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My pros and cons go like this:<br /><br />PROS:<br />GPS - I love the fact I can use Google Maps on this phone and have it follow me around ( which I could not do on my 8525)<br />BATTERY LIFE - I have used this device for almost 4 days without having to recharge it (and that was while using the GPS function, media and heavy browsing, not to mention actually making phone calls)<br />FONT CUSTOMIZATION - I like being able to see what I am doing without having to strain, so changing font sizes is extremely helpful...<br />EMAIL - Nothing beats getting your email right away, and the BB is designed for that (THANK YOU PUSH TECHNOLOGY!!!)<br /><br />CONS:<br />NO CAMERA - Would be nice, but is not really a necessity.<br />BROWSER - the BB browser is not the greatest in the world, but no big deal - I have been using Opera Mini, and I recommend it to all BB users!!!<br /><br />Other than that, I would recommend it to anyone considering a PDA...You cant lose!!!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=30237#review30237 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=30237#review30237 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:42:20 GMT <p><i>Phone_Revenger submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've had this phone for about 2 months and I absolutely love it. I use it for both work and personal and so far it is the best for sound and signal quality. I was on a conference call for about 1 hour and 12 minutes (I checked), on a full charge, the batter meter only went down 1 bar, I usually charge the phone once every 4 days. The media aspect could of used a little work though<br /><br />Pros:<br /><br />-Amazing Battery!!!<br />-Bright Screen<br />-Simple to use<br />-Very functional browser<br />-Contact list holds a ridiculous amount of detail<br />-Sound is loud and amazing! I never had a phone this loud.<br /><br />Cons:<br /><br />-Camera would've been nice<br />-Keys could of been a little more seperated<br />-Media player kind of sucks<br />-Hate it when the SD card is on the back<br />-Needs Flash support<br />-FM Radio<br />-Edge still sucks<br /><br />Regardless of the cons, I would never trade any gimmick feature for it's battery and sound. It is worth the buy</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=26910#review26910 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=26910#review26910 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:08:45 GMT <p><i>mxzimm2 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>BB got so much right with this one... but ultimately, a few little details that made it cumbersome to use quickly and easily caused me to return the phone.<br /><br />PROS:<br />*trackball<br />*clear screen with great colors<br />*extra storage for video/audio files<br />*fun games and accessories available<br />*sleek and sexy<br />*Handy Mute button was easy to use<br />*Lots of keyboard shortcuts made it easy to get to different lists and phone call tracking features<br /><br />CONS:<br />*Poor reception on Verizon network (tested in Denver, Dallas and Fort Worth) -- lots of static and more dropped calls than with my older BB7130<br />*Poor connections to bluetooth headsets, tried two headsets and didn't get the same quality is BB7130 with either -- more static, less range from headset to phone before static kicked in.<br />*no keyguard/lock without scrolling through the whole menu (even called Tech Support, checked online, and asked at Verizon store -- there is a way to LOCK the whole phone, but you then can't use the phone as a quick clock as it keeps the screen black until you enter the unlock key)<br />*no way to display the menus as lists instead of icons. UGH (again, asked Verizon techs and tech support, still no answer)<br />*You couldnt' scroll to unlock -- had to press *send, unlike old BBs where you could scroll up and hit "enter" to unlock.<br />*Would have liked a camera<br /><br />If you uncover solutions to any of these challenges (keyguard, unlock, and lists instead of icons), let me know, I really liked the phone otherwise.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=26317#review26317 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=26317#review26317 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:36:14 GMT <p><i>mr_refi submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>i had this phone since june or july and it was a great upgrade from my pearl data is good little bulky but manageable email is awesome all around a great phone<br /><br />Pro's<br />great screen <br />awesome battery life <br />GPS<br />great reception<br />easy to use and multi task<br /><br />con's<br />no camera <br /><br />if this phone ha a camera it would have been a 5 all day</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=25404#review25404 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=25404#review25404 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:23:32 GMT <p><i>Lyrica57 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>A great feature about the BB 8800 is that i can't get bored of it, because of the BB homepage always adding new programs to download for your BB your always updated. I wish it had a camera but i guess thats what the 8820 was made for!!! The BB 8800 is all i need and more, i will always be a loyal BB customer as long as they stay loyal to us as customers just as they have been since they hit the market!!!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=24314#review24314 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=24314#review24314 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:51:43 GMT <p><i>saa001 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I am an avowed Blackberry user and even though I try other phones, I keep coming back to the Blackberry.<br /><br />I eagerly anticipated the 8800 when it came out but I was disappointed in its performance.<br /><br />PROS:<br />Fantastic screen<br />Plays sound and video files<br />Separate storage (micro SD card)<br />Great battery life<br />Looks sexy and sleek<br /><br />CONS:<br />The phone part is poor compared to previous models.<br /><br />I have used the 8700 and the phone part of it is great. I can hold conversations for long periods of time and not lose the connection.<br /><br />When I got the 8800, I was looking forward to the same phone reception. I had calls dropped in the middle, I had call failures in trying to dial, calls cutting in and out. This is not what I expected from RIM. Since my Blackberry is my only phone, I need good reception (something I was used too on my 8700).<br /><br />Because of the poor phone reception, I have switched back to my 8700 (anyone want to buy a relatively new 8800 from T-Mobile?). I am back to my great reception and have not had any problems since switching back.<br /><br />RIM does great on the email/data part. I have absolutely no complaints about that part of the service. RIM needs to maintain the phone part of it. The phone part is very important, otherwise I will be switching back to the bad old days and using two separate devices.<br /><br />Come on RIM, improve the phone part of your phones.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=24121#review24121 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=24121#review24121 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:21:47 GMT <p><i>JOVE submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I'm coming from a long line of treos and palm pdas. I've had this phone for a week now and I'm blown away by the simplicity, ease of use, bug-free, and the sheer number of little touches that make the difference between treos and bbs a breath of fresh air.<br /><br />Pros: Fast, great gps, bug-free, push email, track-ball, sexy look appeal, a lot subtle differences (i.e. changing your font for the whole phone, being able to track how long you are on a phone call, many appealling aspects to business people.), media player, fast dial-up networking (i've clocked it at about 2mbs. My office connection only gets .7mps).<br /><br />Cons: No camera, no wi-fi, no IR port, but I can live without those things.<br /><br />Overall a great phone, highly recommended!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23642#review23642 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23642#review23642 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:04:10 GMT <p><i>Sir Stokes submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>have had every phone from the i930 to 7290 , from the 6700 to 700wx , from the i830 to the 700p , from the 8700 to the 8525 and then the treo 750 , but this phone out ways them all <br /><br />Pros - <br /><br />Big screen and good sound, loud not and clear <br />Email is easy to use <br />GPS<br /><br />Cons -<br />NO WIFI -Over rated , 8525 has wifi saw no benefit , phone kept jumping from connection to connection<br />Battery life <br /><br />A Key board</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23345#review23345 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23345#review23345 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:06:43 GMT <p><i>Meatwad submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is awesome, my frends dad has this phone and wen i used it for texting my frend to see how the phone feels, i thought it was frggin awesome! the only complaint i have is that the keyboard is to compact, but everything else is great. and my frends dad owns a buisness, so its great for him.<br /><br />Pros: (that i observed using the phone for 1 day)<br /><br />GREAT TEXTING!<br />the phone is slim and feels awesome<br />theres a qwerty keyboard<br />the internet is fast, but not that max internet<br />screen is pretty big<br />good theme<br />mp3<br />mousball<br />looks really new<br />good for buisness, cuz u get emails a lot (my frends dad has over 250 emails on the phone)<br />really good bluetooth connection<br />overall this phone is GREAT FOR BUISNESS! prolly the best of all blackberry phones, maybe the best of all buisness phones.<br /><br />Cons: (of what i saw)<br /><br />No camera (but wat the hell u expect, its an buisness phone)<br />i wish the internet was fast to the max<br />keyboard is too compact<br /><br />overall thnis phone is awesome, <br /><br />any phone that u can imagine in the markets or not perfect.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23286#review23286 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23286#review23286 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:16:30 GMT <p><i>joymrt03 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>great phone and email telenav is alsome but can justify the price with out a camera.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23260#review23260 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23260#review23260 Thu, 31 May 2007 17:17:06 GMT <p><i>qureshiz submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I just got the BB 8800 through T-Mobile a few days ago. It took me forever to get this due to a back order through T-Mobile customer service. Only 1 store in all of Chicago had this phone and it was right around the corner from where I work!!!<br /><br />This phone is the best phone I have had in a while. I go through phones like most people go through underwear (you can name any phone out there and I have most likely had) and I was never satisfied until now. The only issue I have with the 8800 is that the keys on the QWERTY keyboard could have been spaced a little further apart (I'm accustomed to the 8700g layout). Other than that, there is nothing to complain about regarding the 8800. I am a power user and have a bunch of applications loaded on my BB. My home screen just has way too many icons :-) <br /><br />The phone's reception is great and call quality here in Chicago on T-Mobile is superb. I work downtown and I get reception in the elevator on the 22nd floor. Other phones I have owned never even came close. Internet is great (hopefully TMO will be rolling our 3G soon), phone is easy to use, and best of all, it looks sexy.<br /><br />Just found out that Cingular released the BB 8300 Curve today...Might have to find an unlocked version and fool around with it. I'm sure I will stick with the 8800 just because its solid and can do the things I need it to do. Don't really need a camera....<br /><br />Overall, this is a great buy and I am sure anyone who buys it will be very satisfied....</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23028#review23028 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=23028#review23028 Fri, 18 May 2007 00:25:27 GMT <p><i>rakles submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>When I bought the BB 8800 about 6 weeks ago I had my doubts. Many reviews bemoaned the lack of 3G and wi-fi, while other complained about muffled calls. <br /><br />I have found the device to be outstanding. Calls are clear, loud and not distorted. To me the audio is as good as my Krzr, which is pretty good in its own right. All of the phone functions work as well or most often better than my 8700.<br /><br />The keyboard is excellent and the new key design is ingenious. It allows the keys to be packed together more closely but still makes the individual keys easy to select. I should mention here that I wear XXL gloves and even with my meathooks I can type without a problem on the 8800. The keys also have nice feedback as each key clicks to actuate.<br /><br />I really like the trackball. Yes, for the first week I kept reaching for the scroll wheel but now it is second nature and when I use my wife's 8700 I reach for the trackball. I have noticed that I don't get BB thumb like I used to. My only concern is how the trackball is maintained. I have not seen anything in any resource that talks about how to take care of the trackball.<br /><br />Browsing on the 8800 is a snap and I find the EDGE network plenty fast for the pages I visit. It occurs to me that the 3G issue is probably more significant for folks who download more than I do or go to rich media sites. Same goes for wi-fi.<br /><br />On a recent trip to Europe, the 8800 worked very well. Email, phone and net worked without issue.<br /><br />I would recommend the 8800 without reservation. I have owed examples of most of the generations of BB devices and I think this is the best.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22898#review22898 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22898#review22898 Thu, 10 May 2007 19:49:22 GMT <p><i>jonesbm submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>PROS:<br /><br />large screen with great lighting<br />loud speaker quality without distortion<br />great reception<br />good standard ringtone/notification choices<br />great battery life<br />easy to use for a BlackBerry<br />full QWERTY keyboard<br /><br />CONS:<br /><br />no camera<br />full keyboard is a bit cramped and slippery<br /><br />This is a great device, and it would've gotten a 5 if it had a megapixel camera (with flash) and if the keys were spaced out a bit more<br /><br />I guess that'll come with the Curve huh...</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22863#review22863 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22863#review22863 Tue, 08 May 2007 20:59:24 GMT <p><i>jpdidde submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I think the blackberry 8800 is a nice handset majorly because of the telenav navigation w/ out need of a puk. 9.99 a month gets you turn by turn voice directions and a map and for those of you like the Bizzle w/ the toenizzle a simple search and you can find the nearest foot doctor and if there closed nearest bar to drink away your sorrows for having such nasty nails on yo feet..........PEACE EZ-E all!!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22849#review22849 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22849#review22849 Tue, 08 May 2007 02:42:04 GMT <p><i>jhenry444 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Well to start, I have no clue who and what the person named anpa94564 is talking about. Obviously he isn't talking about the Blackberry 8800. I have had the privilege to own both the 8800 and the 8100. Both very similar in usability and functionality. Both very sexy handsets as they boast and scream for a founded power and email user. As to what pop-ups, and all of the mindless drivel talked about by anpa94564 is referring to I still have no clue. <br /><br />Pros:<br />Great form factor<br />Full Qwerty keyboard<br />Great GPS factor<br />Great reception<br />Loud speakerphone<br />Great trackball navigation<br />Great screen!!!!<br /><br />Cons:<br />Keys are a little slippery<br />No camera and video<br /><br />All in all I think this is one of the top blackberries to date. I think that RIM is constantly listening to their clients and very much acting on what they think. Great job RIM!!!!!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22831#review22831 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22831#review22831 Mon, 07 May 2007 05:36:08 GMT <p><i>anpa94564 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>i ABSOLUTLY hate this phone with a passion. this phone has THE worst features in the history of technology!!<br />it lacks the pixels in which to present the pictures... i am not able to make an outgoing call without putting a pass code in every single time!! i also cannot open the web due to constant pop-ups and i have to use both hands while using this horrible device which should be [...] thrown at the president numerous times in the head!!!!<br /><br />CONS: cannot maneuver like in the commercials, and lack of features!<br /><br />PROS: none!!!<br /><br />Overall i hate this phone and would recommend not buying this phone, but the Samsung C417</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22787#review22787 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22787#review22787 Sat, 05 May 2007 05:53:17 GMT <p><i>T Will submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I resisted the " Crackberry crowd " if for no other reason, just not to be a groupie !<br />I always do the opposite of what's trendie.<br />Well I'm a mortgage banker and since the market is in a downward trend, I've left my office behind and became more mobile. Going out, beating the bush for business. I had the T-mobile MDA. Absolutely a wonderful device. I loved the Windows software and how Outlook, Excel, Word etc. all seemlessly sync with my laptop. Really kept me organized. <br />But when I became more mobile, the need for email on my MDA became more important. I have an I.T. background but my skills along with T-mobile's outstanding I.T. department were only able to get the device to show me the subject line of the email. I would then have to go to the website ( yahoo, hotmail or my corporate website ) enter my username &amp; passwords etc. to view my email. But even then, I had trouble viewing attachments.<br />Meanwhile my competitors or coworkers with their little "Crackberries " would have read the emails, downloaded appraisals, titles, inspections etc. while I'm still accessing one of the 4 email accounts I have. <br />Then T mobile introduced the Blackberry 8800. The nicest looking Blackberry I've ever seen. I purchased one the 2nd day after T moblie introduced it ( they are on backorder now, one week later ). <br /><br />In one week's time, people can officially call me the owner of a "Crackberry" because I'm addicted ! It took me all of 1 minute per email account to set them up and "VOILA" CORPORATE EMAIL, YAHOO, HOTMAIL, GMAIL...EVEN WITH ATTACHMENTS !<br />PROS: <br />1. CORPORATE EMAIL ACCOUNTS<br />2. software sync's seemlessly with my laptop/ Windows software. Contacts, Calendar, Tasks....EVERYTHING !<br />3. GPS...I won't get lost going to a closing anymore. <br />4. Beautiful bright screen that automatically adjusts to lighting.<br />* 4.5 = having fun still playing with other programs, <br />Con: <br />No camera. But in my business, some banks will not allow camera's / camera phones anyway. So,no biggie.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22677#review22677 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22677#review22677 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:55:49 GMT <p><i>TRICH22 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I would have given the phone a 5 but it's missing a camera and i like that feature on a nice pda like the 8100 that's a great phone but i want to upgrade to the 8800 until i discovered that the phone did not have a camera on the device.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22392#review22392 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22392#review22392 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:51:29 GMT <p><i>mjoseph10 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Ok, so this is my first BB and I love it so far, here is a list of PROS and CONS that I think the phone has... Keep in mind that I'm a phone junkie and have just recently used a TREO 680 before the BB and before that a W810i.<br /><br />PROS<br /><br />Battery - Nothing really compares to the battery life of the W810i I had but it wasn't a smart phone and I didn't use it like one (never web-surfed etc.) The TREO 680 had the worst battery life of any phone I think I've ever had on a GSM network. I HAD to charge it every night even if I used it lightly. The 8800 would easily last two days of decent use. A BIG PLUS!<br /><br />Push E-Mail - It works almost TOO WELL. I get emails IMMEDIATELY. I almost don't even like how fast I get them, I feel almost bothered by the fact that I get so much email. But obviously if EMAIL is a plus, BB is the ONLY way to go. <br /><br />Sound Volume - The phone is excellent and I've yet to strain to hear anyone. The ring-tone volume is crazy loud and I've always had my phones on the highest volume but I can't stand having it on high with the 8800, it almost sounds like its going to blow the speaker its so loud. PLUS I can make my ring-tones an MP3 etc., something you can't do on the TREO.<br /><br />Screen - The screen on the 8800 is AWESOME, maybe its just the themes (which are awesome, this phone is EXTREMELY customizable) But the interface is gorgeous.<br /><br />Customizable - You can customize EVERYTHING! The ring-tones the themes the wallpaper and the fonts. And when you change the theme or the font it changes everything and everywhere! Truly awesome and always keeps me happy. The w810i was pretty customizable which was nice but not as custom as the 8800 and the treo 680, well haha, you can change the color of the background and title bar, thats about it...<br /><br />CONS<br /><br />Feel - The phone is slim and extremely comfortable in my pocket but it does feel very fragile I worry about it breaking. <br /><br />I'm out of space so I guess thats it for cons! Ha!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22198#review22198 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1135&r=22198#review22198 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:36:36 GMT <p><i>evanterry submitted this review of the BlackBerry 8800:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>First of all I just wanted to say that Cingular DOES provide Class 10 EDGE with 4 in and 4 out data transmission.<br /><br />After having the 8700c and the Pearl I knew what I wanted and expected from a new BlackBerry device. A device with a louder speaker for ringers and speaker-phone for instance. A device that had the size of the 8700 and the user interface of the Pearl. Well, this all came together in the 8800.<br /><br />Pro's<br />- Great UI<br />- Compact design<br />- AWESOME that it has Push-To-Talk<br />- Fast browsing for an EDGE/GPRS device due to it's push browser<br />- Works excellent with only one bar of reception<br />- Great battery life<br />- syncs okay to the mac via Marksspace.com: The Missing Sync for Blackberry<br /><br />Con's<br />- No 3g... but hey... look at the coverage maps! Why have a handset that has a reputation for it's email push only available to areas that have 3g? I moved from San Francisco to New York a few months ago and if you go outside of the cities 3g is useless.<br />- It has everything but HAL</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1135