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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (T-Mobile)

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Brand BlackBerry

Color Silver

Type Wireless Phone

Release Date 2009-11-15

List Price $499.99

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Staying Connected

Together with BlackBerry's push email technology, your email will locate you not including having to begin a connection. BlackBerry devices are intended to remain on and constantly connected to the wireless network, notifying you as new email arrives. In addition to the topic, you can in addition get and view attachments in a wide range of popular document formats, counting Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect, and Adobe PDF.

Browse the web together with the included, full-featured browser, which shortly and efficiently displays HTML pages as well as enables you to set up RSS feeds to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. And keep up together with your contacts utilizing a diversity of instantaneous message (IM) networks, counting the included Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable customers for Google Speak, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime.

For corporate users, this BlackBerry device brings all the enterprise email and messaging abilities you've come to expect. It's supported on the BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to up to 8 work or personal email accounts (counting much popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling complex safety and IT administration inside IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise settings.

Key Features

Quick 3G connectivity via T-Mobile's HSDPA/UMTS network (1700/2100 MHz bands, UMTS/HSDPA; see extra concerning T-Mobile's 3G service below)
Unlimited nationwide Wi-Fi Calling together with T-Mobile's Unlimited HotSpot Calling service or the new Wi-Fi Calling together with MobileOffice answer for business clients. Get excellent coverage at home when used together with a T-Mobile HotSpot @Home wireless router, and get unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi, at home or at any U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot. (Study extra)
Quad-band GSM phone for good global voice connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands)
BlackBerry OS 5.0
Support for BlackBerry App World featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories contain journey, productivity, entertainment, games, social networking and sharing, news and weather, and extra.
Visual Voicemail enables you to pay attention to your voicemail messages in any order, respond in one click and effortlessly manage your inbox not including ever dialing in to the network.
GPS navigation and setting-based services via BlackBerry Maps and other third-party answers. (Study extra)
2.44-inch display together with 480 x 360-pixel resolution and 65K color depth.
35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard
3.2-megapixel camera together with auto-focus, picture stabilization, 2x digital zoom, flash, and geotagging abilities.
Video capture abilities together with up to 480 x 352-pixel resolution for sharing (176 x 144 pixels for sending via MMS)
Multi-format digital audio and video player together with compatibility for MP3, WMA 9 Pro/WMA 10, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, and extra.
BlackBerry Media Sync is built right into your BlackBerry Desktop Software and lets you sync your desktop iTunes or Windows Media Player music files together with your BlackBerry smartphone. If you're a Mac customer, just select the "media" option and you're ready to sync your iTunes music collection from your BlackBerry smartphone onto your Mac.
Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity together with stereo music streaming (A2DP) abilities as well as hands-free earpieces and car kits.
Memory extension via microSD card slot together with support for optional cards up to 32 GB. A 2 GB card is integrated together with the phone, and it in addition has an internal 256 MB memory.
Full messaging abilities counting SMS topic, MMS image/video and IM instantaneous messaging (via popular services counting AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Exist Messenger, and Google Speak)
BlackBerry Browser for accessing Web sites.
Organizer tools counting calendar, task list, memo pad, and calculator
Airplane mode lets you to pay attention to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
Included hands-free, full duplex speakerphone
Voice-activated dialing abilities

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 weighs 4.3 ounces and measures 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches. Its 1500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of speak time, and up to 360 hours (15 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies, as well as T-Mobile's 3G network (1700/2100 MHz).

What's in the Box
BlackBerry Bold 9700 receiver, rechargeable battery, charger, 2 GB microSD memory card, USB cable, wired hands-free earpiece, BlackBerry Desktop Software, fast begin guide, customer manual

T-Mobile Services

High-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile's 3G network: In addition to its quad-band GSM connectivity, this phone is in addition compatible together with T-Mobile's UMTS/HSDPA 3G network, which operates on the 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum. This phone is intended to automatically connect to the excellent available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to offer faster data speeds when accessing the Web or downloading content from the T-Mobile Web2go content portal. T-Mobile's 3G network now covers 170 million people in extra than 235 cities nationwide and by the end of 2009 is planned to be available to approximately 200 million people across the U.S.
In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to get service on the via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Increased Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is quick enough to support a wide range of complex data services (together with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), counting full image and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

While this phone is optimized for use together with T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, many of its functions will in addition work well on the moderate-speed EDGE network. If you plan to access the Internet extensively on your phone, 3G network coverage may serve you excellent.

Activities this work well on EDGE or 3G networks:
- Email, instantaneous messaging, and texting
- Downloading ringtones, CallerTunes, wallpaper, light data files
- Sending photographs via e-mail or image messaging
Activities this work excellent on a 3G network:
- Viewing content-heavy websites (lots of pictures or videos playing)
- Viewing YouTube and other video files (they will have fun on EDGE, but require loading time)
- Uploading large files (photos, videos, presentations) to sharing websites
- Downloading large files from an e-mail or a website
T-Mobile HotSpot Enabled service: Effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile's wireless network while you speak together with T-Mobile's Unlimited HotSpot Calling service or the new Wi-Fi Calling together with MobileOffice answer for business clients. Unlimited nationwide Wi-Fi Calling requires either Unlimited HotSpot Calling mobile plan or Wi-Fi Calling together with MobileOffice service, qualifying rate plan, broadband Internet connection and wireless router. Regular plan minutes are used when call does not originate on Wi-Fi network.

Study Extra

BlackBerry Maps

Always recognize where you are and how to get where you want to be together with BlackBerry® smartphones featuring BlackBerry Maps and GPS (Global Placement System) abilities. Enter an address and get directions to businesses, restaurants and other locations. Type or paste the information, or launch a map by clicking on a pre-current address in your address book to view routes and step-by-step directions.

Interactive maps agree to you to pan left, right, up and down and to zoom in and out
Local search lets you locate locations based on keywords. Enter a search term like "pizza" to locate pizza places near you
Send maps via email
Bookmark your favorite locations for future reference
Fully optimized for BlackBerry smartphones for quick loading times and efficient data usage
BlackBerry Maps works together with your existing wireless network, so no carrier switching is necessary.

Technical Specifications

Video format support: DivX 4, DivX 5/6 partially supported, XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3, MPEG4, Sorenson Spark & On2 VP6(Flash support)
Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
Email support: BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service (POP3/IMAP4)
IM customer: Yahoo, MSN Exist, AIM, Google Speak, ICQ
USB connectivity: USB port lets charging and data synchronization of the device together with a USB "A" to micro-USB "B" cable
Bluetooth support: Mono/Stereo Earpiece, Hands-free, Serial Port Profile, Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP) and Bluetooth SIM Access Profile (version 2.1)

Additional Accessories

Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset [Retail Packaging]

BlackBerry NA Folding Blade Micro Charger - black

Blackberry Skins for 9700 Bold 2 (Black, Red, Blue)

Blackberry Charger with Removable Clips for Blackberry 2

Blackberry Charging Pod for Blackberry Bold 2

Customer Reviews

Wonderful e-mail machine 2010-02-28

By Dutch Oven Guy (Tallahassee, FL USA)

The 9700 Bold is a wonderful e-mail machine, especially if you have multiple accounts to manage. The web browser stinks. I use an iPhone for anything more than casual checks on news sites. When carefully managed, battery life is great. RIM has finally recognized that us Mac users carrys BBs. The new Mac desktop application works well. Check it out here. [...]

The Bold's camera was a surprise to me. It is excellent. Within a few feet the flash is OK, the color is fine and the focus is much better than any other smartphone I have seen.

While not its forte, the Bold does well connecting to the social media like Twitter and Facebook.

In short, if you are an e-mail person, the Bold is your best choice, If you are a web browser, get an iPhone.

Simply fantastic phone 2010-02-11

By Ben (Chicago, IL)

This phone is simply fantastic. If you are considering a smartphone, there are many factors to consider and you need to take time to decide what is important to you. Do you want to use it to play games, or run nifty applications? Do you need great battery life? Is WiFi or GPS important? Will you be traveling and need access to a variety of cellular networks?

My first foray into smartphones was a Samsung Moment, which I returned. You will find Android phone users spend a lot of time figuring out how to maximize battery life: many people run widgets that let them turn on and off WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth in order to get extra time before the battery dies. Placing calls with an Android phone involves multiple steps, which I thought took too much time.

The Bold 9700 performs the main functions I need extremely well. Some highlights:

1. Calls are easy to make and receive. I can pick up the phone and press one speed dial key and the call is made. Or I can enter a few letters of a contact's name and the phone finds the match. Making a call is much faster on this phone than on an Android phone.

2. Battery life is terrific. I never worry about turning off GPS, WiFi, or Bluetooth. They run all the time. With full use of the phone - voice, messaging, streaming music - I can use the device for about 36 hours.

3. Messaging is great. Emails, SMS texts, chats on various services, ie Blackberry Messenger and Gmail, are all simple to use.

4. Google integration. I use and share Google calendars, and they're automatically synced.

5. Great international performance. I took this phone to Haiti after the earthquake, and used it to talk, chat, text, send back pictures... it worked flawlessly. (Go to the Blackberry website and look up the specs - I think it worked so well because it seems to support about every cellular band there is!)

6. Polish. There are a lot of little things that show how well developed this phone is. For example, if the phone is ringing in the holster and you pull it out, it stops ringing. A silence key on top of the device is accessible through the holster. The keyboard is terrific, the screen is terrific. There's a message indicator light. It's got a great camera. At home, it routes calls automatically over my router.

Negatives? The web browser is pretty terrible. It's very slow. Free alternatives, like Opera, are available, but the BlackBerry is not nearly as good a web browser as the iPhone, Palm Pre, or an Android phone. There is also a lack of applications that are available on the iPhone. You won't be able to AutoTune your voice with this phone, or play an Ocarina.

I would recommend the Bold 9700 to anyone who needs a device that first and foremost works great as a phone and handles email, texts, instant messaging, and calendars very well. It may not browse the web or play games as well as some other phones, but at the end of the day, my phone still has plenty of battery power and is keeping me in touch - just what a phone is supposed to do.

don't get T-Mobile 2010-02-10

By Richard (USA)

Our experience with T-Mobile is that they couldn't keep track of our payments. Despite the fact that we paid, skept our receipts, and made repeated call to T-Moblie Customer Disservice, they couldn't figure out weather we paid or not. Every other week they turned the service on and off. Finally we gave up.

T-Mobile never deliverd the service we paid for. They never refunded our money. Then they stuck a bill collecter on us (claiming we owe about $30) who has been calling for the last year.

Amazing BlackBerry 2010-01-31

By Melissa Oxendale (FL United States)

The main reason I moved from the 8900 (which I loved) to the 8900 was for the better battery life. I am hard on my battery. Plus, my husband had one, and I could not let him have a newer BlackBerry than me :)
First off, yes the batter is better. My 8900 and 8320 before that couldn't last a day - I am a super heavy user, email, twitter, multiple apps, streaming music over bluetooth most of my day. Add in to that I work inside a building, not that close to the outside, so signal can be weak at times. My 9700 can last a whole day without a charge, no problem.
The keypad and optical touchpad are different than the 8900. It took a little time to get used to, as changing to any new device does. My husband complains the touchpad is too sensitive, however I have found that it works great for me, now that I am used to it.
The OS is great. I had OS 5 on my 8900, but it seems to be smoother on the 9700, I guess it was built for 5.0. I listen to music on it all the time, but I am not into watching video, tv, or movies on anything smaller than my 50 some inch flat screen.

The buttons and holes on the side have moved around, so now I can charge my 9700 while it is in the case, which is nice. Although I find myself searching for the buttons and connections, I think they are in much better places on the 9700. There is no awkward hand potions when holding and charging as there was on the 8900.
I am used to the button to get the back off of the 8900, so just pushing and pulling on the 9700 was a little daunting at first.
I guess my biggest gripe is the micro sd card is a little hard to get out.
Overall, this is the BlackBerry to have.

Amazing. 2010-01-10

By Sam (NJ)

I have gone though tons of smart phones iphone however i have never before had a blackberry. This is by far the best phone I have ever owned. There is nothing that this phone can not do. I highly recommend this phone.

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