New Blackberry--Yeah!

[princessesrule]

I just got a new blackberry curve and am wanting to make the most of it. Are there any free or inexpensive apps that you can't live without?
I really love my phone!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

I just got one too so I'm interested to know!

 

[Bojo]

Check out www.crackberry.com - there you will be able to find tons of useful information.

On my 8900, I really like viigo, beyond 411, MS Live Search, google maps & weather underground (all free); purchased apps that I use are Berry Alert & Quick Launch. Enjoy your Crackberry!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Yay! I love mine!


Except for one little thing...and it might be a formatting issue easy to fix. I can read the DIS just fine and navigate around it on my phone, but when it comes to typing a post.... It will only write on ONE LINE of the text box. It will start to scroll to the right and I can make one loooong line that when posted will show as a paragraph. But, it makes it really hard to make a nice post because I cannot enter to the next line and create my OWN paragraphs. Also, it's hard to review what I wrote as I'm writing it because it gets sluggish as I type more and I can't move around that one loooong line.

Help?

Side note: I have the Curve 8900 and I had the Pearl 8100 (I think 8100) before this and it did not do that when I was posting. It would return sweep at the end of a line while posting here.

 

[bekkiz]

The Opera web browser is 10x better than what comes on the Curve.

You can downlod for free at http://www.opera.com/mini/

 

[LoraJ]

The Opera web browser is 10x better than what comes on the Curve.

You can downlod for free at http://www.opera.com/mini/

yes!!! Definitely get Opera Mini. I hate the browser that came with the Curve. But Opera is great and easy to navigate.

I also really like Viigo and Pandora is good too. Sadly we don't get as many cool apps as the iphone. I just downloaded an app from where.com that has a yelp app.

I also have the free version of Personal Assistant where you can check your bank balances and netflix queue.


I had a love/hate relationship with my Curve the first week or so because I could not figure out how to do simple things like speed dialing, locking the keyboard, etc. I went to Crackberry.com and other Blackberry forums and learned a lot. i also bought BlackBerry for Dummies and it has really come in handy.

Now I love my little pink Curve.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Google Maps and The Weather Channel on are on my home screen. I love being able to access both when we're anywhere - even at home. I've also downloaded the Opera browser. Love to zoom in on webpages and the navigation using the number keys is sweet.

 

[OK!]

Yay! I love mine!


Except for one little thing...and it might be a formatting issue easy to fix. I can read the DIS just fine and navigate around it on my phone, but when it comes to typing a post.... It will only write on ONE LINE of the text box. It will start to scroll to the right and I can make one loooong line that when posted will show as a paragraph. But, it makes it really hard to make a nice post because I cannot enter to the next line and create my OWN paragraphs. Also, it's hard to review what I wrote as I'm writing it because it gets sluggish as I type more and I can't move around that one loooong line.

Help?

Side note: I have the Curve 8900 and I had the Pearl 8100 (I think 8100) before this and it did not do that when I was posting. It would return sweep at the end of a line while posting here.

It did the same thing on my Bold as well, FWIW.

 

[dvcmember00]

If the site has a wap site, it makes it 100% easier to view. For instance, head on over to wap.crackberryaddicted.com and navigate around there. When you post, you can see everything you type. No wap site - and what you're talking about usually happens.

There have been some great apps talked about here so far, if you go to the above site, there is a whole subforum for 3rd part apps, and 70% of them are free.

I love Pandora, MeterBerry, SocialScope, UberTwitter, among many others.....I have a Storm and an 8830 currently, and the Storm is soon to be replaced with a Tour.

Good luck and enjoy your new toy! Hit me up if you have questions. I am a moderator at the above website.

 

[ilovehuhu]

My friend has one..it is cool.

 

[princessesrule]

The Opera web browser is 10x better than what comes on the Curve.

You can downlod for free at http://www.opera.com/mini/

Once I download this browser, how do I get rid of the old one?

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Once I download this browser, how do I get rid of the old one?

I can hide icons on my Pearl, so MediaNet and the BB browser are hidden on my display.