Ever had a Blackberry?

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

I SO wanted one of these when I was younger, but my parents said I would have no use for them and urged me to get a more "normal" phone instead — they were right, too.

Blackberries looked like the future, with their sleek designs, built-in keyboards and custom versions of popular mobile games (which made me drool), but there really wasn't much for you in there if you didn't have a job that required you to check on (and reply to) emails on-the-go.

Plus... years later, I managed to borrow my friend's and found out that navigation was a bit of a nightmare on that OS.

Still cool-looking, though. And I'm sure they served their (intended) crowd beautifully — I just wasn't part of it.

 

[Unassuming_Spook]

The Blackberry. I used to have one... two. (after the first one got weird and malfunctioned) My my those phones were popular at the time. They were pretty cool but frustrating. You're right though, they did look futuristic and sleek. I tried to keep it going past it's time, but eventually I needed to catch up with everyone else.

 

[Aldia Aldia]

Someone should make a phone case that works just like the PSP GO, but with a keypad.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

My dad used to have one

Someone should make a phone case that works just like the PSP GO, but with a keypad.

I think I've seen one of those, don't remember where

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

No, the closest thing that i had was a ancestral Motorola

 

[Juiceala]

My sister had one of those, I had a Nokia 6630, imo I made the better investment because at the time my phone could play Mega Drive (via emulation), N-Gage (conversion), and Java, hers couldn't, it had its own games though.

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

My sister had one of those, I had a Nokia 6630, imo I made the better investment because at the time my phone could play Mega Drive (via emulation), N-Gage (conversion), and Java, hers couldn't, it had its own games though.

I'm interested on the N-Gage part.

 

[Juiceala]

I'm interested on the N-Gage part.

It's been a long time, unfortunately I don't think I still have the N-Gage to Nokia conversions anymore, but man those were the days, I had Sonic N, Super Monkey Ball, Rayman 3 and Puyo Puyo, all N-Gage conversions to Nokia, I also had a Mega Drive emulator quite capable too, during the early 2000s I would play games while in school.

 

[Majora Fi]

As the philosopher Zeca Pagodinho would say:
— I’ve never seen it or tasted it, I only hear about it.

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

It's been a long time, unfortunately I don't think I still have the N-Gage to Nokia conversions anymore, but man those were the days, I had Sonic N, Super Monkey Ball, Rayman 3 and Puyo Puyo, all N-Gage conversions to Nokia, I also had a Mega Drive emulator quite capable too, during the early 2000s I would play games while in school.

You are the ancestral version of me dude.
Have a nice day, you earned it.

 

[CheesyExplosive]

Nope but samsung is better than all iphones... Android forever!!!

 

[Metalgeareris]

My dad did

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

The Blackberry. I used to have one... two. (after the first one got weird and malfunctioned) My my those phones were popular at the time. They were pretty cool but frustrating. You're right though, they did look futuristic and sleek. I tried to keep it going past it's time, but eventually I needed to catch up with everyone else.

Yeah, my friend's had so many quirks, it tried out for My Hero Academia xD

 

[lestagio]

No, I never had a Blackberry, only a Nokia. The Nokia doesn't taste as good as a blackberry though... too crunchy.

 

[Zerpina]

I actually have one....
It needs a battery, mind you, and I honestly have no idea if it even works, won't power on with a dead battery. I got it for a buck (May have been 50 cents i forget now) at a yard sale a few weeks back. I'll eventually get around to trying it.

It's the same model as the one in the image @Samantha posted. It's a little scuffed, but the screen seems to be pretty scratch free, and it still has the previous owner’s 2GB SD card in it....

I'm almost afraid to look at it, to be honest.

But when they were new, I sure couldn't afford one. I, like as Samantha pointed out, wanted one but wasn't part of that crowd. Though, to be honest, I probably wouldn't have liked it.... it would have seemed kind of preppy to me at the time. I had an old flip phone at this point in time because I was a poor kid.

It was one of those you bought minutes for to use and only used it when you had to flip phones. And the only reason I even had that was because my bro got it for me in case of emergency.

 

[Blueskunky Blueskunky]

Nope, too young to be around when they were being made, but you can play Puyo Puyo on some models...
Very intriguing, I know!

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

still has the previous owner’s 2GB SD card in it....

It still amazes me how careless some people can be when selling their old shit...

 

[R_Zero]

my dad hand one for work. I played some games on it, and I still have my old flip phone believe it or not

 

[Mr. SyS]

All I know is that former President Obama was quite fond of his.

 

[Moreno909]

No, never had it. I had a Samsung Pocket 2

 

[Unassuming_Spook]

Yeah, my friend's had so many quirks, it tried out for My Hero Academia xD

XD I bet it was just like Tsuyu. Of course, I always loved that adorable frog girl. Mine was pretty quirky too, the first one that is. That little keyboard though.

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I actually have one....
It needs a battery, mind you, and I honestly have no idea if it even works, won't power on with a dead battery. I got it for a buck (May have been 50 cents i forget now) at a yard sale a few weeks back. I'll eventually get around to trying it.

It's the same model as the one in the image @Samantha posted. It's a little scuffed, but the screen seems to be pretty scratch free, and it still has the previous owner’s 2GB SD card in it....

I'm almost afraid to look at it, to be honest.

But when they were new, I sure couldn't afford one. I, like as Samantha pointed out, wanted one but wasn't part of that crowd. Though, to be honest, I probably wouldn't have liked it.... it would have seemed kind of preppy to me at the time. I had an old flip phone at this point in time because I was a poor kid.

It was one of those you bought minutes for to use and only used it when you had to flip phones. And the only reason I even had that was because my bro got it for me in case of emergency.
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That's understandable. I don't think I ever had a new phone in my life unless it was a landline or a top-up phone like you mentioned. I've always been low income, but I usually buy used or refurbished stuff. I wonder if it would have made you a preppy pirate? Kidding, you're an awesome pirate. I haven't heard that label in so long though. I was always the grunge punk girl who some would mistaken as goth but now I'm just the hoodie type who draws band logos and other junk on her jeans. I'm hip.

 

[Advil Lavs]

I really thinking of buying a Blackberry classic in 2026. I'm mostly using my phone to text people and browse something quickly (and youtube, I guess). Somehow, both 2G and 3G are still up where I live, I've even made phone calls on old Nokia N95 just a few months ago (that was my first plan which didn't go as expected). I think the keyboard would be great for what I'm going to do with the phone and I might download some ancient android and blackberry games too. The problem is they are really rare right now, the prices aren't egregious but aren't something I'm willing to pay for such an old smartphone.

 

[Zerpina]

That's understandable. I don't think I ever had a new phone in my life unless it was a landline or a top-up phone like you mentioned. I've always been low income, but I usually buy used or refurbished stuff. I wonder if it would have made you a preppy pirate? Kidding, you're an awesome pirate. I haven't heard that label in so long though.

Yeah, until I got a bit older and out of school, Mind you. Bro and I kind of started to get ahead. Fast forward to now, and I work from home. I'm not well off by any means, but I can buy things if I want. Never anything big... I'm not out here buying full 32 GB RAM kits... I still have bills out the wazoo, and I have to eat. But I'm nowhere near as broke as I was when I was 18. And I don't think you can be a preppy pirate, though I might be wrong...

I was always the grunge punk girl who some would mistaken as goth but now I'm just the hoodie type who draws band logos and other junk on her jeans. I'm hip.

And that's Cool. I was always the, and still am I guess, the goth girl who probably should have outgrown it by this point in life, but... yeah, not happening...

Gawd! It's not a phase, Mom!

 

[DjQuick2008]

had this to text multiple lovers. i was dating 2 girls that were friends gotta keep both happy.

 

[Zerpina]

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had this to text multiple lovers.

Yeah, but your "girlfriends" in Leitrim don't count