| Category: | Communications |
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| Subcategory: | Cell Phones |
| Price: | $549.99 |
| Average Rating: | (2 Votes) |
| Description: | Overview The BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphone is the stylish way to get things done. It’s the first CDMA BlackBerry smartphone capable of roaming globally on GSM®/GPRS networks*. So you can travel the world with full mobile voice and data coverage, without having to change smartphones, phone numbers or email addresses. The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition gives you phone, email, organizer, web browsing and instant messaging. And then it goes a step further, providing GPS*, BlackBerry® Maps, a media player for your video clips and music, and expandable memory to ensure you’ve got the room you need for your media files. |
My company provides me with this phone and I love it. I'm still playing around with it figuring out what it can do. The only thing it doesn't have is a camera but I don't care about that. At 549.99, I would probably never buy this myself but I have seen it for about $220 with a 2-year contract through Verizon and Sprint.
I bought this device in a hurry due to a lost phone so I didnt have much research time. The device gets prints and grimy looking almost from just looking at it. The finish on the trackball wears off quickly. Battery life is decent and the speakerphone works well. I also didnt really need the global model as I do not travel much. I find I have to take out the battery to reset the device too often for my liing but that may be user issue.
I have this phone for work purposes and cannot be happier with the use I have gotten out of it so far. It is has been great to me and the users that I support at work. It is easy to use and has a descent screen to read email. It is a bit on the pricy side but for a business this is one of the best smartphones I have seen and use. I have heard it also does great overseas.