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Good value66% agree
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Small form factor100% agree
205 Reviews
Love it!
I had Palm phones for years (had a palm pilot before they branched into forms) and loved their highly functional devices, especially for business use. However, when the switched to web os, the two phones they introduced just didn't work for me. I moved to Android and that is so NOT a business phone. Hated it! I'm sure there are some people who love the bells and whistles, but it doesn't work if you need FUNCTIONAL.
I was leaning toward Blackberry and wish I had done that with my upgrade, but since I lost my upgrade, I got the 8530 curve from ebay. Love it! It is highly functional and works very well, easily integrates with my office, home, and web email that I use strictly for purchases. It has a few bells and whistles of its own, but I'm not going that way again -- I NEED FUNCTION!
I would have given it an excellent but there are a couple of things that take too many clicks to complete. If i'm in the phone ap and select a contact, and I don't want be given texting options -- I would have chosen text for that! Also, there should be more options available for snoozing an appointment, similar to outlook. 5 minute increments up to 2 weeks would be optimal. If you have are in an environment where your workload is CONSTANTLY being piled on so that you have to sometimes select to put something on the back-burner, you should be able to snooze for more than 30 minutes! This is really a pet peeve for me; I have to end up opening the appointment, which I'm not always in a position to do.
Other than that, I love the other options on this phone. OH, and gthe speaker is so good that I use it for music without headphones, for radio, and for podcast listening.
As for blue tooth, was shocked that when I paired it with my car's bluetooth, it automatically uploaded my contacts! That was really a pleasant surprise.Read full review...
TMobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 Unlocked w/ AT&T Service
I bought a BlackBerry Curve 8900 -- a TMobile-branded phone -- because it supposedly worked with both the AT&T and TMobile service networks. After spending 2 hours at the AT&T store, the manager discovered that although the TMobile Blackberry Curve 8900 UNLOCKED phone does in fact work with At&T's phone, text, email, etc. features, it will NOT work with AT&T's tethering feature (where the phone connects to a laptop and is used as a modem). Numerous AT&T technology support representatives confirmed this fact throughout the store manager's installation efforts. Tethering was one of the main reasons why I wanted this specific phone. Bottom line is that in order to use AT&T's tethering service, I had to either buy a separate AT&T modem or sign a 2 year contract and get the modem for free. Annoying to say the least....Read full review...
Blackberry on Cricket
About the phone.
The curve is a rock solid product. They work and generally work very well. Remember that this is not the most modern phone but rather the first on Crickets smartphones. The gps will work in non assisted mode which is a big plus. Browser works well considering its bbOS 5. Email works extremely well.
The screen could be a bit sharper. Its not awful or unusable but on web pages it could be a bit sharper.
If on Wifi you will crash the phone. This is a common problem on Blackberrys and waiting for Rim to fix it.
Crickets network is after all a limiting factor. They don't support BES, only BIS. BES is when you have your blackberry server, Bis is ones that cricket has. BES is better for Corporates, BIS is for small entities.Read full review...
Blackberry Curve 8900
I love my Blackberry Curve 8900. It works really good; however, I dislike the fact that I cannot use all the features in my country since my service provider doesn't allow it yet. I understand Blackberries are unique since all the features in other phones can be used once they are unlocked. Nevertheless, the basic features like making calls, answering calls, wifi, texting etc; can be used so I can work with those for now but I hate that I cannot download my emails etc as with other cellphones I have had. And the msn messaging also cannot be used unless I go directly to the internet.Read full review...
Blackberry curve 8900 opinion
I love this phone. This is my first blackberry and I made the right decision by picking this phone. The curve 8900 is sleek and stylish and was within my price range.I also wanted to get away from touchscreen phones so this was the best choice. The camera and sound quality are great. I can hear people very clearly even on speakerphone. This phone has wi-fi, which is a plus. Suprisingly, the bb8900 battery life is great. I don't have to charge it everyday. I would recommend a blackberry to anyone, but most of my friends already have one. I really don't have any complaints about this phone.Read full review...
Great phone
I've had this phone for about 2 months and really like it. I use it along with my iphone 3gs. I like the internet browsing and text entry of iphone, but don't like the phone features. I end up using the blackberry whenever I have to use prepaid phone cards to make international calls. The iphone's touch pad doesn't send the right touch tones, so I always have to go through the operator. The blackberry doesn't have that problem. I also like the fact that I can manage my music and photos without having to use itune software. I woud recommend this phone!Read full review...
T-mobile Blackberry Curve 8900
This is one of my favorites phone, why? 2 words! WIFI/ UMA calls. If you're looking for a phone that not only looks good, but have featers tha you realy would use every day, this is it. i have mine with out data plan cuz right now it is to pricesy and you can still use it like that. Display is A+, keypad the best, speakers very good, battery A+ that goes all day with the WIFI on and still going. the negative, lacks of 3G and you dont have the freadon to use it the way you realy want on less you have data plan. Overall i recomend this phone 100%.Read full review...
BlackBerry Curve 8900
The phone itself is everything Blackberry. I bought this for my brother to use, who lives in Italy. The frequency ratings indicates that it would be compatible on European cell towers, however, it was not compatible with his particular carrier. Therefore, I would recommend to anyone buying any phone; to use in Europe, double check with the carrier to make sure it will work. He is able to buy sim cards on a different network and use the phone, however, he has a cell plan that he pays monthly for and this essentially has just caused him to have more expense. That being said, he has a mp3 player, video and photo abilities. Wish the European and US cell technologies were not so different and complicated. A good phone, just not for what we bought it for.Read full review...
BlackBerry Curve 8900 (Unlocked)
This Blackberry has a lot of great features like Blackberry App World, customization features, QWERTY keyboard. Down sides are it is not completely user friendly. It takes a lot of playing with to understand each little setting. Also, the camera takes great pictures, but is slow to initialize. I really miss using my Samsung Behold touchscreen!!!Read full review...
Blackberry 8530
Thanks for the opportunity via this medium to share. I was desirous of getting a Blackberry for my daughter. This work out well, the services offer the quality of the phone. Yet, I made one error, I did not check for the usage through a SIM card. Turned out that i ws unable to use the phone since i live outside mainland USA. My service provides only provide through SIM card.
Nonetheless it was a great buy only regret is i can't use it.
I would like to suggest that this is clearly indicated in the future to avoid this inconvinience to others.
Thanks once again it was nice doing business with you.
Oliver WallaceRead full review...