BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Candy Bar mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

+ Good thing is what RIM and blackberry do well and have for years and that is push email.

- The media player is not great and i cannot easily download tracks to it and use it as an mp3 player. I also find the device has WAP download limitations.

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- cant capture video

+ email, design, geek support has been invaluable

- fiddly to set up

+ Small size and e-mail download works very well.

- Connection via Bluetooth to Car kits and Ring / vibrate options

+ Ease of use, functions well for me as an individual

- Want the back light to stay on when in the car on charge..

+ Generaly an all round good mobile device.

- Can be difficult to find all the setup options as they are on various screens.

+ access to yahoo mail, ease of use

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+ it looks good and its different, i havent seen any1 else with it yet. like the voice dailing aswell. the roller ball is also a good feature

- texting is a pain as alot of the time i'll need an S for example but it will put two A's instead even though i press it quick twice.

+ well about this BB 8100 :- exelent looking,for Emails and web Browsing this mobile have good features.

- well about bad point:-no perfect navigation when u go into setting and might be its defence on software.
The formate of some folders are not good like old MS Dos fromate.(setting,call Log and massages)

+ really east to use, small and saves time, trying to access emails from the laptop when travelling

- althoufg i read the reviews, i cant realy find anything bad to say about it.

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- The roller ball is tiny and not very robust - i'm pretty sure it will break - hopefully this will happen before and not after the guarantee runs out. Very complicated to use and directs to options menu when there isn't one. Help is useless unless you know the exact jargon that it used.

+ Very useful with lots of everyday features that I need

- Email messes up easilly which needs contact with the Geek Squad

+ It feels good, looks good, sounds good and is dead easy to use. I especially like the QWERTY keyboard.

- I'm still having trouble sorting out the email feature, though it works fine on the internet.

+ text messages, word, organiser

- battery,sounds

+ excellent points for email, sync, design and software

- camera quality sucks

+ Very good for email on the go and receiving updates

- Does not pair easilly with independant SAT NAV devices and can be difficult to set up

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- i cant get my emails. the predictive text is not good.

+ All you need in one handset for wok and play! Always on mine and charge it every other day!!

- Track ball sticks sometimes - Some config work may be required from your email exchange host

+ it's just superb ..

- Camera is not that good but i can live without it !

+ everything

- none

+ the good points about this phone is it just seems to have everything i want in a phone and l will certainly be upgrading in the near future to a newer version of the blackberry

- speaker phone could be clearer as sometimes its hard to hear clearly and sometimes when dailing it takes a while for them to hear my voice after connection has been made.I normally say hello about 3 times before they hear me..

+ Excellent for accessing email on the move and messanger function saves on text messages

- Slightly small screen to see some web pages

+ Stylish and relatively easy to use

- Difficult to change settings

+ i think the design is good but the ring tones are poor

- can not load any decent ring tones so your stuck with the phones mundane ringtones

+ Can receive work E-mails on device

- WAP / WEB Browser

+ Email and synchronisation. It's also small and neat, yet feels well made.

- The 'BlackBerry Answers' option dominating the opening screen for the internet function. Accessing the internet is made tedious by the array of useless options before getting to any useful search point.