OK Phone But Has Major Problems | BlackBerry 8100 Pearl myFaves Phone (T-Mobile)

Best of the Best | BlackBerry 8100 Pearl myFaves Phone (T-Mobile)

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highly recommended

How much I missed my BlackBerry!

For a few years I used a work-paid Pocket PC. As I wasn't paying for it, I took what I was given but I was disappointed with the unit for the most part. Prior to it I had been a BlackBerry user for a while and had loved it.

The 8100 Pearl is not only slick-looking: it delivers on the promise. The interface has now migrated away from the wheel on the side to the tracking ball in the front. Navigation continues to be a breeze and typing is not sacrificed by combining multiple letters into the same key, thanks to the smarts of the device that typically identify the word you are typing as you go.

Most of the pre-installed software runs like a charm and is intuitive to use. The main exception is the browser. Luckily you can download and run Opera Mini for free to get a nice mobile browsing experience.

The camera takes great pictures when you have good light. It doesn't perform as well doing indoor photos, but what do you want for 1.3 MP?

All in all, I now realize how much I had been missing my BlackBerry. I don't know you iPhone users out there. BlackBerry is with me for good!

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OK Phone But Has Major Problems

I actually bought the 8130 Pink Pearl from Verizon. It's a very attractive upgrade of the 8100. The phone has an excellent form factor, fitting in your hand, pocket, or purse easily. You would think that being an upgrade most of the problems others have identified here would have been resolved. Not so, at least where bluetooth technology is concerned. If I left bluetooth turned on in the 8130 but left the ear bud turned off, everything worked fine. But as soon as I turned on the ear piece, it became a crap shoot. I could make and receive calls just fine. But when the call ended, and the party on the other end of the call hungup before I did, there was a 50-50 chance that my pink pearl would lockup. No amount of button pushing would unfreeze the unit. My only choice was to remove the battery, as others have already noted. That means that if you're driving your car or truck, you have to pull over to the side of the road to get your phone working again. Unacceptable!!

My second problem was one I foresaw, but didn't believe it would impact on me as much as it did. That is the compact keyboard. When I bought the phone, I really didn't expect to use the keyboard that much. It was there for emergency use only. Little did I know. I needed to respond to the very first email that was pushed to my phone, and that was a nightmare. While the ads say the phone has a qwerty keyboard layout, they really should say it has a qwerty-like layout. I was forever hunting for the right key.

Then came the SureType feature that's supposed to intelligently guess your next character or word. To be fair, the technology did seem to do a decent job, but I after three weeks I still had not gotten used to it. I think that was because it kept distracting my mind, dragging it away from what I wanted to type and which keys I needed to press for the correct letter. The problem was bad enough in the end that I tried to turn the option off. I followed the instructions to the letter, but the software would not properly deactivate the SureType thing. After a couple more days of trying, I finally gave it up and took the unit back to Verizon before my evaluation period expired.

I replaced the Pearl with the Verizon Blackberry 8830 World Phone. I haven't yet had a chance to fully explore that phone, but I can say that there is no SureType look ahead feature getting in my way, I no longer have any typing problems, and I haven't had to remove the battery because of a software problem causing the unit to lockup.

If all you need is a phone, the Pearl is probably more phone than you will ever need. But if you need to respond to email, type URLs into the browser, create memos, or even add a lot of contacts directly into your address book, don't look to the Pearl. Step up to a full size Blackberry.

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Best of the Best

This is hands down the best phone I have ever used. I have been using cell phones since the time they came in a suitcase, and computers filled up the entire floor of a building. This phone not only functions as a great phone, but also functions as a mini computer. I can get my email anywhere in the country, take pictures of a job and email them to my office for imediate review. I can search the internet for anything that I might be interested in. With the bluetooth function I can talk handsfree in my car or on my motorcycle. The small size makes it easy to stick in a pocket, or it doesn't take up much room in a holster. I would recommend this phone to anyone. As a matter of fact two of my adult kids have Pearls also.

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Good phone...lots of buttons and handy features.

Great phone. The calander is handy. The only downfall is that you cant create video messages or recieve video messages. The keyboard is great for text messages. The phone does take some getting use to. It seems more complicated then your average cell phone.

sleek, classy design is awesome

The Blackberry Pearl 8100 is a very sleek, trim handheld. This phone is an organizer, trendsetter, and techno-saavy combo in one. Once you get a Blackberry Pearl, there's no turning back.

This major update to the popular 7105t brings the BlackBerry experience to a whole new level. The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is not only thinner and lighter, it also sports a memory card slot, a music player, and voice dialing. Other features, such as Bluetooth 2.0, EDGE high-speed data, and the popular SureType keypad make this a complete mobile office solution. And of course, legendary BlackBerry push email is fully supported on the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl.

The SureType keypad makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's diminutive size possible.

Learn more about the handheld. You can also see it in 3D.

A 1.3-megapixel camera is housed in the back. Design
Like the BlackBerry 7105t, the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl 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, makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's handset's diminutive size possible. SureType also learns the words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl sports a large 240 x 260 screen that supports over 65,000 colors-- plenty of real estate to view your e-mails, Web browser content, messaging sessions, and attachments. The venerable BlackBerry trackwheel has been replaced on this model with an innovative four-way trackball placed below the screen. On the rear of the handheld, you'll find a 1.3-megapixel camera and a self portrait mirror. The handheld's microSD memory card slot is located inside the device, behind the battery. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with the included headset, as well as a mini-USB port for data connectivity.

Calling Features
All the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present in the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handset's speakerphone makes it easy to use the device hands-free, or if you prefer, you can use a wireless headset via the BlackBerry 8100 handheld's built-in Bluetooth capability. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book (limited only by the unit's 64 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 T-Mobile's t-zones mobile Web service. A new feature, speaker independent voice dialing, allows you to call contacts with the sound of your voice. No prior voice training is required; you can just say a contact's name to call them.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
While the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is a different kind of BlackBerry device, it still delivers the legendary BlackBerry e-mail experience. With BlackBerry service plans from T-Mobile, 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. 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 instantaneously with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees, and more, all on your BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. 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 8100 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--all at fast speeds, thanks to support for T-Mobile's EDGE high speed data network. Instant messaging and wireless messaging are also built into the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handheld supports AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ instant messaging, as well as SMS text messaging. MMS messages can be received and forwarded.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl ships with a number of tools, including a calculator, a calendar, an alarm, and a to-do list.

Imaging and Entertainment
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl really kicks the fun up a notch with the inclusion of a 1.3-megapixel camera that features an LED flash and white balance controls. How about some music? The handheld's music player supports playback of your tunes in MP3, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ formats. The handheld is also compatible with Java application and game downloads (available via the t-zones service).

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 4.2 by 2.00 by 0.57 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of digital talk time and up to 360 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.

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