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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 Reviews
1.
10 Sep 2009 by Anonymous
93.3%9.3out of 10
First time BB owner. Had it for almost two months and so far pretty happy with the phone.
Smart phoneA little delay when answering phone.
Ring then Vibrate, not Ring and Vibrate
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2. Happy 8330 User
15 Aug 2009 by brittnhamm
96.7%9.7out of 10
I've had the device for a couple of days and I love it! I used to have Pearl and this is a nice step up from that. The keys are small, but usable. The call quality and battery life are pretty good. I'm on mine all day and get home at six and still have one battery bar left. I have the pink one, not crazy about the silver.I would definetly reccomend this phone!
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3. Solid performing BlackBerry at an affordable price!
10 Jul 2009 by tango57
73.3%7.3out of 10
I've had my 8330 Curve for about a month now and overall I'm very pleased with what it can do. I'll start with the cons I've encountered with this phone. I'm on the Sprint 3G network (Tri-State area) and I usually enjoy the fast browsing speeds although I think it should perform better but it's probably due to the network quality in my area. This is one of my biggest gripes but again it's most likely due to the Sprint network area I'm in cause there are times when my phone signal will be at 5 full bars and then it'll drop down to 1 or revert to 1xRTT while I'm in the middle of browsing or surfing. One time I was at the mall on route 1 in a business district and I could only get a roaming signal. Also this phone lacks WiFi support. Another drawback to this phone the keyboard. The keys are quite small and plastic with a slippery feel to them which makes the unit look kind of cheap and toylike. I don't have very big hands and I find myself having trouble typing and texting on them. Your fingers can easily slip or press an extra key by accident since there's not much space in between the small keys. The trackball works very nice however and allows for easy maneuvering of the cursor on the screen back and forth in between menus. Another feature I really disliked is the ambient light sensor that's built in. What this does is sense the amount of direct light on the screen and adjusts the brightness of the screen how it chooses to on its own. Let me emphasize that you have no control over this sensor. Turning off the auto dim backlight feature only works with applications or using the phone, it does not affect how this sensor functions. In bright direct light such as sunlight it will brighten the screen to its fullest whereas in darkened areas it will dim the screen to about 60% or so. It's kind of irritating if the light conditions in the area you're in keep changing since the screen will keep brightening and dimming back and forth and I've read numerous other BlackBerry users complain of this feature as well. I prefer to just have a fully brightened screen while I'm actively using the phone all the time regardless if it will save me a few minutes of battery time or not. Another negative aspect I had with this phone was the voice call quality was not as good. Most of the callers I spoke to said I seemed muffled or like I was talking from cardboard box so voice quality was not as clear as I hoped for. The phone also feels sluggish at times like the processor is always playing catchup with what you're trying to do. Sometimes applications can take up to 5 seconds to start but usually they start in about 2 to 3 seconds. If the phone hangs you can do an instant soft restart with alt+right capslock+del. The boot up time of this phone seems way to long though. It normally takes 2 to 2.5 minutes to reach the main screen from the time you reset or turn on the phone. My computer boots up faster than that. I try to leave about 30 MB of ram free and I notice my applications run a lot smoother so the point is to try to not install too much stuff on it, only what you need. The other features of the phone are superb though. I love the Sprint Navigation. I used it while driving 12 hrs. one way back and forth to Toronto through 3 states and while in Toronto it gave me spot on directions to where I needed to go. The music and video player are more than adequate. You can watch full movies saved to your SD card in MP4 with decent quality like say if you're on the plane or waiting for something. BlackBerry users also enjoy excellent application support. There are thousands of applications to choose from. Overall despite the nuances, it's a solid performing phone if you want to do it all such as surf the web in 3G, call, text, email, listen to music, watch videos, etc. It will definitely get you by and at a very affordable price it's one of the best values out there right now.
3G capable.
Nice colorful and vivid screen.
Sprint Navigation for data plan users.
Wide variety of application support.Voice call quality a bit low.
Keyboard a bit cramped and small keys.
Processor feels slow running apps.
Ambient light sensor can be annoying.
Lacks WiFi support.
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4. great phone
25 Jun 2009 by ASOL
100%10out of 10
phone is great everything about it phone internet spearker. Highley recomend it.
Everythingnothing
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5. slave
18 Mar 2009 by agscarr
63.3%6.3out of 10
Everyone I know that has a Curve has cracked the face of it...it's cheap!!! I like some of the features, like not being interupted by an incoming text while writing a text, but it is not as easy to manipulate like a Palm Treo. I also am not very fond of the way it stores the messages by date. Treo has them store in a chat format that was much nicer and easier to follow conversations. I have had several gliches with this phone locking up and at one time I couldn't type an "s" in a text...my phone isn't even 30 days old since activation!!! I am really debating on going back to the Palm Treo.
Incoming TextDoesn't come loaded with MMS Text, you have to download upgrades
Face cracked on first drop
Locked up and reset itself twice
Could not type "s" while in a text message
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6. LOVE THIS PHONE!
23 Feb 2009 by Chris1989
100%10out of 10
SERIOUSLY BEST PHONE IVE EVER HAD! HAD IT 3 WEEKS NOW AND YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING ON HERE! IM HARDLY ON MY COMPUTER NOW BECAUSE I GOT THIS PHONE! IT IS AMAZING AND I LOVEEE IT!!
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7. Blackberry Curve
29 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
96.7%9.7out of 10
I LOVE this phone, I've had it a week, and have only good things to say about it. I absolutley HATED my husband's Palm Treo a few years back and was hesitant to get the blackberry because of that, but this phone is AWESOME and you can't pry it out of my hands now, LOL. The trackball is awesome, it has a great camera with flash, mp3 player, but the email and messaging are outstanding. No crashing or freezing at all and very quick to receive, compose and send. My husband now has the Voyageur and he really wants a Blackberry Curve instead! One more thing is awesome about this phone, you don't have to sign up for a subscription monthly fee (like Verizon's Voyageur) to get MP3's onto your phone, just download them from your computer, you can put anything you have on it for free! the internal memory is quite big- but you can add a card and get even more memory :) You can add different themes to personalize your phone if you want.
Trackball
Messaging
Querty keyboard
Browser
Apps - I love the Weather app I added
Camera
Video
Voice Calling
MP3 player !!
battery - talk time/standby is greatnone
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8. I love my phone.
11 Jan 2009 by diygirl
93.3%9.3out of 10
I have had this phone for almost a year now and I have to say that I still love it! My first pda was the HTC 6800 and where I loved the phone itself I did not like Windows Mobile at all so I went to the Curve. There were many things that I never could get working right with Windows Mobile. My battery lasts much longer on this phone than on the 6800. I don't talk much on the phone, I mostly use Blackberry Messenger, text & the web which tends to use battery life quicker and I can go 2 days without charging my battery, 3 if I don't use it much. I love that I was able to download my own browser instead of using the Blackberry browser. I like being able to download themes. And I find everything much easier to find. The keyboard and trackball did take a little getting used to but I like it now.
great battery life without having to buy the extended battery
ease of use
ease of setting up email
customization options
compatibility with other programs to make uploading much easier, ie: myspace, facebook, flickrThese really aren't pertaining to this phone as much as Blackberry as a whole..
would like a higher resolution camera
would like a touch screen option without losing my full qwerty keyboard keys
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9. Acct Manager
5 Jan 2009 by Billy James
76.7%7.7out of 10
OK OK I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF PHONES AND AFTER TAKING MY HTC TOUCH SCREEN BACK CUZ ALL THAT PHONE HAD GOING FOR IN WAS HIPE (THUMB MASTERBATION) NOT TO USER FRINDLY. SO I NOW HAVE THIS NEW BLACKBERRY 8330 PHONE AND FIND IT USER FRIENDLY WITH EASY FUNCTIONALITY. GREAT WORK PHONE.
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10. Woah,.
31 Dec 2008 by Maddie
86.7%8.7out of 10
I love this phone, ignore most people.
its hard to get used to at first, because the keys are small, and stuck together.
the trackball is hard to get rolled to the right spot, but it all gets easier the more you get used to it.
screen
trackball
qwerty keyboard
simple
sleek
coustomizeable speed, so you dont have a lagging phone, or a racing fast phone, when you dont need it
predictable typing
auto complete (you can type u and it will change it to you)
messages can be sorted and searched for
highly customizeable(as far as settings go)battery life can be better
sometimes freezes
sometimes it will take forever to send a message, all you have to do is restart it and it should do better
scratches easy
fingerprint magnet
needs new layouts or themes
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