Powerful and refined, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for T-Mobile supports both 3G connectivity and integrated voice over Wi-Fi (802.11b / g). Enabled for 3G network T-Mobile’s growing high-speed, Bold 9700 offers a fast turnaround and a better Web browsing experience that allows you to quickly connect to social networking sites like Facebook. And of course enjoy all the communications and connectivity you expect from a BlackBerry device – including e-mail address is used by the BlackBerry Internet Service and a full menu of messaging options (SMS, MMS and instant messaging).
With top-line performance and features, it has a refined finish, glossy black, chrome and leatherette back. It also contains a distinctive character, a tactile full QWERTY keyboard to type very fast and precise, and innovative optics Touch trackpad, which allows a great browsing experience.
The built-in GPS support vehicle navigation and location-based services through the BlackBerry Maps included. A hot-swappable microSD / SDHC memory card can store more multimedia files and archiving applications, with a 2GB memory card included and support for 32GB cards as an option. Other features include a 3.2 megapixel digital camera / camcorder, Bluetooth 2.1 for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming,
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers easy access to the BlackBerry App World, the official App Store for BlackBerry Smartphones, which allows you to watch and fun and functional applications on their mobile phone. Many applications are easily available directly on the smartphone, such as Radio Slacker for easy access to free music, TeleNav GPS Navigator for turn-by-turn directions (trial version), and visual voicemail to facilitate access to and the answer to voicemail.
Keeping in touch
The BlackBerry push e-mail, your e-mail, you will not open a connection. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain continuously connected to a wireless network indicating that the arrival of new e-mail address. In addition to the text, you can also receive and view attachments in a wide range of popular file formats including Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect and Adobe PDF.
Surf the web with integration, full browser, which quickly and efficiently displays HTML pages and allows RSS feeds to keep in touch with the latest news and blog posts. And keep your contacts using a variety of instant messaging (IM) networks, including the integrated Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable clients for Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger and Lotus Sametime.
For business users, the BlackBerry offers all the functionality of enterprise messaging and e-mail that you expect. It is supported on BlackBerry Internet Service gives you access to a maximum of 8 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts) and BlackBerry Enterprise Server, making advanced security and administration, the IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments.
Key Facts
* Fast 3G connectivity via T-Mobile HSDPA / UMTS (1700/2100 MHz UMTS / HSDPA, see the 3G service from T-Mobile follows)
* Unlimited national WiFi phone with T-Mobile’s HotSpot unlimited calling service or the new WiFi phone with a Mobile Office solution for business customers. Get great coverage at home as a router with T-Mobile HotSpot @ Home wireless, and unlimited calls nationwide to receive Wi-Fi hotspot at home or a U.S. T-Mobile. (More info)
* Phone GSM Quad-band connectivity for global good voice (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* BlackBerry OS 5.0
* Support of Blackberry App World catalog with a wide and growing third-party applications designed specifically for mobile BlackBerry smartphones. Categories travel, productivity, entertainment, gaming, social networking and sharing, news and weather, and much more.
* Visual Voicemail lets you listen to your posts in random order, to answer with one click and easily manage your inbox, without ever calling network.
* GPS navigation and location-based services via BlackBerry Maps and other third party solutions. (More info)
* 2.44 inch 480 x 360 pixel resolution and 65K color depth.
* 35 key QWERTY keyboard with backlight
* Camera 3.2 megapixel camera with image stabilization auto-focus, 2x digital zoom, flash and geotagging capabilities.
* Video recording options with up to 480 x 352 pixel resolution for the partition (176 x 144 pixels for sending via MMS)
* Multi-format digital audio and video player with MP3, WMA 9 Pro / WMA 10, AAC / AAC + / eAAC +, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and more.
* BlackBerry Media Sync is integrated directly into your BlackBerry Desktop and sync your desktop iTunes or Windows Media Player to music on your BlackBerry. If you’re a Mac user, simply select the “media” option and you’re ready to sync your iTunes music collection from your BlackBerry to your Mac.
* Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity with music streaming in stereo (A2DP) capabilities as well as hands-free headsets and car kits.
Memory expansion via microSD card slot with optional cards support up to 32 GB. One 2 GB card is included with the phone, and it also has a 256MB internal memory.
* Full messaging capabilities such as SMS, MMS picture / video and instant messaging Instant messaging (through routine services, including AOL, Yahoo, Windows Live Messenger and Google Talk)
* BlackBerry browser to open Web pages.
Organizer tools such as calendar, notepad and calculator
* The airplane mode, you can listen to music while cellular connectivity is disabled
* Integrated handsfree, speakerphone, full duplex
* Voice dialing capabilities
Vital statistics
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 weighs 4.3 grams and measures 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches. The 1500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at a maximum of six hours talk time and 360 hours (15 days) of standby time. It operates on frequencies 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM / GPRS / EDGE as well as T-Mobile’s 3G network (1700/2100 MHz).
Box Contents
BlackBerry Bold 9700 handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 2GB microSD memory card, USB cable, wired hands free, BlackBerry Desktop Software, quick start guide, user manual
T-Mobile Services
Information * High speed connection through the 3G network of T-Mobile: In addition to its quad-band GSM connectivity, this phone is also compatible with T-Mobile’s UMTS / HSDPA 3G network, which is active in the 1700 / 2100 MHz AWS spectrum. This phone is designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM / GPRS / EDGE) data speeds for faster access to the Internet or download content from the portal T-Mobile offer Web2go content. 3G T-Mobile now covers 170 million people in over 235 cities and at the end of the year 2009 is expected to be available for approximately 200 million people in the U.S.
In areas where the 3G network is not available, you still have the service via the EDGE network on T-Mobile (which stands for “Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution). This high-speed mobile data access and Internet technology is fast enough for a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and e-mail away.
While this phone is optimized for use with 3G network T-Mobile high speed, many of the functions work well on a moderate speed EDGE network. If you plan to access the Internet extensively on your phone, 3G network coverage may serve you better.
Activities and works EDGE or 3G networks :
o E-mail, instant messaging and SMS
o Download ringtones, Caller Tunes, wallpaper, light data
o Sending photos via email or MMS
Activities that work best on a 3G network :
o Display content heavy websites (lots of photos or video playback)
o Watch YouTube and other video files (they will play on EDGE, but require loading time)
o transfer of large files (photos, videos, presentations) to sharing sites
o Downloading files from a large e-mail or website
* T-Mobile HotSpot service connected: effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile wireless network, while talking to T-Mobile’s HotSpot unlimited calling service or new Wi-Fi phone with a Mobile Office solution for business customers. Unlimited national Wi-Fi HotSpot Unlimited calling plan or cell phone requires Wi-Fi calling service with Mobile Office, qualification package, high speed internet connection and a wireless router. Regular plan minutes are used when call does not come with Wi-Fi network
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BlackBerry Maps
Know where you are and how you need to BlackBerry and BlackBerry ® Maps with GPS (Global Positioning System) capabilities. Enter an address and directions to businesses, restaurants and other places. Type or paste the information, or launch a card by clicking on an existing address in your address book of routes and directions, step by step to see.
* Interactive maps can be left, right, up and down and zoom in and out
* Local search lets you find sites based on keywords. Enter a search term like “pizza” pizza places in the neighborhood found
Send cards * Email
* Bookmark your favorite sites for future reference
* Fully optimized for BlackBerry smartphones for quick loading times and efficient use of data
* BlackBerry Maps works with your existing wireless network, so that no carrier is required to switch.
Technical
* Video Format: DivX 4, DivX 5 / 6 partially supported, XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3, MPEG4, Sorenson Spark and On2 VP6 (Flash bracket)
* Support for various audio formats: .3 GP, MP3, WMA9 (. WMA /. ASF), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC / AAC + / eAAC +
* E-mail support: BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service (POP3/IMAP4)
* Instant messaging client: Yahoo, MSN Live, AIM, Google Talk, ICQ
* Connectivity USB: USB port for charging and syncing data from your device with a USB cable “A” micro-USB “B” cable
* Bluetooth: Mono / stereo headset, hands free, Serial Port Profile, Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP/AVCRP) and Bluetooth SIM Access Profile (version 2.1)
Customer Reviews :
This is my second Blackberry obtained by T-Mobile discount for an upgrade (now available through Amazon). My first BlackBerry was offering T-Mobile curve (I think the 8320 may be useful to provide context for this review and for the first time smart phone buyers). The last time I bought a phone, I was just looking for a phone of very high quality, and the 8320 certainly delivered. However, over time I gradually more and more intelligent functions of the phone until 2009, I was totally addicted. While 8320 was great as a phone, a limited memory and a processor made painfully slow to use for certain applications – and impossible for more than a handful of applications.
So this time around my goal was to create a smartphone that makes sense to use my current desired gain. Here are my requirements:
low costs
great phone (sound quality, speakerphone, speed dial, coverage options, trembling, international use, etc.)
Alternative accommodation if necessary (UMA femtocell or WiFi)
Large e-mail (Gmail and to manage)
Sync contacts / calendar with Google and works seamlessly with Google and elsewhere
Works transparently with other applications I use a lot of clouds (Evernote, box, etc.)
Media player with 3.5mm jack
Camera of sufficient quality to be used in combination with Evernote OCR
Easy to use (configuration, speed of the camera, shortcuts, etc.)
popular model with many accessories available
Longer battery life
enough memory, so I do not
It feels good in your hand
To load by introducing a crib
Fix possible (preferably Bluetooth)
Optional but nice :
great browser
Maps
Turn by turn navigation (preferably free)
The 9700 T-Mobile offers a very in most of my needs, and surpasses the 8320 in almost all respects with a wide margin. One by one:
Cost: managed to keep my contract acquired T-Mobile Blackberry 40/month for voice (1000 anytime and unlimited nights / weekends) or 20 per month for unlimited data (no text / SMS). Our family has a home service for a hotspot to provide additional 10/month unlimited domestic routes call home. And a AAA discount of 12% discount on the law – so it’s much cheaper than we could find for these services than any other airline. On the other hand, for users who need a few minutes of voice, data heavy, loose, and no home phone, the iPhone with AT & T may only be slightly higher costs.
Phone: Great – almost 8320 were amazing too. I think the quality that I call the experience better than using an average phone with a landline (wired or wireless). The internal speaker and a better quality but lower volume – so perhaps more difficult to hear in noisy conditions, even if earphones or headphones can be used in such circumstances. Get alternative UMA also works well on the 9700 he 8320. The speaker quality is so good I often use it for music as I am not in the size of my headphones – while obviously not as good as you get a high quality headphones, it is best as President, I have heard of a mobile phone – and I thought that 8320 has been good.
E-mail, Google Apps Built in e-mail feature is great, but is not suitable for IMAP Gmail if I downloaded the Google Mobile App, then the individual components Sync Gmail and maps. Gmail and cards in circulation, Sync is sufficient. The search function of Google Mobile App voice is incredibly useful in many ways I could write several pages on a function (see what happens when you vote search for “Phillies” or “Black Widow” or do “March 1911″ … ). Using Gmail to leave “push” email (checks every 20 minutes or if I force it to “refresh”), but also more – including the possibility of G-mail search very quickly. None of this is different from 8320 – except that everything is much faster – and I can use cards without restarting the phone to the memory back. Google Reader icon simply invokes the BlackBerry browser and Google Reader feeds – and it is so small that it is unusable. I realize that I could use Google Reader reasonably well with the browser BOLT (I had to download and then 3 times the police to Great). I also use Google to voice mail to replace T-Mobile voice and it works fine if you wait a few minutes to voice messages and copies appear on your phone. Of course, all these things work much better on Android and the iPhone, but with the exception of Google Reader, they are very good on the Blackberry.
Other Cloud Apps Unfortunately, BlackBerry is harder to develop for the iPhone (and possibly Android), partly because there are so many BlackBerry models (too much, in my humble opinion). The result that Evernote for iPhone is fantastic, so it is reasonable to 9700 and frankly primitive to 8320. The screen is bigger and the browser is better and faster on the 9700 (OS 5) was the 8320 (OS 4.5), which is why I actually started using to search for Evernote within the application and displays the note with The word in the browser – it takes 5-10 seconds, but it works. The 8320 was too slow to be useful. Dropbox is no client for Blackberry, but it must leave at the end of 2010. Roboform is a customer that is not primitive Blackberry Wireless Sync – I manually copied my card from time to time. Blackberry is an important platform, so I think these applications over time to improve, but they will still trail the iPhone.
Media Player – Media Player functions (MP3, photos, videos, voice notes, etc.) works just as good as done with the 8320 – there were probably change, but I did not notice them. However, the Pandora application runs much better on the 9700 than the 8320 because of the risk of a combination of 3G and a faster processor. In 8320, the application is interrupted frequently in areas with low coverage and tended to stop in the middle of a song and go to the next opportunity.
A quality camera – I’m a big fan of Evernote, but the camera has not been able to get 8320 pictures from plain text format that can be recognized as a text by taking OCR is Evernote. Specifications 9700 better camera and it turned into Evernote with my first attempts. I found that with intense light at a distance of at least 11 inches away, I could pictures of restaurant menus and take Evernote has been able to index more words in the picture. I will therefore have access to the menus of our favorite restaurants in Evernote time I take pictures of everyone. This can be done with cards, wine bottles, whiteboards. . .
Convenience – This is where the Blackberry falls flat. It took me many hours of violin master of the use of 8320. While most of the knowledge transferred to the 9700, it took many hours on the phone to configure it as I downloaded applications, preferences, etc. The iPhone is way better in this respect and for a heavy user of Google services, like me is as Android, everything I read. Menus preferences were moderately better equipped than the 8320, which helped some. But here are some questions:
1) The shopping experience is frustrating Apps (ie Quick Pull is an application that worked in 8320 and has appeared in the App Store, 9700 when I installed it froze my system – why it seems Is all as it has not been updated for the 9700?). Installing apps was sluggish and must be re-booted. Some applications are not in the App Store (Google Mobile App, Bolt, etc..)
2) Profiles of the System of Preferences alert is powerful, and slightly easier to use than the 8320, but still complex.
3) The initial placement of icons on the screen of the phone was so heavy (including links to many unnecessary applications promoted by T-Mobile), I was a good time to reorganize so that they can I find were just what I wanted.
On the positive side, there are many useful shortcuts available on BlackBerry. I especially like for each letter assigned to a speed dial key, so I use the first letter of the name home telephone numbers for speed dial, and the first letter of the surname Cell phone speed dial. As you learn the shortcuts, the phone is very easy to use, much faster than a computer for certain things.
Popularity – Blackberry generally among the most popular brands of smartphone and 9700 in particular seems to be a great success. In a few months there will be a flood of accessories, but the phone is so new that not too. Many applications are not yet updated for the 9700 or 5.0.0.330 the operating system that powers the phone. It is harder to write applications Blackberry, iPhone, so I expect to have more and better and more timely applications, and probably Android, as well as the platform matures.
Batteries / Memory – Battery life is very good – I have not been able to more than 30% of the battery to use in one day, despite a large number of the violin, synchronizes in the background, the use of Pandora etc. There is enough memory for applications that I do not have to worry. This is a big improvement over 8320, a handheld that was in theory but in practice the memory is limited to less than a dozen applications, and requires a constant violin in memory management when you “as that. However, as applications developers to begin the volume of applications increase, it is easy for me to 256MB still a problem a few years from now imagine…