BlackBerry 8900 Curve QWERTY Keyboard mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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+ This mobile phone scores high on features. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Fabulous phone,internet,email and facebook are superb and if you like music on…” David, Purfleet View all 445 real customer reviews

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445 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
88% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	6.7
Design	8.9
Ease of use	8.4
Features	8.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.7
Overall rating	8.7

Basic text and chat user (98)

Business or web user (60)

Style and looks come first (30)

Music and entertainment lover (15)

Other (240)

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wendy, essex , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ loads, small, alot on it, i just love it!

- battery life

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18 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ best phone ever had

- battery life

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Mar 2009

Ian, Lytham St.Annes , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ It is stylish, easy to use and the internet comes in very handy at times. I enjoy everything about this phone and am so happy I purchased it. Also I do enjoy the blackberry messanger service.

- The only negative thing I can think of is the sycranisation with other devices it is such a pain when you have to follow so many steps each time you want to use bluetooth.

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2009

jonathan, sheffield , “Style and looks come first”

Score 9.0/10

+ I'v found my new blackberry phone to be easy to use and very high quality which was welcome as i have had problems with phones from more established makers.

- The battery life is rather short if you use the holster provided with the phone.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2009

jacqueline, london , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ Good flat and nice looking phone camera good

- batteery not ong enough lfe and thats about the onlybad thing

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Feb 2009

beatrice, birmingham , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ you can be able to chat or send email whatever you go.

- the key pap are too small.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Mar 2009

Bekki, Blackpool , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ Everything :) looks amazing, easy to use, has everything you need on it & its ace value for money

- Battery, its not awfull but could last a little longer

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Style and looks come first”

Score 9.0/10

+ It is user friendly

- none

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6 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Mar 2009

Stacey, Leicester , “Style and looks come first”

Score 9.0/10

+ It looks great and I love that I can access my emails easily. The camera is good and it is really easy to use.

- The battery doesn't last long and you can't muti-delete messages.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2009

Danny, Manchester , “Style and looks come first”

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks great
Instant email
Size
Software
Scroll ball
Qwerty key pad

- Internets slow
Battery life could be better

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2009

louise, edinburgh , “Style and looks come first”

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- it is always crashing and takes forever to get into ur application sometimes

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2009

Kelly, Bury St Edmunds , “Style and looks come first”

Score 9.0/10

+ Nearly everything is good about this phone! Beautiful to look at and easy to use. Excellent sound.

- Not great battery life but obviously depends on what you have been doing.
Irritating that you can only access internet when you can access wireless; you can't go on the internet when you are in your car in the middle of nowhere like I could with all my other phones.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Sep 2009

Kelly, Wallington, Surrey , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ Great phone, applications are brilliant, easy to use, has many different functions, can receive emails direct to handset. Looks good. Blackberry messenger is just brilliant, can talk to fellow Blackberry owners for free instantly!!

- Bluetooth can be a pain, having to activate it each time you want to receive something. Thought you could just simply have it on or off, but you can't. Qwerty can be very hard to get used to, but once used to it, its good

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purchased 28 Sep 2009

Richard, Elephant and castle , “Style and looks come first”

Score 10.0/10

+ Very well desgned, and good features

- Getting to your mails is abit of a problem

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purchased 24 Sep 2009

siobhan, manchester , “Style and looks come first”

Score 9.0/10

+ overall fantastic phone

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 05 Oct 2009

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Expert reviews for BlackBerry 8900 Curve

PC Advisor expert review - by Rosemary Haworth

Research In Motion came out with some brand-new BlackBerry handset designs last year that diverted attention from what it does best: make solid business smartphones for businesspeople. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 returns to the original remit, having picked up a few neat tricks along the way.

This BlackBerry 8900 Curve review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 12 Mar 2009

Product Features

3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	QWERTY Keyboard

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	3.15
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	480x360
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	No
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	No
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	Yes
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
SatNav	Yes
Satnav is short for ‘Satellite Navigation’. Satellite navigation allows you to see where you are travelling on a map and plan a route to your destination.
MP3 ATRAC Playback	No
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	BlackBerry
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Weight (g)	109.9
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	5.3
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Standby Time (hours)	356
Standby Time dictates how long your phone would last if left on standby, ready to receive calls, but with nothing else being done to it.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Instant Messaging	Yes
Instant Messaging allows you to communicate in real-time with friends from your phone using services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, ICQ or AIM. If you have a good data plan it’s a great way to stay in touch with your friends and save money.
Built-in Camera	Yes
Some GPS products come with a built in digital camera that allows you to photograph the place you are at and then add it to your map. Next time you wish to visit that place you just tap the image and the Satellite Navigation system plots a route. This is great if you don’t want to have to remember street names.
Dimensions (mm)	60x109x13.5
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
HTML Browser	Yes
An HTML enabled phone will be able to browse the internet as if it were a normal PC. The exception to this is that it will not be able to show Flash-based content. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Phone book capacity (names)	2000
A phone’s phone book capacity indicates how many contact details it can store. Many modern phones come with optional memory cards that can be used to store extra contacts. A contact file is generally small and so ‘Practically Unlimited’ is often given because you would have to have thousands of people in your address book to fill it up.
Colour	Multi
The main colour of the product.
Networks	Orange
Networks	T-Mobile

Also known as: BlackBerry Curve

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Manufacturer's Description

Thinnest and Lightest Full-QWERTY BlackBerry Smartphone

A sleek new twist on a classic style. You can keep your finger on the pulse of what’s important to you with the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone.

The striking 480×360-pixel screen offers up crisp on-the-go video, images, text, maps and more. With a refined design, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone is an easy-to-use device that delivers expanded functionality and reliable results.