BlackBerry PRIV "I've Got Mine" Thread

DILands said:

Hard to believe the lack of interest here. Please post a full review.

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I'll put my 2¢ review up once I've got acclimated.
Regarding the BB apps/ecosystem, I'm sure it's all that & a bag of chips, the folks over @ CrackBerry seem to genuinely like BB World.
Of course, there's always the fringe fanatic minority, true in all things, but, most seem open to the melding of the two ecosystems.

Anyway, back to this device :
The hardware is just about perfect for me.
1) Just the right size,a Front-Firing speaker.
2) Curved AMOLED Display.
3) Expandable Storage, 'nuff said.....
4) Decent battery size (3410mAh) & so far, most excellent battery life. QI/PMA Charging is always welcome & works flawlessly. Quick Charge 2.0 takes it from 25% to fully charged in 1 hr, not bad. Haven't timed 0-50% yet.......
5) Hardware keyboard,not enough time to get acclimated,like the backlighting & screen-scroll feature though.
In all honesty,I could take or leave the hardware keyboard,would trade the space for even more battery capacity at the drop of a hat,you can never have too much capacity.

One nice feature, especially since this will probably never see root:
ALL of the T-Mobile apps can be either uninstalled or totally disabled, so, no snooping with the Carrier IQ Garbage going on here.
All I really need now is a workable Ad Blocking scheme system wide.
I tried using Ad Guard, but, it was FUBARing phone calls, I can hear the other party, but, they can't hear me. Probably fixable, not enough time to get with Ad Guard to troubleshoot.

Outside of the BlackBerry apps, it's pretty much stock Android (5.1.1).
One thing I really miss from my LG V10 (or any recent LG device for that matter) is Immersive Mode:
I've tried a couple apps that attempt to mimic it,but,all they succeeded in was crashing/freezing up the entire phone.

Overall,I'm quite pleased,I'd rate the whole (brief) experience a 9 on a 1-10 scale.

DILands said:

Hard to believe the lack of interest here. Please post a full review.

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After eight days & three handsets,I'm back into the LG V10:
All three had an intermittent call bug,the caller could not here me at all.
I tried every imaginable scenario/settings tweaks/etc..,SIM Card replacement/Signal refreshes & the bug would eventually find its way back.

Most any other bug,I could tolerate until an update,but,phone calls,as few as I make & receive,has to work w/o worry/etc....

A bad batch?
Maybe,but,all three were mfg'ed on different dates,so,I pretty much ruled that out,although still possible.

Bottom line:
My buyer's remorse period is up in six days & I don't have the time to try phone #4,so,I went back to the perfectly fine V10 & had my Jump-On-Demand reset,so I still have one left in the 1 yr period.

I hope for other BB Priv owners that this is just an isolated event.I really wanted to stay in this phone,the hardware & all other aspects of the phone was just about perfect.

amarie82 said:

I was thinking about getting one to see how it goes! I've always enjoyed bb!

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I've never had the occasion/need for the BB ecosystem,but,thought I'd give it a try.
If you or your job uses it,definitely check out the BB Forums (CrackBerry),just to make sure there's nothing missing/can't be sideloaded to suit your needs.

As for the hardware,it's just about perfect.
I was looking to stay in this phone at least until fall,when the Note6/New LG V Series devices arrive.

I'd really like to see a version of this phone without the physical keyboard,or a horizontal variant.
I still recommend at least popping in a store for a look,it's a nice phone.

Also on my wish list (it'll never happen):
An unlocked version,without the BB apps,for root/ROMS.