BlackBerry Pearl 8100c Smartphone Red (AT&T) | List Price: $499.99
Discount Price: $259.00
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Brand: BlackBerry
Binding: Wireless Phone
Release Date: 2007-03-08
Features: - 1.3 mega pixel camera to capture those special moments
- MP3 player lets you listen to your favorite music on the go
- Menu and escape keys on the front of the device for easier access
- Bluetooth technology lets you experience hands free and wire free features
- Included: Li-Ion Battery, AC Adapter, USB Cable, Hands-free Headset, Blackberry Desktop Software and Getting Started Guide
Converted non-BlackBerry believer [Posted on 2007-12-07]
I was the one to make fun of people addicted to their BlackBerrys, now I am one of them. The Pearl is the perfect size for all that it holds, it has great features and an awesome speaker phone.
Good phone, lousy pda functions [Posted on 2007-12-15]
I have had this phone for about 4 months. The size is very good and it feels good in the hand. The phone and PTT functions work very well. The e-mail works as advertised. The browser also works well. I had hoped to use this in place of my PDA but found out it won't serve my needs. You can't really store word or excel documents on it. The sure type has never learned to make "OK" when I type those keys and correct it. I find I text less because it is too slow. You can't save often used text messages. When this dies I'll look into something else. In the past couple of weeks the phone has locked up 3 times. The battery must be removed to reset the phone.
easy to use [Posted on 2008-01-24]
I'm a total novice and this Blackberry Pearl has been much easier to use than I could have hoped for. I'm going from no cell phone since the old "brick phone" days to a Blackberry - my friends are shocked. It's smaller than I had thought - but that makes it really comfortable to use. The graphics are good - although I can't imagine really trying to work on many business type applications on such a small screen.I like being able to check on my email & download my music so I can have it with me - also access to Mapquest & GPS software is great to have. It does seem really slow when it comes to downloading pictures, so I haven't really tried to transfer much there- even though I loaded it with a 1 GB card. I also haven't tried to do anything regarding downloads of video. The "Curve" model might be better if you're doing alot that you need more screen for , but for my needs (phone, email, music, web searches)this is perfect. It's also really pretty!!!
Great form factor, unimpressive performance. [Posted on 2008-04-14]
Its been now 7 months that I've owned this phone. When I saw it for the first time, I was impressed by its look and the innovative new keyboard style and the track ball. I got the phone along with At& t's data plan. This is the 4th phone that I've owned and the three prior to this were Nokias. It didn't take too long to get used to the new keyboard layout and sending sms and replying back to mail was breeze. But I was not impressed by the internet experience, thats probably the AT&T network!
One thing that I hate about this phone is the PC sync software that they supply along with the phone! Its useless, maybe you can sync outlook but other than that you can not tinker with the phone. In my previous Nokia, I could do almost anything from my PC when the phone was paired to it.
The other thing thats been irritating me is that the phone just freezes up when u are using it! Even the power off button doesn't work then! you have to open the cover and remove the battery. I've done this so many times by now that I think the back cover is loose and comes off easily!
I've had issues with the track ball too, at times it just wont go one way. I can make it move the other three directions but it would get stuck on one direction. restart the phone and the problem goes!
I'm also not impressed with the battery. The phone used to hold upto 3 days when it was new, but now after 7 months it can vary any where between 1 - 2days. I receive a lot of emails and if i use the bluetooth in the car it drains even faster!
I presume its not too much for asking of a cell phone to have a nice form factor and high reliability!
I just hope the market for Nokia, here in the US opens up and we too can enjoy the rest of the models (the better ones) that never show up in the US!
Overall I am waiting for my contract to finish up soon so that I can get a more reliable phone!
This phone has a few issues. [Posted on 2008-05-08]
I've had this phone a little over a year now, and I'm not impressed with it. My experiences with the Pearl are as follows.
1) Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) starts at $30/month on top of your monthly rate plan. (The service plan on smart phones starts at $10/month as a comparison.) Only BIS will work on a Blackberry, so if you want a cheaper plan, go with a non-Blackberry phone. Also, if you choose not to have BIS and get the phone anyway (like I did), you won't be able to send/receive photo text messages.
2) The phone does scratch and chip easily. Get a skin for it.
3) The keyboard is great. Its ability to store jargon is fantastic.
4) I drop a lot of calls, and the phone will show to have full signal. I'm not sure if this is ATT's fault or Blackberry though.
5) Sound quality on the Pearl is poor compared to Nokia and LG phones. Voices alternate between sounding tinny and robotic.
6) This phone freezes up every couple of weeks and I have to remove the battery to restart it. During one of these freezes, a missed call notification appeared that I couldn't clear. According to the forums and tech support, the only way to clear it is to wipe the phone, but I haven't tried this. Apparently there's a chance to wind up with a stuck missed call notification each time the phone freezes.
7) While the Blackberry operating system is intuitive, it has limitations when compared to other mobile operating systems.
In short, I'll be going with a different platform next time around.
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