BlackBerry 7290 Phone (AT&T, Phone Only, No Service) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my second blackberry. This model is significantly better than the previous model. It has a much brighter screen, a lighted keypad, bluetooth, improved firmware etc. The best thing about blackberries is BES software that provides seamless connectivity to the my corporate Microsft Exchange based outlook software. It provides bi-directional updates between Exchange and the blackberry. No need to do explicit syncing anymore. Its ability to view email attachments is very useful. One essential thing that is missing is a speakerphone. While travelling, this is indispensible as I can check all the emails, without having to boot up my laptop and finding a wi-fi hotspot. Works fine in europe and asia. Other things I wish they add are an mp3 player, a mpeg-4 video player, a gps device and a wifi voip phone. Since the technology to do this already exists, hopefully the next version of blackberry would fill these holes. I need to reduce the number of tech gadgets I carry around.

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This update to the tried and true BlackBerry 7200 Series adds support for Bluetooth, a brighter display, quad-band GSM, and 32 MB of internal memory. This integrated phone, e-mail client (with support for corporate e-mail servers), organizer, and Web browser is the ultimate weapon for mobile professionals.
DesignThe BlackBerry 7290 follows the standard BlackBerry form factor-- a large 240 x 160 color screen placed above a QWERTY keyboard. The screen offers plenty of real estate to view your e-mails, Web browser content, messaging sessions, and attachments. The popular BlackBerry user interface is here, too, which makes it easy to navigate the handheld's functions. A trackwheel is located on the right side of the unit for quick scrolling through menus and e-mails. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with the included headset. A removable lithium-ion battery is housed in the rear of the handheld.
Calling Features Many of the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present in the BlackBerry 7290. The unit's Bluetooth capability means you can use a wireless headset with the phone for hands-free calling. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book (limited only by the unit's 32 MB of internal memory) are also included.
Messaging, Internet, and ToolsThe BlackBerry 7290 delivers the legendary BlackBerry e-mail experience. With BlackBerry service plans from Cingular, you can receive e-mails instantaneously from up to 10 e-mail accounts (personal and enterprise). With BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your e-mail all at once. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new e-mail arrives. Support is also built in for viewing e-mail attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).
If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees, and more, all on your BlackBerry 7290. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB by using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Use the BlackBerry 7290's Web browser to access the Internet from the palm of your hand. Browse Web sites, get up-to-date stock quotes, read the latest news, check weather reports, and do even more. Wireless text messaging is also supported by the BlackBerry 7290.
The BlackBerry 7290 ships with a number of tools, including a calculator with a unit converter and a to-do list. The handheld's software is based on the Java platform, meaning Java-compatible games and applications can be added to the handheld.
Vital Statistics The BlackBerry 7290 weighs 4.9 ounces and measures 4.5 x 2.9 x 0.9 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of digital talk time, and up to 9 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 800/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS frequencies. The handheld comes with a one year limited warranty.
What's in the BoxBlackBerry 7290 handheld, travel charger, two USB cables, battery, holster, hands-free headset, SIM card, BlackBerry Desktop Software.

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Blackberry 7100G GSM Phone ATT Rogers T-Mobile UNLOCKED Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm part of the market RIM targeted for this phone - people who really didn't want to carry that blocky blue thing and wanted something a bit more phone-like. Looking around the building, I think they're succeeding, but wow, what a terrible phone.
Physically: the phone is light - it also feels flimsy and the casing feels fake. I've already dropped it a few times (par for the course for me in general), and it's survived, but I feel like a stiff wind causes some risk. The screen is already scratching, though slightly and unobtrusively.
Blackberry-like features: I also won't extol the virtues of the Blackberry - either you get it or you don't - except to say that Outlook/Exchange integration is excellent, the best Calendar integration, in particular, that I've seen. I don't know why the Contacts don't sync wirelessly, which for me isn't much of a problem but may be more difficult for others. I get emails to my Blackberry faster than they appear in my Outlook. Level 1 messaging, which isn't defined absolutely anywhere for the customer, is a great feature. I cannot comprehend why you can't default the mailbox to your inbox, rather than the everything-you-do-box, but c'est la vie.
Much gnashing of teeth about the keyboard. I can empathize, but having never used the normal Blackberry keyboard, I can't compare. I don't love SureType - it doesn't pick up new words well, and I'd like some autocomplete - but it's fine. My bigger problem with the keyboard is I mistype all the time, and I have small fingers. Not sure what happens to the larger-digited among us.
My real complaint, though, is that the basic functionality of a phone is _painful_. I ask very little from a cell phone: mostly, I want quick access to the address book, so I can find names when I'm at a traffic light or walking, and I want to do it without looking at the screen very much. In this, the Blackberry fails miserably. I have to turn this dial and click that and type lots of letters and then turn the dial again. Makes me want to throw the thing out the window. This is not a hard problem - every manufacturer has solved it! - RIM could do so too.
I want easy-to-lookup Contacts (one problem with the Contact Outlook integration is I don't have names like "Joe" and "Mom" and "Home" in my contacts), but I concede the problem there, though it's solvable.
I'm getting mixed results on the reception, either with the phone held to my face or with the included headset.
So yeah, I'd buy it again, but I'd hold my nose.
(Wrote the same review for the 7100g and 7100t, since they're the same phone)

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The BlackBerry 7100g is the first of its kind-- a fully-featured mobile phone that delivers the power of BlackBerry e-mail. This is one sweet little handset, loaded with all of the cool features you want, like integrated Bluetooth connectivity, speakerphone, and downloadable ringtones. Plus, surf the Web the way it was meant to be surfed with an ultra-large, high-resolution color screen.
Design Design-wise, the BlackBerry 7100g is a departure from the form factor of previous BlackBerry devices. This BlackBerry handset is far more phone-like, and RIM's engineers have managed to fit a QWERTY keyboard onto the handset's slim frame. Each button on the keyboard shares two letters and the unit automatically determines which letter is the intended one based on what it predicts you are trying to spell. This unique predictive text technology, known as SureType, enables the BlackBerry 7100g's diminutive size. SureType also learns the words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.
The BlackBerry 7100g sports a large 240 x 260 screen that displays over 65,000 colors-- plenty of real estate to view your emails, web browser content, messaging sessions and attachments. The venerable BlackBerry trackwheel is located on the right side of the unit for quick scrolling through menus and emails. A speakerphone is housed in the top portion of the rear of the handset, just above the removable battery door. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with the included headset.
Calling FeaturesAll the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present in the BlackBerry 7100g. As mentioned, the handset's speakerphone makes it easy to use the device handsfree, or if you prefer, use a wireless headset via the BlackBerry 7100g's built-in Bluetooth capability. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book that is limited only by the unit's 32 MB of internal memory, are also included. Any of the phone's 32 included polyphonic ringtones can be used to create caller-specific ringers so you can know who's calling without having to look at the handset. More ringtones are available from Cingular's MEdia mobile web service.
Messaging, Internet and ToolsWhile the BlackBerry 7100g is a different kind of BlackBerry device, it's still delivers the legendary BlackBerry email experience. With BlackBerry service plans from Cingular, you can receive emails instantaneously from up to 10 email accounts (personal and enterprise). With BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your email. Instead, BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new email arrives. Support is also built-in for viewing email attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).
If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized instantaneously with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees and more, all on your BlackBerry 7100g. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Use the BlackBerry 7100g handset's Web browser to access the Internet from the palm of your hand. Browse Web sites, get up-to-date stock quotes, read the latest news, check weather reports and more. Instant messaging and wireless messaging are also built into the BlackBerry 7100g. The handset supports AOL, Yahoo and ICQ instant messaging, as well as SMS text messaging. MMS messages can be received and forwarded.
The BlackBerry 7100g ships with a number of tools, including a calculator with a unit converter and a to-do list. The handset supports Java application and game downloads (available via the MEdia Net service). One game, BrickBreaker, is included.
Vital Statistics The BlackBerry 7100g weighs 4.30 ounces and measures 4.70 x 2.30 x 0.8 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of digital talk time, and up to 8 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
What's in the Box BlackBerry 7100g handset, international travel charger, USB cable, battery, holster, hands-free headset, SIM card, BlackBerry Desktop Software.

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BlackBerry 8830 CDMA Verizon Black Unlocked Cell Phone Review

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(More customer reviews)The item i recieved came here only 8 days after i purchased it. It came in the condition described. The problem is, it isn't exactly what I ordered. It is a Blackberry, but it isn't the 8830 like I paid for. Instead, I got a Curve 8330 which works with VZW. I am overseas in Kuwait and I ordered the 8830 because it had a slot for a sim card. The Curve 8130 VZW phone does not. VZW does not use sim cards. I am very unhappy about this.

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Blackberry 7250 CDMA PDA GPS Phone Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this Blackberry 7250 from always on sale. Its features are easy to understand. Setting up was easy but I have no bluetooth. It is locked. I have tried everything but the setting wont let me do anything. But still and all its a great phone and I love the security feature if you touch it it vibrates to let you know it being toughed. It also locks to keep someone from getting into your phone and that is if your set it up like that. If anyone knows how to get the bluetooth working please post it.

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