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User Submitted BlackBerry Curve 8310 Smartphone Titanium (AT&T) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-03-01 Indispensable What can I say - the Blackberry 8310 (my fourth BB) continues to be an absolutely indispensable tool for a professional on the go. My productivity remains super high because the BB integrates so well with both my lifestyle and workstyle and I have so much more flexibility to live and work where and how I want to. Some high points for this particular model: 1. Its slim and light. Smaller and lighter than an iPhone. No burden at all 2. Great Battery life. Runs well through a full day of calls and email. 3. Internet. Provides web access when you need it. [Need AT&T to get G3 on this device!] 4. Easy to use. Keyboard is very workable for even those lengthy, from the field reports. 5. Attachments. Big screen makes it easy to work with docs - even pdfs. 6. GPS. A good backup when you need to know where you area. 7. Audio Quality. Phone and Speakerphone are excellent 8. Bright Screen. Use it anywhere 9. Camera. Comes in handy for quick snapshots that you want to email on the fly 10. Email. The best, most reliable mobile email out there. Blackberry knows its target customers - mobile professionals. they do a great job of steering clear of the consumer bells and whistles and have stayed on track with delivering a product that fits the way we work. Date: 2008-02-18 Ok...if you don't text alot I bought this phone after having many flip top phones. I liked the feature of getting my home email on the product. The only problem is that if you have large fingers, texting is a big problem...plus its not easy to use one hand to text, in fact its impossible, especially if you have small hands. If I had the chance to get another phone, I would. Date: 2008-02-16 GPS Tracking from BlackBerry® Enterprise Server As the title suggests, it's about location tracking from the GPS feature on the device. That is, tracking your location by someone else. From BB8310 User Guide (SWDT203041-203041-05302007-001): "If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your system administrator might be able to track the location of your device". It followed by instructions to turn it off from the device: Options - Advanced Options - GPS - Location Tracking - No. The problem is that there is no "Location Tracking" under GPS. After spending hours with Tech Supports from AT&T & BlackBerry, and Googling, here is what I can report. *** From BlackBerry® knowledge base: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/dynamickc.do?externalId=KB14430&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=KB14430. In part it reads: "The BlackBerry Enterprise Server includes options to allow the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator to control the GPS feature and the location-based services on supported BlackBerry smartphones that use the feature". In other words, someone else has control over monitoring your location. *** Advices I received from ATT/BB/Others: "You can turn off GPS" (yeah, well, can I have a $100 rebate? Besides, I don't see how); "it's not that easy to query location from BES" (give me the admin rights - Joe, looks like 9:36:51 last night you were at...); "well if you don't have anything to hide" (heard this one before, how about the government records you phone calls whenever it wants); "you can file a suggestion to BB" (obviously they already knew but it'd be good to know before I buy it); etc etc. So my conclusion is, if you are ok with all of this, or at least can "live" with it, it's a pretty good device otherwise. If not, either disable BES support, or get another device. Date: 2008-01-29 Good phone! Jack of all trades, master of too few I purchased my Blackberry Curve 8310 after two long painful years with the Motorola SLVR L7. Needlesstosay, I was glad to rid of it due to too many glitchy problems and incomplete features, although I liked the size, style and overall feel of the phone. I was looking for a non-flip phone that didn't feel like a kid's toy. I narrowed my search to Blackberry Curve, Blackberry Pearl, and the Samsung BlackJack. I rejected the Pearl because it was a bit too small for my hands and the buttons felt flimsy. I could just see those keys popping off and the phone become useless. The BlackJack is a good, strong feeling phone. I especially liked the rubberized surface that prevents the inevitable slipping. I felt like a sturdy communications machine, not a toy, albeit with mixed reviews. But the Blackberry Curve felt good, lightweight, big enough to use easily but not too big like the Apple iPhone or the Palm Trios. After a somewhat strange purchasing process at an AT&T store that still says Cincular on the door [AT&T REALLY should provide better training to its salespersonnel so it doesn't feel like you are making a backroom deal to simply buy a phone], I purchased the Curve and went through the fast and easy process of setting up the e-mail features and configuring it to my tastes. The Curve is a good basic cellphone, with the typical features you would find in most phones such as various ringtones, alarm clock, calculators, camera, and the ability to play music. It is a good "smart" phone with features you would find in other smart phones such as web browsing. The camera is notable in that it has a flash, takes good photos (as phones go) and allows you to send them in only a few steps. Big improvement over most phones. But, who really buys a phone for its camera? The e-mail features are superior and if you have a lot of e-mail accounts, like I do, this is the only device I have seen that will bring them all to one location and let you address them from once source. Bravo! I imagine others will want to adopt this capability as the technology becomes more commonplace. Bottom Line: If you are looking to upgrade your current cellphone, and want to add new features such as web-browsing and a better camera, this is an excellent phone. PROs: Sleek, modern, compact, sets the standard for smart phones. Capable, fully functional, and mostly intuitive. Uncomplicated, and simple to configure. Good sound, lightweight, a pretty cool camera. CONs: GPS requires extra money, on top of expensive "unlimited data" feature, adding a lot of additional costs per month. When phone rings or message/e-mail comes in, and phone has keys locked, the screen does not light up so you can see who is calling. You have to press the trackball to see what's going on. When phone is on Vibrate while charging, and call/e-mail comes in, a great feature is when the phone switches to loud/sound so you can hear it, and switches back to vibrate when you unplug it from the charger. Motorolas do that, and it is very convenient. Some "Applications" can't be put on the main screen as an icon. It would be great if they could, although some websites are configuring icons just for Blackberry. I get e-mails back in my Messages Inbox once I have sent them. I can't see how to turn off this feature. I just want the check mark to indicate that the message was sent. I don't need the message I sent filling up my inbox. Speakerphone feature not readily accessible. Blackberry needs a screensaver. I would love to be able to remove the Blackberry Wireless signature. The manual says it can be done, but the phone has different ideas. The menu necessary to remove or change the notation just doesn't appear. Date: 2008-01-28 Blackberry 8310-Best BB yet Of course this is an incredible product so im not going to go on and on about it, you can read the other reviews, just a quick thing though, the case that comes with the 8310 is a great case. If you dont mind no belt clip dont spend money on another one, its protective, slim, and it also activates standby mode when you put it in the case and turns it back on when you take it out.
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