My trusty and durable BlackBerry 7130e is finally dead after a Vernors bath thanks to my son. The phone has been at my side for nearly three years and has proved to be a damn good phone. Sure, it doesn’t have a camera or expandable memory, but I gave it hell and it kept on kick’n. It survived falling of my roof a few times, my kid kicked it around like a toy, and it was even ran over by the car more than once. It was more durable than classic Nextals and that’s why I haven’t replaced it yet. Rest in peace, buddy.
Suggestions for an equally durable replacement are appreciated in the comments below.
I may be stating the obvious to say you can automatically remove all touchscreens from your list of candidates, if durability is your number one criterion.
Bunnie Huang did an ‘exit review’ of his Blackberry 8700c last year, talking about it after a long time using it. I wish more people did that.
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=242
Look for ebay and get the same one, unless you want to upgrade.
I just got that phone on e-bay for 40 bucks
I have had my 7130 for forever, and it has been through hell and back, unfortunately its time to upgrade, tomorrow is its last day as my partner, then its off to ebay or craigslist.