BB Onyx aka 9700 aka Bold 2

I picked up the 9700 on Wednesday of last week, I was initially very frustrated with it and returned the same day in about 4 hours.

I then got yelled by my buddy Joe (josephd) for being impatient and not giving it a chance, huh!!! talk about the *pot calling the kettle blacK*

So I picked another one up on Thursday and have been playing with it ever since and getting addicted. Being a BB newbie it is rather hard for me to do a review of the functionality of the OS, so I will do a general mini review until I get better at it.

Pros:

• Reception & Call quality
  BB App World
  Battery Life
  Screen
  Camera
  Messaging

I have not found any cons yet, just my frustration in not being able to get away from the WM way of doing things.

AT&T gave me the unlock code right over the phone & it is now unlocked.

Here are some screen shots.

1. Wap Site
2. Bloomberg Financial
3. Weather Bug(Radar/ Map option)
4. Front Screen

 

Thanks Gamer, I am using CaptureIt, it is a basic program that does the job well.

Thanks Joe, you are funny.


I was rather pleasantly surprised to realize that the BB has the same chat style messaging that the Palm OS did and it got as far as the 750 but didn't carry over to the Pro. I have always been partial to this style, so that's a plus.

 

Couldn't talk them into an iPhone?

Now why would you want to do that, since that will be like comparing Apples to Oranges, or more precisely Apples to Berries.

Thanks for the congrats, I am very much enjoying it.
BlackBerry9700/5.0.0.296 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102

 

I have had zero problems with anything on the phone, it is very well made and handles very well.

My biggest frustration with it is I have not been able to lock it up in a week's worth of constatntly playing with it and downloading applications.

 

I haven't tried anything but the native browser. I have stayed with native browsers for all my WM phones, I believe 6131 was the last time I used opera.

At some point I will look into other browsers available but for right now, I am quite content.
BlackBerry9700/5.0.0.296 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102

 

Thanks budney

Thanks buddy, I couldn't have done it without your help

Continuing on......

Pros:

Stable OS - I have had as many as 10 applications open without any problems.
Camera - It has a flash and is a two step operation like a standard digital cameras, the picture quality is great also.
Keyboard - the keys although small, are shaped for easy usage.
Fast and smooth switching between applications.
Smooth integration with WiFi
GPS - extremely accurate, my location is within 10 meters or less, gets a fix very quickly,
Screen - adjusts according to ambient lighting.
Easy of downloading & installing additional applications
Messaging - probably the strongest point in any BB, but it is phenomenal for me, specially the many shortcuts that make typing a breeze.
Great built quality and choice of material.


Cons:
I cannot seem to make some Mobile friendly websites accept the set minimum font size, maybe more of my not knowning how to.


The device came with a 2GB micro SD card which was a plesant surprise.

Finally on a personal note - kudos and thanks to RIM, for manufacturing the devices for North America in NA, and not getting them made in China for a few extra bucks of profit, ignoring the autrocious manufacturing conditions there (yes I have personal knowledge of this).

 

Thank you viewfly,

If you are talking about the editing the original message that you are forwarding, it is not possible in the native E-Mail application. There is however, a free add-on called *Forward, Edit, & Reply*, that works like a champ.
BlackBerry9700/5.0.0.296 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102

 

Wirelessly posted (Treo Pro: BlackBerry9700/5.0.0.296 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Lol my *MLC* buddy, WM has finally possessed you.



I guess this is goodbye to our long history of having similar or same devices.

No, it is not a touch screen, does have an excellent touch pad which I love. I don't belive there are any touch screen GSM BBs in NA.


I had the opportunity to work with RIM on an issue which turned out to be "operator error"; I am very impressed by their patience & helpful attitude.

 

viewfly, you can forward attachments with or w/o additional comments as much as you want, what you cannot do(to the best of my limited knowledge)is edit or delete anything in the original message(that was sent to you) you are forwarding without losing)the attachment/s.

So, you can forward as many resumes as you want with comments like *this guy is a moron*

Hope that helped.

PS: Here are some neat shortcuts, if you haven't found them already:

C-Compose
R-Reply
L-Reply All
F-Forward

Thanks budney, yes it is.It appears that the font size issue can be fixed by going to column view for those particular sites, I can switch between the two views by hitting Z. I just hard reset my Treo last night, one step closer to becoming a full blown *crackhead*


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