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All rights reserved. http://www.phonescoop.com/img/rss_badge.gif http://www.phonescoop.com/ 88 31 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=36014#review36014 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=36014#review36014 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:09:45 GMT <p><i>narn3049 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Got this phone for xmas '09 I mainly want a blackberry for emailing and I don't care that it doesn't have non-polyphonic ringtones or a camera, email texting calling and brick breaker is what I use this device for.<br /><br />iPhone simply wasn't working, the battery life drained quickly and the glass screen was cracked at the top (yea) real attractive, i found a good deal on this phone and a family member had asked what i wanted to get for xmas so I was telling her about this Blackberry and I was unrapping presents and got this phone.<br /><br />Now this phone came new for 35.99 i consider that a good deal. Rim has been good to me because i used to own a 7250 and 7100 but those phones simply broke after hard use. Now I'm keeping this phone nice. well i'll try too.<br /><br />alltel is a great service for this phone and i love it. so go and buy them their definetely worth it</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=28435#review28435 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=28435#review28435 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:46:04 GMT <p><i>justin15cent submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I got a blackberry about 7 month ago, and I got lot of con I can tell you. First let start with pro.<br /><br />Pro:<br />Good Looking Design<br />Good Talk Time<br />Loud and Clear<br />Easy to type<br /><br />Now the con<br /><br />Cons:<br />Can't browse the internet, I tried to do something, but I can't<br /><br />Can't upload picture<br /><br />Can't download ringtone<br /><br />Can't download Mp3<br /><br />Battery gone worse<br /><br />Can't even download a game either, but some can<br /><br />It a long time to charge<br /><br />It a little messy on the screen<br /><br />call kept on drop<br /><br />fingerprint all over the screen<br /><br />you got to kept charge the battery everyday<br /><br /><br /><br />Now, I am not recommend with this phone. That why I'm getting a new one. I order me a Pantech Duo online on www.letstalk.com. That Pantech Duo was a great phone, it equip with full keyboard, it a great looking design, and I already order it and it shippin right now yesterday. I'm gonna write a review about Pantech Duo 2 week later.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=22735#review22735 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=22735#review22735 Wed, 02 May 2007 03:14:44 GMT <p><i>yanike submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is perfect for anyone. You can have IM (AOL, MSN, Yahoo! and ICQ), fast web browsing to any site (Opera Mini of course at www.opera.com using it now on my blackberry to write this.), games, wallpapers and ringtones(www.zedge.net or mobile.zedge.net), dictionaries, books and more. This is perfect for a teen because it has games, instant messenger and tools they need when they are in school and outside of school. This is an all-round pda/phone. If you need a phone that does everyrthing, get this phone. Also, checkout eoffice, it's like microsoft office. Windows Mobile LOL! How about running XP on blackberry (http://mobile.lockergnome.com/product.asp?id=9876). I love this phone!<br /><br />Only cons I have is that you can't add microSD to it and it doesn't have a speaker phone or media player. Guess I can leave that for my Windows Mobile phone to do. This Black Berry is my main and I highly recommend it to anyone.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=21420#review21420 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=21420#review21420 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:08:52 GMT <p><i>FordRules94 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>i just bought this device from having a sk3 and i think this bb is going on the E in which i mean ebay!!! lousy price and features!!!</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=20361#review20361 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=20361#review20361 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:17:59 GMT <p><i>budweisergold submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>0</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This is the bulkiest BB and it's slow to react in the menus. I have the Pearl now and man am I a happy guy! I've used a total of 9 different blackerrys over the past few years and I've never been happier than now.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=15765#review15765 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=15765#review15765 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:30:26 GMT <p><i>espino submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I just bought this device from craigslist, and it's awesome. I'm still learning all it's features but so far so good and have not been stumped. I love having the internet in the palm of my hands while traveling. I admire the weight and size of this device only to now reasssure me that when I leave home I don't have to lug my laptop around. Lugging my laptop can be kind of frustrating while traveling around. Some hotels wi-fi's are a bit weak.<br /><br />I do agree with some of the reviews that loading a web page is a bit slow but hey, I'm not in a rush.<br /><br />The phone's features are all great and are very easy to operate and access. I'm so very happy with the outcome of this phone!!!!<br /><br />Yes, one may have to read the manual sections of the operations at most twice, but once mastered, it's a breeze.<br /><br />I purchased a cool little leather case for the phone at www.cellphones.com <br />Shops offer the case for about $23.00 at this site it's $4.50 + s&amp;h<br />it's a pretty cool site!<br /><br />Anyway, if anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me.<br /><br />Roger</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=14763#review14763 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=14763#review14763 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:08:53 GMT <p><i>donthateme...theydo submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have had this phone for about a day and cant take my hands off of it. It is so easy to add applications and the battery life is amazing. I thought of going and buying one of those PocketPCs and from all of the reveiws that I read, I couldnt take having to reset the phone every couple of days. If you are a text junkie or just love to stay organized get this phone (ie E-bay-its half the price then the stores) you wont regret it.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=13454#review13454 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=13454#review13454 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:39:47 GMT <p><i>ashman submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Having previously used a BB 957 I am quite familiar with them and was getting tired of my Treo 600. I wanted email and the BB is the best and can't be beat for email. I was a little leery of the phone functionality but once I investigated the various models and found they were quad band with good reception I was convinced. Had a look at the 8700C but at $599 CAN its too much just for Edge and a nicer screen IMO. The 7290 does everything I want and then some. The screen is clear and there are two levels of back light, battery life is awesome and blue tooth works excellently with my Jabra BT 250. This is an excellent all in one device that will suite my needs for a long time to come. Oh and you aren't supposed to turn BB's off btw, you leave them on all the time so you receive email in real time. If you have the BB enterprise server setup correctly you should be reading emails primarily on your BB and when they are read they will show up as read in outlook, not the other way round.<br /><br />AM</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=13387#review13387 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=13387#review13387 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:21:37 GMT <p><i>egale1 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Got the Blackberry primarily as an email device. It does its job there but it is awkward. The blackberry doesn't get your email as an email client but rather gets it from the Blackberry server. So, even though the Blackberry is off, the blackberry server is constantly reading and storing your email. Monday morning when I turn it on after being off all weekend, I am flooded with the weekend emails that I have already read.<br /><br />My Blackberry has already been replaced once due to a key malfunction. I hope this isn't a trend with the unit.<br /><br />Also, web browsing is very very slow. Unless you go to a site that is specifically set up for the Blackberry, be prepared to wait and wait and wait. Sometimes, it takes many minutes to pull up a page.<br /><br />Pros<br />Good reception<br />Good battery life<br /><br />Cons<br />Soft ring<br />Hardware may not stand he test of time<br />Email awkward to control<br />Web browsing slower than slow</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=11229#review11229 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=11229#review11229 Sun, 07 Aug 2005 05:28:40 GMT <p><i>robbied submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I work for T Mobile and have used about every gsm phone that is available in the united states. After recently owning the Blackberry 7730, was really impressed with all of the improvements that they have made with this device. They say that this is really only for mobile professionals, I say that is totally incorrect. If you love to chat on MSN Messenger, Yahoo, ICQ, or AOL. You will have all of these built in to this device, not only does it have a great screen and easy to navigate menus, the bluetooth tops it off. The internet service on it runs without flaw and loads up so quick. If anyone out there is considering buying this device, I say head to your local T Mobile store and get this thing. You will love it. I have sold numerous of these devices, and every single customer loves it. So in closing if your thinking about controlling and having a nice address book with a great calender with all of the other features that this has, you will love it and wonder why you ever owned anything else. Take my word for it. -</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=10691#review10691 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=10691#review10691 Sat, 16 Jul 2005 02:01:59 GMT <p><i>sfo submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>PROS<br />..nothing tops blackberry for instant email<br />..PDA function is solid<br />..choice of fonts a plus<br />..solid, durable build<br /><br />CONS<br />..a bit bulky<br />..typing takes adjusting (the old RIM 950 was best for that)<br /><br />OVERALL:<br />Best in its class. 7100 is frustrating with two letters per key. 950 isn't made anymore. <br />You won't find anything better than the 7290. RIM makes superb products.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=10119#review10119 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=10119#review10119 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:17:20 GMT <p><i>um2k4 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I got this phone 1 week ago and after some extremely heavy use, I don't know how I used phones that aren't blackberries before. The voice clarity is incredible paired with my jabra bluetooth headset, its also great on the handset itself.<br /><br />The screen is large and vibrant indoors and outdoors (keep that in mind if you are shopping for a 7100t/g, you can barely see it outside even in the shade)<br /><br />Everything on the phone is very perky very minimal load times for anything at all. My GPRS signal tends to be very strong.<br /><br />The Battery life running with the back light, heavy data use, and middling voice use seems to be holding out quite well. <br /><br />I also love the color of this phone. The Cingular version seems to be black, mine however is the blue/gray color and it just looks awesome. It really sets it off nicely.<br /><br />Overall this is just a well built device. I'd love if it had speakerphone, even though I don't think I'd use it that much, but the ability to use it outside, and the full keyboard pushed me to get this one, rather than the 7100 series. <br /><br />I haven't heard about an upgraded 77-- BB yet, but if they do come out with one, with that huge screen it could be a great phone too.<br /><br />I knocked the .5 off for the lack of speakerphone, other than that couldn't be happier, great data device (corporate email is instant, it's amazing), great phone device, great bluetooth support. <br /><br />I'm also very pleased with the quality of the BB group support at t-mobile.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=9823#review9823 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=9823#review9823 Wed, 18 May 2005 15:08:16 GMT <p><i>Canicus submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This is a great device! I've had the PalmOne Treo 600 (unlocked) for a year now. It was a nice device; however, it occasionally froze and did things like accidentally call people on my address book (or made an emergency call to 911) and wouldn't hang up when I wanted to. It was a bit too cumbersome (large &amp; heavy).<br /><br />This 7290 is slim when worn around the waistband and easy to operate. It's pretty intuitive. Best of all...It has Bluetooth!</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=8388#review8388 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=8388#review8388 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:54:14 GMT <p><i>igmo1985 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Over all it is a great phone for the BUSINESS minded. As a Cingular employee I see deac's on this phone a lot, because of the fact people think it will be a great phone for text messaging, like any other Crack Berry. As a audio its bulky, unless you are planning to get blue tooth with this phone, I wouldn't really suggest this phone for anything outside of an office/business use.<br /><br />As a PDA there isn't much that compares to this BB or any other BB for that matter. <br /><br />Teens not suggested, so don't waste your parents money, because it will go right back to the store, and the last thing a rep wants is buyers remorse, I see a lot of churn on this phone, only from teens though, not from office use</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=7958#review7958 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=7958#review7958 Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:59:07 GMT <p><i>mherrmann submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Great form factor in a Phone/PDA combo...solid feel with nice battery life. If you are an on-the-go professional that needs instant/constant access to everything, you will not go wrong with this unit.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=7744#review7744 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=7744#review7744 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:14:14 GMT <p><i>LSU1990 submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have had this device for a week now, and have really been impressed with it. I love the way the address book is setup, and it is quite easy to sync with MS Outlook. Email setup was a snap, and works flawlessly. Battery life has been suprisingly good so far - much better than the Motorola v551 I took back to get this device. <br /><br />Pros:<br />Cool gadget; excellent RF; very good battery life; address book setup; easy on the eyes<br /><br />Cons:<br />would like to be able to make rings a little louder; no downloadable tones; addictive!; dearth of available 3rd party software<br /><br />Overall I am quite happy and this device suits my purposes quite well.</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=6710#review6710 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=6710#review6710 Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:52:42 GMT <p><i>attguy submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I love the Blackberry 7290...it has everything I loved about the 7280 plus some great additions...better screen and BLUETOOTH.<br /><br />The reception and the battery life is still great, even with Bluetooth turned on at all times.<br /><br />Menus are easy to navigate, and attachments are easy to open (spreadsheets, word documents, pdf files)<br /><br />Just a solid device, and with the bluetooth option, I can say this is my favorite phone on the market, and I have used/use almost every phone there is!</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=625 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=6592#review6592 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=625&r=6592#review6592 Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:54:58 GMT <p><i>tara submitted this review of the BlackBerry 7290:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>The use of this Blackberry 7290 has proved to be very useful. It is smaller in size and weight that it's predecessors. The battery life seems to last longer with with lots of usage--talk time, emailing, using web browser and bluetooth. I can make it through the work day and still have battery life. I couldn't do that with the Blackberry version that I had with Nextel. Bluettooth works well. The phone and reception is good. I haven't experienced any dropped calls and no service areas and I have travelled up and down the east coast with it. Atcually, I'm getting better service out of this than I did the Treo 600. Yet, that's another story.<br /><br />The only con that I have is that there should be a better and/or more efficient way to retrieve emails on the Blackberry units from Microsoft Exchange and other work servers.</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=625