BlackBerry Curve 9300 Review
OK, here's another BlackBerry to add to the mix. RIM
are really churning out new models at a fast rate. The 9300 Curve 3G
is a mid-range model - more expensive than the BlackBerry
8520, cheaper than the BlackBerry
Bold 9700. And its capabilities, unsurprisingly, sit somewhere between
these two models as well.
Physically, the device is almost identical to the 8520.
In fact you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart. The full QWERTY keyboard
isn't as polished as the Bold's, but it certainly beats the alphanumeric
keypad of the Pearl 3G. As the
name suggests, the Curve 3G takes the basic 8520 and adds 3G. Also added
is a GPS receiver with BlackBerry Maps. So, read our review of the 8520
and decide if it's worth paying a little extra for these features. Or,
read our Bold 9700 review and
ask yourself if you should pay more still and get a better camera, a
better display, more memory, a bigger battery and a superior keyboard.
We'd recommend going the whole hog and treating yourself to the Bold
9700, but hey, it's not our money that we're spending!
Features
of the BlackBerry Curve 3G include:
- 2 megapixel camera with video recording
- LCD display: 320 x 240 pixels, 65,000 colours, 2.44
inches
- Media player (Supports MP3, WMA, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+,
MPEG4, WMV9 formats)
- Messaging: email and text messaging, BlackBerry®
Messenger
- Built-in speakerphone
- Hands-free headset capable
- MP3 ringtones / 32 voice polyphonic ringtones /
Vibration alert / LED indicator
- GPS with BlackBerry Maps
- Personal organiser functions
- Internet: Web browser
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, USB, RIM
wireless modem, 3.5mm stereo headset port
- Memory: 256 MByte flash memory plus microSD memory
card slot
- Size: 109 x 60 x 14 mm
- Weight: 104g
- Quadband GSM (1900/1800/900/850 MHz) plus UMTS (2100/1900/850/800
MHz)
- Battery: 1150mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion
cell
- Talktime: 5.5 hours
- Battery standby: up to 450 hours
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BlackBerry Curve 3G Consumer Reviews
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Reviewed by farrukh from england on 4th Feb 2012
i recently updated my blackberry from the 8520 to the 9300. they both
are physically similar but they are very very different, its the best
phone i have had so far and i love the blackberry os6 experience, if
your going to buy a phone buy this one highly recommended. but the battery
life is a downer
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Reviewed by Chris Woods from UK on 2nd Feb 2012
I upgraded my contract with Orange in 2010 and chose the BlackBerry
9300 as my handset based on the good experience i had with my previous
BlackBerry 8900 handset.
Within 6 months the 9300 trackpad failed and the cursor was static meaning
that menu navigation was impossible, however Orange replaced the handset
for me. 2nd Handset lasted 2 months until the trackpad decided that
it had a mind of its own, where the cursor would wonder all over the
screen and again it was replaced in September 2011. The 3rd handset
has now developed a fault whereby the screen will go blank and display
a clock. To reset the handset requires pulling the battery and rebooting
which has lost my contacts at least twice and re-adding them is time
consuming in itself. The long bootup time results in missed calls due
to being off air. I have upgraded the firmware and the problem persists.
Not to mention the reliability of the BlackBerry services, as most people
aware there was a 4day outage in October, however this was down to RIM
rather than the handset itself. As BlackBerry handsets rely on this
service to access email and the internet the handset is pretty much
useless when this service fails. (and RIM are not exactly competent
when it comes to dealing with problems).
The build quality of the 9300 Curve is nowhere near the standard of
that used in the previous 8900 curve. Plastics feel cheap and nasty
in the hand, however as this is an entry level BB that can be expected.
Camera quality is pretty poor by todays standards as there is no flash.
Applications available to download are also pretty limited.
On a positive note, Battery life is fair, i have managed to get 3 days
in standby when used to access email and make the odd call. Audio quality
during calls is excellent and the email service is instant, providing
those lovely people at RIM have decided that their servers are working
properly.
I have now upgraded to an iPhone 4s as the BB was proving too unreliable.
On the whole, i would recommend that anyone after a QWERTY type handset
looked elsewhere.
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Reviewed by Ryan Cawsey from UK on 2nd Feb 2012
This Blackberry is amazing its my first Blackberry and my first impressions
are: Light, Smart, Buisness like, Good looking, great buttons. The new
3G Blackberry 9300 is brilliant you have some dedicated buttons on each
side, avolume rocker, media buttons on the top, full qwerty keyboard,
optical trackpad (better than the trackball),3.5mm headphone jack, Micro
USB port,and a 2.0 megapixel camera. Software include 3G internet, Camera,
Facebook, Twitter,BBM, and app world. Overal this is generally a huge
improvment to the previous 8520 curve model it also has nice metal around
the edge. It is stylish and feels nice it is not to big or to small
just right perfect for teens/ buisness men/women. If you are looking
for a 'mid' class smartphone this is right for you Ideally you want
it on contract to make the 3G and BBM work otherwise PAYG customers
lose some features. The people who keep saying this phone is bad they
have no clue as to what they are talking about this phone does not wear
out its just for this handfull of users who are very critical about
things so are picking every little bit. If you find it gets scratched
buy a case/cover this will protect it and most cases lie between 10
and 30 pounds.
Enjoy this phone you did a good thing buying it :)
By Ryan Cawsey
UK
Age:14
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Reviewed by Melly from UK on 1st Feb 2012
Freezing is only bugbear. Keep your apps down and its better. Wish mem
card could be used to store apps. Turn GPS off and use Wifi at home.
Certain themes slow down the OS, so trial and error is needed. However
the keypad is great, internet fast for me, battery life decent and its
small and light. BBM great. Would never go back to other brands now!
Had a Bold which was fab, but more than happy with this! Fine tuning
is all thats needed for most users.
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Reviewed by Ali from England on 30th Jan 2012
it's a good phone.
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Reviewed by xav07Ie! from philippines on 29th
Jan 2012
i have a BB 9300.. it's my first BB phone.. where i came from, nokia
is the most common handset model (philippines).. but we're not limited
to the apple, samsung and sony ericsson brands.. for an average person
like me, if you have a BB phone, you're a "high-ender" already.. recently,
i upgraded my BB from OS5 to OS6 (for free) and it was brilliant! so
far, this is the best and coolest phone i've ever had.. looking forward
to have the bold one soon.. i still have to save money on a piggybank..
lol!
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Reviewed by sara from england on 25th Jan 2012
Some of you obviously aren't treating your blackberry well enough if
it constantly is dented and scratched. The internet is slow? Go invest
in faster broadband. I have had no problems with my blackberry so far!
Except for the poor camera, oh well it is a phone I am not going to
use it for a photoshoot. I am on my blaclberry right now, the keyboard
is ridiculously easy to use.I must admit, I was skeptical about getting
this phone aat first after reading reviews, but after using it I have
fallen in love! So yeah, that is my review on the Curve 9300
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Reviewed by Wolf from UK on 24th Jan 2012
My Blackberry Curve 3G is the worst phone I have EVER had, I wish I'd
not bought it, RIM really messed up on this one!
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Reviewed by Haze from United Kingdom on 18th Jan
2012
Very poor piece of kit after a decent amount of time being used. The
phone freezes, randomly goes into reboot, camera is poor, battery life
is absoluetly terrible, the buttons around the phone tend to wear out
and rip/make dents, slows done alot, drops signal, must charge atleast
twice a day to keep it going. Its the first blackberry i ever bought,
but dont get me wrong. i was verry happy with it when i first got it,
but since ive used it for sometime now, its become a horrible thing
to use. The battery literally lasts 6 hours, before having to charge
it. i wouldnt recomend this phone. You should go for the 9700/9900/9360
or any other newer phone. i cant wait to get my new phone, this has
the worst battery ever.
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Reviewed by Holly from Scotland on 17th Jan 2012
Rubbish fone. had it a week since christmas and its already freezing.
when i go to type in the password it takes 5 minutes to load up and
when i play games it turns itself off! DO NOT BUY
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Reviewed by Tracey from UK on 15th Jan 2012
I wrote a review for this phone 11 months ago and gave it a 5 star rating,
however since I have had a good years worth of usage I thought I would
come and review it again. I am no longer in love with this phone and
can't wait until I can upgrade to something worthwhile and better value
for money. Ok here are my numerous problems, when using browser, cannot
connect, connection error or more commonly this page is too large to
load, or close tabs, arghhhhh. Since installing the os6 the phone runs
so much slower, before on os5 it was instant, now i am lucky if it connects
at all. When out an about, it very rarely loads up websites, I usually
have to go via planet 3 and use the Google search on that to successfully
get online. Since some update I also lost my browser button, and never
got it back. I am also fed up of each time you download an app the phone
needs rebooting, you delete an app the phone needs rebooting, it becomes
sluggish, the phone needs rebooting. And worse of all the battery life
is completely rubbish I am lucky if i get a day and a half out of it,
and that happens once in a blue moon, if I get no calls and no texts
an don't check Facebook. The Facebook app is annoying, if you scroll
down and don't stop when it says loading new feeds, it will re-show
the posts that you have viewed already, if someone posts a large post
and you try scrolling down, it keeps bouncing back to top of post and
since the browser hardly works, very hit an miss, more so miss, I can't
guarantee that I can do that. The camera is totally rubbish and no flash.
Avoid this phone, its not worth the money, and although I love how blackberry's
work, I am not getting another one. Folk keep saying should get the
bold, why, it works in exactly the same way and has almost the same
features. DO NOT BUY!!!
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Reviewed by Lilly from London on 13th Jan 2012
This phone is cool, but the touch pad doesn't respond properly and the
camera isn't the best
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Reviewed by Charles Beecroft from Nigeria on 10th
Jan 2012
It is a cool phone, except I have this problem with it's soft pad not
responding to touch!!! Very frustrating. What can I do?
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Reviewed by George Sinclair from scottland on
9th Jan 2012
good phone has good features and looks good two but is slow and freezez.
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Reviewed by Danny Bate from UK on 7th Jan 2012
Terrible Phone, Always Freezing & The Browser Doesn't Work, Don't Buy
a Blackberry!
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Reviewed by syron from uk on 5th Jan 2012
i don't care what anyone say this is one of the best phone... am loving
it :D
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Reviewed by Katie Kirkwood from Scotland on 3rd
Jan 2012
Terrible phone, has given me nothing but problems! It keeps freezing,
telling people callimg me that my phone in temporarily unavailable and
now the track pad has gave up! I would never get another Blackberry!!
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Reviewed by Semion from England on 3rd Jan 2012
I'm going to give an honest review on this blackberry as I don't like
biased reviews. I got my blackberry for christmas + ever since I got
it I've been addicted to it because I like the feel of the qwerty keyboard
as its easy to use. However, the keys are rather small + sometimes they're
difficult to text with. If not then you're lucky but if you get any
blackberry you will most likely experience slowness on your device,
I've experience such slowness that I decided to remove the battery from
the device + restart the device. You have to have a lot of patience
at times. The general social networking apps like facebook, twitter
etc are good to be able to use on your device. However the internet
can be very slow at times depending on your signal. I'd love app world
to have a wider variety of better apps to choose from but you will definitely
find some apps which will interest you + you'll end up downloading them
which does take a long while depending on how much MB the app is tak
ing up. There are so many feautures to use on this blackberry eg. Voice
command, maps, copying + pasting, blackberry messenger but I'd advise
you to do research on the internet to find out more about that. The
camera isn't great as its only 2 mega pixels but its decent, if you're
the type who loves a good quality camera + is into a lot of photographer
then say "bye!" to the idea of buying this device :) anyway, overall
I do like my blackberry a lot even though it has its downfalls.
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Reviewed by Ex BB Lover from UK on 3rd Jan 2012
I had the 8520 curve, which ended in an unfortunate accident and decided
to get the 9300 curve for the 3g features! what a useless bag of rubbish
it is, iv had it a little over 4 months and hate it, now looking at
an Iphone 4, lack of space on the handset for storing apps, god forbid
it u have more then 4 apps and it will lock down and freeze, takes about
an hour to boot up if i do a total shutdown! very poor signal even with
the UMA Signal booster, cant even get a 3g Signal stood next to an orange
phone mast! track pad has mind of it own, along with it sending texts
of its own accord! camera is pants and in comparison to my neices 2mega
pix camera it does not even come close, its more like a VGA, bbm is
good when it works! app world never shows updates for apps. media buttons
on the top dont work even after setting them up! the one good thing
about it is the battery cover unlike the 8520 the bb logo doesnt unstick
peel off n leave the back of ur phone sticky! oh and thats another point
it does not work as a phone, my husband stood in front of me and rang
me with my phone switched on in my hand, on loud and it went straight
to voicemail! this phone is seriously a waste of money! oh and the charger
does not conform to british standards, it holds no BS Number which is
in fact technically illegal, but they get thru the loophole by saying
it is a travel charger!
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Reviewed by becky from uk on 1st Jan 2012
i love my blackberry i think it is one of the best phones i've ever
had it is amazing
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Reviewed by luke from uk on 30th Dec 2011
i hate this junk no apps work or appworld
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Reviewed by Matt from UK on 30th Dec 2011
Blackberry Curve 9300 - Complete RUBBISH - dont buy one. The New version
6 operating system takes up two thirds of the applications memory which
stops you downloading anduses APPS. Slow phone and keeps freezing. You
have to take the battery out at least once a week to unfreeze the handset
- thats pants technology! Worst handset Ive ever bought. I challenge
Blackberry to prove me wrong.
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Reviewed by John from England, Staffordshire on
28th Dec 2011
I had the bb 9300 christmas 2011 and it is really good!!! The bbm was
not free which everyone knows but very easy to set up and cheap aswell
or cheaper than i thought 1 thing though bb app world.crashes sometimes
recommend fir everyone though!!
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Reviewed by Edgardo from Philippines on 26th Dec
2011
I have been using this unit for almost a year now and i like it, it
serves the purpose as per my sales career is concern. Though, now I
dig for the new Torch 9810 - still a BB. Happy holidays.
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Reviewed by jimbob from america on 26th Dec 2011
I think that the curve 3G is actually a pretty good phone as I used
to have it but now got a bold although for bbm on the bold 9700 there
is no dp for you or your friend so your gunna have to download it of
app world
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Reviewed by BB-don from Uk on 22nd Dec 2011
An amazing phone got it in red for £159.99 from vodafone , it is a huge
upgrade from the 8520 and is easy to use its keyboard is same as the
8520 but I feel it's less stiff and can be pressed with less force .
Overall an estonishing phone :)
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Reviewed by charlie from england on 21st Dec 2011
1st phone scroller stopped working sent into three store they gave me
a new phone. 2nd phone within 2 months the internet would not work and
would constanly freeze. 3rd phone which i am on now will not work on
the internet will constantly freeze and will not download apps the battery
lasts about and hour if i was to do anything on it and i am paying £29
a month not worth it anyway. Three have awful customer service avoid
them at all costs they overcharge and to be honest there phones never
work properly anyway awful phone do on get get the 8520 much better
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Reviewed by Jordan from England on 19th Dec 2011
THE BLACKBERRY CURVE 9300 IS THE BEST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD. I LOVE
BBM IT'S AMAZING, EVERYTHING IS VERY GOOD AND WORKS WELL!!!! ;)
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Reviewed by Daniel from England on 17th Dec 2011
I love this phone to bits. It is really good for browsing the internet
and 3G comes in quite useful. Texting on it is easy and emailing the
best I strongly recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by Amanda from UK on 16th Dec 2011
This phone is amazing! BBMing is a breeze, texting is fun, the design
is sleek and browsing the web is so easy! People are complaining about
the Internet being too slow, or the apps slowing the device down, but
nobody realises it's a just a phone, not a computer or laptop! If you
want to browse the web for hours on end then get a laptop! Blackberrys
are known for texting and the unique BBM service, so why not use the
phone for just that? The end.
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Reviewed by Camila from England on 16th Dec 2011
It is very good. Maybe you are just unlucky. Dont give people false
info.
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Reviewed by Blackberrycrap from United Kingdom on
14th Dec 2011
Rubbish phone, horrible operating system, faulty hardware. NO-ONE BUY
THIS PHONE IT'S A LOAD OF RUBBISH.
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Reviewed by annonamous from england on 9th Dec
2011
this phone is amazing! i have black one, wouldnt have any other phone!
BUY THIS PHONE!:D
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Reviewed by niki from uk on 9th Dec 2011
I have come th the end of my tether now with this phone, afer months
of keeping on at my service provider they ahve offered me a HTC, this
phone is a pile of horse ****, freezes battery life is poor, is goes
through the menu on its own, the list i too long, sinc blackberry went
down back alonjg ive ben having problems using ,y bb. DO NOT GET THIS
PHONE, I HAVE JAD 4 YES 4, my 4th only for 1 week before it started
ti give me problems. 0/5 stars
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Reviewed by Daniel from England on 8th Dec 2011
The Blackberry 9300 was a great investment I have only had the phone
for a couple of weeks but i'm really happy with the 3G and 2G cover
and speed and I'm addicted to the Blackberry messenger. Buy one.
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Reviewed by zars from scotland on 4th Dec 2011
this phone is okay i use it for texting and BBM'ing.there are 2 main
problems, it freezes alot and the trackpad for me is rubbish and does
not work! i used to love this phone and i would reccomend to everyone,
but after experiencing MANY problems with this phone i reccomend you
DON'T buy it! the battery runs out very quick and when you download
an app u have to reboot it again! it wastes time and it works slower
when you have to many apps!if you have not bought it yet i would advise
you to get the samsung galaxy s or the iphone, i have now got an iphone
because of all the problems i had with my blackberry! if young people
and tennagers are buying this for BBM (blackberry messenger) i would
advise you not to get it! its is not worth £160 considering the many
problemns it has. the battery goes very quick! i had to charge it every
night! you are not getting you're money's worth! i only had mine for
5 weeks!
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Reviewed by Tony from Somalia on 1st Dec 2011
I think it is a terrible phone and always freezes when you open the
messigting app.. bucket
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Reviewed by ajat shatru from india on 1st Dec
2011
The bb curve 3g more then sufficient but very low in. Apps storage space.
It may be free to user to choose storage to either device or mamory
card
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Reviewed by stephen rush from northernireland on
29th Nov 2011
I do like the curve 9300 but my biggest problem is when you download
apps you can't save them on the sd card so I'm constantly deleting apps
to free up memory because it slows the phone down. But overall its good.
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Reviewed by Andrew from England on 26th Nov 2011
I've had this phone for a year now and feel I'm well qualified to comment
on it. Overall I'm very pleased with it. The good points are that the
interface is easy-to-use: you don't need to be an expert in technology
to use it and it's fairly intuitive. BBM (messenger) is also great to
use (when it's working). The phone is quite light (compared to the iPhone)
and protective carry cases are cheap to buy and afford good protection
to the screen. But the phone is not without fault. The battery life
is OK but not perfect; spend a couple of hours texting or BBM'ing and
you'll drain half the battery. My other main problem is that the 3G
is unpredictable and the processor speed is woeful. More often than
not the phone freezes when trying to load a web page with too much "rich
content". It works better when I'm logged in to a wi-fi hotspot or my
broadband, but it's far from perfect. On the whole it's a good phone
that does what I need for the price I'm willing to pay.
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Reviewed by Phil from Uganda on 16th Nov 2011
The blackberry 9300 is amazing! I would recommend it to anyone. Especially
people who like to text. Buy one!
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Reviewed by Adam from England on 15th Nov 2011
I had a Curve 8520 for 9 months fantastic little phone, the camera quality
left a lot to be desired but that was the only flaw. I, just a couple
of months ago upgraded to the new 9300 3G model, and thanks to OS6 it's
even better, again camera quality is poor, but i don't buy my phone
for it's camera. The new OS is fantastic runs nice and smooth not had
a single problem so far. I saw a lot of people complain about poor battery
life, golden rule for any new tech is, leave it switched off and charge
for 16 hours, doing this will boost the life of your battery. A person
complained about it having no manual, this is because the manual is
built into the phone and starts teaching you from the second you switch
on. So yes no complaints here, take your time, if your not sure use
the built in manual and you shouldn't have a problem.
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Reviewed by Naresh from England on 13th Nov 2011
I bought this phone two weeks back, for the price its a amazing phone
with all the features you can expect from iphone4 apart from touchscreen.
The battery is also good, i think some are not lucky getting this phone.
I will recommend anyone to buy this phone.
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Reviewed by Fen from UK on 11th Nov 2011
I've had my Blackberry Curve 9300 for a couple of weeks now..it's my
first ever Blackberry and I don't think I'll ever go back to Samsungs
or Nokias after this. It looks fantastic..I love the fact that I don't
have to worry about stupid predictive texting now I have a Qwerty keyboard..and
every feature on it so far is working quickly and easily. Would recommend
one of these to anyone.
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Reviewed by lu from america on 9th Nov 2011
i had a blackberry bold since august 2011 and its good but froze and
broke. which isnt good but i know my sister has a blackberry bold and
her scrolly thing keeps getting stuck!.. but would recomend for teenagers
as it has bbm. but other wise it is very usful. well worth the money
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Reviewed by yasin from wngland on 7th Nov 2011
its all about blackberry9300
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Reviewed by Tafari from England on 6th Nov 2011
my blackberry 9300 is still up and running had it from last year November
which means i had it for a year and its still going strong with no problems
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Reviewed by Abii from England on 1st Nov 2011
i own a blackberry curve 9300 and they are the most rubbish phones going
on mine the trackpad has broken and i have had mine since may and its
november now. i am sending it back and hopefully getting a blackberry
bold or torch because they are so much better, blackberry phones are
good apart from the curve part- they are a let down on blackberry's
company!xxx
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Reviewed by qwertyboo from england on 30th Oct
2011
I just got a blackberry curve 9300 and i love it i am a teenager so
i use bbm alot and the internet i love it!! :)
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Reviewed by Tamara from UK on 28th Oct 2011
Although I cant go without this phone and I rely on it quite abit, the
phone itself is very unpredictable. You cant select an app without the
phone Freezing for afew minutes. Ive had this phone since August 2011
and its already playing up. However, The apps avaliable are very good.
Especially Blackberry Messenger. Recommended to Teenagers.
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Reviewed by Sonette from South Africa on 27th
Oct 2011
terrible phone 2 weeks into the purchase and freezing, new phone 1 week
into the new phone same thing, new phone 1 day same problem. 3 phones
all 3 same problem and they say its me...I would not recommend this
phone to anyone, cant even receive any E-mails very poor !!!!!
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Reviewed by Nicki from UK on 27th Oct 2011
I agree with you mark, ive had 3 bb since jan but its still causing
me problems, this morning i had a white screen saying error 543 or something
like that, when the bblackberry went down it was only on the news not
everyone can get the news until later on in the day, i lost everything
from my last review my comments wont change. so if you want a blackberry....stop....read
comments and think again this is the 2nd worstphone ive had. doesnt
even deserve 1 star
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Reviewed by Mark from THAILAND on 25th Oct 2011
My BB9300 has been a huge disappointment, the track pad is forever sticking,
SIS service at Fortune in Bangkok is useless, they just say upgrade
the software. This has been done and I still cannot use it. BB really
should take responsibility instead of ripping people off for sub standard
parts. NEVER BUY BB, you will become another unhappy cusstomer and statistic!!!
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Reviewed by Anita from UK on 23rd Oct 2011
The phone looks attractive enough and is really good but the first time
i got it, around a month later the scrolling mouse thingy kept getting
stuck and it was just a bit at first but then a few days later it kept
getting worse and so i went into the store and got it swapped for a
new one and now i've had this one for about 2months and the same thing
is happening again. Thinking of selling it but the prices being offered
are so low, i got it for £190 and the highest price being offered now
to sell it is £78, which as you can imagine is really annoying. Would
not reccomend at all.
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Reviewed by jack from shefilad on 22nd Oct 2011
blackberry cuve are the best phone everxx
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Reviewed by Gurmeet from India on 21st Oct 2011
Touchpad sucks if fingers are bit moist. This problem is not there with
other blackberries. I m returning the device.
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Reviewed by Zack from England on 20th Oct 2011
Had this last month for a while and its really good !! But i have the
bold now and compared to that its a bit disapointing .... Still a good
phone but poor battery life for me :) 3 / 5 being nice :D
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Reviewed by Y from Scotland on 20th Oct 2011
I have now had the blackberry curve 3G 9300 for about 2 months and its
fine apart from the battery and the 2 mega camera but wherever you go
the phone has 3G and the browser is fast nut if you have only like 100
mb internet then it wont be as fast but if you buy 500 mb internet it
will be good and fast just remember not to download too many apps or
the phone will go slower.
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Reviewed by Christopher from Qatar on 19th Oct
2011
First time Blackberry user after (sadly) laying to rest my faithful
Nokia E71. I was attracted by the 9300 price and specifications but
somewhat leery of the build-quality. After a week, I am still of the
same mind. I love the connectivity and features but it still feels a
bit cheap to me. Until it proves otherwise, however, I am very impressed
with this little phone.
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Reviewed by T from England on 13th Oct 2011
if you use your previous sim card, make sure its 3g else you wont be
able to get onto internet.
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Reviewed by Richard from England on 8th Oct 2011
STOP DO NOT BYE.......!!! Never worked from the start and now on my
3rd blackberry 3G Curve!! Problems included scrolling not scrolling
properly,freezing then going crazy after frozen ie calling people and
other stuff. 85% of web sites are to big for the phone to load. Then
sometimes the screen will just go white and will have to take the battery
out and start the phone back up again when this happens. The centre
button will just stop working so you have to keep taking the battery
out till it starts again. Before this phone I had the normal blackberry
black curve and it was much better with next to no problems at all,
And for about £60 cheaper So my advice wood be either get the cheaper
normal blackberry curve or like they suggest if you can offered it get
the bold. But please don't waste your hard earned money on this phone.
Worst phone I have ever used. Richard
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Reviewed by fatmonica from uk on 30th Sep 2011
This phone suits my needs but it would be better if my browser didn't
keep closing because the 'page is too large to load.'Very frustrating,especially
as my son has a cheap Samsung which accesses the internet so much better.
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Reviewed by Joey from Philippines on 29th Sep
2011
The phone is actually very good. It does everything it says it would
do. People keep complaining that it just won't stop ringing or buzzing.
Well... That's the purpose of this phone. It's supposed to keep you
connected. If you just want to make calls and send sms, get a cheap
phone that does that. If you want to stay connected anywhere and anytime,
get one of these wonderful BBs. If you want a better camera, get a digital
camera. This is a phone to stay connected to friends, family and workmates.
If you want a better media player, get a media player. If you're having
problems downloading apps, check your internet mobile internet connection.
If you're having problems using this phone, perhaps you should have
researched before buying this. If you don't want to use the office tools
this has, take them out. Stop complaining about how difficult or inefficient
the phone is. The phone is a tool and this phone is one heck of a tool.
A tool is only as good as the user. Have any of you heard this saying?
Artificial intelligence is nothing compared to natural stupidity. Something
to ponder on, yes?
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Reviewed by danii from england on 29th Sep 2011
This is my second blackberry (did have the 8520) and i adore this phone!
OS6 confused me at first but now its like second nature? All you people
that say 'they break so easy' well yes, you drop it and it'll break?
Bbm / internet / texts run smoother on this phone than the old curve.
3G never cuts out like SOME phones signal. You can use internet / bbm
on the phone which is nice to have. Also people complain it doesn't
shut up? Well im 21 and yes, it doesn't. But that's why we buy blackberrys?
For the range in software and for the many ways to stay in contact with
people! If you like blackberrys buy this phone! I love it :)
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Reviewed by Dan from England on 24th Sep 2011
Does basics well (text/email etc.) but seems old fashioned already.
Poor camera, battery life, social networking stuff is a bit clunky compared
to other cheaper phones. Have to remove battery and re-boot sometimes
to make a call as phone goes 3g/gprs whatever depending what mood it's
in. The business apps are very cute but don't know anyone who has ever
had to amend a ppt/excel/word file via a phone. Just blowing smoke for
people with an elevated sense of self importance who couldn't get past
level 3 on brickbreaker. Also, wifi is very hit and miss and doesn't
flag up as on (when it is) and vice-versa. Be careful abroad. 10 months
left on this contract then I'll see what's about. Apart from the instant
email/bbm it hasn't got anything. Amazed other companies don't do this
then it's dead in the water. Great, depending on what you want it for,
but very limited.
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Reviewed by kall from UK on 17th Sep 2011
Bought the blackberry 9300 curve about 3 months ago, love the qwerty
keyboard. Good little fone, does alot, wish it had applications like
the android does. Its slim, cool looking, and one of the best phones
i have had. Only downside, battery doesnt last long, charging required
like every 27 hrs, sometimes earlier. Good phone to have though apart
from that battery problem, then the tech just gets better.
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Reviewed by Jane from UK on 15th Sep 2011
This phone is rubbish. I cannot do much< the battery life is very poor,
the signal is useless, comes andgoes as and whenitwants to, i had about
40% vattery lefy and it said battery drained handset switching off,
when icharge it up if i use itduring charge it turns off and wont turn
back on unless i take out the battery and butback in again, i cannot
get a new phone until nov 12, think ill have to buy a payg phone, just
until i canupgrade to a HTC or iphone. Very dissapoinyed custumer,icannot
see how people are rating this phone 5/5 stars, you've had it for 2
weeks, after having it for 8 months you will see how bad they really
are. DO NOT BUY ONE
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Reviewed by Derek from England on 6th Sep 2011
I had a company blackberry a few years ago and so was a bit apprehensive
about buying buying a 9300 as it I thought it would be a 'budget' standard
but I am very impressed with it. I read reviews about how to upgrade
to latest operating system OS6 and so was ready to do this but if you
buy recent stock it already has OS6 now so no need. OS6 is much better
than older software. Phone features are great, battery life even better
than anticipated. It only cost £12.99 (with free phone)with loads of
mins and texts and free email and messenger. Bargain. Superb purchase.
Highly recommended
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Reviewed by Lesley from England on 6th Sep 2011
bought a Blackberry curve on saturday and i hate it!.the keys are too
small and i,m fed up of the constant noises from either email,messages
or facebook.i wanted a phone to use when i,m away from home ,but its
given me a headache MY OLD FAITHFUL SAMSUNG IS BACK IN USE the Blackberry
will be exchanged for something better .
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Reviewed by Tammy from England on 6th Sep 2011
This phone is simply amazing. I bought it yesterday and I have not been
off it since. It works like charm. All you people complaining probably
are just unlucky. But I feel like this is a gift from god. It makes
my friends jealous. I'm over the moon with it.
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Reviewed by jimmy from england on 28th Aug 2011
Have it instructions are non excistant and cost you for to use the internet
and wifi on apps store which i think is stupid when most of the apps
are free camera is rubbish cant use it propely of the keys being so
small wish it would be better from the start pleas dont get it get somthing
else it is like the iphone a fashion phone nothing else if you can use
it then it might be ok but the price dosent reflect that for what you
get
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Reviewed by Nicola from UK on 28th Aug 2011
I'm now on my 3rd, yes THIRD blackberry in 7 months, it never seems
to want to work when i want it to, takes ages to download applications,
and takes up al the bettery power, when i only just took it of charge.
No one buy this phone, its not all it cracks up to be. its just a pitty
i cant claim off insurance and get a new phone, even when they know
how dissapointed i am.
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Reviewed by dody from australia on 20th Aug 2011
i regret buying this phone! i suggest buying a bold !! the screen resolution
is ugly!! i thought it was a cool phone! this phone is really disappointing.
but great browser only 3 stars
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Reviewed by Tracey from UK on 14th Aug 2011
Bought the BB Curve 3G in May. Was fed up with it after 3 weeks I had
thought of selling to a mobile phone recycle company albehit for less
than I paid for it. I had in the meantime bought a Nokia 7320 (why I
don't know just seemed a value non BB phone) Well, I regreted buying
it and thought twice of selling my BB and after using my BB for a few
weeks, I realised it is the best phone I have ever had lol. Lovely phone
:) Although camera is a bit basic at 2MP, it's not end of the world
as I have a digital cam for taking pics. The BB cam is a substitute
if I am out and about and I want to 'capture the moment' and I don't
have my camera with me. The music player on it is fantastic! I have
an ipod but, haven't listened to it since I bought my BB. Can't go far
wrong with this phone. Never ceases to amaze me. Would be very happy
to have this phone for a few years or until it wears down whatever comes
first lol
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Reviewed by joseph from USA on 11th Aug 2011
awsome phone! had it for 3 days and cant get myself of of it!!!
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Reviewed by Kailash from India on 5th Aug 2011
Its quite good.
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Reviewed by Yusuf Morenikeji from Nigeria on 2nd
Aug 2011
It a very nice Phone.
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Reviewed by unknown_beef from ohio on 30th Jul
2011
i think it's ite.
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Reviewed by Declan from England on 28th Jul 2011
I got this phone on contract a couple days ago and it is perfection
at it's finest. Amazingly clear display, fast browsing, define, fresh,
fast, fine. This is one sick, slick hot digit of a phone.
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Reviewed by Victoria from UK on 28th Jul 2011
I bought this phone very recently and I must say it does not dissapoint-
although some complain about the trackpad, I find that it is not a problem-
my internet is good and I love the BBM. I like the keypad and the set
out altogether. I'd definitely recommend it especially for people who
love tetexting and emailing
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Reviewed by Louise from London, England on 27th
Jul 2011
i regret upgrading my contract to this blackberry. to be honest with
you i got a bb because everyone i spoke to said they were good. I did
agree they were good that was until recently it has started playing
up. I find it hard to send bbm messages (its quite slow/delayed). and
sometimes my 'B' key gets stuck. I still have well over a year till
my contract ends and can not cope with this phone much longer, so i
am resorting to selling it and buying a pay as you go phone till my
contract updates. then i will get an iphone :)they have much better
reviews.
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Reviewed by Pringle from Salad on 10th Jul 2011
OMG , got this phone today for £150 and to be honest its amazing , absolutely
brilliant. Would recommend it to everyone !!!!!!!!! ILooveeMyBlackberry
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Reviewed by Alicia westlake from England on 9th
Jul 2011
i recently bought the blackberry curve 9300 in black and red. it has
a responsive track pad but less reponsive then other trackpads but still
good i think if you are looking for blackberry curve it is only a little
bit more expencive then 8520 but worfet my sister has the black 8520
not as good i must say.
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Reviewed by Nicki from UK on 7th Jul 2011
I got this phone because it was a popular phone, and i was bored ofmy
nokia, looking back i wish i had waited andnotgottghis phone,where doi
start, it freezes,takes ages to loadwhen i turn it on, thebattery life
is very very poor, before i would charge it once every other day,now
its every day i need to chargeit, my bluetooth doesnt work, didnt work
from day one, its saying i hav an unread text when i look through both
emails and texts nothing unopened, now its started to say i have two
open browzers, even after deleting brozer history still says it. BBM
is annoying because i cant seem to keep vital convos that i may require
to keep in the future. Thought this was an amazing phone but im now
dissapointed,unfortunatlyimstuck with it for another 2 years (about)
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Reviewed by Nancy from Indonesia on 4th Jul 2011
I love this handheld before. problem is the keypad sometimes doesn't
respond. this is really annoying, cause this is my 2nd time having same
problem on this handheld.
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Reviewed by Rage_Bangout from England on 23rd
Jun 2011
The BlackBerry Curve 9300 is an amazing phone, especially now that you
can upgrade to BlackBerry 6,
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Reviewed by Ben from UK on 23rd Jun 2011
Shockingly bad. I'm on my third phone now from Carphone Warehouse...
First one the track-pad broke, second the speaker broke, and this one,
the speaker and microphone intermittently work, I have to reset the
phone numerous times daily. I've never ever owned such a bad phone.
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Reviewed by Jake from England on 20th Jun 2011
its is an amazing phone so cool n wicked a really good usefull and amazzing
phone to have!! go and buy it now people!!! Boyakasha
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Reviewed by Helena from UK on 4th Jun 2011
this is the best phone available in the world in my opinion! Its totally
worth the money! BUY IT NOW!!!
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Reviewed by christine from Canada on 2nd Jun 2011
I regret buying the BB 9300!! It worked for about 3 months and then
the memory leak started however when I sent in for repair; they said
nothing was wrong. But they thought that they would update to the new
OP system. However the memory with this device doesn't support this
new OP system uses up all the memory!! Should have got the iphone!!!
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Reviewed by Nick from USA on 24th May 2011
Great phone , quick and responsive, freezes, but rarely and re-cooperates
quickly, i love the chick-let style keyboard big hands could easily
type on it great call quality and messaging is terrific and web browsing
is acceptable although iPhone and android have it beat by far in that
category. Nonetheless, this is a great little smartphone.
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Reviewed by Lakside from Nigeria on 23rd May 2011
We are having problems downloading from the App store.
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Reviewed by Viv from London on 19th May 2011
Great phone have had it for a couple of months, not complaining about
the battery life coz that depends on your usage...bought it mainly for
BBM, and the excellent keyboard....the icing on the cake would have
been a front end camera for video calls, despite this i would definitely
recommend this phone...
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Reviewed by Ashley from Leeds on 15th May 2011
Got this phone a week ago and I love it. This is a premium handset,
email is great all the features work well (not tried sat nav yet)and
the build quality is outstanding, now the battery yes i won't lie its
not good, you get a day heavy usage out of it but hey you spend most
of your nights in a house so whats wrong with charging it every night?
low usage you would get probably 2 days or 3 pushing it, remember it
is connecting to the network at all time so if you want good battery
disable these features. I still give the phone 5 stars because it is
not over priced, everything seems to run very well and the os is best
in its class :)
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Reviewed by Diane from glasgow on 3rd May 2011
on recieving the blackberry curve 9300 i thought that phone had great
features and was fantastic due to the push mail however after 3 months
of having the phone there was a fault with my pincode(well no fault
really) it wouldnt accept my password and after the allocated 3 tries
the phone wiped all the data clear on my sim and memory. Although this
is great if your phone has been stolen but major fault!! Since this
however the phone has been running great again. I also had a lot of
problems with sending and recieving using bluetooth!! Altogether i would
give this phone a rating of 3 stars from the 5.
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Reviewed by Zoe from England on 1st May 2011
i love this phone. Previously i had the LG cookie and i hated it so
was very excited to get my Blackbery. I havent been on face book on
my laptop since i got this blackberry! its fabulous. It is so easy to
email, text , Blackberry messenger with one of its best features .....
its qwerty keyboard!!! anyway, overall i love this phone <3 xxx
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Reviewed by Wayne from Engerland on 26th Apr 2011
Great phone, king of email, God of communication. Great camera, love
the document editing capabilities, but the only problem is that so many
CHAVS are 'buying' blackberrys' it is loosing some of its exclusivivity.
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Reviewed by Leonie from UK on 24th Apr 2011
Battery life is very very poor on this phone if you use ur phone alot!!!
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Reviewed by Claire from UK on 23rd Apr 2011
I love my Curve. Have upgraded the software to 6.0 and it's amazing.
The only downsides are, total lack of memory due to all apps being saved
onto the fone (got no choice to save them onto a memory card, and yes
I have checked to see if you can save them onto the mc and you can't),
plus the camera - no flash or autofocus.
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Reviewed by Pete from Brazil on 15th Apr 2011
A+++++
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