RIM reports Q3 earnings, has seen better times

16 December, 2011
The BlackBerry maker reported a net income of $265 million - a steep 71% drop from the same period last year.

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  • 07 Jan 2012

ryu, 02 Jan 2012...nokia's battery life is better than bb and better than a... moreI had Iphone, Android phones, and Nokia phones and anyone has a good battery if you used IM, RS, Web, Email at the same time battery is in 4 hours not such bb I always return to Blackberry cause has the better battery performance to me

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    • ryu
    • stS
    • 02 Jan 2012

    ...nokia's battery life is better than bb and better than almost all androids, and with belle is perfect combination, don't take me wrong, i have an android pro samsung phone and I buy very soon my nokia back!

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      • Anonymous
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      • 21 Dec 2011

      AR, 19 Dec 2011My God! So much hate in here :( Bear in mind all the peo... moreI have Wifi at home and also at work.
      With Symbian/Android I can pay US$ 0 to carrier because i already have wifi.

      If I need to go out and use internet, i can use daily internet plan. And I don't mind my email 2 minute or 5 minute or 10 minute late.

      Using wifi also mean using less electricity compared to GPRS/3G, meaning I have longer battery life.

      I can't do all of this with BB. With BB the only way to receive my email is through BB, which is SuX because BB down a lot, and can't use wifi.

      I also travel a lot, and when in airport (in transit), I used to send an email to my family saying... hi, i'm in here (china, hongkong, london, tokyo, etc) now. and it's free WITH wifi. I can't do this with BB.

      So, Question... Why BB is good? I can't see the good side of BB, all I know is the bad side of BB.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 21 Dec 2011

        AnonD-8044, 19 Dec 2011Also that BIS/BES account gives you paramount security of t... morereally?
        And what about occasional server problem that have been plaguing BB lately?

        It's really a sign that BB infrastructure is a mess.

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          • Anonymous
          • sS@
          • 21 Dec 2011

          dakkk, 20 Dec 2011I don't have a blackberry but I hear and am impressed by th... moreBB battery life is the worst.
          Nokia has better battery life.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 21 Dec 2011

            AnonD-34818, 19 Dec 2011i suggest that RIM should have a cooperation with Apple by ... moreI don't think any Android or iphone user want a BBM. It's suX... and we already got what's app. and we can use wifi with what's app. but can't use wifi with BBM.

            The time for BB to die is already foretold. Resistance is futile.

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              • Cavenaghi03
              • KiV
              • 20 Dec 2011

              dakkk, 20 Dec 2011I don't have a blackberry but I hear and am impressed by th... moreDon't believe everything that you hear, the best OS with easy battery consumption is Symbian, but we all know, Symbian is an obsolete OS

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                • dakkk
                • MA5
                • 20 Dec 2011

                I don't have a blackberry but I hear and am impressed by the battery life. Personally I believe they should survive to provide more competition.

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                  • HBB
                  • 20 Dec 2011

                  They should make BB services FREE OF COST .. thru wifi ... it will eventually give a boost... ITs common sense that now days wifi is almost everywhere around the world... who would want to pay EXTRA for chatting or emailing ? i Used BB8900 i was payin extra for Email and Chat service.. now im on Galaxy s II and there is NO difference... not at all.. so y I pay sumthing extra which i can find EASILY FOR FREE ???? (common sense which BB dosnt have :( ) wish them best of luck for the future o_O

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                    • Cavenaghi 03
                    • Qxp
                    • 20 Dec 2011

                    RIM offers the best solution for e-mail, security, etc..if working properly that is, but is it only my phone or is it all RIM devices that suffering from persistent connection problem every now and then. And at the end of the day, we will asses the value of each cellphone, and ask ourself a question: is it worth it and is there any cellphone with better value?

                    Ps. My poor old blackberry just lost all of my contacts last night, get ready for some action with galaxy M Pro soonest.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Qxp
                      • 20 Dec 2011

                      I'm getting sick of blackberry's incapability of providing fast and qaulity browsing experience. Instead of introducing a range of product mix, please make us the ONE phone that does it all. I'm a blackberry user, and I'm really get impatient.

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                        • 20 Dec 2011

                        AR, 19 Dec 2011My God! So much hate in here :( Bear in mind all the peo... moreYou say BB is not relevant anymore - I dont agree. Android is like a Windoze 3.1 operating system copying Apple (yet again), except it is open. It is full of holes for malware and other security issues. I am in Indonesia and BIS unlimited downloads is Rp99,000/month or say USD$11/month unlimited internet. Try to get an iPhone or Android package with the same security, safety, and internet package.

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                          • 19 Dec 2011

                          AR, 19 Dec 2011My God! So much hate in here :( Bear in mind all the peo... moreAlso that BIS/BES account gives you paramount security of the highest level,,no one has ever broke the security of a BB smartphone.

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                            • AnonD-34818
                            • 04W
                            • 19 Dec 2011

                            i suggest that RIM should have a cooperation with Apple by installing the BBM in the iphone may be that will give a jumped for their income

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                              • AR
                              • t}1
                              • 19 Dec 2011

                              My God! So much hate in here :(

                              Bear in mind all the people who wish for a company to die are automatically wishing away the livelihood of thousands working in that company.

                              sure they were not able to stem the tide of apps which heightened the growth of android and ios, but they are trying to catch up and maybe one day they will.

                              But again i stress on the point that competition is good for the market and us consumers. who wants to be restricted to a monopoly between ios and android?

                              as for their bb service well the full unlimited data plan is just $7/month. is that too much to ask for an instant mail solution and more importantly secure solution?

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 19 Dec 2011

                                John, 17 Dec 2011For all these intellectual light weights that comment on op... morethat's why RIM were going down.!!!!
                                because RIM product were can't compete anymore.
                                and BB without BIS is like a dumb phone.


                                or you could say: You must pay rent to RIM in order BB to be functional correctly.....
                                1. unlike other phone that could use any kind of plain internet
                                2. unlike other phone that could skip on internet and use wifi only.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 19 Dec 2011

                                  Bob, 18 Dec 2011Dont be stupid bro. It is a matter o configure correctly yo... morecan you receive your email and browse your web wihout BB internet services?

                                  Can you browse the web and receive your email when BB server having a hiccup?

                                  My nokia, sony, LG, HTC, samsung, iphone can browse the web using multiple connectivity. If my provider down, i could use wifi or change to another provider (sim card). Blackberry can't!!! because BB internet architecture is a dinosaurs and will be dead soon.

                                  conclusion: BB sUx, BiS even suX more

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 19 Dec 2011

                                    ng_lee, 18 Dec 2011Guys, I don't care about the other companies. However, I st... moreagree.
                                    i don't care that nokia, samsung, sony, htc, lg.
                                    i just want RIM to bankrupt.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 19 Dec 2011

                                      WastedMind26, 18 Dec 2011I personally feel that Blackberry is a nice phone, mainly b... moreall the pretty girl i know using what's app.

                                      and i don't intend to date the one that use BB, because she must be st*pid.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 19 Dec 2011

                                        Jhee, 18 Dec 2011Blackberry is Blackberry changing the OS of BB means that R... morewell,
                                        you need to wait 1 more year, and got disappointed...

                                        Why?
                                        Because BB10 is nothing more than a hype.
                                        RIM is already 5 year behind google/iphone/symbian.
                                        By the time BB10 come out, and you try it, you're gonna fell you have 1 year for nothing.