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 Best phone AND mp3 player I've owned so far August 25, 2010
Jason Gaston (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As the title states not only is this the best phone I've ever owned (and believe me at 35 I've owned a LOT of phones) but this is hands down the best mp3 player I've ever owned also.
This is the first time I can ever remember having to turn the volume down whilst listening to music, the volume is amazing and the sound quality is simpley superb, music can run in the background with or without interuptions from calls,text,emails or instant messagest etc.
To hold this handset is really nice, nice weight, really nice feel, texting can be a little awkward for the first couple of days if you have gone from a regular phone to a qwerty keyboard but once you get used to it you'll find its better and quicker than for example having to press a key 4 times just to get a letter S?!?!?
I have hooked up my hotmail and facebook to send me alerts and the e.mail side of it is really impressive, my friend has an Iphone and if we both get sent E.mails via work mine comes through a lot quicker than his (instant vs up to an hour). If your comparing this to the Iphone (and lets be honest most people do) then you have to ask yourself a few questions? What do YOU want it for? Yeah the Iphone has thousands of apps but the Blackberry has its onwn fair share of apps too and everything I've wanted so far i've found from Addidas MiCoach, Ebay app, Online Banking App even down to a handy cocktail recipe app i downloaded at a recent party much to the amusement (and enjoyment) of some of my family. Touch screen is a massive MASSIVE turn off for me and was the deciding factor when chosing my latest handset and I'm more than happy with my choice
Internet is super fast, with the usual favorites, history, google search etc.
Blackberry Messenger!!!! For those who are not aware of this it is a feature installed in all blackberrys that enables the owner to send an instant message (like sms) to anyone in the world who has a blackberry (providing you have there pin-number) this is a MASSIVE feature and a big big thumbs up as it saves you a fortune on sms/mms messages because you can send photos as well ALL FREE OF CHARGE from blackberry to blackberry!
Ringtones are loud and fully customisable including a very handy "bedside mode" where you can control what alerts come through and what dont (let be honest nobody wants to be woken up at 5am because some loon has tagged you in a photo on facebook do they?) battery life is really good and can be lengthened by turning off bluetooth, wifi and even dimming the screen from 100% to 70% which is hardly noticabe. The screen itself is fantastic, Avi's play seamlessly and the built in speaker is really quite loud too so watching videos to share with friends doesn't require you to have an earphone each! My only complaint about this phone is some of the apps that you have to buy are for functions that you really would expect for free, for example Hands Free? Being able to turn the flash on to use as a torch? these are things that where the norm on my previous much less expensive phone but that being said its a small criticism of what can only be described as an all round fantastic phone with tonnes and tonnes of very handy features and is very customisable indeed.
Be a sheep and by and Iphone or get a spine and buy a blackberry........its the smarter choice
All in all I can't praise this phone enough and I'm glad I made the decission to go for this over the Iphone because as appealing as the Iphone is the touch screen was a major decission maker and Blackberry Messenger swung the balance. The Blackberry Bold 9700 does everything I want it to and more. I am a proud member of Team Blackberry!!!
I'm a convert - but beware if you want wif-fi email August 20, 2010
Roger P. Crook
It's not a 'fun' device, buy this only for its comms capability, especially now the 9700 is 3G and can be used globally. I've switched from an HTC Pro which tried to be both and failed horribly on the comms aspects.
Mine was bought from Amazon and came equipped only for email to be set up for push email. The instructions indicated there is a second option to set up wi-fi email, but this option did not appear on my unit. It seems some versions are sold only for mail with the Enterprise BB system. When I tried to investigate through BB's on line help, nothing could be found. Frustratingly, you have to buy support and there appears to be no phone number to call.
Besides these concerns, it's ease of use, build quality and graphics quality have impressed me. That said, I've only been using it for a couple of weeks
A Classic August 17, 2010
M. Nair (Glasgow)
Am new to the smartphone hoo-haa. I don't really like touch-screen so went for the Blackberry Bold 9700 and have absolutely no regrets. Email is quick and reliable. The qwerty keyboard is user friendly and the same goes for the trackpad. The handset is very well-designed and has a classy feel, especially the keyboard.
It is not the best phone for webbrowsing or apps and if you like touch-screens, then you probably should go for "the one".
However, if battery life is a priority, then the Blackberry slaughters the iPhone.
 Nice Screen Expensive Old technology push email no longer unique. August 15, 2010
1Beard (UK)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
iPhone4 has changed the game and the 9700 bold is now old technology blackberry have failed to keep up and this 9700 is noe looking like very old technology 100 pound less than an iphone 3gs there is no competition buy an iphone instead even the 3gs.
on the upside the screen is good as is the keyboard and general build quality is also good, but to worth more than 150 pounds as a sim free.
Now mid 2010 this is Old technology and not worth 380 pounds.
My fourth Blackberry and the best so far August 15, 2010
Lecky (Harrow)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This Blackberry does all you could wish for. I did try an iPhone for a couple of months but could not get on with the touchscreen keypad. Blackberry has the benefit of a really effective and positive keyboard, loads of applications, and business-like functionality
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