Epicurus.com - RIMĀ® Blackberry 8830 Worldphone For Verizon (CDMA)

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Binding: Electronics Brand: Deal4Less EAN: 0843163013384 Feature: Dual Network Capability for International Travel- CDMA/1xRTT/EvDO- GSM/GPRS(international) Label: RIMĀ® Manufacturer: RIMĀ® Model: 8830 Modem Description: Wireless cellular modem Publisher: RIMĀ® Studio: RIMĀ®
Features Dual Network Capability for International Travel- CDMA/1xRTT/EvDO- GSM/GPRS(international) Auto-Selection of CDMA/GSM mode, Bluetooth Technology BlackBerry Applications, Voice Activated Dialing Functions as a high-speed modem for your notebook computer with BroadbandAccess Connect BlackBerry push Technology, Built-in Speakerphone, MicroSD removable Memory Support
Editorial Reviews: The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone is the stylish way to get things done - no matter where in the world you happen to be. It's the first CDMA BlackBerry smartphone capable of roaming globally on GSM/GPRS networks. So you can travel the world with full mobile voice and data coverage, without having to change smartphones, phone numbers or email addresses.The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition gives you phone, email, organizer, web browsing and instant messaging. And then it goes a step further, providing GPS for enhanced access to location based applications and services, including the pre-loaded BlackBerry Maps application. A media player for your video clips and music. Expandable memory to ensure you've got the room you need for your media files. And a high-capacity battery to allow you to make the most of it all..
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent phone Comment: I got this as a corporate replacement for a Verizon XV-6700. What a difference! Blackberry sets the standard for smartphone design & engineering, and it shows. Pros: + great battery life (4+ hours of talk time & 80+ hours standby time) + great coverage in my area (YMMV) + integrated clear screen protection to minimize breakage + integrated trackball for fast navigation without touchscreen + internal Mini-SD slot to minimize loss + lightweight and flat-profile makes carrying easy + Bluetooth works well + solid Outlook integration (Mail, Calendar, Address, Tasks, Notes) + actual keyboard and buttons for dialing + standard mini-USB plug for charging and data connection Cons: - Voice Dialing button active by default (remapped to Keylock) - frequent re-crypt is an annoyance - Blackberry Enterprise Server required for Outlook 2007 (MS broke) - Verizon disables GPS to sell their stupid service Overall, the Pros solidly outweigh the Cons. Blackberry makes a good phone, and I recommend it. Customer Rating: Summary: Outstanding Blackberry- The best Comment: This is a fantastic Blackberry. It delivers all of the Blackberry fortes in great style and does it all with ease and BLAZING SPEED! Did I forget to mention that it will do this here in the US and ALL OVER THE WORLD! Audio is great! Speakerphone sounds awesome, even when it is on the passenger seat of my car and I'm going 80mph! Email, audio, video and of course- the network is amazing! Never dropped a call in 2 years and I travel through NYC's canyon of skyscrapers and the tunnels into NJ all of the time. You really can't go wrong with this piece. And, it is 3g to boot! Put this thing up against a Blackberry on a GSM "edge" connnection and you'll run circles around it. What more is there to say? Get one...pronto! Customer Rating: Summary: great reception, speed but crippled gsm Comment: Switched to this from AT&T 8800 to this Verizon 8830 because of better reception in my region (Massachusetts). Works dramatically better for voice than my At&T did and has significant faster data speeds. Finally makes GMail usable on the BlackBerry. But Verizon cripples GSM, limiting it to their $10/month Navigator. This means that Google Maps only works with triangulation, a real downer for an otherwise very nice device. Customer Rating: Summary: Horrible for Voice. H Comment: The audio quality on the Blackberry 8830 is horrible. The audio sounds muffled and most of the time it's very hard to make out what the person on the other line is saying. The effect gets more pronounced when the person on the other end also has a Blackberry. It's so bad, I am now seriously considering replacing it with something else after trying to convince myself for the last four months that it's me and not the phone. I do love everything else about this phone. Especially it's ability to sync with my Google calendar and deliver (after about a 10 minute lag) all my hotmail/gmail emails to my phone (Only if you have the Blackberry data service package). I also downloaded google maps on to it, which is free and helps me locate approximately where I am and I can use it to search for any businesses in my area. So for example, if I am in the city and feel like Italian, I can search for Italian restaurants and it will show me a map with all the nearby Italian restaurants, their hours, and the phone number, which I can then auto dial right from the map. But the audio is the sticking point. It is REALLY REALLY bad. I have good hearing and it's so difficult to make out what others are saying. My friend recently got the Blackberry Pearl, and when he talks to me, sometimes whole sentences come out as a muffled blur. It's like constantly talking to someone who has a pillow in front of their mouth. If audio quality is important to you, pass on this phone. Or if you have poor hearing, definitely skip this phone. I've come to find out that Consumer Reports also noted this phone for it's poor audio quality. I really do want to love it for it's data and time management software, but it doesn't deliver in the one area that a phone is mainly used for - helping one hold a conversation. I had a four year old LG phone before this, and that trumps the 8830 for clarity and quality of the audio. Battery life is also very short. It can only go one day before needing a charge if you talk more than an hour, or two days if you don't. I have never gotten more than two days without a charge. It also has what must be the worst voice recognition software known to man. For example I just said "Call Dad" and it asks me if I want to call Jenny, Lynn, or Allan. If I had to choose again, I would go with another phone that is rated better for audio quality. I hate using this phone now to talk to anyone because I am constantly asking people to repeat themselves. Get this phone and your new favorite phrase will be "Can you say that again?" Customer Rating: Summary: cheap phone Comment: purchased with verizon contract. within 3 months the disconnect key failed, which made it very difficult to end calls. verizon wouldn't back up the product, and wanted 70$ to give me another phone and were going to charge me an activation fee. reception hasn't been a problem. the voice activation key is on the side, and is very easily turned on. if you have the phone in your pocket it will often start speaking on its own. poorly designed and cheaply made. More Reviews