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Product Description
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Mobile Phone on T-Mobile - Portable and easy to use, the new Blackberry Curve 8520 handset on T-mobile is your best companion for travel. Discover every place in the world with the built-in 2MP camera which is so fantastic when capturing images.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
49 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this blackberry on a whim really, Id never had one before. i wish Id done more background checks into them now to be honest. It does the job its designed for admirably, which is pushing emails. However, GPRS data conection????? What year are we in now? Its unbelievably slow at times, and gives up at others. If you hope to use things like facebook, then dont bother with this its far too slow. You can use Wireless connections but the built in software seems to limit the speed of this too. No its not the wireless speed, its the phone software.
Another shortfall would be the lack of GPS I downloaded a security program for it from BB app world, but it requires GPS to work so that was a waste of time. also the maps need it to run efficiently, which is another thing, they do work somewhat over the GPRS network using the phone masts, but I was placed approximately 18 miles away on two occasions while using the my location facility!! Hardly accurate!
i give it 4 stars because it is a really useful tool, it just lacks in some areas. I should have done more research before buying really but I'll know now what to buy in the future.
Another shortfall would be the lack of GPS I downloaded a security program for it from BB app world, but it requires GPS to work so that was a waste of time. also the maps need it to run efficiently, which is another thing, they do work somewhat over the GPRS network using the phone masts, but I was placed approximately 18 miles away on two occasions while using the my location facility!! Hardly accurate!
i give it 4 stars because it is a really useful tool, it just lacks in some areas. I should have done more research before buying really but I'll know now what to buy in the future.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Having bought this smartphone in September 2010 I now find that I should have done more research. The product is very slick, certainly a jump up from my last phone, but the instructions that are supplied with it are very basic and I only found out how to get it connected to the network and pick up emails by rooting around the t-mobile website. Battery life is just 48 hours, but charging time is quite quick at an hour or so. Accessing the web via GPRS is painfully slow, and at home, the Blackberry recognises my wireless router but does not allow me to use it to access the internet and download apps quickly. Blackberry don't seem to have a free customer contact point, and the many forums do not have a solution. My son's iPod touch works seamlessly with our router but my BB8520 is tied to t-mobile's network....pretty useless. If anyone knows why this is the case, please enlighten me, in the meantime check out the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy, or anything else!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I have not had my 8520 long but can already say I love it its fantastic!!!
I have had an Iphone in the past and loved that too, but the battery life meant I had to sell it as it was unsuitable for my occupation now I know that the Blackberry does not have a great battery life but it is notably better than the Ipone more importantly you can change the battery in the blackberry with a spare (again this was a major let down for the Iphone as you could not do this.)
Before the Blackberry I had the Nokia C3 as I thought it would be just like a bb, it wasnt and was the worst phone I ever owned (DONT BE SUCKEREDIN BY ITS BLACKBERRY LIKE APPEARANCE).
The Blackberry does everything to a high standard. The apps are hugely entertaining and there are thousands of them so you never run out of things to do. BB messenger is fantastic too, so simple yet effective. Media player is decent lacking an MP4 player though.
The Wi-Fi is great and easy to use, downloads songs in seconds if using Wi-Fi.
Main pros:
-Tough phone design.
-Apps and games widely available.
-Blackberry services.
-Changeable battery with a decent life (I've managed 2 days with moderate - high useage, 2 days + standby only, 1 day heavy useage).
-Transferrable fascia.
-Camera of a suprisingly high quality.
-Memory card slot.
-Ease of use (e-mails in particular, well designed and reliable).
-Reliability. (My mate dropped his down the bog, a trip to phone doctors and £25 later it was fully operational again.)
Main cons:
-GPRS connection pretty slow (to be fair this may be down to Vodafone).
-Pretty complicated to get BB services properly set up.
-Loading times on start up.
-That flaming button that is such a nuiscense to use, its like it has a mind of its own.
-Cheap feel (Although the device is pretty tough, it looks cheap in places, for example my screen does not seem to fit properly, although you have to look really close to notice, and you can move the buttons on the keypad around quite a bit just seems a bit flimsy.
Overall I love this phone it is by far one of the best phone I have ever owned, sure its not the most powerful up to date android phone out there but I can garuntee it will be a classic as it is an al-rounder, good battery, good strength, good features etc. If you are looking for a mobile phone with a decent browser and e-mail capabilities at a reasonable price, look no further perfect business partner!!
My rating: 79% (An al-rounder which you can rely on)
Reliability: 9/10 (Blackberry have had issues but they appear to be sorted)
I have had an Iphone in the past and loved that too, but the battery life meant I had to sell it as it was unsuitable for my occupation now I know that the Blackberry does not have a great battery life but it is notably better than the Ipone more importantly you can change the battery in the blackberry with a spare (again this was a major let down for the Iphone as you could not do this.)
Before the Blackberry I had the Nokia C3 as I thought it would be just like a bb, it wasnt and was the worst phone I ever owned (DONT BE SUCKEREDIN BY ITS BLACKBERRY LIKE APPEARANCE).
The Blackberry does everything to a high standard. The apps are hugely entertaining and there are thousands of them so you never run out of things to do. BB messenger is fantastic too, so simple yet effective. Media player is decent lacking an MP4 player though.
The Wi-Fi is great and easy to use, downloads songs in seconds if using Wi-Fi.
Main pros:
-Tough phone design.
-Apps and games widely available.
-Blackberry services.
-Changeable battery with a decent life (I've managed 2 days with moderate - high useage, 2 days + standby only, 1 day heavy useage).
-Transferrable fascia.
-Camera of a suprisingly high quality.
-Memory card slot.
-Ease of use (e-mails in particular, well designed and reliable).
-Reliability. (My mate dropped his down the bog, a trip to phone doctors and £25 later it was fully operational again.)
Main cons:
-GPRS connection pretty slow (to be fair this may be down to Vodafone).
-Pretty complicated to get BB services properly set up.
-Loading times on start up.
-That flaming button that is such a nuiscense to use, its like it has a mind of its own.
-Cheap feel (Although the device is pretty tough, it looks cheap in places, for example my screen does not seem to fit properly, although you have to look really close to notice, and you can move the buttons on the keypad around quite a bit just seems a bit flimsy.
Overall I love this phone it is by far one of the best phone I have ever owned, sure its not the most powerful up to date android phone out there but I can garuntee it will be a classic as it is an al-rounder, good battery, good strength, good features etc. If you are looking for a mobile phone with a decent browser and e-mail capabilities at a reasonable price, look no further perfect business partner!!
My rating: 79% (An al-rounder which you can rely on)
Reliability: 9/10 (Blackberry have had issues but they appear to be sorted)
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