Blackberry Tour 9630 Unlocked GSM Cell Phone

Product Description

Blackberry Tour 9630 Unlocked Gsm Cell Ph E , Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset Bh 905 , Nu Ce Bt 860 Stereo Bluetooth Headset , Native Uni Mm03i Moshi Moshi Curve Bluetooth Wireless Handset P, Plantr Ics Audio 920 Bluetooth Headset , 3G HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100; 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900.QWERTY keypad, Trackball navigation, BlackBerry maps, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Media player (MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV/MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA), Organizer. Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash. Video. Internal Memory: 256 MB. MicroSD expandable (8 GB max). Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, EDGE, GPS capable. Stand-by: Up to 336 hours, Talk time: Up to 5 hours.


This review is from: Blackberry Tour 9630 Unlocked GSM Cell Phone (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)
So I upgraded from the Curve 8320 after about 3 and a half years of using it. I expected this phone to have at least everything the Curve had and hopefully a few new things. After about 2 weeks I received the package (UPS's fault though). It's sleek, modern and flashy looking (if that matters).

The texting conversations are collapsed which makes it a lot easier to see your previous messages to a person. Not so much scrolling through the entire inbox. Also, the keyboard is a lot smoother than the Curve one I was used to (in a good way).

Although it's unlocked (supposedly) I still think it's fairly neat that there's a sim card option which it has in the back. I haven't used it yet but the phone says sprint and I'm using T-Mobile, coolness. Also, you can add a sim card/media card without have to take the battery out. THANK GOODNESS, you're not stuck waiting for the infamous long startup time of Blackberries.

The charger was obviously an after market item and didn't charge at all. I'm stuck using the micro usb to the computer.

No Wi-Fi. I thought newer phones were supposed to be better! While I don't use it as often as I used to (now I have a data plan) it's still nice to not have to use my data. Which brings me to my next point,

There's no web browser. I'm essentially paying for the data I can't use. GREAT.
Also, I can't send or receive picture messages. Uh....I thought it was an upgrade? D:

Like many others said, voice quality wasn't up to par and the speaker seems to be fairly quiet. Either that or I'm fairly loud.

Overall the phone is better organized (in the programming) but lacks so many things I got used to in my OLD phone. While it does essentially "Get the job done," it's not why people buy Blackberrys. I'm pretty sure I'm going to return it even if it is flashy (looking) and I could use it in Mexico (or something).