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Blackberry Bold won't ring
By: Vincent Colfer
October 30, 2009 @ 1:15 PM
Today I requested my fourth Blackberry Bold phone through the warranty department. It’s a wonderful smartphone with only one major problem. It won’t ring. AT&T won’t give me a refund and I’m stuck with a two year contract. Please don’t buy this phone without checking the forums and not just the initial reviews.
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Bold is not reliable
By: Katharine
September 21, 2009 @ 8:54 AM
After switching from an IPHONE to a Bold; I couldn’t hear incoming calls on the Chicago streets. Bold was clearer and I was pleased until 3 months later I lost audio for incoming calls. I caught a call only if I was looking at the screen! So my very nice sales office negotiated a switch which proceeded in a timely manner only to get a phone which reboots 3-5 times a day and must have the battery reinserted often to get it unlocked.
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How have I managed so far without a Blackberry?!
By: Sarah McAllister
September 18, 2009 @ 10:04 AM
I am very rarely prompted to rave about products or write reviews but I have to say that the Blackberry Bold is the best phone I have ever had. The set up was the simplest of any other brand, ever. The email configuration was a breeze taking all of about 30 seconds to simply enter an address and password and no POP or SMTP details/ports and all that jazz…The PC sync was also the best ever (no random, will the PC find the phone – despite being connected by a USB cable – or won’t it? Ah yes, at last, this time it FEELS like it!) Nope, instant, unproblematic, imported addresses in a flash – very impressed and very happy. It will really increase my productivity.
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Bold? iphone?
By: BoldChic
January 29, 2009 @ 2:47 PM
The Bold is a nice phone but the bugs still need to be fixed. Crashes, wi-fi issues, texting issues, and slowness are only a few of the problems that many people are complaining about, and even i am experiencing. People have said that they do not experience ANY problems with their phone, but it should only be a matter of time before they do. They have fixed the construction problem, and newer Bolds are more durable and not so east to fall apart. The iphone is a toy that many business people do not want to be seen with. Texting area has a cool setup but types terrible and gets annoying after a few weeks. The iphone has a bad azz internet that no one has been able top and cool apps but that’s it. The iphone would make a great gadget aside from it’s communication uses. They should have made the iphone an igadget or itoy. It’s a fun phone but useless to the business world and annoying in your everyday life. But let’s face it, as soon as one new awesome piece of technology comes out, another greater piece of technology is soon to follow.
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LOVING MY "BOLD"
By: Page
November 24, 2008 @ 2:03 PM
I’ve only had my Bold for about 3 days now but all I can say is that I Love It!! I’ve had the Pearl, the Curve and now The Bold and I can defintely say that this is the best Blackberry that RIM has produced. The multimedia capabilities are very nice and the display screen of the Bold is brilliant and the best that i’ve seen on any smartphone. Watching a movie or video is like watching HD. I’m still learning about it but I can say that I’m glad I have it :-)
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Great Phone...Bluetooth a Battery Drain
By: Terence Clarke
November 24, 2008 @ 1:56 PM
I purchased the Bold as a replacement for the 8700, and have found it to be a wonderful upgrade. However my only disappointment is with the battery life. With the 8700 I am able to leave Bluetooth running permanently and get good standby & talk battery life, however with the Bold if I leave Bluetooth active I can only get about 12 hours of standby, and that is with little or no talktime or data use.
I took the phone into the store I purchased it from and explained my problem to them, and their recommendation was for me to turn off Bluetooth. Having done that, my standby & talk time is now comparable to the 8700.
To me that a retrograde step, as opposed to an upgrade.
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