Though we're disappointed that the RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G didn't have more improvements over its predecessor, it's still a decent upgrade with the addition of 3G and GPS. Plus, it's quite affordable for an entry-level smartphone.
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For a mid-range handset, the BlackBerry Curve 3G stands up well. If you're after an email-machine with occasional web browsing and a spot of media playback, then it'll suit you down to the ground without costing you a fortune. quote
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For a mid-range handset, the BlackBerry Curve 3G stands up well. If you're after an email-machine with occasional web browsing and a spot of media playback, then it'll suit you down to the ground without costing you a fortune.
Read the full review →The BlackBerry Curve 3G doesn’t offer anything we haven’t seen before, but given that it’s an entry-level model this is perhaps to be expected. It’s certainly a great phone for emailing and text messaging and with GPS and 3G onboard it offers a decent feature set.
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kwd
The phone with its options and features is not bad...the problem is that the phone freezes a lot and removing the battery to get the phone working again would be sometimes necessary
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migo
The BlackBerry Curve 3G is a decent phone, but the BlackBerry system hasn't aged well, as it didn't wow me like the Pearl 8100 did when I first got it. Compared to newer systems it is really lagging behind, and the OS6 update seems to be more of a step back than forward. Using the optical...
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elitebuckeroo
My first RIM handset. didn't expect much. With a small RAM and screen, this is considered a "Basic" Smartphone. The App World is disappointing. I had a hard time getting a decent app to read PDFs and EPUBs.
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robinashe
The biggest problem with the Curve 9300 is web browsing. Pages nowadays just have a tendency of crashing the browser, and eventually that gets incredibly frustrating. I keep it around as a backup phone for myself or friends, but it's not something I would want to use as a daily driver. For...
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chunkz29
My full review can be read at http://texcite.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/blackberry... “Pulling the plug on the BlackBerry could cost corporate America millions of dollars. The BlackBerry is more than e-mail but a handheld office, and if you shut down the BlackBerry, you shut off the data...
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