New Blackberry 10 - data usage-wise?
toutbrun
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I know that the new BB Z10 are out in 4 days (and the Q10 in maybe two months) but I'd like to know, when you guys use it, how much data, compared to your old BB 7, the new one uses.
My BlackBerry Bold 9900 uses about 400mb a month, I'd like to know what kind of plan I will now have to look for.
I ask because the old system used a data compression system (this is why Blackberry received part of your monthly plan from the carrier), but now on the new ones, for consumers this service is no longer available, and Blackberry will only receive money from their corporate clients (about 99$ a year).
So the devices should use more data.
Thanks!
My BlackBerry Bold 9900 uses about 400mb a month, I'd like to know what kind of plan I will now have to look for.
I ask because the old system used a data compression system (this is why Blackberry received part of your monthly plan from the carrier), but now on the new ones, for consumers this service is no longer available, and Blackberry will only receive money from their corporate clients (about 99$ a year).
So the devices should use more data.
Thanks!
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They've got into trouble about that.... and rightly so!
Next phone for me will be the Samsung.... (HTC is v.good... but fancy a change
If I'm not mistaken, Blackberry did not run into trouble, it's Samsung that lost in court against Apple. I don't recall Blackberry being sued for its new phones.
Let's wait how Apple reacts?
Maybe BB is a too small fish for them though.... Who knows if they are able to pay when there is a verdict
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
From what I gather, in the UK they are seen as either kiddies mobiles or for business use only...
Well judge for yourself!
I didn't actually say they got sued... but this might explain what I meant.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2270703/BlackBerry-launches-Z10-keyboard-looks-just-like-Apples-iPhone.html#axzz2JplKN2NS
Some positive comments from CrackBerry (you can find negative stuff on your own):
Starting with the bulls, we have Goldman Sachs. Their analyst, Simona Jankowski, had a huge hate-on for BlackBerry over the last few years but she seems to buy into the turnaround. She seems focused on potential sales in Canada, the UK and other markets in February, along with the average selling price (ASP) effect it will have on BlackBerry's financial results. I find myself agreeing with her points, and I'm glad she hasn't tried to turn her report into a review. She thinks other analysts will have to raise estimates as these devices sell into the market, driving the stock price higher.
Next we have Tom Astle. He's been covering tech stocks longer that almost every Wall Street analyst, and his view is required reading. Tom points out that most media who had a week to review the Z10 loved it. See what I mean about the good analysts not trying to position themselves as device reviewers? Tom liked the well polished, coordinated launch, differentiated UI, and change in branding to BlackBerry. He worries a bit about the "slight delay" in US availability, UI learning curve and initial software version glitches and missing features. I can't argue with that.
On valuation, Tom thinks the company can post $1.60 in EPS next year but points out how much drift there can be in either direction because when doing a sensitivity analysis (i.e. how much things like ASP and gross margin change the outcome). Bottom line: BlackBerry is executing well and things are looking better.
I'm throwing RBC in the bull camp only because they have a $18 target price on the stock. But they do not have a buy rating on the stock, and the report is much more balanced. The analyst, Mark Sue, has a good reputation for looking at both sides of the story. That said, I found the RBC report didn't dig into issues much. It read more like a summary of what BlackBerry announced along with a nice table showing which apps BlackBerry has versus the top paid and top free apps in the iOS store. RBC points out that the BlackBerry 10 is differentiated enough to attract people who have grown tired of "the status quo of homogeneous devices".