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Updating the look of the Curve with a sleekly styled titanium finish, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 for AT&T is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone yet. In addition to its stunning good looks--with titanium-colored finish accented by chrome highlights--the Curve 8900 is packed with communication and location features. The built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) makes it easy to connect to a home or office wireless network, and if you select an unlimited data plan with the Curve 8900 you'll receive free AT&T Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,000 hotspots in the U.S.--including retail stores, restaurants and airports.
 With its stunning titanium-colored finish and chrome highlights, the sleek and slender design of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone dresses it for any occasion. Check out the Curve 8900 101 video demo. |
AT&T Service
This phone provides quad-band GSM coverage (850/900/1800/1900
MHz) for voice as well as GPRS/EDGE connectivity for receiving
data. AT&T's EDGE network offers availability in more than
13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways.
Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast
enough to support a wide range of advanced data services,
including music downloads, full picture messaging, high-speed
color Internet access, and email on the go.
You can take advantagwhoe of the AT&T Navigator GPS software and service, a full-featured premium navigation application that includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additionally, AT&T Navigator is the only mobile phone-based GPS service that provides integrated speech recognition for address entry and points of interest search.
You'll be able to access AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the go, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal.
The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.
 Capture high-resolution photos and videos with the 3.2-megapixel camera on the back. |
Browse the web with the integrated, full-featured browser, which quickly and efficiently displays HTML pages as well as enables you to set up RSS feeds to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. And keep up with your contacts using a variety of instant message (IM) networks, including the integrated Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable clients for Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime.
For corporate users, the Curve delivers all the enterprise email and messaging capabilities you've come to expect. It's supported on BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments.
Phone Features
With a refined design, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone
supports both your professional and personal mobile communication
needs to help you enjoy a more organized, balanced life. In
addition to a sleek, stylish design, the powerful new smartphone
includes a large, vivid display--the highest resolution available
on a BlackBerry smartphone--as well as a 512 MHz next-generation
processor for fast and responsive performance.
The striking 2.4-inch, 480 x 360-pixel display (65K colors) serves up crisp images, text and maps so information is easier to read, even when you're on the go. It also includes a light-sensing feature that automatically adjusts backlighting for indoor, outdoor and dark environments. Like other Curve models, the Curve 8900 includes a trackball navigation system located on the top of the QWERTY keypad, and it features an integrated spell checker with a customizable dictionary to help maintain accuracy.
You can snap vivid photos as well as video clips using the 3.2-megapixel camera on the back of the Curve, which also features a 2x digital zoom, auto focus, image stabilization, and a flash. Transfer pictures and videos between your smartphone and your desktop computer easily using the USB cable that comes with the smartphone, or via Bluetooth technology.
 The Curve 8900 includes Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, GPS navigation capabilities, MicroSD expansion to 16 GB, and more (see larger image). |
Listen to your favorite music using the included stereo headset, or use an optional wireless headphone thanks to the Curve's support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The Curve is compatible with a wide variety of file formats (.3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10 Standard/Pro) and dedicated volume controls are conveniently located on the side of the handset.
Hands-free communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0 + EDR), and includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and file transfer. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.
With the Voice-Activated Dialing (VAD) feature, you can initiate a call just by telling the Curve whom to call from your contact list--either via the integrated speakerphone or using an optional Bluetooth wireless headset. Other advanced phone features include advanced sound technology that cancels out background noise and echo, dedicated volume and mute keys, and the ability to customize the Curve with polyphonic and MP3 ringtones.
The BlackBerry Browser on the Curve 8900 is designed to make on-the-go Internet browsing fast and fun--you can even start a search right from the home page. Navigate sites and zoom in on content using a trackball-controlled pointer, set bookmarks and view your history. Plus, the BlackBerry Browser works with a host of other applications to make things like online purchasing and tracking information on your favorite pages easier.
The easier a map is to read, the easier it is to follow. Together with BlackBerry Maps, the crisp, colorful screen of the Curve 8900 is designed to make it easier to find the location of businesses, restaurants, concert venues, parks and more by allowing you to check maps and get driving directions quickly and conveniently. When you're connected to the network, you can even launch maps from your address book. BlackBerry Maps is also designed to help make trips easier by providing route options like fastest or shortest and displaying directions visually along with text-based turn-by-turn instructions.
Whether your instant messaging (IM) account is with Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ or Windows Live Messenger, you can bring your IM community wherever life takes you. Like the desktop versions, these programs offer features like avatars and emoticons. And, because BlackBerry applications work together, you can also start an IM chat from your address book, call or email an IM contact while chatting or even check your calendar right from a chat.
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Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 weighs 3.88 ounces and measures 4.29 x
2.36 x 0.53 inches. Its 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at
up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 15 hours of standby time.
It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
nice phone but there is a catchReviewed by Cardin Ringelberg, 2010-02-25
If you are not planning on using this phone for the phone browser, do not get an att phone. They will force a media package on you for the minimum of $30 on top of your regular phone charges. I already have att internet at home and I consider this excessive. I offered to be put on a data connect plan so that if I chose to use the browser on emergency situations that the charge would be rather expensive ($2 per mb or something)...so I tried to get around it but lay the responsibility on myself. I also tried calling in with a different phone and giving that IMEI number, but apparently they are tracking what phone I used even the day before. I am seriously considering going to another carrier in which I have been a customer since 2000. Now, if you want the extra charge and the browser package I think this phone is great. The color is unbelievable during a video. I enjoy the MP3 player alot. The layout is not so convenient but easy to handle once you figure it out. The reception is clear and I dont get any complaints. SO the phones great but att is forcing a payment for enjoying it. So I recommend not getting this phone with att.
Phone Has Chronic Track Ball issues...skip this version!Reviewed by Queen Mo, 2010-02-09
I was really looking forward to having this phone. Great keyboard
layout, good productivity, etc....THEN I had troubles with the
track ball. Today, I had to call for my FOURTH replacement of this
model. All but one time had a problem with the track ball stalling,
slipping and plain not working. The first one took several months
and was a gradual decline...the one sitting in front of me is
stalling and jumping as soon as I put the battery in.
Apparently RIM no longer makes this phone with this trackball. They
quickly skipped to the next version with a TRACK PAD!!!! I would
RUN DO NOT WALK from any blackberry with a trackball. The way this
particular phone is designed, only RIM can repair the track pad,
and the way it is designed it is IMPOSSIBLE not to get dirt and
grime on and IN the trackball, and equally guaranteed it will need
to be repaired. Did I mention that this is ALL under
warranty?
I know people LOVE their crackberry. If, luck of the draw you get
one bad phone, like I did, you are in for a rude awakening. All I
could ever get is a refurbished replacment phone, and none have
worked properly (including one that had no bluetooth or wifi
whatsoever). I feel that I have been caught in some horrible cycle
of inheriting other people's problem phones. I have been in
refurbished Blackberry HELL. What has astonished and frustrated me
most is the incredibly poor accountability by either T-Mobile or
RIM. Not to mention the expense to pay for shipping each time the
phone had to be replaced, the hours to replace all contacts and
calendar, re-setting up email (I don't bother any longer), find and
re-download all apps, ringtones (though 3rd party paid apps were
mostly lost), and putting my own settings back. Apps cannot be
backed up or transferred...so I use my phone less and less due to
nature of not wanting to become dependent on it again (kinda not
the point of having a PDA)
I hope it is a fluke, my experience. But it has been an exercise in
frustration, and no one doing right by me. I paid a LOT for this
phone, and NEVER had one that did not have a problem. RIM does not
seem to stand behind their products, from my experience. If it is a
fluke, should be no problem to send me a NEW 8900, or a replacement
with a longer than 90 day warranty. Sadly, I do not trust this
phone, RIM or T-Mobile to properly support their products. And I do
not want anyone else to have to go through the misery of dealing
with a 2 week old phone that does not work when hundreds of miles
from home (Like me).
Based on what I have learned, and am now an expert: do NOT buy an
8900!!!! You are taking a chance, and you are pretty much
guaranteed your trackball will lose its function sooner or
later...and $$$$$ to fix.
I am doubtful I would buy a RIM product again.
P.S. if you want to sync with your Mac, you MUST be running Leopard
or Snow Leopard. Any other operating system, like Tiger you are out
of luck!
very fragileReviewed by Kim T., 2009-11-22
I have had this phone for 3 months and have kept it in mint condition - 2 days ago I was texting on it when the screen when white and a small black spot showed up on the inside of the screen. When I took it to the warranty exchange they told me that they consider this damage that I created and won't honor the warranty. I have NO clue how this crack could have formed considering the outside doesnt even have the slightest hint at damage. Be careful when using this phone.
troubles ordering this phoneReviewed by CVK, 2009-11-19
I have tried for three days now to order this phone, without
success. I place the order, I get my confirmation email, and
shortly after my order disappears from the "My account" page. I
never received an email telling me about any problems. So I emailed
customer service and they told me that my order was automatically
cancelled by the system. Hmm, thanks for letting me know, I would
have waited for my order forever.
So I placed the order again, same thing. Customer service told me
to keep trying. I also tried Amzon Wireless, here the order never
goes through at all. So I called customer service again, they don't
know what the problem is, all they told me is that this is one of
their most popular phones and they didn't hear about any problems
ordering this phone. Just keep trying. So I tried, from home, from
work, on my laptop, on our desktop, with Firefox and with Internet
Explorer. Nothing.
After three days, several emails and calls to Amazon I am so
frustrated that I have ordered the phone somewhere else now, even
though I am not getting it for free. Guess what, 30 minutes after
placing the order with the new seller I have received my shipping
notification with my new phone #.
Be careful about HOW you buy this phone...Reviewed by yogi1ab, 2009-11-16
So I have been keeping an eye out for a good deal on this BlackBerry Curve 8900 phone. As of November 2009, an unlocked version of this phone can be found from $350 to $400+ here in the US. I thought this was price tag was pretty high, then I found this $50 offer on Amazon if you want to continue your current AT&T plan. "Good deal!" I thought at first... then I realized they want you to commit to a 2-year plan on AT&T, the cheapest of which is $30 per month. So... $30 times 24 months = $720 (not to mention the $18 activation fee they tack on). So you are REQUIRED to pay AT&T nearly $800 over two years to get this phone for $50 now. Um, I think getting the $350 phone now, with no contract, and not spending an extra $450 sounds like the better deal to me!
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