'One in five' considers leaving Blackberry

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Source: The Independent

One in five BlackBerry phone users is considering switching to another supplier because of the service problems which hit millions of people this week, according to a study today.

A survey of more than 1,000 BlackBerry customers by shopping comparison website Kelkoo found that 19% are thinking about moving to another manufacturer, 42% will consider changing later and 8% said they have bought a new mobile phone already.

Kelkoo said that with today's launch of the iPhone 4S already boasting pre-orders of over one million, this week's service issues could not have come at a worse time for BlackBerry, giving users a "tempting ship to jump to".

Research among another 3,000 people found that seven out of 10 who were planning to get a BlackBerry in the future admitted they would need some reassurance from the manufacturer as they would be put off by the recent problems.



Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/one-in-five-considers-leaving-blackberry-2370633.html

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