Top 5 reason why I love my Blackberry Curve.

My last two phones have both been Blackberry's. I've tried Treo & Windows Mobile devices in the past but neither have given me that warm feeling inside that you get from Blackberry.
So, here are the top 5 reasons why I love my Blackberry.

1. It does not crash or lock up. Other phones I have tried and read about have a habit of crashing, locking up, becoming very slow to use etc. The Blackberry very, very, very, very rarely does any of these things!


2. One handed operation. There are countless times when I need to quickly access my information with one hand. When I tried Windows Mobile devices with a stylus in the past I really did not think it would be an issue but for me its a deal breaker! Being able to check your email, browse a web page etc with one hand is very important. It allows you to do other tasks with your free hand! It also makes you appear to be not actually checking your email or reading a RSS feed etc whilst waiting for a service pack to install etc. Using the phone with both hands looks like you are totally engrossed in it to your customer.


3. The Blackberry belt clip. Being able to take my phone from my case with one hand and have it automatically on, unlocked and ready for action is sweet! Putting it back in the case with one hand and having it lock is equally sweet. Taking it out, opening a web page and then putting it back whilst it loads the page and carrying on with other tasks around you is double sweet. This is all down to the clever magnet in the Blackberry case, simple but very effective.


4. The Blackberry trackball. When I moved from the Blackberry 8700g with a side wheel to the Blackberry Curve 8320 with its cute little pearl ball, I was not sure I would like it but I can tell you now, I do. Having the ball in the middle of the phone allows you to use the phone with either hand. With the 8700g I was more or less forced to use my right hand, as the scroll wheel was beneath my thumb. Now my right hand is free to put the kettle on, type on a keyboard or use a mouse, whilst my left hand goes about its work on the Blackberry. The clever ball allows you to scroll in any direction too, with the wheel you had to hold down another key to scroll sideways.


5. It's secure. Blackberry has to be, the government use them, the FBI use them, even Madonna uses one. With its secure triple des end to end encryption, remote wipe when connected to a BES server its the phone I'd be most happy and gutted to loose at the same time!