RIM® Blackberry 8830 Worldphone For Verizon CDMA
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Manufacturer: RIM®
Model: 8830
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: RIM®
Label: RIM®
Modem: Wireless cellular modem
Features for RIM® Blackberry 8830 Worldphone For Verizon CDMA :
- Dual Network Capability for International Travel- CDMA/1xRTT/EvDO- GSM/GPRS(international)
- Auto-Selection of CDMA/GSM mode, Bluetooth Technology
- BlackBerry Applications, Voice Activated Dialing
- Functions as a high-speed modem for your notebook computer with BroadbandAccess Connect
- BlackBerry push Technology, Built-in Speakerphone, MicroSD removable Memory Support
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Customer Reviews
cheap phone 
2008-05-17
purchased with verizon contract. within 3 months the disconnect key failed, which made it very difficult to end calls. verizon wouldn't back up the product, and wanted 70$ to give me another phone and were going to charge me an activation fee. reception hasn't been a problem. the voice activation key is on the side, and is very easily turned on. if you have the phone in your pocket it will often start speaking on its own. poorly designed and cheaply made.
Awful 2008-05-01
This device on Verizon is really terrible:
- crippled GPS so you can't use it with Google Maps
- poor reception (doesn't work in my office where Cingular, Sprint, and T-Mobile all do)
- World phone capability was spotty for me in both China and Canada
- The browser is terrible. This is not the VZW EVDO network... on my laptop Firefox loads pages fine over EVDO but here there are often minutes of latency
I'm going to pay the damn fee to leave my contract this thing is so bad.
BlackBerry Got It Right With This Phone! 
2008-04-20
FINALLY! A SmartPhone that keeps you productive and doesn't hassle you with malfunctions!
As you can probably surmise, I'm coming over from the Windows Mobile platform. After several years of wrestling with those units (especially Treos), I decided to give the BlackBerry 8830 a try, and am I glad that I did. I've had the opportunity to own/use this unit for several months now. There is just no comparison. The 8830 lives up to its promises, and is actually enjoyable to use.
This model is
- Reliable: It just works, and it keeps working. No hiccups, malfunctions or resetting.
- A Great Business Tool: As a PDA power user, I need a unit that reliably synchs wirelessly with our mail server to keep my email, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes current. The 8830 does this real-time without getting bogged down and crashing. It excels in this area.
- Readable: You can change the default screen font in the Options settings to enlarge and/or embolden the display text across all functions.
- Call clarity: Conversations are clear and audible on both ends.
- Smart: RIM built in some nice behavior that changes the display brightness with environmental lighting and also changes the ring mode when the unit is holstered.
- The keyboard offers excellent tactile feedback.
- The blue-tooth has worked with headsets and hands-free speakers nicely.
- Robust: I dropped the unit a few times (once on a marble floor), and it still works great.
I've found several minor drawbacks:
- The ringer, even when loudest, isn't quite loud enough in noisier environments. Often, I won't hear the ringer in the car.
- There is only 1 alarm. I've been accustomed to having the ability to simultaneously set alarms that ring during the week, on weekends, etc. The 8830 offers these modes, but not concurrently.
- The speakerphone volume isn't very loud. Honestly, this seems to apply to most of the phones that I've owned.
- I've had problems with the voice-command accuracy.
Recommendation:
This is likley the best SmartPhone I've ever owned. Its very functional and very reliable. I highly recommend it.
