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| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Smartphone Black (T-Mobile) | 
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| Brand: BlackBerry
Category: Wireless
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $38.24
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Avg. Customer Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 1822
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: 8100
UPC: 610214613370
EAN: 0610214613370
ASIN: B000ID10JE
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Reception and Stylish April 25, 2007
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
Very clear, stylish phone. I don't really know what else to say, I just rank it because when I search for phones I find this rankings very helpful.
Great Looking Phone April 8, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This phone is great looking, easy to use and has the email functionality that you would expect from RIM-blackberry. I love the fact that is tiny and lighweight. Although I've heard some people complain about how difficult it is to type on the keypad, I (6'3'' with giant hands) haven't had a problem with that thus far. I think that people are expecting the best of both worlds- a tiny phone with a giant key board(get a speak and type program). That said, I do have one problem with this otherwise wonderful phone (although I gave it a five star rating). I think that the RIM folks could have added video capture capacity and a better camera this beauty. Other than that though, this small lightweight smart phone is everyones dream-UNLESS YOU LIKE BULKY CELL PHONES ATTACHED TO YOUR HIP!
 phone is excellent but tmobile is misleading!!! April 7, 2007
15 out of 29 found this review helpful
I have been with tmobile for a long time now and have had their unlimited data plan for $ 5.99 a month on top of my regular plan. I have to carry a bid smart phone and ever since the Tmobile folks came out with the pearl, I have been salivating for it. Its a normal sized phone with all the functions of a smart phone. I waited and waited and finally ordered the blackberry with Tmobile who charged me $ 299.00 as "discounted" price for my 3 years of loyalty with them.
They knew what plan I had and what I would be using for. I noticed one thing though that when I called them up to buy the phone, they kept trying to sell me the $ 19.99 data plan with push email and internet. I refused it thinking that my data plan was sufficient enough. I got my phone in mail and was excited. I put in my sim card and was ready to browse the internet as blazing speed as promised. However, to my biggest disappointment, I could not open a browser window as I did not have the data plan. I tried and tried it over and over but couldnt and thats when I decided to call T-mobile about it. Guess what??? they tell me that the blackberry will not work for regular internet unless you buy the $ 19.99 plan. I was very upset that they never told me about that when I was ordering the phone
the worst was still to come though. They keep trying to upsell me the $ 19.99 plan with push email and enterprise software. I didnt want that and wanted to return the phone. Well guess what?? they will not take the phone back since it was not a new contract. I tried talking to the supervior but he seemed worse than the first person that I was talking to.
I give up..
Finallly sold the phone on ebay and recovered my money..
tombile and blackberry suck
Great Phone with Many Small Inconveniences April 2, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
All in all, it's a good device. I do have several complaints, though.
My biggest issue with this phone is that the speakerphone button is too close to the "end call" button. I have accidentally and inadvertently ended several calls due to this. Also, the audio output is only mono. As far as I know, you can only get one channel out (I tried a pair of stereo headphones with the mono/stereo adapter, and this only produced sound in one of the two earbuds). Also, I'm not technically challenged or anything (I'm an IT administrator), but this is a very complex phone. I am learning new things about it every day. It is definitely, by far not the most user-friendly phone on the market. Also, the web browser is nice but there are still too many pages--even WAP and .mobi pages--that still aren't platform-independent. At times the pearl scroll device is too lethargic or too hyperactive, rarely in between. I haven't yet discovered how to adjust the call/speaker volume when not on a call, which is mildly annoying. Even after the firmware update, the IM and browser often crash when used together.
If you can live with all these problems--then again, maybe it's just me--it's a good device. Beautiful display and more than adequate camera. Keys are kind of small but intuitive. Call quality is good with T-mobile, but do experience dropped calls periodically.
 Crappiest service ever March 30, 2007
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
DO NOT buy the Blackberry Pearl with Tmobile myfaves. They have a known problem with the Blackberry Pearl and the myfaves network where the myfaves contacts get deleted automatically from the Tmobile's system. The contact still shows on your phone as a myfaves contact however, so you continue to call them thinking that this is so while your free minutes are being used up. Customer service is absolutely NO HELP in this matter and you'll end up going through a TON of frustration trying to get this resolved, only with no resolution. I have spent 3 days trying to fix this issue - being transferred from department to department - having to retell the same story each and every time. It is NOT worth the aggravation that this will cause. Forget the Blackberry and forget TMobile. I should have stayed with my Sprint.
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