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 BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Phone, Black (T-Mobile)

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BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Phone, Black (T-Mobile)
Label: BlackBerry
Publisher(s):

BlackBerry


Studio: BlackBerry
Manufacturer: BlackBerry
Binding: Wireless Phone
Brand: BlackBerry
Model: 8100
Color: Black
List Price: $349.99
Feature(s):
  • 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
  • Package Contents: phone,AC adapter,software CD,headset,USB cable,sim- card,get started poster,reference guide


Editorial Reviews



Product Description


You'll be amazed at the small, sleek form factor of the BlackBerry Pearl. It's like no other BlackBerry. But it's more than just a new look. This BlackBerry delivers everything its predecessors delivered and a whole lot more. The BlackBerry Pearl offers new features never before seen in a BlackBerry like, a 1.3 mega pixel camera, voice recognition, and an MP3 player to name a few. Try it for a few hours and you are hooked!

Amazon.com Product Description


This major update to the popular 7105t brings the BlackBerry experience to a whole new level. The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is not only thinner and lighter, it also sports a memory card slot, a music player, and voice dialing. Other features, such as Bluetooth 2.0, EDGE high-speed data, and the popular SureType keypad make this a complete mobile office solution. And of course, legendary BlackBerry push email is fully supported on the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl.



The SureType keypad makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's diminutive size possible.

Learn more about the handheld. You can also see it in 3D.


A 1.3-megapixel camera is housed in the back.
Design
Like the BlackBerry 7105t, the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is a departure from the form factor of previous BlackBerry devices. This BlackBerry handset is far more phone-like, and RIM's engineers have managed to fit a QWERTY keyboard onto the handset's slim frame. Each button on the keyboard shares two letters and the unit automatically determines which letter is the intended one based on what it predicts you are trying to spell. This unique predictive text technology, known as SureType, makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's handset's diminutive size possible. SureType also learns the words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl sports a large 240 x 260 screen that supports over 65,000 colors-- plenty of real estate to view your e-mails, Web browser content, messaging sessions, and attachments. The venerable BlackBerry trackwheel has been replaced on this model with an innovative four-way trackball placed below the screen. On the rear of the handheld, you'll find a 1.3-megapixel camera and a self portrait mirror. The handheld's microSD memory card slot is located inside the device, behind the battery. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with the included headset, as well as a mini-USB port for data connectivity.

Calling Features
All the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present in the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handset's speakerphone makes it easy to use the device hands-free, or if you prefer, you can use a wireless headset via the BlackBerry 8100 handheld's built-in Bluetooth capability. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book (limited only by the unit's 64 MB of internal memory) are also included. Any of the phone's 32 included polyphonic ringtones can be used to create caller-specific ringers, so you can know who's calling without having to look at the handset. More ringtones are available from T-Mobile's t-zones mobile Web service. A new feature, speaker independent voice dialing, allows you to call contacts with the sound of your voice. No prior voice training is required; you can just say a contact's name to call them.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
While the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is a different kind of BlackBerry device, it still delivers the legendary BlackBerry e-mail experience. With BlackBerry service plans from T-Mobile, you can receive e-mails instantaneously from up to 10 e-mail accounts (personal and enterprise). With BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your e-mail. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new e-mail arrives. Support is also built-in for viewing e-mail attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).

If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized instantaneously with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees, and more, all on your BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.

Use the BlackBerry 8100 handset's Web browser to access the Internet from the palm of your hand. Browse Web sites, get up-to-date stock quotes, read the latest news, check weather reports, and more--all at fast speeds, thanks to support for T-Mobile's EDGE high speed data network. Instant messaging and wireless messaging are also built into the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handheld supports AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ instant messaging, as well as SMS text messaging. MMS messages can be received and forwarded.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl ships with a number of tools, including a calculator, a calendar, an alarm, and a to-do list.

Imaging and Entertainment
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl really kicks the fun up a notch with the inclusion of a 1.3-megapixel camera that features an LED flash and white balance controls. How about some music? The handheld's music player supports playback of your tunes in MP3, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ formats. The handheld is also compatible with Java application and game downloads (available via the t-zones service).

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 4.2 by 2.00 by 0.57 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of digital talk time and up to 360 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.


Customer Reviews

Phone is very compact with nice screen and keypad

Rating


The pearl is one of the smallest smart phones out there and is very fun to type with and it only takes a few days to get used to it and get fast. The screen is a nice size and has many options, it has a nice media player and support for 2gb micro sd card that is behind the battery. 8/10 because it can be slow starting up and takes a little while to get used too but once you find the shortcuts you will love this phone!


P.O.S.

Rating


1.0 out of 5 stars P.O.S., March 15, 2009
By anonymous - See all my reviews

The pearl is one of the, if not the worst, cell phones I have owned in 10 years.

Within the first few months:
-the trackball was working inconsistently
-the red call-end/power button functioned only half the time
-the headphone jack stopped working consistently. It takes 10 seconds for the phone to recognize that a headset is plugged it, which sucks when you're in the middle of a call. Sometimes it doesn't work at all.

What a P.O.S!

The only pro about this phone is that the calendar and contacts sync with my Mac OS.

To add insult to injury, T Mobile customer service sucks 8@!!5. They only get good reviews because they sound cheerful on the phone and act like they care. God forbid you experience a real problem--half of them don't know their a55 from their elbow. Tech support takes hours. Literlly! And tech support rarely helps (because of the a55/elbow thing).

I thought I hated Cingular/AT&T customer service until I switched to T Mobile. At least at Cingular they don't put on a compassionate facade then dispense crappy service, they just cut straight to the crappy service.


Hardware failures

Rating

This is the worst piece of hardware I have bought. Both my husband and I bought one of these. Both have hardware failures. My phone at exactly 1 year and 3 days experienced several failures, these include: 1) volume increase button failed (No s/w way to control!!!), basically every time I accidentally decrease the volume I have more and more difficult time hearing and eventually will not be able to use the phone. The speaker phone has one bar left and is completely useless now. 2) ear jack no longer works (this is also happening to my husbands phone) Now I can not use the mp3 features, no more music! 3) Can't hear out of phone when phone is against your ear for listening (my husbands phone only). My husbands phone is down to speaker phone only.

Reception to others calling is terrible.

We are going to buy i-phones with expectations of better hardware!

I have found out that others around my job who have or had this version of the blackberry (8100) experienced similar problems.


Blackberry is Junk

Rating

I have two Blackberry devices on my plan. The 8100 and the 8130 and both have had the USB connections break. This the charging mechanism for the device and when it goes, it is gone. I didn't buy insurance on the 8100 thinking there was a year warranty. Good luck getting anything fixed under warranty. After being without a phone for over a month, I finally get it back NOT repaired stating customer abuse. They then charged me $55. There are 50 pages on google on the USB failing. This unit was under a year old. The Blackberry USB is just poorly designed. Blackberry has the arrogant mentality that they are the only game in town. The operating system on the blackberry is the most poorly designed I have ever seen. Setup is a pain and almost unmanageable for a novice. Don't waste your money on any blackberry (even the storm). There are many better options and a whole lot less stress. Prediction: BB=chapter 11 three years.


useless..

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I only had this phone for a year and experienced soo many problems with it. From numerous dropped calls, battery life only last 1 day if u use the internet alot or listen to music, not receiving numerous text messages, I guess there is some kind of miscommunication btw blackberries network and Tmobile, needed to replace the track ball twice and the battery once and my phone still has problems. Now it randomly shuts off when I make a call longer than 6 minutes, Going in the garbage can when my NEw E71 comes...can't wait to throw this junk away!I'm done with american phones!


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