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| BlackBerry Curve 8310 Smartphone Red (AT&T) | 
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Category: Wireless
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
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Color: Silver
Media: Wireless Phone
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Model: 8310
UPC: 843163019775
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 I'm so spoiled now but be careful while driving!!! July 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've had such a good time already with this Blackberry. If this phone would last forever, it's the last one I'd buy. It's the first Blackberry I've ever owned and I have next to no complaints. Here is my more specific feedback, including some help with AT&T:
1. If you're tethered to your laptop through your Blackberry and the internet just seems to lock up, chances are the website either overloaded the system (ex. large streaming videos) or maybe you've even received a phone call at the same time but it couldn't get through. The phone does act as your modem for your internet to the laptop so I've experienced that you can't be online and receive calls at the same time. (See solution for this in my #2). I've even thought to change my voicemail to say something about, "There's a possibility I'm using the internet so please leave a voicemail otherwise I won't know you called...."
2. If your internet does get locked up on the laptop AND the Blackberry, keep your phone on, take the battery out for 10 seconds and then put it all back together. The phone will automatically power back on and you'll see an hour glass turning for a while on your screen. If it lasts quite a while (more than 2 minutes) be patient and give it a little more time. It will come back to normal and you'll see the desktop with all your icons soon. I find this needs to happen almost daily if I'm using the tethering feature to my laptop. I'd say this is one of my only complaints because it's like you're rebooting now and then and I didn't expect that would happen when I bought this. The recovery isn't TOO bad though so I'm living with it.
3. If you're trying to make a phone call while driving BE CAREFUL!!! I don't know about you but I don't have hardly any phone numbers memorized so you have to scroll and dig into the address book to get to your contact (if saved). Between small buttons on the keyboard in combination with having to give more attention to what you're scrolling through, it can be very dangerous. Make sure you're doing this as the car is stopped and even consider pulling over!!!
4. In reviews I read before buying this Blackberry there were people who were disgruntled about AT&T wireless. I don't know if they've changed their entire customer service crew but I'm here to tell you that I've now had over the past few months some of THE best customer service about five times in a row. This customer service overshadowed just about any industry's customer service and it was all sought out straight from the AT&T customer service phone line. You can reach them by dialing 611 on your phone.
5. I noticed the instruction pamphlet that comes with the phone is super simple for helping you explore things. If you have the time to explore throughout some of the folders on your desktop I think you'll find all kinds of applications that do seem logical in the folders they're in. But to get there, you do end up having to take some time that a lot of people just don't have. When I know something should have a feature on it I can't stop until I've found it. If you continue struggling to find what you're looking for you can call customer service or look into simple books like "Blackberry for Dummies". They might be able to expand on what the compact instruction pamphlet cannot.
6. I'm kind of bummed the snooze alarm for the alarm (clock icon) has a max 10 minute time frame. I would have thought they'd allow you to customize that time and they don't. I'll live...
7. If you've placed your SIM card from your previous phone into this Blackberry but you go to the address book (Rolodex icon) and you can't find your saved contacts, all you have to do is hit the blackberry button (just left of the roller ball) and it should have the option for "SIM Phone Book". You'll probably need to scroll down before you're going to find that on the pull down menu.
8. There was some feedback online I read saying that AT&T limits the amount of data you can transfer back and forth through internet usage on your blackberry. I don't know about all internet plans but the key word you want to look for when choosing one is "UNLIMITED DATA" to avoid overage and expensive bills. The one I chose has unlimited data and tethering to my laptop for $60/mo. But, don't forget to add on an additional plan for your text messages! Texts are not included with the internet plan. The text plan I chose was only $5.00/mo.
I truly feel spoiled with my new Blackberry Curve. Finally I feel like I've got quality, convenience and luxury all in the palm of my hand. That's been so nice. Mission accomplished.
 You havae got to be kidding-read the fine print! July 7, 2008
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Warning! Read the fine print. There is a $250 penalty if somehow you make a late monthly payment. Don't get sick. Don't travel. Don't experience an online banking issue or a snail mail issue.
Mostly love it July 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had this phone about 6 months and for the most part I really like it. Good sound quality including the speaker phone. I like being able to pickup my email when I'm away from home. Charges much faster than my previous phones and seems to hold a charge for quite a while.
I like that I can sync it with Outlook but it requires some tweaking to get what you want. Tech support is pretty good but you need to call the 800 number because the sales people don't seem to really know much about it. In fact one sales rep gave me bad info and I lost some pictures.
Cons:
The keyboard is really small so it's not the easiest to type messages. I had to get a replacement after 3 months because the roller stopped working.
On occasion the phone won't make a call; the solution seems to be that you need to take out the battery. When you put the battery back in it seems to be fine.
I got this so I wouldn't have to carry a cell phone and my Palm Pilot. Entering and viewing appointments is just average, my Palm was much better.
Overall I'd say it's a good phone and would most likely buy another one.
Love my new blackberry! July 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Before this i had a treo 700p from alltel. i have to admit, for the first couple of days i had a tough time with the blackberry-- the layout of the curve seemed less intuitive and i found myself missing the touch screen of the treo. however, after the initial learning curve and getting used to the roller ball, i love the blackberry and i'm not sure i could go back. for me the biggest advantage is that the blackberry is a about HALF (maybe a third) of the size/weight of the treo (which was like a brick in my pocket) and i love the fact that blackberry pushes my email through immediately. incoming sound quality is indistinguishable between the two phones. from all feedback that i've received, outgoing sound quality is significantly better on the blackberry.
amazon had it shipped out the day after i ordered and i was able to port my number after a ten minute phone call with at&t.
Can't live without it! June 17, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this phone back in December, and since that time, I have been nothing but pleased with it. I was used to carrying around a Palm Pilot in addition to my cell phone. I researched these type of phones extensively, and it came down to this phone and the Palm Treo. When I looked at these in person, I decided on the Blackberry because it was smaller. The guy I bought it from said that it was more like a cell phone with a built-in PDA, whereas the Palm Treo was more like a PDA with a built-in cell phone. I use all features of the Blackberry on a daily basis. I have 3 different email accounts routed to it, and receive close to 100 emails a day, many of which don't pertain to me. What I like is that if I am out of my office, I can either delete the messages from both my desktop and my handheld, or just from my handheld. It really has helped me manage my time, because I now don't have to read through so many emails when I return to my office. The keyboard isn't too bad, sometimes my small fingers do hit the wrong keys, so I can see how someone with large fingers might not like the keyboard. I don't text all that much, but do send about 15-20 texts/ responses to emails everyday from my handheld. This does take more time than what I am used to. Probably one of the few complaints I have about this phone. The other would be the cost of all the additional services- data plan, navigation, etc. However, I really do depend on this phone, and I highly recommend it. In fact, one of my friends recently traded in her Motorola Q for a Blackberry, and has been nothing but pleased. Not once in 7 months has it crashed on me.
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