sputnik Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 It’s the end of life for the BlackBerry. I’m one of the last people on earth still using one and it will stop working tomorrow. ☹️ https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/01/tech/blackberry-end-of-life/index.html 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 #taps 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I'm sure it was right up there with love, and your first bicycle... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 get a Google phone if you want to have less bloatware , or the new phones will drive you nuts with pop ups -. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave MacKay Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I first learned of Klipsch when I visited a stereo store in Windsor, Ontario (Canada) with a classmate, Mike Lazaridus. We were researching what to get for a sound system for dances for our high school. Mike was about the only kid in high school who knew anything about electronics. He was incredibly enthusiastic about Klipsch. If I recall correctly, Mike told me that Klipsch was used in labs to recreate sonic booms. (We'd believe anything back then). Mike went on to found Research In Motion, which he later renamed Blackberry. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 My BB Priv died on me last year, I got a Galaxy, the first non BB in my life. My wife's Priv died in the fall, she has also gone the Galaxy route. I still miss my physical keyboard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 BlackBerry was ahead of the entire Worldwide Cell phone industry in Ontario -Same sad story as Nortel , Another Canadian Giant . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave MacKay Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 22 minutes ago, RandyH said: BlackBerry was ahead of the entire Worldwide Cell phone industry-Hamilton Ontario -Same sad story as Nortel , Another Canadian Giant . Blackberry was actually based in Waterloo, Ontario. Waterloo is just over an hour's drive from Toronto and a little less than an hour from Hamilton. Mike dropped out of the University of Waterloo EE program in his 4th year after getting a contract (from GM for some displays, IIRC). For a while, Blackberry did all sorts of different things (including inventing a means to sync audio on films, for which they won a technical Oscar) before going on to invent the smart phone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, Dave MacKay said: Blackberry was actually based in Waterloo, Ontario. Waterloo is just over an hour's drive from Toronto and a little less than an hour from Hamilton. ok , so Waterloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dave MacKay said: Blackberry was actually based in Waterloo, Ontario. Waterloo is just over an hour's drive from Toronto and a little less than an hour from Hamilton. Mike dropped out of the University of Waterloo EE program in his 4th year after getting a contract (from GM for some displays, IIRC). For a while, Blackberry did all sorts of different things (including inventing a means to sync audio on films, for which they won a technical Oscar) before going on to invent the smart phone. Cool history Dave. I really hate to see it go. Brilliant design with a straightforward and uncluttered OS. With the keyboard, trackpad, and touch screen, I never felt the need to upgrade beyond the BB Classic. I have an older Google phone and a iPhone 12 with different carriers but this old BlackBerry smokes ‘em (imho) and has been my EDC. ATT sent me a Calypso (whatever that is) to activate tomorrow. Once I settle on a new phone, maybe I’ll just keep the Calypso as a burner. I like the camera on the new iPhone 13 pro but randy has a good point in favor of another Google phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniper Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Ive had a hand full of them they rocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 11:12 PM, sputnik said: Once I settle on a new phone, maybe I’ll just keep the Calypso as a burner A burner? Are you engaged in risky business? Montana? Could you be running an illegal dental floss farm? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 21 hours ago, thebes said: A burner? Are you engaged in risky business? Montana? Could you be running an illegal dental floss farm? Umm…….er……well…mmmm…nooo. Yes, that would definitely be no. Anyway, the ‘ol BlackBerry is still breathing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 It does however, sort of look like a Code Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Great phones and I miss the tactile keyboards. I can not type on these newer smart phones just ask anyone that I text message frequently lol. I still have one in my pile of old phones. The other phone I loved was the Motorola razr. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 ☕Live and let die... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I was really concerned when I saw whom the Poster was, and the Title -- Sorry, Sputsie .. not yet for me. 🤪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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