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It took some time getting used to the keys, however once you do its a snap. I have had my pearl for almost 2 years and it is by par the best phone, and has lasted the longes out of all the ones I have had. I use it a lot, and I have a tendency to drop my phone a lot and it only has minor scratches. I gave it 4 stars because the track ball gets stuck (not a big deal) and the first year I would continually loose service because T-mobile was developing its blackberry service. (T-mobile is still great and they are better then ever now that I have no more problems with not reviving my calls.
The headphones available for this phone are junk, and there is no good off brand alternative either. I've had this almost two years and I can't wait till my contract is up so I can chuck this POS into a recycling box.Why. OEM (The manufacturer) offered to repair it for $90 dollars. More than any other phone I've owned. Also GREATLY interferes with car stereos, TV speakers, PA systems, and etc.#3 I am equally disappointed that bluetooth headphones are not any option for this phone because the Pearl doesn't use the new technology that most, if not all, of the stereo headphones do. It's a piece of plastic with a tiny spring the size of a toenail clipping. I had this phone for a month when the button that holds the batter cover on popped off.
Somehow this was my fault and this sort of defect didn't fall under the manufacturer's warranty. AT&T, the Company I bought it from, would do nothing. If you have not yet bought a Pearl, then don't. Also, the chrome like paint on the phone wore off within 6 months of using it. C'mon people.#2 This phone interferes (makes that buzzing sound) REALLY loudly with any audio device. So if you want the convenience of using your USB cable to charge it on your laptop or pc, mute your speakers, or you'll be sorry. This doesn't include using your blackberry as a wireless modem, that costs extra and you are limited on how much date you can use. You cannot use the blackberry feature without this plan.
#1 Poor durability (and I'm easy on phones). I've tried every adapter electronics store sell.#4 Make sure your cellular carrier has a REASONABLE data plan for blackberry. AT&T offered to SELL me a new phone for $199 (when I got it free with a 2 year contract). Both Companies' best suggestion was to buy a silicon cover for the phone to hold the batter back on. AT&T only has the "blackberry data plan" that costs a minimum of $39.00 in addition to your minute plan. (Don't go over unless you're prepared to take out a second mortgage).Not useful as a personal organizer unless your willing to spend over $100 a month for a cellphone bill.Seriously, this has been a thorn in my side, rather than a helper (which is why I bought a Blackberry).
With BlackBerry service, you get PUSH email and wireless access to the web. The Blackberry Pearl 8100 is the best cell phone I have had the pleasure of owning. It's so tiny, yet packed with so many features. It's so great to be able to wirelessly get your email just a couple of seconds after the message is sent. Certainly my next phone will be a BlackBerry.
The blackberry doesn't come even close to the Iphone in features and quality and the pearl is just $100-150 cheaper. For example, it doesn't recognize "com", it pretty much forces you to enter "vom".
I heard all about what a great gadget it is so I purchased a blackberry Pearl along with the Blackberry data plan. I purchased my first blackberry this year.
There is no touch screen, the keys are too small, and the intelligent typing feature is a drag when you need to enter an email address. Well, to my surprise, the device isn't even manufactured by blackberry or Research in Motion, it's a Qualcomm phone.
A cheaply made Qualcomm phone.The back of the device is constantly falling off and the mobile browser that comes included with the device is horrible. Next time I will get an Apple IPhone.
What I don't think people realize is the blackberry pushes your email to your phone while most of the smart phones out there allow you to choose to have your email pushed to your phone or you can pull it yourself.
I absolutely love this thing. The camera has a flash which is super cool, but just to give you an idea of how user-friendly it is, it's got a mirror next to the flash so that you can take photos of yourself or with someone else and know exactly what's in the picture. I keep my grocery list on it and I also use it to look up recipes when I am in the grocery store. but this thing is awesome. Best thing of all: I am able to log into my online classes and read the lectures. It's cute, fits well in my purse or pocket, it's light and its so easy to type on it with the word recognition software. Granted I've never had a Blackberry before. I have the pink silicon sleeve on mine which makes it that much sexier.
I have it set up to get my Gmail and my Yahoo. mail, which is awesome because now I am always aware of when people are at their computers responding to my emails. tell me that's not the most convenient thing ever. Love it love it love it.
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