BlackBerry Style 9670 - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-129485
- 8by
I love BlackBerry, personally. This was the first BB I've ever had. I loved the fact that it was a flip phone, cause with previous phones from other makers, I've always accidentally pressed other buttons while I was holding it or it was in my purse. So the fact that it's a flip phone really was the reason I originally got this phone. Here in America, it was originally $300, but I bought it off of ebay for $150 in 2011, I believe. I've had it for a year and a half, and came to love it. App World is easy to use and has quite a few free downloads. It's not a wide phone so anyone with smaller hands, it will probably fit perfectly in their hands. I have fatter fingers and I didn't have any problem typing on the keyboard...each key has slightly rounded edges, so even though they are close together, you're not pressing other buttons unless you're super heavy-handed. I have it through Boost Mobile, which is Sprints' Prepaid plan, and I've never once had a dropped call or any problems like that. The internet can lag sometimes, but it's great for quick look-ups if you're out and you need the phone number to a specific place or something like that. It does come with a GPS, and like previously stated, it can wear the battery down kind of quickly, so I would have a charger near by, just in case. However, when you go to close out the GPS, you have to make sure you click "EXIT", otherwise it will continue running in the background, using up more of your battery. It's a really sturdy phone. I've had it for almost 2 years now and I just now have to replace it because I accidentally fell on the charger when it was plugged in and caused the charging port to become loose, so that's my own fault. But if I can find another one within my price range, I'd definitely get another one, no question about it!
- Kirsty
- frj
If I have this phone imported, Would it work in South Africa? I really like it!
- raja j
- 9DH
i like this mobile so much because this mobile is so beautiful but please upload the price for this mobile also
- harveywaz
- k2L
Thank goodness my two year contract with Sprint and this Blackberry Style "Flip" phone comes to an end tomorrow, 1/31/2013. My son bought it for me because he thought it was a good "business oriented" phone. It has been a pain and a disappointment every day I've had it.
1. I immediately noted that the battery only lasted a couple of hours. After putting up with this for a couple of weeks I took it in to the Sprint store and they said, "Oh, you need a new battery."!! "Did you buy a warranty with the phone? NO?? then that will cost you about $60". So they sold me a phone with a dead battery in it, for starters. OK, so that's not RIM's fault, but still...
2. Even with a new battery, it only runs for about 5 or 6 hours, and I'm not even using it that much--if I use the GPS I have to keep it plugged in to the car charger or it will die on me mid-trip. And over the last month it has started re-booting for no reason whatsoever, randomly, in middle of phone call or while idle. Sometimes several times a day.
3. The keyboard keys are almost impossible to avoid double keying if you're entering more than a few characters. The keys are very small and difficult to get used to. And when you do, you still mis-key.
4. For the first 6 months I couldn't even view a YouTube video, not that I need that feature a lot, but sometimes someone would send a video and the phone would either time out, or say it was not compatible w/that file.
5. Forget about web surfing. It is too slow, and usually just says something to effect that it timed out during download.
6. The Sprint GPS worked well but about a month or two ago it was replaced with something called "TeleNav", and it can't find its way out of my driveway. Just today I tried to get it to take me to my new dentist's office and it took me off in the opposite direction, even though it recognized the street and address! OK, maybe that's not RIM's fault either, but it sure diminishes the "experience".
7. The only thing this phone was good for was downloading my email (couldn't download attachments, though, at least in a timely fashion), and occasionally I used the calculator and Pointe app.
8. And OH! I almost forgot! The most basic function it was supposed to perform was that of making and receiving phone calls. At that, it really sucks! The voice quality was terrible, and callers/recipients were always asking me to repeat, and saying they were having a hard time understanding me. And of course, I was having the same problem with my reception.
9. Finally, there is nothing intuitive about it. I know that I haven't made full use of its capabilities, but those that I need and want are so lame I don't even want to experiment further.
And today I see that RIM (now BlackBerry) is coming out with a new BB10 phone that they hope will turn the company around--and you know what it looks like? An iPhone!
But it's too late for me. Day after tomorrow (Friday, 1 Feb, 2013), I'm shopping for an iPhone or an Android. Anything but a BlackBerry!
- AnonD-105218
- wr2
how about plus and minus this phone >? i want to buy, but i need much review this phone.
- AnonD-103360
- 61D
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2013goodness..!whre on earth did you buy is for $80? im interested to buy this cutie but its so ex... moreIn Indonesia we can get this phone only for 150$ for the full set package.
- Anonymous
- TfX
goodness..!whre on earth did you buy is for $80? im interested to buy this cutie but its so expensive here in my country (around P21000.00) cos its hard to find a phone like this here. HELP
- Equinoxchild
- m79
Just seen this phone on Ebay. I love it! But I'm a bit of a technophobe :( Does anyone know if it would work in the UK? Thanx
- donator
- Qxp
Angelface, 08 Jan 2013Does anyone know if it will work in Nigeria, I'm in love with this phone and I need it ASAP. I... moreDon't buy the phone, bcoz it can't be used in your country with GSM based, I think the best is to donate half the money to the poor ones and for helping some people in the hospitals that needed help, and just buy the old blackberry 8220 flip, the model is great and GSM based phone, its great and the best :)
- donator
- Qxp
Angelface, 08 Jan 2013Does anyone know if it will work in Nigeria, I'm in love with this phone and I need it ASAP. I... moreDon't buy the phone, bcoz it can be used in your country with GSM based, I think the best is to donate half the money to the poor ones and for helping some people in the hospitals that needed help, and just buy the old blackberry 8220 flip, the model is great and GSM based phone, its great and the best :)
- Angelface
Does anyone know if it will work in Nigeria, I'm in love with this phone and I need it ASAP. I don't rilli get d drift about the CDMA stuff. Nigeria used GSM, wifi, edge, 3g but I don't know about d cDMA.
- Aditya
- X}w
I've just bought this phone for a mounth..
Realy love this phone.
Stylist, good camera, and the more important is Cheap price. i got it only for $80 bucks (style& charger only)..
If i'm comparing with my last blackberry Tour 1, the style is better on the perform side.
And if the cdma network available on your country, i recomend you to use this Cdma blckberry.. Cdma network is awesome.. Very fast while we chat, almost no delay.
But if you're a "mobile person" who oftenly mobile from one place to another place (with low network signal especially), it's not recomended to use Cdma network.
regards
- Kanz BMW
- Let
Love LOve Love the design , would buy it immediatly if available and can be used in Gulf :(
- AnonD-87540
- NhL
does it work in egypt netowkr ?
- AnonD-87540
- NhL
does it work in egypt netowkr ?
- AnonD-10394
- sSW
Now its available in Red, Soft Pink, All White, and Yellow. The Yellow one feels like handling a toy. Still the best color for me is Purple
- Christ
- PRW
Does this phone has R-UIM metode for Sim Card?
- Lorenz
- u$N
AnonD-84658, 02 Dec 2012please can someone tell me where can i purchase this handset here in philippines? i really wan... moreno. ph uses gsm network.. it won't work in the philippines
- Anonymous
- u{J
Anonymous, 05 Nov 2012guys i just dont understand what is CDMA and GSM..... i'm from sri lanka and i desperately wan... moreCDMA means example it will axcepet only perticular network ony,,,,for EX- RELIANCE network only. GSM any network sim can be insert in that mobile.
- Anonymous
- tht
Anonymous, 05 Nov 2012guys i just dont understand what is CDMA and GSM..... i'm from sri lanka and i desperately wan... morethis is CDMA : http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDMA2000
and this is GSM : http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM
it's two different network and not compatible one to another.
so please make sure you have CDMA provider in your country before purchasing this phone.
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