I ran into an old friend...

'Izu, what's your PIN?'

'Oh, you're a BB user-- I don't have one.'

'Are you for real? idikwa backward!'

This happened about 3 years ago, and despite that I was using a mobile which cost three times my friend's Blackberry, he did insult me blithely 'You are quite backward!'

It hit me frontally: I had been caught up in the Android-iOS-?Symbian war that I had failed to notice the recent and rapid bourgeoning of RIM's Blackberry all around me; now I had to hear from an old friend that not having a Blackberry meant being backward. This puzzled me intensely, and so whetted my research. I became more attentive in the bus, in the park, in the bank.

Three Beautiful Girls with Blackberrys

I was getting back from the University one evening in a taxi with three young girls. Midway through, there is a beep and they all reach for their mobiles. One announces 'Kee BB'm? Ejirom BB'm! Echefum BB'm! Driver kwusi m, echefum BB'm'(Where's my BB? I don't have my BB! I forgot my BB! Driver stop me here, I forgot my BB!) I thought to myself, 'don't you just love to say BB?' The taxi pulled up, she whispered something to her friends and hurriedly got down. I thought to myself, my reserach in view 'I see...'

Blackberry has stolen the Nigerian phones market without much pomp or ceremony. I watched as the girls clutched their Blackberry which beeped every so often, and they had to type up a message--they seemed to be really having fun...

...I met a new friend on Yahoo! Chat

Blackberry is not just a mobile phone to the Nigerian. Yes, there's the sensationalism that comes with pinging--the only utility in so far as I can objectively assess-- but there is more. The Blackberry user expects that you be filled with respect, awe, even adulation when they announce they have a Blackberry--whether it has BIS or not seems irrelevant in the Nigerian situation. Even the monochrome screen versions are Blackberrys nonetheless and require no less respect. By now, my reasearch had taken a decidely other turn, the original research seemed humdrum and pointless now. The real reasearch was: 'Are Nigerians vain people?' The average Nigerian maintains we are not, but the facts remain that we are. We love attention, we love 'useless' little phones that cost big money, we love to 'spend money we don't have to annoy people we don't like'. While I'm typing this article, I'm on Yahoo! Chat. There's a beep:

'36qrt56p. What's yours?'

'Oh BB...I don't have one'

'emoticon: 'shocked' Izu you really need to get a life!'


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Mine was i class one day when one girl proudly and confidently said that the diffrence between a poor and rich person is owning black berry. Saying only rich people could afford BBs. Its funny how Nigerians still think black berry as the 'ultimate phone'. Its quite unfortunate to see how that overrated piece of brick has brain-washed and brain-sapped nigerians, especially the females.

blackbeRRy...i 8 stuffs dat r c0mm0n nd everyb0dy uses....alm0st eRR1 naw haz a bb jst 4 sh0w...am sure if u axe 0ne 0f d!z bb babes her 0S, she g0 jst la enu le (0pen maut wide)

Francheezy: blackbeRRy...i 8 stuffs dat r c0mm0n nd everyb0dy uses....alm0st eRR1 naw haz a bb jst 4 sh0w...am sure if u axe 0ne 0f d!z bb babes her 0S, she g0 jst la enu le (0pen maut wide)

LOL do they even know the full meaning of OS sef?

caukerzee: LOL do they even know the full meaning of OS sef?

ma guy....s0me sEf n0 fit n0 d ful mean!ng 0f b!s

passion007: I ran into an old friend...

'Izu, what's your PIN?'

'Oh, you're a BB user-- I don't have one.'

'Are you for real? idikwa backward!'

This happened about 3 years ago, and despite that I was using a mobile which cost three times my friend's Blackberry, he did insult me blithely 'You are quite backward!'

It hit me frontally: I had been caught up in the Android-iOS-?Symbian war that I had failed to notice the recent and rapid bourgeoning of RIM's Blackberry all around me; now I had to hear from an old friend that not having a Blackberry meant being backward. This puzzled me intensely, and so whetted my research. I became more attentive in the bus, in the park, in the bank.

Three Beautiful Girls with Blackberrys

I was getting back from the University one evening in a taxi with three young girls. Midway through, there is a beep and they all reach for their mobiles. One announces 'Kee BB'm? Ejirom BB'm! Echefum BB'm! Driver kwusi m, echefum BB'm'(Where's my BB? I don't have my BB! I forgot my BB! Driver stop me here, I forgot my BB!) I thought to myself, 'don't you just love to say BB?' The taxi pulled up, she whispered something to her friends and hurriedly got down. I thought to myself, my reserach in view 'I see...'

Blackberry has stolen the Nigerian phones market without much pomp or ceremony. I watched as the girls clutched their Blackberry which beeped every so often, and they had to type up a message--they seemed to be really having fun...

...I met a new friend on Yahoo! Chat

Blackberry is not just a mobile phone to the Nigerian. Yes, there's the sensationalism that comes with pinging--the only utility in so far as I can objectively assess-- but there is more. The Blackberry user expects that you be filled with respect, awe, even adulation when they announce they have a Blackberry--whether it has BIS or not seems irrelevant in the Nigerian situation. Even the monochrome screen versions are Blackberrys nonetheless and require no less respect. By now, my reasearch had taken a decidely other turn, the original research seemed humdrum and pointless now. The real reasearch was: 'Are Nigerians vain people?' The average Nigerian maintains we are not, but the facts remain that we are. We love attention, we love 'useless' little phones that cost big money, we love to 'spend money we don't have to annoy people we don't like'. While I'm typing this article, I'm on Yahoo! Chat. There's a beep:

'36qrt56p. What's yours?'

'Oh BB...I don't have one'

'emoticon: 'shocked' Izu you really need to get a life!'


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I like reading ur piece as it speaks my mind about Blackberry phones. Your diction was on point and I like the choice of words. Great write up.

No be small my brother

@ moderators:
Shouldn't this be considered for front page? I've seen scores and scores of Tonto Dike's repulsive photos make front page without any effort...

...waiting to see if the Tonto blackmail still works...

heheheh0

this write up too make brain MODS front page pls. Na beg i dey beg Una o

Hotdiamond: this write up too make brain MODS front page pls. Na beg i dey beg Una o

Mod don hear ur begging,kk.

I ran into an old friend...

'Izu, what's your PIN?'

'Oh, you're a BB user-- I don't have one.'

'Are you for real? idikwa backward!'

This happened about 3 years ago, and despite that I was using a mobile which cost three times my friend's Blackberry, he did insult me blithely 'You are quite backward!'

It hit me frontally: I had been caught up in the Android-iOS-?Symbian war that I had failed to notice the recent and rapid bourgeoning of RIM's Blackberry all around me; now I had to hear from an old friend that not having a Blackberry meant being backward. This puzzled me intensely, and so whetted my research. I became more attentive in the bus, in the park, in the bank.

Three Beautiful Girls with Blackberrys

I was getting back from the University one evening in a taxi with three young girls. Midway through, there is a beep and they all reach for their mobiles. One announces 'Kee BB'm? Ejirom BB'm! Echefum BB'm! Driver kwusi m, echefum BB'm'(Where's my BB? I don't have my BB! I forgot my BB! Driver stop me here, I forgot my BB!) I thought to myself, 'don't you just love to say BB?' The taxi pulled up, she whispered something to her friends and hurriedly got down. I thought to myself, my reserach in view 'I see...'

Blackberry has stolen the Nigerian phones market without much pomp or ceremony. I watched as the girls clutched their Blackberry which beeped every so often, and they had to type up a message--they seemed to be really having fun...

...I met a new friend on Yahoo! Chat

Blackberry is not just a mobile phone to the Nigerian. Yes, there's the sensationalism that comes with pinging--the only utility in so far as I can objectively assess-- but there is more. The Blackberry user expects that you be filled with respect, awe, even adulation when they announce they have a Blackberry--whether it has BIS or not seems irrelevant in the Nigerian situation. Even the monochrome screen versions are Blackberrys nonetheless and require no less respect. By now, my reasearch had taken a decidely other turn, the original research seemed humdrum and pointless now. The real reasearch was: 'Are Nigerians vain people?' The average Nigerian maintains we are not, but the facts remain that we are. We love attention, we love 'useless' little phones that cost big money, we love to 'spend money we don't have to annoy people we don't like'. While I'm typing this article, I'm on Yahoo! Chat. There's a beep:

'36qrt56p. What's yours?'

'Oh BB...I don't have one'

'emoticon: 'shocked' Izu you really need to get a life!'

KEEP IT UP

The major reason women crave BB's is for love peddling. Men like me use it for downloading large files of 3gig to 10Gig without paying through the nose and also to get some fast runs too. Most Nigerian girls that feel classy have ipad, galaxy tab, Nokia and BB but the BB and ipad are the active ones.

Its obvious naija girls re fools... I wonder how d hardware version of yim called bb cN ever get their whole attention... Its a pity they re illiterates

Francheezy: blackbeRRy...i 8 stuffs dat r c0mm0n nd everyb0dy uses....alm0st eRR1 naw haz a bb jst 4 sh0w...am sure if u axe 0ne 0f d!z bb babes her 0S, she g0 jst la enu le (0pen maut wide)

what language is this??

Dang..I'm old!

I formerly used a bold 9930 (bold 5) as at last 2 months but now am using a galaxy s3. Most bb phones have no diff. They operate the same way in os and no much diff. I have used bold 2, and 5 and there's nautin special bout bb.

What else do you expect from a society that believes Jesus Walked on water, Jonah spent days in the belly of fish and Moses divided a sea with a stick...

Ofcourse no Blackberry No Swag

*reading this on my blackberry and refusing to comment*

Like its fondly called by bb haters..... CRAPBERRY

Sam Milla: What else do you expect from a society that believes Jesus Walked on water, Jonah spent days in the belly of fish and Moses divided a sea with a stick... Ofcourae no Blackberry No Swag

Dude, stop been silly. What's the logic in your silly arguement now?

Sam Milla: What else do you expect from a society that believes Jesus Walked on water, Jonah spent days in the belly of fish and Moses divided a sea with a stick... Ofcourae no Blackberry No Swag

u be fool for comparing Jesus with blackberry

So what's d issue now sef

ebamma: u be fool for comparing Jesus with blackberry

he said jesus not jesus christ......there are many jesus on earth na

gunpoint: *reading this on my blackberry and refusing to comment*

and what u just did is called
a)animating
b)computing
c) smoking
d)all of the above

Ola: "Hey Sandra, I jst got my
blackberry torch! I'l buy d pin
nextweek'
Sandra: "Hmmm? U try ooo! Me
don dash Ekaete my own ooo"
Joy: "Ah! Y nah?"
Sandra: "Bcoz blackberry don tire
me, na BB I dey use!"
Joy: "wow! U r rich oo! I envy u...
Is ur BB samsung or Nokia?"
Sandra: "Noooo! How can I use
dose ceap BBs? It's microsoft
nah"
Joy: "wow! Dat1 mst be expensive
ooo! Shey blackberry dey ping
BB? Jst give me ur pin so I can
call
u wen I buy my own pin"
Sandra: "Eyaaaa... I'm sorry, I left
my pin @home! U knw its nt safe
walking around wit ur pin, e fit
chook u!"

Oruns007: I formerly used a bold 9930 (bold 5) as at last 2 months but now am using a galaxy s3. Most bb phones have no diff. They operate the same way in os and no much diff. I have used bold 2, and 5 and there's nautin special bout bb.

Story, story.......STORYYYYYYY!!!!!

Love it or Hate it, BB is very good for Businessmen because it enhances free flow of information cheaply. But trust nigerian, they are very good in abusing any Good thing. I love BB cos it put Garri and Sugar on my table....
BB is not meant for everybody, its a business Phone and a Potencial ATM Machine for those who know how It works

gunpoint: *reading this on my blackberry and refusing to comment*

Also reading this on my blackberry and I will comment!

Blackberry is past tense, can't wait to get me an android, no offense but i-phones are also useless owing to the fact that Apple are greedy sons of bitches!

Dumped my iphone 4 cause it cudnt perform wat my curve 2 did... Lets take the crazy Naija mentality off and the pinging things. I enjoy a blackberry phone better than any other smartphone in the world.

joseph1832:
Also reading this on my blackberry and I will comment!

Blackberry is past tense, can't wait to get me an android, no offense but i-phones are also useless owing to the fact that Apple are greedy sons of bitches!

Android is the worst of all....go and try it, and in 2 weeks, you will throw it out of a moving van...I have unlimited downloads on my BBM, and that's what separates it from other smartphones

Rsvp