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Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

mr cashier — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:42:22 -0000

this shows Mpix has nothing to do with the pic-quality! no need for 8mpix if the photochip is crappy! Bold is a great proof of that!

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

someone — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:15:54 -0000

there is 1 gb memory on the phone
but you can expand up to 16 gb with micro sd cards

wow! i cant wait to get mine!!

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Alex — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:47:33 -0000

Can anyone tell me if there is a slot for a 1 gigabyte expansion? Can someone also tell me how many gigabytes The BlackBerry Bold Has?

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

tash — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:38:37 -0000

already using and loving it!

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

BM — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:13:45 -0000

I'm thinking of getting a Bold and comparing against the iPhone and E71

One of the great things about the iPhone is that (once set-up) it will seamlessly flip from using wifi comms to mobile provider comms. So I sit in the garden looking at a site or two on the net and it is using my wifi link. I walk off and it automatically then moves to mobile comms to get web pages without me having to do a thing - nothing. And when I wander back it picks up the wifi and starts using that again. Can the Bold do this?

The reason I ask is that I have a Nokia E61 and this will not do the above. I have to endlessly click and do stuff to swap - and even to just pick up email it seems to want to keep asking me what comms to use. Very annoying. There is a third party app to help correct this but I'd prefer a phone (like the iPhone) which does the right thing from the off.

I do appreciate with the advent of 3G that wifi is not so vital perhaps but I do use my mobile device around the house a lot and I don't want to be eating into my 'all I can eat' mobile data allowance - which is actually capped and expensive if I were to go above.

Thanks for you help and also such an informative review.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Lee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:14:26 -0000

With living in South Africa we always get the tail end of the deals, will the BBB GPS maps work in SA or is it compatible with other maps that are available for download?

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Jnevons — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:07:38 -0000

No GPS info? Hardly an 'ultimate' review with zero information on the GPS. Honestly.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Steve — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:58:34 -0000

Will the Blackberry Bold's email and phone work in Asia, e.g., Japan, Korea, and China?

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

look-fast — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:26:32 -0000

hi..for the blackberry bold model .... does anyone know if u can delete/edit original text from an email you are forwarding on....? much appreciate if you can help!! thanks!

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Derek — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:16:04 -0000

GPS? Can we see how it works? What about Google Maps? And Blackberry Maps?

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Paul Simpson — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:07:26 -0000

The screen size is 480 x 320

It is launched in the UK on Orange and there are problems with Maps not being implemented.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

draligus — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:29:09 -0000

what is the screen size of this phone?

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Tex — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:26:26 -0000

Great Review. I can't wait for ATT to launch the bold.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

John — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:20:20 -0000

Excellent review. However, with the absence of A PDF creator and lack of Flash and Java support for web browsing, I have to wonder whether one perhaps should let the hype wear off for a week or two and then see if he or she still wants one.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Nan Palmero, MBA — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:26:48 -0000

Douglas, you out did yourself with the mother of all BlackBerry Bold reviews. I loved it, especially for the table of contents at the beginning. This is definitely NOT bush league. ;)

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Al Sacco — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:43:27 -0000

This is a great review. Thanks to Douglas and the whole BlackBerryCool crew!

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Derek — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:05:56 -0000

Can you show off some screen caps of the GPS working? How in depth are the GPS features?

Thanks, Derek

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

BlackBerry Cool — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:57:22 -0000

@dubz

Just to follow up, one part of my review I forgot to throw in was a mention of how I carried the Bold. I usually place my BlackBerry in the front breast pocket of my tweed blazer (from 7100 to 7130 to pearl to curve) and the Bold is the first one that doesn't fit. But it's fine in your pants pocket -- just don't put your keys in there too!

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Simon Sage — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:54:41 -0000

@Mark

Actually Mark, my Bold came with a Rogers Mall icon that launches into an online app store. I think RIM is more interested in leaving distribution to carriers, while still having references like the BlackBerry Solutions Catalog ( http://www.blackberrysoluti... ) available for folks to peruse.

@Kyle

Considering the pricing, and how it's replacing the BlackBerry 8800, I would place the Bold in the executive/enterprise category. Given, there's a camera there that some companies might not be too happy with, and the slick screen seems a little too multimedia-friendly to be purely business, I think they're more icing on the cake than anything else.

@dubz

Having pocketed the Pearl for a long time, the Bold definitely feels a little bulky. Right now I'm holstering it, but it actually fits in my front jean pocket no problem. It might be a little trickier if you're putting anything else in there, though.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Jvlien — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:20:06 -0000

Battery life is not so good comparing to the Pearl 8310 unless you don't use the blackberry and keep it sleeping. The very nice screen seems to be a huge power sucker.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Kyle — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:32:39 -0000

can you guy settle an argument I've been having with my coworkers?wwHat is the Bold's target market? I think pro-sumers and my boss says CEO types. If pro-sumer, pricing and launch issues are crucial. If CEO types, then these are non-issues right? Shed some light readers?

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Mark Rejhon — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:09:33 -0000

One MAJOR thing is missing that greatly hurts the BlackBerry, according to some friends I know:

An AppStore for BlackBerry. We need easier development, easier accessibility, for BlackBerry so that new users of BlackBerry can easily find a favourite application without needing to hunt many different sources on the Internet for it.

Apps doesn't have to be exclusive to the BlackBerry AppStore, but a pre-installed well-stocked AppStore makes it irresistible for developers to provide copies of their application for the unified AppStore - since everyone would be able to access it and purchase applications that way.

There is some trickiness tiptoeing around corporate users whose admins don't want such functionality, but if RIM want to be serious about selling more units to consumers, we need a built-in AppStore, as well as the addition of improved development environments.

(P.S. RIM API needs to really be overhauled, baby... There's a lot of legacy stuff that's holding it back.)

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Aaron — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:40:39 -0000

The calculator says boobs when you hold it upside down.

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

Ashley Armitt — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:36:46 -0000

1 Blaring Omission from this review is the Headphones! Is it just in Oz they are suction based ?

@ Bryan, these are features of 4.5 OS and well integrated into the 4.6 OS of the Bold

@ Blackberry Cool, HSPA to GPRS handover works extremely well here in OZ. Over 100km's between work and home moves seemlessly between the two. Best review so far by the way, the screenshots made you beat out BGR's :)

Re: The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review

dubz — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:15:05 -0000

1st of all tanx bbcool for the superb review.. i fil this is one of the most complete reviews available for the BOLD.. i have a question.. how does it fit in ur chest pocket? how bout in ur trousers pocket? or jeans? probably u could post up sum pictures on the size of the bold compared to how it fits ur pockets.. ive seen sum reviews on the size of it but none which shows d Bold being tucked into ones pocket.. probly sum of us dun fil comfy clinging it onto the belt.. plus i dun wan my BOLD to be d target of snatch-thefts if i just cling it there.. i feel this (the BOLD's size) is one of the problems for those who arent dat much in the business side but wants a rili great BB.. other than dat, its perfect~