Comments on: Don’t drop your BlackBerry Bold…

By: Sarfaraz

Sarfaraz — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:22:17 +0000

i need to buy power ic inside on the hardware for bold as my bb bolds been dead for now a month n half,, plz tellme where can i buy

By: Marvin

Marvin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:07:13 +0000

well, I dropped my Bold too, just about a feet off the ground, with its stock leather case on,and guess what, the ground still managed to leave a chip on the underside rim of my blackberry bold!

By: BBnotgreat

BBnotgreat — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:30:55 +0000

Got the new bold and within 10 days it died on me. First started to load constanly with the waiting glass, then overheated, and finally would not turn on. DEAD! and no support!

By: ChrisNYC

ChrisNYC — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:32:25 +0000

@Jerry ….jackass

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:24:55 +0000

Does anyone know when Verizon will bring the Bold Out?

By: Charlie K

Charlie K — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:10:54 +0000

I’m so sorry that had to happen to you BG!

I don’t even want to know how I’d react to that.

But, I’m dropped my N95 from over 7ft onto tile [yes, on purpose; don't ask] and nothing happened to it.

Another time, it flung out of my coat pocket onto conctrete when getting out of my friend’s Expedition, and again, nothing.

Do you think the build/strength of the pre-release model is worse than that of the producition Bold?

By: Not A Seido Rep

Not A Seido Rep — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:33:34 +0000

Does Seido have any of those hard plastic cases out yet for the Bold? My Curve would have died a horrible smashing death long ago without my little hybrid case.

By: midibite

midibite — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:45:07 +0000

Boy, what a Genius!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:12:33 +0000

Are you sure that was from only 2 feet? hitting a funny angle in the pavement or something? ouch!
My 8700 has been dropped MANY times from well over 2 feet and while it has a few nicks, it’s still solid and unbroke.
I fear the build quality of these newer berry’s are not up to par. The 8700 is a tank and would have laughed off that paltry fall… and then sulked at it’s slow speed, low-res, no camera or gps or wifi……

By: Blackula

Blackula — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:11:06 +0000

thank god for phone insurance plans.

By: BlueBerry

BlueBerry — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:44:00 +0000

@jerry

seriously, grow up…

anyways, boy genius i have a question.

does the phone still work as if it was new regardless of the cosmetic damages?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:39:20 +0000

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
I still have my 2004 Nokia N-gage QD and it works perfectly
I’ve dropped it from the 2nd story in a parking garage
Dropped it in a bowl of milk and cereal
Heck, even ran it over with a lawnmower
You can’t kill it and I love it
That and playing Red Faction on it

By: TheTru7h

TheTru7h — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:33:20 +0000

I’ve dropped my Sony Xperia x1 beta
Model countlless times and haven’t had any damage close to that.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:28:25 +0000

My Nokia n95 has 3g and does not drop and calls…my Iphone 3g drops call all day long

By: spraggab

spraggab — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:41:14 +0000

You can turn 3G off completely.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:23:30 +0000

So this is basically what all the 3G iPhone owners are screaming about, right? The fact that the EDGE and 3G radio (software stacks, etc) aren’t refined enough to seamlessly hop from one to another without calls being dropped, or signals being ‘lost’? This seems to be something that many devices suffer from. If someone lives in an area with strong 3G service, say, Los Angeles, can users manually ‘force’ the phone to stay on one frequency? Thanks BGR!

By: matt

matt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:11:25 +0000

That just sucks man!! Not to sound too impatien anyword whether this will be an early release at the beg of september or a late month release.

Oh is true that RIM is not even putting out a vertical holster for the new berry?!!

By: SB

SB — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:06:05 +0000

i once dropped my treo 750 about 4 ft onto a concrete floor, not a scratch, no performace issues.

on another occasion my secondary razr v3xx while getting out of my SUV, another 3-4 ft drop and no scratch, no performance issue.

and these are the 2 most despised phones on any online blog, but they stood the ultimate test.

By: spraggab

spraggab — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:45:03 +0000

BGR FTL again

I drop mine 2-3 times a day and it doesnt have a scratch

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:30:19 +0000

I feel your pain
Jerry……….be nice!!!!

By: luis

luis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:47:08 +0000

man, gone are the days of indestructible Blackberries. I would say it’s been downhill build wise since the 87xx series. It’s the price to pay for portability, thinness and light.
Those ‘film’ protective decals are also a good way to look after your stuff.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:15:51 +0000

I don’t mind if you send me the broken one! It isn’t so bad that I’d be embarrassed!

By: Smith

Smith — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:53:49 +0000

Horizon has ALL KINDS of Blackberry Bold parts already!
http://www.horizonwirelessonline.com/cat/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9_36_193

By: PhrozenBread

PhrozenBread — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:56:08 +0000

BG it seems RIM and apple are both cutting corners to lower cost by making their products so nondurable yea i no thats not a word least i dun think but anyway i dont no bout you guys but id rather pay an extra 50 dollars or so to get a phone that wont brake wen i drop it the same day i mean that jus plain sux but sorry bout the drop of ur BB

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:50:40 +0000

Wow BG, that was not pretty. Jerry, you’re a d!@k!!

By: CarBob

CarBob — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:12:00 +0000

BG,

It’s so easy for ppl to say, “Be more careful and don’t drop your phone(s).” Nobody plans to drop them. Sometimes it just happens no matter how careful we are.

Anyway, at least it still works.

- CB

“BlackBerry for Life.”

By: Ajit

Ajit — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:59:41 +0000

Sorry to hear that BGR.

Ma E61 & E61i fell lotsa times… its still intact, 2 & 1 years respectively, going on and on…. Well I do believe E71 is also built well…

By: bo0gzz

bo0gzz — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:50:37 +0000

THATS THE WORST FEELIN IN DA WORLD
da 1st dropp alway cuts da deepest
SMH feel ur pain broo
my drop count on my kick is like 8 nd dis is da new (refurbished) one ii jus got last week =-o

By: Bla1ze

Bla1ze — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:39:22 +0000

@Larry Carson
Remind me to never ask to borrow your phone,you usually fart on them to see if the screen will crack?

Anyway’s..sucks BG busted the shit out of it..but hey if he has 5 more tucked away somewhere..no worries then.

By: mrHiDefinition

mrHiDefinition — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:22:17 +0000

Man BG, I feel for you… That must have sucked to see how poorly built the famed Blackberry Bold was. The funny part is, I’m still getting one. I baby all my phones so I’m not worried about cosmetic damage because I don’t drop my phones. And anyone stupid enough to think that you get all your phones for free (Jerry Marcus…) obviously doesn’t know what he is talking about and knows absolutely nothing about the relationship between bloggers and manufacturers. And he questioned how long your money was…? Oh no, I know he didn’t do that… Get em BG, Oh my bad, you GOT EM…!