T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8320 Review:

Here is a short review of my new BB Curve 8320 (Titanium) that I just purchased today from T-Mobile.

What's inside the box:

BB Curve 8320 (Hot Spot @ Home, EDGE, Wi-Fi)
Carrying Case
Battery & Charger
Stereo Headset
USB Cable
SIM Card
BB user tools and CD
Get started poster
Tips & Tricks Card
Reference Guide
*** (Router sold separately)

What's in the Menu:

Set Up Wizard ................................. Address Book
Call Log ........................................... Tasks
t-zones ............................................. Calculator
Alarm ................................................ Google Talk
Yahoo! Messenger ........................ Browser
ICQ .................................................. .. Memo Pad
Media ................................................ Password Keeper
Send Voice Note ............................. Help
Messages ........................................ Search
BlackBerry Messenger ................... Maps
2.0MP Camera ................................ Set Up Wi-Fi
Voice Dialing .................................... Set Up Bluetooth
AOL Instant Messenger ................. Manage Connections
Calendar ........................................... Keyboard Lock
Profiles .............................................. Turn Power Off
Brick Breaker .................................... Windows Live Messenger
Options (advanced) :
System Software for the BB 8300 Series
OS Version; 4.2.2
Status: Signal & Battery strength
***** Themes ( 4 pre loaded) :
................1) BB Dimension Icon
................ 2) BB Dimension Today
................ 3) BB Dimension Zen
................ 4) T-Mobile Zen

To download more wallpaper, and ringtones for your BlackBerry & Smart phones, go to www.tuneusin.com . ( There is a You Tube Video on this site that will show you "How to install Ringtones to your BB")

PROS:

Very good reception ( -87 dBm in my house)
Great Call & Sound quality
Thin & light weight ( 3.9 oz )
2.0MP Camera W/Flash & 5X zoom (Great picture quality indoors and out so far)
Gorgeous Display ( Comes with a built in light sensor to adjust the brightness as needed).
Good Battery Life ( Still has full bars after 12 hrs of use so far!)
Very Customizable
Trackball Navigation ( Very easy to use)
Music player sounds loud and clear
Stereo Bluetooth
Sending emails & SMS is a breeze with the full size QWERTY Keyboard.
Keys have a nice tactile response to them when pressed.
Speaker phone is loud and clear.
International Quadband
4GB Micro SD support
Full HTML Web Browsing
3.5 headset jack.
Many, many more!!! ( I've only had it for 12 hours).

CONS:

No 3G or GPS.
Storage card slot located behind the battery.

[AnthroMatt]

Wirelessly posted (Crackberry 8830: BlackBerry8830/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/104)

Very cool.

Weird that the media card slot is behind the battery, since it isn't on the 8830.

[Mobile Mike]

Good review! I've never been a Blackberry fan, but it seems their phones are getting much better. Thanks for the review Ellen (formerly MP...)

[hf1khal]

They seem to also have more comming some time next year. I also think their new one next year will some what put the niphone to shame as it is rumered that it will be 3g.

[Stonewall]

Hey Ellen,
Great review. Now that you have played with it for awhile, what is your assessment? I am a Verizonite coming up on EOC and am considering TMo or AT&T and unless something pops out of the weeds, I'm Curve-N all the way.

I'm new out in Denver and not too sure about the TMo coverage here, but with free roaming it can't be to God awful....right? As well do you the @HOME or UMA at hotspots much Ellen??? That really has me intrigued.

Thx ahead of time,
Stoney

Originally Posted by Stonewall

Hey Ellen,
Great review. Now that you have played with it for awhile, what is your assessment? I am a Verizonite coming up on EOC and am considering TMo or AT&T and unless something pops out of the weeds, I'm Curve-N all the way.

I'm new out in Denver and not too sure about the TMo coverage here, but with free roaming it can't be to God awful....right? As well do you the @HOME or UMA at hotspots much Ellen??? That really has me intrigued.

Thx ahead of time,
Stoney

Thanks Stoney. I ended up taking back the Curve that I had shortly after this review was done, due to the amount of time that it was taking the Curve to load up the Web pages on the different sites that I would go to. At times I found it dreadfully painful to have to sit and wait for the pages to load up, once I was connected to any given website. I tried downloading Opera Mini, but that didn't make it any better. If it wasn't for this issue, I would have kept the Curve.
I was able to connect to my router at home without any problems, but I never tried any out side HotSpots.
I recommend that you try the Curve, and see how it works for you. What bothers someone else might not be an issue for you.
Yes, you can roam off of T-Mobile, and on to another carriers network, but I would make sure that T-Mobile does have roaming partners in your area first.....If you really want the Curve, I know AT&T sells it as well. Maybe their coverage would work out better for you.

[Stonewall]

Thx Ellen!

Has everyone hugged a nurse today

[Stonewall]

Hey Ellen,

So what did you end up with after swapping the Curve out ???

Oh and hey...there is an easier way to get a National Health Care Plan rather than voting for Hillary

Get a Canadian citizenship!!!!!!!!

Sorry couldn't help myself

Originally Posted by Stonewall

Hey Ellen,

So what did you end up with after swapping the Curve out ???

Well lets see here. I had a few LG GSM phones. The Motorola V3xx. Last month was the Tilt. This month, it's the LG red 8350..................Next month remains to be seen.

[SHAGGY0478]

This is my third BB and despite what I say below I am satisfied with it.

The only complaint I have about the 8320 is that it is essentially just a email device with a phone. The reason I stick with BB is because their OS is the only one to my knowledge that uses push email. The web browsing abilities are nothing special. The BB website says:

"Play video and music files in vivid color and rich sound."

However you can only view video saved on a SD card. You can't view streaming video from the net. To me this is a bit misleading. And the documentation that comes with the BB is a joke. A phone like the 8320 has so many options that the manual should be as thick as a phone book. And even when I call T-Mobile's BB support line, the operators were not able to answer very many of my questions. He even told me that he felt like BB or RIM was purposely withholding details about the BB's OS.
While I do admit to being addicted to crackberrys, because of the lack of 3rd party software, along with the limited web browser, this will be the last time RIM gets any money from me