BlackBerry Curve 8520 Phone, Fuschia (T-Mobile)

• Access all your e-mail and messaging as well as social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace; full QWERTY keyboard together with touch-sensitive optical trackpad
• Wi-Fi connectivity for access to T-Mobile's HotSpot @Home unlimited calling service
• 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory extension; digital audio player syncs together with iTunes and Windows Media Player
• Up to 4.5 hours of speak time, up to 408 hours (17 days) of standby time
• What's in the Box: receiver, battery, charger, 1 GB microSD card, wired stereo hands-free earpiece, USB cable, BlackBerry Desktop software, customer manual

The slim BlackBerry Curve 8520 features an innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad and full QWERTY keyboard.

Wi-Fi-enabled and compatible together with unlimited nationwide calling utilizing T-Mobile's Wi-Fi and Mobile Calling service service.

T-Mobile Services
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity 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 video and music clips, full image and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and e-mail on the go.

Together with T-Mobile's Wi-Fi and Mobile Calling service, you'll effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile's wireless network while you speak. Send and get calls over T-Mobile's wireless network or any Wi-Fi network you have access to, whether you're at home or on the road. This phone is compatible together with routers running the 802.11b/g Wi-Fi standard. Whenever you're not utilizing a Wi-Fi network, this phone works just like a regular mobile phone, utilizing your T-Mobile voice plan minutes.

Key Features 2 MP camera/camcorder microSD memory extension Hands-free/stereo Bluetooth Corporate & personal e-mail Access Facebook & MySpace Sync digital audio together with iTunes and Windows Media Player Wi-Fi-enabled for T-Mobile's HotSpot @Home service

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, the Curve brings all the enterprise e-mail and messaging abilities you've come to expect. It's supported on BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal e-mail accounts (counting much popular ISP e-mail accounts--counting Yahoo!, Windows Exist Hotmail, AOL and Gmail), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling complex safety and IT administration inside IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise settings.

Phone Features
Intended to be efficient and convenient, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 introduces an innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and simple for a excellent navigation experience. Like a laptop, the trackpad lets you scroll throughout menus, icons and info by gliding your finger over it. Press and click to pick and choose an product and find the way to where you would like to go. It's complemented by a 35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard.

It is in addition the first BlackBerry smartphone to aspect dedicated media keys, smoothly included along the top of the receiver, getting an simple, convenient way to control your music and video playback. Skip over songs, pause music to speak, or repeat your favorites over and over. You can even mute phone calls together with the simple-access mute button. The phone in addition features a bright 2.6-inch color TFT screen this maintains 65K colors and has a 320 x 240-pixel resolution. It has a 256 MB internal memory this can be extended via optional microSD/SDHC memory cards up to 16 GB in size (a 1 GB card is integrated in the package.

Hands-free communication is simple thanks to the included speakerphone. This phone in addition offers Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and consists of profiles for communication earpiece, hands-free car kits, and document transport. Together with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send e-mail, and access files from a server (additional charges or subscription applicable).

You can snap vivid photos (though no video) utilizing the 2-megapixel camera on the back of the Curve 8520, which in addition features a 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror and full screen viewfinder. In addition, it can capture videos in two resolutions (320 x 240 pixels for saving; 176 x 144 pixels for sending via messaging). Get photos or videos and upload them to photo sharing apps like Flickr Uploader or social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Send them to friends together with MMS messages, BlackBerry Messenger or other instantaneous messaging apps.

Other features contain:

• Mac compatibility together with the upcoming open of BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac, enabling you to sync contacts, calendars, and notes together with applications you use much.
• 512 MHz next-generation processor for increased performance
• Voice dialing: Call someone together with neat voice commands to keep your hands free for activities like driving.
• Media Keys: Have fun/Pause/Mute, Back, Forward
• Safety: Password protection, keyboard lock, sleep mode
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Ringtones: MP3 and 32-chord polyphonic
• Bluetooth version 2.0 together with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication earpieces), DUN (dial-up networking), SPP (serial port profile)

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 weighs 3.8 ounces and measures 2.4 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches. Its 1150 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.5 hours of speak time, and up to 408 hours (17 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.