Why are BlackBerry phones so cheap on the secondary market?

[Elisa.woods]

I am interested in a Bold 9900 so I checked Kijiji today and found that people are dumping them for like $300 bucks each. It is even cheaper than iphone 4 which has been out for years.

This phone is out for only a few months and sold for $600+ new. What is wrong with the Bold 9900? Is it really that bad?

[sexyj]

because everybody wants an iphone, no its not that bad. people just don't value keyboard phones as much than before

[XxXSnake23XxX]

Yes they do,

Honestly i dont sell them because they come back so often, get the 9790 if you want a bold.

[dragon_drift]

It's lagging behind the other good phones android and apple.

You can't even do wireless hotspot with BB

[sexyj]

yes you can with 7.1

It's lagging behind the other good phones android and apple.

You can't even do wireless hotspot with BB

[look30]

I am interested in a Bold 9900 so I checked

9900 is the best BB ever made.
If you're like me and like to type on real keys this is the one to get.

[killer007]

if you are buying 2nd hand, check carefully cuz there might be problems with the 9900

[hakira]

9900 is the best BB ever made.

Yeah and that's the problem, which is why BB's are so cheap and losing their value. Half of my friends are jumping ship from BB to android/iphone, the other half are waiting for their contracts to expire/HUP time to ditch BB.

People want more than an email/texting phone now and BB has failed to accommodate the majority; my best friend has 4 months to go before he ditches his BB 9700 and he swears he won't ever go with them again. He can't even watch youtube or do web browsing quickly, and his brother who has a 9900 constantly complains about the battery life and (still) poor performance. Meanwhile other flagship phones from apple/samsung etc are boasting about their speed and awesome screens, although they still have battery life issues (powering those 4"+ screens!). There's just no advantage to having a BB anymore, they get about the same battery life as an iphone and do way less, in exchange for BBM?

[chibsta08]

I've had a BB for five years now..and I have switched to the Galaxy Note. The difference is incredible. But the emailing/texting/calling/reliability part isn't as good on the Note than BB. My Note constantly needs a recharge, texting is so much easier on the BB, calling volume sucks __________ on the Note. The Note fits more of my lifestyle now..but in the future, when I don't need fancy apps, I'll probably choose BB over the Note. The Note is actually too much of a distraction lol ='(

[dragon_drift]

yes you can with 7.1

Than my bud lied to me

[Elisa.woods]

if you are buying 2nd hand, check carefully cuz there might be problems with the 9900

What might be the problems and how should I check?

[smartie]

I've had a BB for five years now..and I have switched to the Galaxy Note. The difference is incredible. But the emailing/texting/calling/reliability part isn't as good on the Note than BB. My Note constantly needs a recharge, texting is so much easier on the BB, calling volume sucks __________ on the Note. The Note fits more of my lifestyle now..but in the future, when I don't need fancy apps, I'll probably choose BB over the Note. The Note is actually too much of a distraction lol ='(

How you carry Note? I think only woman can use note because they have handbag lol

[sexyj]

There are no problems. Its just like buying any other phone on the 2nd hand market.

Just pop your sim card in, make some calls. Make sure everything is good before paying. No different than other phone.

What might be the problems and how should I check?

[sexyj]

The poor battery life is probably caused by a downloaded app.

I downloaded ping (the chat program) from the app world, and it sucked the battery life like it's nothing on my 9900. Once removed, the battery was fine.

No advantage ? If you type a lot of email or text, there's the #1 advantage there. People just buy android and iphones because they take better pictures/videos and play games on it.

Yeah and that's the problem, which is why BB's are so cheap and losing their value. Half of my friends are jumping ship from BB to android/iphone, the other half are waiting for their contracts to expire/HUP time to ditch BB.

People want more than an email/texting phone now and BB has failed to accommodate the majority; my best friend has 4 months to go before he ditches his BB 9700 and he swears he won't ever go with them again. He can't even watch youtube or do web browsing quickly, and his brother who has a 9900 constantly complains about the battery life and (still) poor performance. Meanwhile other flagship phones from apple/samsung etc are boasting about their speed and awesome screens, although they still have battery life issues (powering those 4"+ screens!). There's just no advantage to having a BB anymore, they get about the same battery life as an iphone and do way less, in exchange for BBM?

[tablo13]

I really don't know why most of my friends still have and continue to get BlackBerrys. It's not because BlackBerrys are cheaper, they pay an expensive price to keep them. Honestly, I don't see why anyone would get BlackBerry over Android or iPhone considering the price. Does the button keyboard make it suitable for Canadian winter?