BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone, Black (Sprint) @ richardeward.com

BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone, Black (Sprint)
from BlackBerry

Features:

• Slim, powerful Blackberry messaging phone with SureType hybrid numeric/QWERTY keypad
• Access Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled
• 2-megapixel camera with video capture; MicroSD expansion; Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming
• Up to 4.6 hours of talk time, up to 216 hours of standby time; measures 4.2 x 1.9 x 0.55 inches (WxHxD)

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Great Phone, just not 5 star!
  I have used a lot of cell phones in my lifetime and wish that I could give this a 5 star review, but I can't. This one is really good for what I use it for, which is just to stay on top of e-mail, mainly at night and on the weekends. I would not recommend it for web surfing or other functions. The manual is poor at best and the functions that I want to find out about, are not listed in the manual. You have to basically find them yourself by searching on the phone itself, which is hit or miss. I like the... more info

• Great phone with a few bugs, Sprint is so-so
  Bought this Pearl after using a Palm Centro for almost a year and other flip phones for years before that. I liked the feature set of the Centro but audio quality was horrible, and the operating system was very antiquated and incompatible with many newer mobile web features like the gmail app, google maps my location etc. Debated between this and iphone but didn't want more expensive plan and AT&T overall crappiness.
  One thing to remember is that there is no perfect smart phone. You sacrifice size... more info

• Sprint service is the WORST
  A word about Sprint: They used to be the best, and they are now the worst. The absolute worst.
  If you call them today, July 15'th 2008, you will get through the prompts until you are given a wait-time and then the systems tells you to call back later and hangs up on you. I'm not surprised at all. They got rid of 80 % of their customer service workforce.
  Things have appeared on my bill for a year that shouldn't be there. I have made 5 attempts to fix this and finally gave up. Plan on a two-hour... more info

• contact problems with Novell
  Outlook cannot be used in some health care environments. If you must use Novell (rather than Outlook) for synchronization there are problems with synchronization of contacts and memos. There are numerous comments about these problems on the Web. According to Blackberry they are working on solutions.
  If you can use Outlook this is a wonderful phone and PDA. It has good reception, is a great size, and connects well to the Internet.

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