums) but recently converted to iOS :)
Just seen a few days ago that iMore and Crackberry have a 'common root' so to say, which is nice!
During my run with BB I had a few devices, Bold 9780, Torch 9800/9810 and Z10 ;) I still have the Bold as a secondary device, beside my new to me iPhone 5s , yes , I got a 5S in 2017 :eek: :eek: but as an iOS noob I'm totally pleased so far :yes:

See you on the forums! :cool:
 

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Welcome to iMore. I'm a former longtime BB and Crackberry loyalist. I had a few BB's, Pearl, Curve, Tour and Bold models. Enjoy the iMore forums!
 

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The 5S is still a really solid device, I'm sure you'll be thrilled with was iOS has to offer. What made you make the switch? What do you think of the BlackBerry Mercury?!
 

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Well after 4 BBs I wanted to try out something 'new' :) As I'm not very keen on android, just went with IOS :D
The Mercury seems a pretty interesting idea,physical keyboard and such but I have mixed feelings about that custom Android thing and I'm afraid it will have the same problem as the Priv :raised-eyebrow: aka the price... but we will see when all official data will be available.

Edit: Thanks to you all for the welcomes! :cool:
 

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As a former BlackBerry guy I purchased a 6s last march and am very satisfied Apple sends updates direct to you not through carriers and frequent app updates I quickly got over the keyboard aspect of the BlackBerry the extra screen space is nice I really couldn't see a reason to stay with the BlackBerry devices unless of course you really like buggy Android os .
 

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Good to see that a lot more people (coming from BB) favour iOS before android :)
I wanted an alternative OS, to android and iOS came to mind 1st, so far so good.
It was worth the switch I have to say :D but I still kept around my Bold (as mentioned earlier) as a secondary phone,
which is more of an emotional choice as that was my first smartphone (1st BB also) :D
 

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Hey Levi!

Welcome! I come from CB also. :) I used to be the Mod Team Leader over there, but I have since moved on. I now do a bit of this and a bit of that. ;) I usually have 1 of everything! I'm kind of an addict. ;) Right now I have an iPhone 7 Plus, Mate 9, Pixel, and Lumia 950! And yea probably will get a "Mercury" or whatever they end up calling it!

Glad to see you are settling in to iOS. :) If you have any questions please ask, we are glad to help!
 
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Welcome to iMore LeviV8!

I'm sure you will find many 'Crackberry' forum members lurking around here. This is one of the best communities out there and i don't think anyone will 'mock' you about your iPhone purchase. It may be 2017 but the iPhone 5s is still a nice performing device and I'm sure it will be able to meet all your needs. See you in the forums. :D
 

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Hello! Welcome to iMore.com.

As Moderator Team Leader I hope all your questions are answered in the forums. We have a tremendous user-base that is very helpful and knowledgeable. If you need anything, please reach out to me.

Thanks and again glad to have you here
 

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