Mobile phones? Blackberry Pearl?
Discussion
Hi all,
Sorry, I couldn't find a phone section.
It's time to upgrade my phone. I'm after a Blackberry Pearl. Does anyone know of any good online offers at the moment, or is it wise to stay from them and buy in-store?.
And if anyone has a pearl, would be great to hear some feedback.
Any advise appreciated!
cheers,
ben
Sorry, I couldn't find a phone section.
It's time to upgrade my phone. I'm after a Blackberry Pearl. Does anyone know of any good online offers at the moment, or is it wise to stay from them and buy in-store?.
And if anyone has a pearl, would be great to hear some feedback.
Any advise appreciated!
cheers,
ben
Fantastic phone, don't think I have any complaints with it whatsoever. Takes a while to get used to the menus if you are used to a Nokia or similar though. The trackball is a work of genius. So simple to use. It's amazing no one has thought of it before.
I got mine on a free upgrade from O2 and I think it is free on any tariff over £30. So online you could probably get free gifts and stuff if that's your thing. You will also have to pay £10-15 per month for the Blackberry features. If you don't subscribe to this it isn't data enabled so you won't be able to send/receive MMS or use the web browser.
ETA just remembered something I didn't like about it when I got it but hasn't bothered me as much as it did with previous phones: It can't ring and vibrate at the same time. It can only do vibrate then ring
I got mine on a free upgrade from O2 and I think it is free on any tariff over £30. So online you could probably get free gifts and stuff if that's your thing. You will also have to pay £10-15 per month for the Blackberry features. If you don't subscribe to this it isn't data enabled so you won't be able to send/receive MMS or use the web browser.
ETA just remembered something I didn't like about it when I got it but hasn't bothered me as much as it did with previous phones: It can't ring and vibrate at the same time. It can only do vibrate then ring
Edited by eyebeebe on Thursday 7th December 19:26
I have a 'pearl' and have had all the blackberries from their introduction.
The pearl is different to previous blackberries because it's much smaller and a decent phone. It has a camera that's quite good etc etc you probably know all this.
I use mine mostly for email and that works fine. However if you know how to touch type (I do) then it takes a while to get used to it as the text is partially predictive as ASDF, for example is shared on two keys only.
Now I've had it for a while, I like it. But as with all things blackberry, it's really an email machine and a phone second.
I have a perl and love it. I dislike the suretype feature but that isn't a big problem as I just turned it off.
There are some small problems with the phone but most can be cured with either an upgrade/settings change.
There is a wealth of software out there for the phone plus customisable themes and the like so you can configure the phone however you like.
The Perl is by a long way the best phone I have ever had. Lots of functionality, looks fab, has superb battery life/call quality and does everything I need (push email/good traditional phone/texting etc).
There are some small problems with the phone but most can be cured with either an upgrade/settings change.
There is a wealth of software out there for the phone plus customisable themes and the like so you can configure the phone however you like.
The Perl is by a long way the best phone I have ever had. Lots of functionality, looks fab, has superb battery life/call quality and does everything I need (push email/good traditional phone/texting etc).
eyebeebe said:
CatherineJ said:
Ive just despatched mine to the bottom of a drawer.
I got fed up with dropped calls, poor call quality and getting electrocuted when the phone was on charge.
I got fed up with dropped calls, poor call quality and getting electrocuted when the phone was on charge.
Maybe you've got a dodgy one? I haven't had any of those problems.
I would suggest that would be a warranty replacement job.
eyebeebe said:
CatherineJ said:
Ive just despatched mine to the bottom of a drawer.
I got fed up with dropped calls, poor call quality and getting electrocuted when the phone was on charge.
I got fed up with dropped calls, poor call quality and getting electrocuted when the phone was on charge.
Maybe you've got a dodgy one? I haven't had any of those problems.
blimey is that a new signature feature of the BB then
Time for an upgrade methinks
I've had my Pearl for a couple of weeks now and am very impressed. Got it thru' work with unlimited data!
Signal strength is far better than my Nokia 6230, so I don't have to stand at the window at home to make a call! It has never dropped a call.
Hook it up to computer to sync and it charges the battery - only when I first got it did I use the mains charger.
The Sure Type is excellent, sort of advanced 'predictive text'. If you are a texter it could take some getting used to but it is worth the effort. It's far more like typing on a reglar keyboard.
The Pearl can 'learn' and so far I have found that it's good at doing that. I have sent a few emails with brand names/technical terms in etc. and second time round it knows the words.
Email & web browsing are faster than dial up but obviously slower than BB! The built in browser seems to work fine, tried mini opera but went back to the built in one.
Address book is good with the ability to put in multiple numbers, email addresses etc. I could go on but you get the picture!
Overall it's a great bit of kit.
For help etc. have a look at
www.blackberryforums.com
American biased but still plenty of UK people on there. Also links to other Blackberry sites, software downloads etc.
The only negative thing I can say about it is that if you have big fingers than the keys could be a little small.
Signal strength is far better than my Nokia 6230, so I don't have to stand at the window at home to make a call! It has never dropped a call.
Hook it up to computer to sync and it charges the battery - only when I first got it did I use the mains charger.
The Sure Type is excellent, sort of advanced 'predictive text'. If you are a texter it could take some getting used to but it is worth the effort. It's far more like typing on a reglar keyboard.
The Pearl can 'learn' and so far I have found that it's good at doing that. I have sent a few emails with brand names/technical terms in etc. and second time round it knows the words.
Email & web browsing are faster than dial up but obviously slower than BB! The built in browser seems to work fine, tried mini opera but went back to the built in one.
Address book is good with the ability to put in multiple numbers, email addresses etc. I could go on but you get the picture!
Overall it's a great bit of kit.
For help etc. have a look at
www.blackberryforums.com
American biased but still plenty of UK people on there. Also links to other Blackberry sites, software downloads etc.
The only negative thing I can say about it is that if you have big fingers than the keys could be a little small.
pincher said:
My finger appeared to slip on Ebay this afternoon and I managed to get one at a good price.
I assume that I can hook it up to my works email server as well as having my personal pipex email and domain email going to it??
I assume that I can hook it up to my works email server as well as having my personal pipex email and domain email going to it??
It depends whether your work have the Blackberry server extensions installed and whether they are prepared to pay for a licence for you to use it!
pincher said:
There's loads of people who already have company ones so I assume the answer is yes?
I just wanted to know if I could use work and personal email on the same unit?
I just wanted to know if I could use work and personal email on the same unit?
yes you can definately access work and personal emails. I have mine set up to access personal aol and hotmail accounts.
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