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Great Phone! | BlackBerry Curve 8320 Smartphone Titanium (T-Mobile)

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	• BlackBerry Curve 8320 Smartphone Titanium (T-Mobile) BlackBerry BlackBerry, 2007 average customer review:based on 68 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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Great phone I love it, I agree with the other 5 star reviews. I'll add my experiences.... WiFi voip works on my routers with no problem....EXCEPT, well for some reason the 8320 WiFi didn't like my routers broadcasting on channel 6, I switched the work router and the home router to broadcast on channel 11 (small problem).
I got the Opera browsers to load... I had to give Opera app all permissions for internet hook ups before it would load. After I set up email and our exchange server on our blackberries my very NON tech boss took to it with out a whole lot of pain. The gui and trackball are extremely well done, my boss loves her blackberry curve.
I use mailstreet for our exchange server, for another $10.00 fee they do real time push of exchange calendar contacts to our Blackberries. So if you need push exchange contacts calendar I recommend mailstreet, (I've been using them for 4 years).... google apps are also a nice plus the apps loaded easily and they work on the blackberry, great phone.
I tested WiFi on AT&T wifi at McDonalds it worked, smile. Kind of odd making a VOIP t-mobile call on AT&T wifi.... hum.(update I just rechecked McDonalds AT&T hotspot; AT&T lets me on Wi-Fi BUT NOT UMA. sigh so it looks like AT&T is going to kill t-mobile hot spot VOIP...at least at the Starbucks hot spots) I've tested the Mp3 player and used google's app Picasa to download pictures it works... and was fun to mess with, But our main use of our BlackBerry's is for business, not the fun camera Mp3 multimedia capabilities of this phone.

I do love this phone smile.

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Awesome technology but a little early for the WiFi phone

I researched many different quadband PDA phones before I finally bought the TMobile Curve (Blackberry 8320) I own my own business and must be in constant contact with email to keep things going. I have the Tmobile wireless router in my office for the UMA or what they call @home service.

The short story is that everything you have read is true...the Blackberry 8320 is amazing but the flaw is in the UMA network (Tmobile's VOIP WiFi phone network) and the handoff between UMA and the Mobile network is anything but elegant. In fact it usually stumbles. Many times I have to reboot, the Blackberry to switch between the two. Other times, the UMA network is just plain down. The mobile phone network is fine. THe WiFi network and technology seems like they are still in beta.

I suggest waiting to buy this device until Tmobile matures their UMA network. Along with this, Blackberry needs to update the firmware/software for toggling between the 2 networks (UMA and GPRS.)

That said, I am extremely pleased with the interaction/integration with my Outlook and Curve. It is all handled wireless with the Blackberry Exchange Server (BES) I never have to synch my blackberry with my PC with a USB cable. I dont even have the desktop manager loaded. Dont need it. Amazing technology.

Although the phone ring is adequately loud, and the call quality is very clear, and crisp, the actual call volume is still a little weak, hard to hear with the just the device in a loud environment, like outside or with the windows down in the car. With the bluetooth headset however it is perfectly loud and clear.

I must say that Tmobile tech support is terrific. Yes it is true. They have given us Curve users our own tech support phone number. When I do call support, which is often in the beginning as it is a complex piece of equipment, I call, it rings once or twice and they pickup. I have never sat in a queue more than a minute. Awesome. But they know that they have some problems with the UMA GSM network toggling so they are on it.

In summary, I am glad that I bought it. I will be giving it the acid test over the course of the next month while I am in South America. I can even use Skype on this device!!

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Great Phone!

I've had my Blackberry Curve since Dec. 27, and I absolutely love it. I can receive email from my work email, as well as, from my other 5 email accounts without having to worry about logging onto these separate accounts each day. I never manually check my email anymore. Plus once I wake up in the morning, I get the weather report and the morning news. It even has a feature to store all of your user name and password accounts. The phone can be locked by password so you never have to worry about anyone viewing your calendar, to do lists, etc. The camera has a sepia, and a black and white feature. I am glad I purchased this phone, it comes in handy when you need to respond quickly to a work related email.

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Hands down the Bestblackberry made & the best DEAL

I tried every current Blackberry offered from AT&T to Verizon, including the Blackjack and Treo line.... the Curve is hands down the best PDA on the market. It's lighter, slimmer and easier to work with than Verizon's World Edition and any Pearl. The Pearl is NOT a business tool, it's a weekend warrior toy compared to the bigger units and the Curve. The Curve has one heck of a 2 mg camera as well. You may say, so what, I don't need a camera, but now you have to lug around a digital snap and shoot, along with your laptop, wallet and other crap? WHY? The shots on this are excellent.
Anyway, this IS the Clydesdale, epitome business machine. Buy it or hate thyself.
The bottom line is Blackberry's have a rep for being rock solid dependable.
The Treo has the most dismal in the industry. Half of our staff have them and they all HATE the Treo's They brake constantly, freeze up, etc.
Can you spell LOST BUSINESS?
I mean what the heck? A Curve for $49? WOW!

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Wifi capability abroad, synch to macs, os system

I have had a T-Mobile Curve for about three months and I am very happy. Everything works perfectly, even though with a couple of things I had to find or get help on line. Mmh, I might have been happier with an iPhone but I did not want to move to ATT. T-mobile is a good company. I have been with them for several years and found that they are reasonable, helpful and professional (e.g. they will unlock your phone so that you can use a different SIM card abroad -- try that with ATT). Here are some unique or particularly strong points of the Curve:

1. The UMA function (=connect to T-mobile network via wifi) works even if you do not buy the "hotspot at home" service. Your wifi calls count toward your plan instead of being free. So, this is good if your home reception is poor. If you are a big caller buy Hotspot and you will save $. But, the big advantage is abroad: once you log into a wifi station, you "are" back in the US T-mobile network as indicated by your connection manager. Your calls and internet are now on your regular plan. Hard to believe but true! ... and it works without signing on to Hotspot.

2. I synch with a macbook using the Missing Synch and it works well, also synching music, photos etc.

3. Lacks GPS function, but Google Maps provides "your location" from antennas info without draining your battery.

4. Screen and ringtone customization are fantastic. Plus, you can make or download many ringtones for free (see http://www.bbgeeks.com/).

4. The Blackberry browser is functional. If you need "real" page display use Opera mini (free).

5. I love the standard headphones: they provide great sound quality (I am getting hard of hearing).

6. The operating system is a bit spartan but works very well. The email, messaging, calendar, address book, integration is very robust and effective. This little thing really works as an office-on-the-road.

Any drawback? Minor stuff:
* I wish it would synch over bluetooth (why does it not Blackberry?).
* The Blackberry email provided by T-mobile is functional but it has very little storage. I get a lot of attachments and if I do not empty the mailbox regularly it gets full and mail bounces. This is not a bad problem since my main mailbox is a Gmail account set to IMAP and that forwards to my tmobile mailbox. So, all the mail stays in Gmail. I have GoogleMail on the Curve and it works great.

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