RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310

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I LOVE this phone to death!!!

24 Jun 2009 Kyle

9.7 out of 10

Ok people, if you are looking for a phone that has a very loud speaker, excellent battery life, a full qwerty keyboard, music player, enhanced web, ability to install apps(for instance, Slacker Radio, Myspace Mobile, etc), ability to set full songs as ringtones, bluetooth, and a very high quality camera, this is the phone for you. When my parents first got AT&T on November 18th of 2008, I got the Samsung SGH-A737 which was a pretty impressive phone. I lost the charger a few months later and then had to share chargers with my parents. Well, when I got money for my birthday(March 22nd of this year, I am 13) I went to radioshack and bought A Nokia 6085(gophone since I had already gotten a 2 year contract, I just swapped Sim Cards from the slider to the nokia and it worked) and a 2 gigabyte micro SD card. I LOVED it. then in mid June, my grandpa found the Blackberry Curve 8310 while he was cleaning my cousin's house, she didn't use it anymore. we had de activated her contract. it is only about six months old, she only used it for one so it is practically still new at this day and time. I swapped my Sim card and Memory Card to it(It was from AT&T, it even said it on the bottom of the phone)so since I had AT&T, it worked. and I LOVE this phone. I might not have had it long yet, but mI still love it. My grandma payed $600 for it when it was new and I got it for free. At Bestbuy, it Still retails for $550, but if you buy it directly from AT&T, it can be yours for $200. I would recommend this phone to ANYBODY.

Pros

Outstanding battery life, fast, takes GREAT pictures, has a flash for low or no light conditions, full keyboard, everything about it!!!

Cons

wide.

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Don't fall for the hype

12 Sep 2008 SoCalAdam

5 out of 10

I've had this phone and service for 2 months now. Can I get a refund AT&T???

Good:

Battery life is outstanding

GPS works like a charm through Google Maps

Gmail downloads directly to the phone

Bluetooth transfers files!!! Sweet!!!

 

Bad:

Internet is SLOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW (WAY slower than my OLD 700W at Verizon)

Trackball is a joke. When surfing some sites and using the trackball to scroll down, the OS will drop to the very bottom of the page. Right when I think I'm at the point of clicking, bamm! To the bottom we go...  Stupid.

 

Some other "minor" issues but my biggest complaint is being on my 2nd phone from RIM. Yea, the first one would not hold a signal at all. Now my new one holds a signal, but for some odd reason "Froze" a missed call when I had no missed call... (Indicator light was on, top right of screen)

So, now I'm on 2 phones and a full reset to fix the stuck icon.

 

Quality product... um... Can I get a refund now please???

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Above average, could be better

30 Apr 2008 lwlamar

7.6 out of 10

I've had this phone almost a week now and believe I've had enough time to form an opinion.

Battery life is good - with fairly heavy data use and moderate phone use, I go 3 or 4 days between charges. I also like the QWERTY keyboard. It is as small as possible without being too difficult to use and provides good tactile response when you press the keys. Typing is easier than you would think.

The phone feels good in your hand and during calls. Sound quality for calls is very good. Reception is fine. Data speeds on EDGE are fine, though clearly faster would be better.

I'm new to Blackberries and smartphones in general, but I've had no trouble setting it up, discovering its features and using it. The user interface, though somewhat dated in its appearance, is simple and intuitive. The trackball works fine.

Email and text messages work well on this phone. I get my Gmail, Yahoo mail and work email delivered when I'm away from a computer, and that's useful. The standard BB email readers don't allow for HTML viewing, but there are HTML email programs available for download (for a charge). The PDF reader excellent.

I downloaded a few different RSS readers (Viigo, Newsgator, Google Reader and Berry Bloglines) and though I'm not overwhelmed by any of them, Viigo seems to have the best interface and I like the ability to peruse headlines quickly. I use Google Reader on my desktop and laptop and have used Bloglines and the Newsgator products in the past and while Google Reader works best for me on the desktop, it is not so great on Blackberry.

The Blackberry web browser is not as bad as I've read about in reviews. It is functional. I downloaded Opera 4.1 and have used it occasionally, but I'd have to say this phone is not so good for web browsing no matter which browser you use. If web browsing is what you are looking for, get something with Wi-Fi capability and a bigger screen.

I've been disappointed in the calendar feature or maybe more accurately the google calendar sync, because everytime I sync, it duplicates the appointments already on my calendar. If I can't get this resolved, I may have to trade the phone in before my 30 days expires and try a WinMo phone like the BlackJack II or wait for the new iPhones to come out.

There is a wealth of useful software available for download, both free and paid, and I've been trying to test a number of them. Yahoo Go 3.0 is cool, nice interface, could be quicker (but that is an attribute of EDGE data speeds, probably). The Facebook app is also very good. I also like the NYT app.

I haven't used the media features yet but there is a music player, video player, picture viewer and camera. The phone does not come with much memory standard and I have yet to purchase a microSD card. If I decide to keep the phone, I'll definitely put some of my music and photos on the phone to carry with me, and I'll update this part of my review.

What I'm still unsure about is the extra $30/mo. for the Blackberry Pesonal Use plan. That's alot of dough for mobile email (since web browsing is not all that useful on this phone). If web browsing was up to par with iPhone, and you could read your email in HTML,l the expense would be more worth it. As it is, I'm not sure the cost is justified by the usefulness.

Overall, I'd say this is a very good phone and a good smartphone. I got it free as refurb. from AT&T, and you can't beat that. I definitely think it is an improvement over your average non-PDA clamshell, candy bar or slider phone. It could stand an improved, up-to-date user interface, better browsing experience, HTML email reader

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