BlackBerry Bold 9000
Average Ratings
suck
this black berry is too big ugly and does not work fine,i have a friend he has this 9000 and this is BS,we have new blackbeyy phones that are much better than this one
disappointment
I can't keep quiet about this any longer. I have had this phone for a little over a year and frankly, I can't wait to get rid of it. First, I had to go through 3 of these before I finally found a phone that had decent quality and did not drop calls. The AT&T folks kept telling me that they had a batch of defective ones. Then, finally, someone had the bright idea to give me a new SIM card with the third phone, and lo-and-behold, it worked! However, over the course of the next several months, I have obtained 2 more SIM cards to replace allegedly defective SIMs as well. Then, when I finally tried it outside the US, which is what I really needed it for, the Blackberry network failed in Russia. Or more precisely, it did not exist as seamlessly as promised. In order to use BB features, and basic data features linked to BB network, you essentially have to get your phone re-programmed with complete OS update for whatever geographical locale you are working in. Phooey! I am sure other BB users tied to their corporate enterprise IT departments will not have these problems, but individual business owners such as myself don't seem to stand a chance.
On top of everything else, the phone still becomes sensitive to app overload and locks up, even during phone calls. You really need to keep the app load lean.
Pros: Nice feel, good color screen, nice media sound quality
Cons: poor call sound quality, dropped calls, phone lock up when running apps. great memory expansion, but only for data, not for apps. BB network not working fully in international markets (e.g. Russia) w/o full OS reprogramming.
I am pretty sure this will be my first and last BB.
A Sad Disappointment
I've been through two of these devices and a third one is on its way. The call quality has been a major let down from the start, also its ability to retain a signal, even EDGE, has been a joke. However, when it does work, properly, it's wonderful. I love the speakers and it's media system, it's always been good to me. Also, it's email and internet have been strong, again when it works properly. Buyer beware, if you want this phone, do some serious praying for a good one.
Huge disappointment
I am still not sure if it is the phone or the ATT network.
I am on my 3rd phone. Dropped calls on 3g and "2g". Setting the phone from 2g and 3g to 2g help reduced the dropped calls from 3-4 a day to 1 a day.
The dropped calls follow no pattern. I was standing outside the terminal at LAX with fill 3g bars. The phone dropped to 1 bar, "call failed" box popped and stayed that way frozen. I had to take the battery out and it took 10 min for the phone to reboot.
Remember this is happened last week on my 3rd phone.
I travel the west and mountain states and EDGE/edge and other signals were a bit better.
As for the phone, it is very good and I don't think I will ever know if it is the phone or the network, as ATT is upgrading me to the 9700 since i have had such a difficult time.
I hope the 9700 works better or I will need to break the ATT contract and head to another wireless provider.
Pros:
Beautiful screen
great keyboard
trackball ok
apps ok
ATT navigator is slow to start but works pretty well
Can take calls when navigating
Cons:
hundreds of dropped calls
battery is not great when on 3g
slow reboot after pulling battery
not many apps
Lastly, since I use this for business, I can only say if ATT doesn't figure out their 3g issues quickly, I know many, many people that are going to drop ATT this year.
On my 4th Bold
Pros & Cons, Great speakers
Over all a good phone, this is my 4th bold. I had to return the first 3 because of software problems. Which I think was AT&T's problem? Had this one since Jan. 09. Too many dropped calls.
E mail sometimes don't come to my Bold. Yesterday I had an e mail that took 17 hours to come to the Bold.
Tried to get a replacement from AT&T but they could not transfer data to the rebuilt Bold they were going to exchange it with. Could be a great phone if you didn't have to use AT&T. Their service is almost as bad as their support.
Could not get satisfaction from AT&T or Blackberry.
Time to look for a new phone and carrier. I'd rather pay the early cancelation fee than to keep paying AT&T's $150.00 monthly bill.
Not Quite Perfect
I completely understand why people would love the Blackberry Bold. The screen is absolutely brilliant, it has WiFi, and many Blackberry aficionados have been waiting a long, long time to get something like this.
I've just finished a two week trial with this device, however, and I have to say that it's not for me. Although it's an older design that doesn't have all the features the Bold has, I prefer the Q9h, and I have gone back to using it as my main device.
The battery life of the Bold pales in comparison to the Q9h. In regular field use, it clearly does not last as long as the Q and the battery wears down within one 8 hour work day. If you try to use the much vaunted WiFi capabilities, you can wear the battery down almost while you're looking at it.
The audio quality is very good. The RF signal capture capabilities are not quite as good as the Q9h, but the Q9h is probably about the best there is.
The keypad is good, but, again, not *quite* as good as the Q9h. If you do a lot of emailing and texting, you are going to prefer the feel of the Q9h. It's also a little bigger than the Q, which adds a little to a perceived and admittedly subjective awkwardness.
If you like and want the Bold, I'm not going to argue with you. Its 3G capabilities are great, and the screen is truly, wonderfully brilliant and delivers media almost like you're watching a movie.
This particular user, however, cannot escape the conclusion that the Q9h is the better device, overall, for the typical PDA owner.
Way too big
A lot of these great reviews here must be contrived. Under 'Cons', nobody mentions the size of this phone. Its huge! How nobody could even mention it lets me know these people work for RIM. I switched from the Curve and the Bold is MUCH BIGGER and almost too big for my pocket.
With that said, the Bold has everything else I am looking for. The screen is the best any phone ever made. Blackberry has the best email service by far. But Apple still has much better internet service.
Anyway, I wish they made this phone smaller, then it would be 5-stars.
Amazing Phone. Too many problems
This phone as far as features go is top dog. 3G, wi-fi, simltanious voice and data, the list goes on and on. Unfortunately I work for AT&T and I was given one. Well actually I'm on my fifth one. They can't seem to work properly
Reboot
I have had many issues with Bold. I am actually now on my 3rd one.
It reboots by itself with no prodding, it drops calls without rhyme or reason and I get a sound that seems like Donald Duck under water with multiple conversations.
A salesman at the ATT store indicated he had the same problem!
Has anyone else experienced this?
ATT refuses to refund me (since I am over 30 days) and I just continue to get new replacement, remanufactured units.
Of course, they won't trade it for the iPhone!
BlackB Bold & Uncaught Exception Error
Hey all:
I wish I would have known about this "uncaught exception java.lang.nullpointerexpection" error with the Bold before I bought it.
I bought this REFURBISHED Bold from ATT and on day 3 the phone lost its WiFy signal, the screen began to brighten on its own, and on day 4 it froze too. An ATT store rep saw this error and looked it up, and said is an OS problem and phone would have to go back back. I've never bought a reburbished phone.
I fu with ATT today, I got a terrible run around. They played dumb and after 2 hrs of calls I let em have it. In search on the net, error seems somewhat common and I suspect is related to some type of conflict with saved SIM contacts and the program mgr and Outlook contacts.
I really like the phone. I wrote papers on this type of archtex 10 years ago. But, this OS issue is troubling. I averted a Windows mobile phone for this reason. Seems BB also suffers from similar failures. Until I fully understand the extent of this error, I will be reluctant to trust the integrity of this phone. A user I met earlier cautioned me against "synching" the phone w PC.
Not all peachy w the Bold.
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