Can you use a BlackBerry KEYtwo in 2023?!

Hey everyone! I've used my BlackBerry KEYtwo in the past week to decide if you can and should still use it in the year 2023. Hope you enjoy it! :)


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[foodetc.]

I'm one of the engineers of the Key2 and it was such a time with our team, we all knew it was the last Blackberry that would ever be produced so we all put our hearts into it. His comments are fair about the camera. The inside scoop is we couldn't get the the ISPs (image signal processors) we wanted and the deadline for production was fiercely stringent so we had to get a lower quality ISP. It was the only one available for mass production. That was such a shame. In the end none of us were proud of the whole product, we liked everything except the camera.

[Jackerola]

Recently went from iphone 13 Mini to blackberry Key2 again. Even if it is outdated ; it still works. Even blackberry hub is fully functional. I love it!

[brucehislop]

My wife and I still use our Blackberry Key2's while wintering in Mexico. I've always hated touch screens because they don't respond well to my old calloused fingers. I've always loved the tactical feedback of the Blackberry keypad and sorry to see it go. I owned a cell phone store for 25 years so I've used a lot of different phones in my time. I've always loved Blackberry's Function before Fashion design.

[hotstreak]

Still using Key2 - best phone still. My hub still works.

[siddharthambuj]

I use blackberry priv till date and it works perfectly fine ! The built is quiet durable and robust ! It's good for social media/multimedia purpose, not for gaming and multitasking ! I wish blackberry could ve continued making the smartphones !

[vincentputera]

Thanks so much for doing this! Really, really appreciate your service/ love letter to BlackBerry and the community!

[corporatemcmahon]

Ole is serious here!!!

I miss my Blackberry Key2!!! Typing on glass is still a pain. I rock a Galaxy Fold 3 now.

BlackBerry for life!

[AIainMConnachie]

The retro quality of that camera sounds perfect!
I’m sold!
Thanks

[lincolnliking]

What a beautiful phone. Just seeing it brings back so many memories

[d.neilmckay]

I still use Key2 as my everyday carry. It is unmatched for email, and the BlackBerry Hub still works perfectly. Perhaps your provider does not support it. Now, I don't play games and rarely take photos, so those are not important to me. I do use social media, and have not encountered any problems with the Key2. Granted, the software is Android 8.1, which can be obsolete with some apps, but the Key2 still meets my requirements.

[morrissey]

Along with Tech Odyssey, your channel is one of my favorites that is BlackBerry centric. Im writing this comment on my BlackBerry Key2LE. I have a Google Pixel 7 and really enjoy it, but when it comes to typing up a message - BlackBerry is the way to go for me. I know that BlackBerry is focusing on tech for automobiles now but I hope they make another phone. There sold off some patents recently so there is hope that another device will use this tech.

[jdaug]

Reluctantly, I retired my Key2 and now use a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Passport SE was my favorite BB10 handset. 9900 was my favorite classic handset.

[noaa]

I still use my old bb priv, you could say it's the main one, since my details are not so great, I just listen to music, make calls, and sometimes I go to YouTube. and I have as many as 3 of them, simply because it is unlike any other phone.

[NhanADL]

i've been following your channel since you were just a kid....good to see you growing up handsomely. Keep it up!

[tsuyoshiito]

Last time i watched you was in 2016 about blackberries and gagets. Damn.. good to see you ve grown and thanks for the review.

[vincentkong]

Nice. I am still using my BlackBerry Passport in the US. Of course, no BlackBerry server but SIM calling/text works. Gmail still works. My battery life on the Passport is still ok. But once it dies, I might actually take out my Key2 to replace it.

[subhramondal]

Yeah, i am still hanging onto my Q10. And i did never give up on BB10 ever since i used to watch videos of some rare youtubers like you who made videos of BB devices. Been following your videos since you were a child.

[AnthonyTucker-tc]

Hi Jan, Still using the Key 2 in the UK on the 02 network. Hub, You tube work well.

[JayJacobson-de]

Ole, I also used my old Blackberry for a week. I was shocked my old Passport still worked. Like many Blackberry users, I received a notice late in 2021 stating that after January 4, 2022 my device" will no longer reliably function, including for data, phone calls, SMS and 9-1-1 functionality."

As a replacement, I bought a Uniherts Titan - an Andriod 10 phone with a keyboard, much like a Passport. When it needed repairs, rather than be without a phone, I decided to run a test. I put my SIM card back in the Passport, and in spite of what Blackberry said about it no longer functioning, I had reliable use of the phone, emails and texts. But, like the Key2 the lack of apps is a noticable drawback..

I'm wondering if other Blackberry users have also found that these old BB 10 devices still work on their carrier's systems.

[markamd]

Ole, good to see you again buddy. I love your videos! I still use my Blackberry Passport to this day :)