4 out of 10 BlackBerry users plan on switching to iPhone when their contracts expires
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The survey also shows that 32% of BlackBerry users would trade in their device for an Android flavored Nexus One at contract expiration. "These results show that the restlessness of BlackBerry users with their current brand hasn't just been driven by the allure of iPhone," says Crowd Sciences' CEO John Martin who continues, "Rather, BlackBerry as a brand just isn't garnering the loyalty seen with other mobile operating systems." To put an exclamation point on that quote, 90% of Android and iPhone users said that they would stay with their current OS when it is time for them to upgrade their handset.
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1. bluehorseshoe posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:45 0 0
For the iPhone? Been there, didn't do that as the end result. As for the N1, absolutely. Corporate America will still run with the Berry for the most part. iPhone fun would reduce productivity and security is another issue. AT&T service is another reason for the lack of conversion as well, mostly on the consumer end. When the N1 does roll out to VZW, I'll be retiring my Storm2.
2. Mateo8326 posted on 15 Mar 2010, 17:59 0 0
Wow that crazy oh well if you can't beat em join em, i hate the iphone it nice to look at but overall i love my blackberry bold 9000. Until the xperia x10 comes out with ATT.
3. rathdrum77 posted on 15 Mar 2010, 18:13 0 0
Well I just gave up my 11 month old BB Storm for a HTC Eris, sick and tired of paying for almost every app and the ssslllooowww internet.
14. vzw fanman posted on 15 Mar 2010, 21:27 0 0
i had my storm for 11 months too and got a moto droid in november.
18. DonkeyPunched posted on 16 Mar 2010, 00:54 0 0
I had a blackberry bold and got rid of it for a moto backflip. A great change.
28. jd829 posted on 16 Mar 2010, 15:30 0 0
I did the same thing, Bold 9700 for the backflip and I have no regrets. Android is AMAZING!
4. Jeradiah3 posted on 15 Mar 2010, 18:35 0 0
That makes alot of sense because i have the curve 8330 from sprint and i plan to upgrade to the android-powered samsung moment within a month or 2. blackberry screens are 2 small, the blackberry network is inconsistent, and as for call quality, i keep getting dropped calls when i shouldnt be. although theres possibility tht the blackberry slider could go to sprint, i still wouldnt go back to blackberry......it was fun while it lasted lol
8. knuckleballer34 posted on 15 Mar 2010, 19:17 0 0
I used the 8330 on Sprint for a few weeks and it was one of the worst phones i've ever had. The call quality was terrible, the reception wasn't particularly strong, and the keypad was too soft. Thankfully, not all Blackberries are like that...but spot on, the 8330 for Sprint was not a winner in my book.
5. jhoots posted on 15 Mar 2010, 18:36 0 0
so far 4 out of 4 people on here disagree! haha I think this is skewed in Iphones favor quite a bit. Its like my statistics teacher said in college, "there are liar, there are F***king liars, and theres statistics!"
10. knuckleballer34 posted on 15 Mar 2010, 19:30 0 0
You can prove anything you want to with statistics.
16. E.N. posted on 15 Mar 2010, 22:51 0 0
Well the users on this site are known to be pretty anti-iPhone, so I'm not really surprised that 4 out of 4 people wouldn't buy an iPhone. And statistics can prove anything you want (up to a point). So the next time statistics come out in favor of Android or Blackberry, or sprint or Verizon I hope you guys say the same thing....which you probably won't.
17. knuckleballer34 posted on 15 Mar 2010, 23:38 0 0
You bring up a good point...there are too many homers on this site for various issues. I have my faults with some of my posts, but I try to call it as I see it. If the article had been reversed to read "40% of iPhone users are leaving to go to Android or Blackberry," I would have my doubts as well.
19. DonkeyPunched posted on 16 Mar 2010, 00:59 0 0
Exactly. I thought phone arena was a place to be informed on phones, but as you scroll down to reviews, all you see is nothin but fanboys fighting that Androids are better than anything. And whenever there is an article about AT&T, there's at least a fanboy with Verizon in their statement. Like knuckle, I try to call it as I see it and stay neutral.
21. mattkl posted on 16 Mar 2010, 01:44 0 0
All phones have there pros and cons, you can't make a device that everyone will love, but I'm with you on the Verizon comment. Once someone posts a negative experience they had the Verizonites jump on them. I personally think all the carriers are fine for me I just care about how much my bill is, ok and the phones. Can't wait for the HD2, don't need it by any means but it's the new shiny toy.
7. 3watts posted on 15 Mar 2010, 19:17 0 0
Recent polls confirm that 9 out of 10 iphone users are tools.
9. knuckleballer34 posted on 15 Mar 2010, 19:24 0 0
The survey doesn't inform you of how many people were polled, so its accuracy is marginal at best. I have a hard time believing that 40% of BB users will be switching to the iPhone upon contract termination; additionally, I would have a hard time believing a claim that 40% of At&t Blackberry users would switch to the iPhone. To take it a step further, I don't think 40% of Blackberry users are strongly and seriously considering switching to any other brand when their contracts are up. While Blackberry as a brand is declining slightly in prestige (thanks to the outdated web browser), this article is little more than another glorified iPhone propaganda message.
