Hello Aaron!

** On Tuesday 05.01.21 - 00:54, Aaron Thomas wrote to August Abolins:

 AT> I'm joking about Blackberries now, but about 10 years ago I thought mine
 AT> was the best phone ever. I was reading the news on my lunch break, and
 AT> playingBrick Breaker when I was supposed to be working.

I don't play games on that thing. It is a phone at the ready. A  
quick visit with the browser to check something is rare. But it  
is quite fine as an ereader in a pinch.  The FM radio is a nice  
treat when I want to get live news in the area without wasting  
mobile data. And.. of course, the camera is very convenient. It  
also serves as an indicator of email arrivals - and handy for  
quick acknowledgements.

I found a compatible PGP app for it. Now I can operate like 007  
and communicate in privacy when I have a field mission from  
headquarters. Telegram is a pretty good substitute as well.


 AT> And now looking back, it was an excellent phone. Rugged,
 AT> full keyboard, worked fine.

Yes.. I find it's a very nice size for a phone. The larger  
Samsungs and Androids that I see people use remind me of the shoe  
phone in Get Smart.


 AT> If I remember right, I was forced to stop using it when
 AT> Tmobile went 3G.

There are two competing 3G technologies. Maybe the 3G you needed  
with Tmobile was simply not compatible with the 3G that the  
Blackberry used?

Anyway.. the BB has manual or automatic selectable "LTE & 4G/3G &  
2G". It most often selects LTE with Luckymobile.

I bought a genuine BB belt holster for it from eBay only last  
year, convinced that I am going to take care of this thing a  
little better and use it as long as I can.
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