RIM BlackBerry 8830 Cell Phone
- Installed Memory: 64 MB
- Operating System: BlackBerry OS
- Connectivity: Bluetooth
- Performance: Dual Band
- Design: Mobile
- Style: Candy Bar
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Not the Greatest
Pros
Screen is big and bright
Cons
Phone turns off "radio" when low on power, typing is aggravating
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
It's OK, but I think I would go for a Windows based phone with better keypad.
I was issued this unit by my employer. My current plan is data only, however I also have used it as a phone. I was excited to have it, at first, but have since become really unhappy with it.
Overall ease of use is not that good. The keyboard is frustrating to use. From keys that seem oddly shaped and really tiny to just struggling to identify where symbols and punctuation marks are, typing is not a good experience. I have another phone with a QWERTY keyboard that is actually smaller, but for some reason, it’s easier to use that key pad. I believe it has to do with the strange ridges on the keys.
The screen is OK to use, it is generally bright enough and the size is good. The different themes are nice to have, so you can get set up in a format that works for you.
I am not fond of the operating system, however. I guess I would like more of a windows OS than what RIM has. The UIs are kludgey and not easy to navigate. Finding where an option for phone settings or a feature is generally not intuitive. The integration with Outlook is often very annoying as it does the updating when you enter the email or calendar apps. If there are a lot of updates, you have to wait and wait to get to your information.
The most aggravating thing about the phone is that when the charge gets low, it turns off the radio, so if you create an email and send it, it really sits in your in-box, but there is no notice that tells you this happened. So, you think the email went out, but it didn’t. Furthermore, the radio sometimes stays off, even after you recharge. Very aggravating if you need to be sure your emails get sent out.
When I was making calls, dialing proved to be aggravating and using the contacts list was not very easy either. As a phone, I really did not like it.
Overall, if someone is thinking of buying a smart phone, I’d tell them to look for something else. I do think the windows based phones have an edge in that they are compatible with Word documents and other Windows apps.
Overall ease of use is not that good. The keyboard is frustrating to use. From keys that seem oddly shaped and really tiny to just struggling to identify where symbols and punctuation marks are, typing is not a good experience. I have another phone with a QWERTY keyboard that is actually smaller, but for some reason, it’s easier to use that key pad. I believe it has to do with the strange ridges on the keys.
The screen is OK to use, it is generally bright enough and the size is good. The different themes are nice to have, so you can get set up in a format that works for you.
I am not fond of the operating system, however. I guess I would like more of a windows OS than what RIM has. The UIs are kludgey and not easy to navigate. Finding where an option for phone settings or a feature is generally not intuitive. The integration with Outlook is often very annoying as it does the updating when you enter the email or calendar apps. If there are a lot of updates, you have to wait and wait to get to your information.
The most aggravating thing about the phone is that when the charge gets low, it turns off the radio, so if you create an email and send it, it really sits in your in-box, but there is no notice that tells you this happened. So, you think the email went out, but it didn’t. Furthermore, the radio sometimes stays off, even after you recharge. Very aggravating if you need to be sure your emails get sent out.
When I was making calls, dialing proved to be aggravating and using the contacts list was not very easy either. As a phone, I really did not like it.
Overall, if someone is thinking of buying a smart phone, I’d tell them to look for something else. I do think the windows based phones have an edge in that they are compatible with Word documents and other Windows apps.
