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5.0 stars
"Lovin' this Blackberry!"
Pros: Display, Ease of Use, Size & Weight, Bluetooth, Email. Mac Compatibility, Speakerphone
Cons: The only thing I might be inclined to comment on is the shabby ring tone selection. A quick google search and you're on your way!
Summary: ** This review is long, but I hope it's thorough enough to help someone make the decision to buy this phone! For me, I think the CNET rating is way low at 7.3 **
I'm a seasoned Blackberry user having used them for work over the past several years and it's easy for me to say this is the best one I've seen. When the 8000 series came out at Cingular I almost jumped. I'm glad I waited for the phone.
I've also tried Treo 650 and 700 by Sprint, and for some reason I tried the LG V which is not a smartphone. I think I left the smartphone world because they have so much crap I don't need and the functions that I do need never worked well anyway and I figured the V would fit the bill. Enter the 8701e...
This phone rocks. It's everything I need and nothing I don't need. I don't care about a camera, or an mp3 player, or instant messaging and things of that sort. I set up all the email accounts I wanted without looking at any instructions. The browser is great for what it is. The screen is gorgeous and the keyboard is backlit. The speakerphone is great too. That really completes the package, in my opinion. Great call quality. I use a Motorola H500 headset and it paired and works flawlessly.
I think a previous reviewer said it was hard to remove from the holster that comes with it. I think that each time a new blackberry is released it has another "trick" for it's removal from the holster. What works for me is removing it with my middle and ring fingers which seem to slide on either side of the lip in the front of the holster that gives extra support. I think it's a good thing or the phone to be secure in the holster. Keeps it's off the floor when it's handled by clumsy people like me.
Torn between this and the Q? DO NOT GET THE Q. I watched friends with Q's switch one by one. The Q is "cute" but it's not stable nor reliable. The blackbeery OS is SO much easier and more practical than the Windows Mobile OS. The screen is just as good or better on the 8703e and the Blackberry is much sturdier.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. This phone goes great with a Mac! Blackberry has software called PocketMac v 4.0 that allows you to sync with the Mac. I use Entourage for my email, contacts, notes, and calendar and I was synced in less than 2 minutes.
Well, that's about it. I guess I have to give my phone ******* ways up. I've found one I can stick with now. Maybe I'll get to take advantage of that "New After Two" after all!
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