| The slim, reasonable BlackBerry Curve 8520 for T-Mobile is ideal for those who want to be connected to work, friends and family while on the go. It offers simple mobile access to e-mail, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (counting Facebook and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It proposes Wi-Fi connectivity for access to the Internet and e-mail as well as access to T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service. 
The slim BlackBerry Curve 8520 features an innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad and full QWERTY keyboard (see big picture). | You'll be effective to access BlackBerry App World to download applications from a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones, counting games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and extra. Other features contain a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, 256 MB internal memory, microSD extension up to 16 GB (a 1 GB card is integrated), quad-band GSM and EDGE connectivity, and up to 4.5 hours of speak time. 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 HotSpot @Home service, you'll effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile's wireless network while you speak. You can get unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi--at home via your wireless router or at any U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot. You can in addition use the HotSpot @Home service via much open, or unsecured, wireless routers, as well as any secured wireless router for which you have access to the password from the owner. 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 Whenever Minutes under your T-Mobile voice plan.  | 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
|  | | Staying Connected
Together with BlackBerry's push e-mail technology, your e-mail 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 e-mail 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, 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. 
Wi-Fi-enabled and compatible together with unlimited nationwide Wi-Fi calling together with T-Mobile's Unlimited HotSpot Calling service. | 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. Pay attention to your favorite music and watch downloaded videos utilizing the integrated stereo earpiece, or use an optional wireless headphone thanks to the Curve's support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The Curve is compatible together with a wide diversity of document formats, counting MP3, WMA9 PRO/WMA 10 and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ audio and WMV, MPEG4 and H.263 video. And together with BlackBerry Media Sync you can shortly and effortlessly sync music from iTunes and Windows Media Player together with the smartphone. 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. |