BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 (T-Mobile): Review Part 1
phonedog posted:
Part 1 of Noah’s 2-part review of the BlackBerry 8220. The first-ever BlackBerry flip phone hides the buttons away for a sleek look, but does it have the juice to keep Crackberry addicts happy? Much more on the 8220 @ www.phonedog.com
Note: Youtube video credit goes to owner/uploader. Thanks!
Apple iPhone
i like it because it’s a flip and a phone with UMA and email, the other stuff is just icing on the cake.
Apple iPhone
quartaly keyboard? lol dont you mean qwerty?? haha. i dont know if you noticed its the first 6 letters on your keyboard on the top row…qwerty
Smartphone reviews
i think its good. i have acrlyic nails so its hard to type but not on this one cuz the keys so big.
Smartphone reviews
oh yeah and one of the major reasons that you have a slow expirince rite noe its cux u have over 300 text messages.. just press L and all of them will be read… and you will have a faster expirience
BlackBerry Pearl
i got this phone i a couple of months ago..and the only thing that it needs its a full qurtaly keyboard… and a faster prosesor
Symbian
ok well i have a question about the side sound buttons when the flip is closed and i press them i see my facebook comments but i only see the name of the person and thats it is there a way of showing the whole message without opening the phone and it dont show up if i wait like in the video and i only see facebook comments not my email like in the vid does just dont think that the face book logo should take 3/4 of the front screen
Smartphone reviews
@lamaboy37
You have to put Receive from: and you can pair up very easily
Putting your music is…so easy simply scroll the music onto your whatever music folder on the blackberry, you can even scroll the music from Itunes, in fact
Windows Mobile
lol that phone is crap loading is slow can’t do **** the keys thank god i have time to exchange and get the 8900 or 9700 because it’s not worth it to me
Smartphone reviews
takes a while to get used to because of the QWERTY layout, especially if you’re used too the original cell phone keyboard layout. But once you get used to it, it’s not a problem at all.
Windows Mobile
really good takes maybe 10 minutes to get used to but it is easy. the phone memorizes how you type and the words you use.
Windows Mobile
how is this phone for texting?
Apple iPhone
I have this phone and i think it’s great, go for black berry!
Windows Mobile
go to the little icon at the top of the screen…then go to advanced then edit the loud settings nd go to sms text
Windows Mobile
same here thats what sucks
BlackBerry Pearl
this phone is the best phone i’ve ever had for the money
Symbian
hey! i don’t know if it helps, but you can change it, i have the same phone, you click on the green phone button, and then the blackberry menu button, and then general options, and there, you can change the way you answer your phone!
i hope this helps, take care!
Blackberry
thanx tht really helped
Android
okay i had that problem too.
all you have to do is go to the volume thing(you know where you change vibrate, off, quite ect)…push on it with the track ball, scroll down to “advanced”, DO NOT CLICK ON IT;click the menu key…you know the one under the talk button, and click edit,then go down until you see SMS text, click on it then you just custimize it.
hope this helped, it took be about two weeks to figure it out, but i got it!
Blackberry
they will try to make you get the data plan they might even tell you that the phone might run slower if you dont add a data plan (totally false) you could just have a voice plan on any blackberry unless the device is 3g like for example the mytouch and all those high-tec phones …
Android
i hav no idea how to change my text ringtone and ive been messin aroun d in the settings for hours now trying to find out how to and still hav no idea
BlackBerry Pearl
it does still require a data pkg all blackberrys do
Windows Mobile
Great phone
Great vid
But one thing isthat it answers calls when you open it
I like the freedom to open it and decide to answer or ignore
It really gets annoying if I’m not looking and someone calls who is annoying and I don’t wanna talk to
I open it and expect a message
Any ways it’s great
Smartphone reviews
It depends on the carrier.
Symbian
Keep in mind, in order to use EMAIL and Instant messaging, you have to have a data plan. To get around this, simply use a third part app such as Logicmail and Beejim.
Symbian
I just upgraded to this phone and to answer your question. No, it does not require data. In order to get the full discount, you have to at least sign up for unlimited texting, $15 a month. But once you get your rebate back, you can cancel it. I was told this by more than 1 T-Mobile rep.
Mine was $50 with full discount after MIB, I had to dish out over $150 upfront.