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    <title>Phone Scoop - BlackBerry Torch 9800 Info</title> 
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      <title>User Review: Worst Phone Ever!</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:44:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;rdodd015 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;0&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had to write a review of this phone hopefully to save the hard working American some money.  Hopefully people will read this and purchase ANY other phone.  I am cross upgrading to be rid of this phone, and blackberry forever.  Never have I disliked a phone more than this one, the reasons are endless.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros:  None&lt;br /&gt;Cons: &lt;br /&gt;Cumbersome and poorly located lock button on the top of the phone that is more sensitive than a goose bump in a cold breeze.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angles that are deliberately designed to be hard to hold, handle, or effectively open the slider with one hand, sometimes using two hands still causes you to inadvertently press one of the poorly located call buttons.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Intermittent software freezing seemingly caused by nothing, and everything at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poor battery life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Complicated menu structure meant only to confuse you a little, and frustrate you a lot.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lack of anything exciting, spark, flair, and passion.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bad camera.  Takes a long time after taking first picture, till being ready to take another picture.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Summary:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Save your money, buy a Motorola, or a Samsung or HTC.  Don't waste your hard earned money on this phone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: meh...</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:49:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;crackberry101 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;0&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What can I say?  The battery life's fair but slow, sluggish, and the recessed qwerty keypad the phone just plain sucks!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank God I took it back for a different BlackBerry before my 14 days were up!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: OS is great! Hardware, not so much</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:39:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;kingstandup submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is my very first BlackBerry. Coming from an Android (Samsung Galaxy S) I was very excited to try something new. The BlackBerry OS 6 is great. When looking for a phone, I tend to go with something that is good with texts, emails and Internet - and it doesn't get much better than BlackBerry when it comes to that. I really enjoy using this phone, but like anything else in life, it isn't quite perfect. I find the speaker/earpiece volume to be very low. I find myself constantly having to ask people to repeat themselves. It can be somewhat embarassing when you're doing this several times during a business call. Another complaint would be the actual hardware. I chose the Torch over the Bold and Curve because it featured the latest BlackBerry OS, I liked the idea that I could use a tourchscreen if I wanted to and, well, it looks good! But, now I'm beginning to think that I probably should have went with another model, simply because my slide-out QWERTY keyboard is now very loose and I'm having a hard time with the touch screen aspect. Other than those hardware issues, I'm more than happy that I went with a BlackBerry. I'm almost positive that I'm going to stay with BlackBerry for future phones.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Torch is a huge disappointment!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:26:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;LRobin submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have been a BBRY user for years, but the Torch just put me over the edge!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PROS:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;QUERTY keyboard&lt;br /&gt;Manageable size&lt;br /&gt;Loud volume &lt;br /&gt;Good speaker phone&lt;br /&gt;Decent camera&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONS:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I bought the Torch in January and within a couple of months began having two major issues:  1)Constantly dropped calls ("CALL FAILED") and 2)Email freezes and will not send.  This is an intermittent problem and has happened with different addresses and while I have been in multiple locatations/states.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BBRRY tells me no one else is having these problems, and that I have to start all over and go through all the hours of troubleshooting (as if I never had the EXACT same problems with the device they just replaced 30 days ago). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am ditching BBRRY for the Motorola Atrix and hoping it lives up to the good reviews!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Excellent Device - Fewer Apps than Android</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 22:53:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;calabreb submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pros: &lt;br /&gt;  Solid hardware&lt;br /&gt;  Good sound quality - I'm on AT&amp;amp;T and have &lt;br /&gt;    been all over Florida and PA with lots of&lt;br /&gt;    good reception&lt;br /&gt;  Touch works well - alternatively use&lt;br /&gt;    trackpad&lt;br /&gt;  Decent free &amp;amp; inexpensive apps available&lt;br /&gt;  Choice of touch K/B or slide out&lt;br /&gt;  Great screen quality&lt;br /&gt;  Decent camera with video&lt;br /&gt;  Easy to categorize apps into groups&lt;br /&gt;  Battery life OK, I charge every night and&lt;br /&gt;    rarely go below 50%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;  I'm worried that it will rapidly fall &lt;br /&gt;    behind Android &amp;amp; iPhone in app&lt;br /&gt;    availability. Already seeing MANY apps&lt;br /&gt;    for those devices with no BlackBerry&lt;br /&gt;    equivalent. Would have rated 4.5 or 5.0&lt;br /&gt;    if more apps were avail.&lt;br /&gt;  Although fast enough, it's only 3G.&lt;br /&gt;  Maybe this is the same on all smartphones,&lt;br /&gt;    but when you upgrade the phone's OS,&lt;br /&gt;    it badly disrupts nearly all installed&lt;br /&gt;    apps (resets many to fresh install).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Lemon</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:02:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Deltazion submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Right now I'm rating this phone a 3. Just received a replacement after having my Torch for only a month. With that said ,my original purchase was obviously a lemon so keep looking for my next review after I get this replacement activated. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I will say this, so far this phone has been a virtual pain to me on a daily basis. Today when I got to my office and put the phone on my desk the backlight went out. After going into my options to make sure the settings on that was correct which they were (100%) I literally had to take the battery out to reboot it. What is up with that?! Not to mention other problems that I spent 3 1/2 hrs. on the phone with a rep to correct. If this doesn't work with the refurb I'm kicking the Torch &amp;amp; AT&amp;amp;T to the curb.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Torch is gr8</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;robertebrush submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was an iphone user for three years. I took the iphone for a two week test drive and brought it back early.  Looked seriously at the Win 7 Samsung with it's near perfect 4"  screen and new op sys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a straight fun device, I would stay with the iphone then the Win 7 BUT I do biz stuff 50% of the time.  I  DO NOT NEED a higher res screen than Torch provdes.  I do not need 98% of the apps available for it. I don't need to video stuff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I need is great reception, fast email, good spkr AND some views of sports, news, weather and some company biz web site surfing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With that in mind - TORCH wins.  I rated 4.5 because in my book there is always need for improvement.  If you are a 50% plus biz user - go TORCH!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: The Torch is AWESOME</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;horseladyy submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PROS&lt;br /&gt;This phone is a HUGE improvement over the Blackberry Bold 9700!  No keyboard or trackpad issues whatsoever. Very sensitive screen that is easy to use.  NO FREEZING!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONS&lt;br /&gt;The battery life is positively HORRIBLE!  Blackberry really screwed this part up!  The battery size is so much smaller than any other Blackberry model!  I send 25 to 40 texts a day, use very little talk time, and the battery goes dead in one single day!  If you text a LOT, be prepared to charge this baby every single day!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: torch</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;guarania1 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To the point.&lt;br /&gt;Very reliable.&lt;br /&gt;Quality hardware.&lt;br /&gt;Fast recent updated OS.&lt;br /&gt;If you know how to touch it, it is fun.&lt;br /&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;Battery&lt;br /&gt;It is not for beginners.&lt;br /&gt;Resolution is below average.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had for a week and I will keep it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Back with Black(berry)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:29:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;will54880 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a great device. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Battery lasts for DAYS, not HOURS&lt;br /&gt;Cell signal is strong, calls are clear. No dropped calls as of this review.&lt;br /&gt;Wi-Fi &amp;amp; bluetooth connect with no issues&lt;br /&gt;Touch screen and trackpad have no issues&lt;br /&gt;Keyboard is great&lt;br /&gt;Slider has no "oreo effect" like Palm Pre, Pre plus, or Pre 2 (yes, I have tried ALL of them)&lt;br /&gt;Camera takes great pictures&lt;br /&gt;I have not experienced any lag with the BB 6 OS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only con, is the web browsing is still behind the competition, but the webkit browser is way ahead of what it replaced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I highly recommend this phone, especially if you have strayed away from Blackberry for other mobile operating systems like Android or WebOS.  This device will restore your faith in RIM and Blackberry.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Where has this phone been all my life??</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:05:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;pjeltonlover submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm gonna make this short and sweet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  the battery life sucks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  I LOVE EVERYTHING else about the Torch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It took me just a couple of hours to navigate my way around the necessities and only a couple of days to figure out all the other features.  this is my first touch screen phone so it was a bit foreign...for just a second.  The torch is very user friendly.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Pure luxury touchscreen BB device</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:23:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;narn3049 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This phone is simply amazing. It  is almost a storm with a full keyboard.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Back to my iPhone</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:48:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;chapelhill submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;2.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'll admit it, I can't type on a touch screen and I definitely can't type on my iPhone. So I really wanted this phone so I could have my keyboard back. Seeing the TV commercials &amp;amp; web clips (plus my iPhone experience) I also knew the amazing conveniences of a touch screen. The idea of a Blackberry keyboard with a new, updated OS AND a touchscreen seemed to be the perfect product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having been a former Blackberry user I knew some basic &amp;amp; fantastic functionality that I would be receiving. Having been using an iPhone for almost a year I also knew the cool features and frustrations of my current equipment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully you know what you're doing when considering a Blackberry and if you're smart enough to be on this site, you are also smart enough to know what you'll be getting if you choose this phone. So I'm just going to tell you why I only used it for two days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. There are WAY too many steps required to swap between screens &amp;amp; apps. Apple has spoiled me here and I realized I wasn't willing to work that hard to find the app or program I was looking for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. The buttons at the top are FAR FAR too easy to depress. I don't feel like I keep my hands in my pockets but countless times I had unlocked the screen and was 3/4 way through sending a text or changing some settings that were only unfinished due to a specific command to complete or an error in the process (that I didn't know I was doing).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, if you know Pandora or XM apps then you know how they are kept in a suspended mode now instead of being exited between tasks. Something that is probably intended as a benefit was a problem for me - the upper right button that silences the phone also toggles the pause for music so I kept finding myself playing music in my pocket.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Trouble syncing contacts with Mac. I am NOT going backwards in this technology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Can't sync photos. I am NOT going back to the days of removing an SD card to drag them to my desktop and WHY make it so you must remove the battery?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ugh.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Torch proves big screen &amp; fast CPU don't make a phone good</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:51:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;isprobi submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After trying several Android phones including 3.2 inch screen Motorola Backflip and 5 inch screen Dell Streak I really missed the speed and integration that BlackBerry provides.  I learned to live without a hardware keyboard.  But, not lasting a day on a battery charge and having to copy and past information between different apps was frustrating.  I like to do a lot of video streaming using apps like MobiTV.  On all the Android devices the video and sound got out of sync when signal strength was less than great.  The Torch has much better reception (10 to 20 db higher) when you compare db levels ranter than bars.  And when necessary it will pause briefly and let the video re-sync.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PROS&lt;br /&gt;- Great reception&lt;br /&gt;- Choice of touch screen, optical track pad and hardware keyboard&lt;br /&gt;- Nice web browser&lt;br /&gt;- Nice media player&lt;br /&gt;- OS 6 looks nicer, groups your recently used apps for you, responds quickly and seems to manage memory better&lt;br /&gt;- Universal inbox for email, SMS/MMS, and social networking applications&lt;br /&gt;- Blackberry App Store&lt;br /&gt;- Still has all the qualities that make you Love What You Do on your BlackBerry&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONS&lt;br /&gt;- Web browser can be a little slow on graphics intensive pages&lt;br /&gt;- Battery door does not fit tightly&lt;br /&gt;- Phone/Menu/Back buttons could feel more solid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unless web browsing is one of your primary uses for a phone the Torch holds its own against competitors and wins with app integration.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Outstanding Phone</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;rnew submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I must say I have been thoroughly impressed with the Torch. I have used Blackberry's before and must say that the only downfall I had was the browser experience. With the Torch this has changed significantly. I have used both Iphones and Blackberry's (including Iphone 4 and Blackberry Bold 9700) and must admit that both have quite a few positives with minimal negatives from my perspective, however, Blackberry's have seemed more often than not to suite me the most with an Email experience that is second to none. I feel as though each individual must find the phone that suites their taste rather than badger certain phones for what they don't offer. There are numerous options and if one does the proper research he or she will be satisfied with their selection. As for me the Torch is certainly an excellent option in a Smart Phone and a dramatic improvement for RIM. This is truly an Outstanding Phone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: not bad </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:36:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;attguy9800 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have had this phone for a while now and overall i am impressed. I do like the new bb 6 os. What i dont like is the constantly haveing to resart the phone because of it freezing and being slow. Its not all the time but it seems to do it right at the most inoppertune moments.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: SLOW and Sluggish</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:50:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;stevoe101 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Im not sure if we are talking about the same phone here with so many good reviews,I recently went to an AT&amp;amp;T store to try the Torch, Ive wanted it since day one but after trying three different units Im sold on not getting it, NUMBER 1 was the sluggish processor, Its TERRIBLE with speed, especially web browsing, I love Blackberrys and i have the 9700 but the Torch can not compete with the 9700 in speed, maybe its memory or maybe its the OLD processor they used that was in the First BOLD..why use an old processor? Anyway I did love the design and was sad it was slow and seemed buggy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plus&lt;br /&gt;Good form Factor design&lt;br /&gt;Great features&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Negatives&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SLOW, i mean SLOW sluggish&lt;br /&gt;Web browsing can be very slow&lt;br /&gt;Seems software in 6.0 is buggy&lt;br /&gt;battery life is fare&lt;br /&gt;Web browser in 6.0 is better in rendering pages but still slow and unstable&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: 9800 - Best phone on the market</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:05:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;sotonomics submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RIM is indeed the premier manufacture in wireless technology. I consider Blackberries a "grown up" phone. Blackberries have all the tools and capabilities to stay on top of your every day activities without losing the quality specification of a great cell phone. I am a representative with AT&amp;amp;T and have much experience with every device we have to offer. The Blackberry Torch is the best quality device on the market. Why?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It offers the best battery life of ANY smartphone. Every feature on the phone has been proven to be the most reliable of ANY other smartphone. And the build of the phone is definitely the most durable. The touch screen is very efficient and it has the optical trackpad for the precision movements, which is extremely handy. The multi-media is up to par with the best. Since the Torch has an excellent flash built into it, I would consider camera capabilities better than any! It even provides different options for different scenarios of pictures. The web browser is a huge leap from previous Blackberries. I find no issue with speed or capability. I would love to see HD video recording, but it does well as it is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I could go on and on about this device and the benefits to having it, but I think you get the gist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blackberry Torch smartphone is the best phone on the market. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;more pros: &lt;br /&gt;RSS in the social feeds app and social network integration&lt;br /&gt;voice clarity and recognition is above excellence&lt;br /&gt;options available under the Blackberry button&lt;br /&gt;customization&lt;br /&gt;contact integration &lt;br /&gt;threaded text messaging&lt;br /&gt;universal search - fastest way to find anything&lt;br /&gt;accelerometer flips both sides and forward&lt;br /&gt;slider is solid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ok, done now. ha. Thanks!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: The 9800</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:11:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;peter44 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I've been using the torch now for about 3weeks now,updated to os .284,and its working great so i don't know why people are bashing this phone so badly i mean its a work horse not a little pony like the apple 4g and android phones which are strickly toys who cares about apps its just overwhelming....anyways the bb torch is a very good phone i am very happy with it no issues try .284 os take care.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: MISS MY BOLD!!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;lisa1030 submitted this review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Disappointed with this phone!!! Just left tmobile for AT&amp;amp;T where i had the bold which i loveeeed i had not one complaint about that phone!! but i was curious about the iphone so i left tmobile got the iphone HATED that returned it b4 the 30 days was up n got the torch!!!!! dont get me wrong the phone is nice to look at the keyboard is GREAT as well as the camera but thats about it this phone constantly freeezes!!! i have read that the battery is good???? i dk what planet ppl r on cause this BATTERY STINKSSSSS!!! the BOLD 9780 is coming to at&amp;amp;t in dec n i cant waittttt to get rid of thissssssssssssssssssss!!!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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