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Your Price: Free! with service Release Date: Q2 2008 Released For: Sprint Verizon Released for Sprint and Verizon Wireless, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is backed by high-speed EV-DO broadband connectivity. Offered in a liquid silver-colored finish with chrome highlights, smooth edges and soft curves, the Curve 8330 is small and light, integrating rich multimedia capabilities such as email, phone, organizer, camera, video recorder, Internet access, supported mobile streaming and GPS capabilities. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is supported by BlackBerry Internet Service that gives users access to up to 10 supported POP3 and IMAP personal and corporate email accounts.

• Integrated 2.0-megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror and full-screen viewfinder
• Media player with search capabilities, full-screen video playback, stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP/AVRCP), 3.5mm full-size stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls - supports MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA audio and MPEG4, H.263 and WMV video formats
• High-performance HTML browser for visiting favorite Web sites while on the go
• User interface with an easy-to-use trackball, dedicated 'menu' and 'escape' keys, and context-sensitive menus that make navigation feel instinctive and fast
• Full QWERTY keyboard for easy text entry
• Large, ultra-bright 320 x 240 px color display for vibrant imagery
• Light-sensing technology that automatically optimizes the screen, trackball and keyboard lighting for indoor, outdoor and dark environments
• Email and memo spell-checking available in various languages including English, French, Italian, German and Spanish
• Phone features with Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated 'send', 'end' and 'mute' keys, noise-cancellation technology to offset background noise, a low-distortion speakerphone for hands-free conversations, and Bluetooth support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits and Bluetooth peripherals
• Call management features such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing and call forwarding
• BlackBerry Maps, a mapping application that provides customers with driving directions
• Expandable memory storage via microSD expansion slot
• BlackBerry Internet Service support allowing access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!, AOL and Gmail
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server support tightly integrated with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, and Novell GroupWise, and featuring IT policy controls for IT departments to manage usage and deployments

Technical Specifications
Network:	CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor:	PDA
Dimensions:	107 x 60 x 16 mm
Weight:	111 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	Trackball / QWERTY Keypad
Battery Type:	1100 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	4.33
Standby Time:	264
Memory:	64.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Imaging
Main Screen:	65000 colors (STN / Light Sensing Technology) 320 x 240 px
External Screen:
Camera:	2.0 MP / Flash / 5X Zoom / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	Sprint Music Store / VCAST Music
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	320 x 240 px
Screen Savers:	320 x 240 px
Ring Tones:	MP3
Themes:
Games:	J2ME
Streaming Multimedia:	Sprint TV / VCAST Video
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Microsoft Exchange / Lotus Domino
Chat:	AOL / Google / ICQ / Windows Live / Yahoo!
Predictive Text:	SureType
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	BlackBerry Browser
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP / AVRCP / HFP / HSP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi:
GPS:	BlackBerry Maps / Sprint Navigation / VZ Navigator
PC Sync:

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My first smart phone

I purchased this phone yesterday and its a great phone for people who want to transition to smartphones.

Texting was a little challenging when I started using the phone but became easier. I have larger fingers a few errors were made but nothing that couldnt be fixed with the Auto Text feature that corrects misspelled words.

The Curve has a dedicated voice command key which i found quite annoying at first but I learned to like it later esp. when i wanted to know my battery power, signal strength, or make a phone call while using only the provided earphones (offered by sprint)

The menu seems a bit overwhelming at first but with the setup wizard installed on the headset learning how to use the blackberry wasn't so difficult.

The feature i like the most is the light sensing technology, the backlight and screen automatically adjusts to lightness or darkness in a room or outdoors

Themes can be adjusted to items used the most, and a layout you prefer

Call quality is superb, sounds seemed to be in stereo, people on the other end could hear me well with the handset or the headset.

The camera is better than most, also comes with a FLASH!

Has an automatic ON, for example you can set yout blackberry to turn off at 12 am and turn on at 6am to save battery power

CONS: battery power seems to be drained very quickly, but that could be due to my usage, trying to understand everything.
the trackball doesnt wrap i.e. if you scroll to the bottom of a menu, the menu doesnt wrap to the beginning of the menu
Micro SD card is located behind the battery
When the music media player is activated you must completely close the application otherwise the music will keep playing while you use other applications
There are several steps involved when sending a text a few too many if you ask me, but there are "shortcuts" that can be utilized to make sending message quicker
Would be nice if there were word prediction although there is a QWERTY.
There is no power-save that doesnt involve the phone turning off

Overall I give this phone 4 out of 5 stars simply due to the battery life. Compared to a Palm Centro i prefer the blackberry for its wider keyboard surface.

If you decided to purchase this phone i highly recommend purchasing a screen protector and a hard or gel case. 1 they both protect your phone from scratches, and rub, but also allow you to customize your phone without spending too much dough.

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Love this BlackBerry

This is my first experience with BlackBerry but not with smartphones.
This smartphone really is smart. It's so much easier to use and very intuitive. I love the way it helpful without slowing you down after familiar with the functions. The light sensing is great as I drive at night and it doesn't blind me, while it brightens up automatically after sunrise. Another feature others don't talk about much is the exceptions in the profiles. I sleep days and I have several contacts that the phone rings regardless of profile. This allows me to ignore rest of the contacts and sleep while still receiving the needed wake up call. Of course the yahoo, email, and sms on one device always with me is the most important feature!

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The phonebook capacity is limited to the space on the phone could hold up to 500 contacts including title, first and last name, home and work addresses and phone numbers, mobile number, anniversary, birthday, and custom ringtone

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