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BlackBerry Pearl 8100 review

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Jlashley

Jlashley
Graphic Design / Artist, Northampton
Member since: February 2007

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Monday 19 February 2007, 7:03 AM

I wanted to dislike this phone


I really did not want to like this phone. I wanted it to fail in so many ways. I am one of those flip phone guys I have never had a phone that was open like this so I was annoyed when I opened the box. I took it out and instantly started playing with the little scroll wheel that is very addictive. I have to admit the key pad takes a bit of time to to get used to but you have to remember it is as tall as my Razr v3i when it is CLOSED!!! and not as wide. I then thought about hooking it up to my e-mail accounts and I heard all this stuff online about it being a real pain, I have it hooked up to my Gmail, my yahoo and my own personal Pop3 mail from my website within a few hours. It really is helpful being able to check my mail when I am out. I intend on hooking it up to my office e-mail outlook mail as well. This thing is there is a new 8800 coming out but the thing is much wider and does not look like a phone at all it looks like a BLACKBERRY. This 8100 looks like a phone, but has the guts of a blackberry I think its a very slick phone.

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BlackBerry Pearl 8100

Editors rating
Rating: 7.3
Verdict

It's nothing revolutionary, but the addition of multimedia features to the already solid email capabilities make RIM's BlackBerry Pearl an attractive device for business users and consumers alike.

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