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BarelyGlowin Jul 3, 2009

I never would have owned a pear. Period. My Sprint rep showed up at my new deaprtment's Grand Opening and let me know that he had convinced the Blackberry rep to hook some of us up with new Blackberrys on Sprint, so I was stoked. The Curve came to my mind first and I waitied a week to see...

tickler Sep 27, 2009

I have used this device (8130) for about two weeks. The only reason I no longer use this phone is because I changed carriers and bought an iPhone. I bought this phone to replace my Treo 750. It was such an improvement that I became infatuated with RIM. It wasn't as easy to use as...

bjf201 Jul 11, 2009

This phone marked my entrance into the wonderful world of smart phones. That being said, when I picking out this device I really didn't know what I was looking for. Coming from Samsung flip phone which fit nicely in my pocket I figured that size was the most important feature to look for....

daktmacfan Jul 7, 2009

Pros: Battery life very good, non-full keypad works surprisingly great!, Gmail app, iHeartRadio, Google Sync (Calendar & Contacts), Facebook, UberTwitter, BerryTunes (streams internet radio), many other free or almost freee apps around the net, replacement batteries are very inexpensive, very...

mymicrometereye Jul 15, 2009

Prior to my Blackberry 8120, I was using a Palm Treo 650. Sadly, the Treo shot craps and I needed a replacement. Being a T-mobile customer, selection was limited, but the Pearl seemed to me -- at the time -- very much like a smaller Treo, so I went for it. Granted, at the beginning, I loved it....

BlindUmp42 May 7, 2010

I got this phone for my wife a couple of years ago, and it's been a pretty good phone. It makes call well and usually gets satisfactory phone quality. My wife pretty much used it for calls and texting. She was pretty happy with it for about a year and half. Then the keys started acting up:...

hlopato Jul 3, 2009

Because of the limited keyboard, this is not the phone you want for heavy texting or emailing. However, because of its size and weight, it is a great phone to carry around all day for browsing, reading email and news, and general phone use. The phone (Verizon is my carrier) is great, browsing...

Lankira Sep 20, 2009

I first purchased the BlackBerry 8130, and loved it. The predictive type was accurate and adaptive, it picked up many of my commonly used words quickly after I first input them. The GPS was fairly accurate, although the "navigation" portion left a little to be desired (it wouldn't...

villianstached Aug 20, 2009

Now that I've switched over to the G1, I find that I miss my pearl keyboard, its suretype dictionary and the amazing battery life. The battery life rocked on this phone, not having to charge it for 2-3 days depending on use. I got this phone on a whim when I went to replace my simple...

stevenem Dec 3, 2009

I love my blackberry, but honestly, it has some issues. I chose this device because I knew that I would appreciate its functionality, and I wanted a small form factor. Little did I realize how much of a sacrifice this would be. Since this is smaller, and I suppose in a way more of an...

Adalberto Dec 9, 2009

I personally bought the Titanium BlackBerry Pearl 8120 a few weeks after its launch on T-Mobile. At first I was quite skeptical about it, specially because of the "SureType" keyboard. Overall, the phone performed great. As a phone it had great earpiece and speakerphone clarity and...