The Blackberry Curve 9300 (3G) is an awesome experience in a pretty basic phone. It is RIM’s newest entry level Blackberry, so it only works to impress those who have not been “Berried”. After trying this out for a week I can now say that I have been “Berried”.
The Good
I don’t like having to relearn how to use gadgets. And I don’t like the hassle of transferring contacts from sim to phone one by one. The Curve 9300′s setup wizard helped me out the moment I opened the phone, retrieving all the contacts in my sim and copying them to the phone. Good job making it easy, RIM. Berried points: 2.
I am an internet dude. I can live without it but I love anything that will give me easier access to it. The Blackberry Curve 9300 3G does just that. The Curve 9300 can detect WiFi networks or can connect to your cellular network via 3G or GPRS, whichever has the better signal. Ideally, 3G would be the better choice, but our cellphone network in the Philippines isn’t ideal. The Blackberry Curve 3G allows its lucky owner to be connected to the internet 24/7. Berried points: 10.
The Twitter app was amazing; it was so easy tweeting from the phone. Because the Blackberry Curve 3G can detect WiFi and has a permanent connection to the internet, I was able to tweet and check tweets real time. I also got alerted whenever I get mentioned, the same way it alerts you when you get a text. Berried points: 5.
For some reason, though, I couldn’t download the Facebook app. I kept getting an error saying my device didn’t meet the requirements for the app. Upon reading, I learned that the Facebook app requires 64mb of memory, requires Blackberry Device Software version 4.2. When I tried looking at the system specs, I found that I still had around 128 mb of free space. In the About screen, I seemed to have v5.0.0.977. Berried points: 0.
But that didn’t stop me from having fun with the phone. Blackberry Messaging (BBM) is an awesome feature. With Blackberry plans reaching 1,600 and up, and not having many free texts and minutes, this’ll save up on text costs. Like Twitter alerts, BBM alerts show up the same way you’re alerted that you have a text message. Berried points: 5.
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