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Expert Reviews from other websites (1 review)BlackBerry Bold 9700 Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 November 2009) BlackBerry Bold 9700 Consumer Reviews (52 reviews)Write a review of the BlackBerry Bold 9700! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by zach on 07/11/2011It is a brilliant phone! easy to use,however i am getting very little connection where ever i go,which is really irritating,I get bbm and the browser by using my ifi at home.But it doesnt help when i need to make an important call/text so on...nether the less great phone Rating:  Reviewed by kuaile2012 on 01/06/2011 Gps seems not as good as its in Nokia e72. Rating: Reviewed by Derrick Clark on 04/05/2011 This is my first BB and i am very pleased with it indeed a great all round easy to use solid and reliable phone. I have had mine for about 4 months now with no problems at all. the only downside i can see is it can be a bit slow on the internet and the apps are not as good as the i Phone. But overall a great phone. Rating: Reviewed by kuda on 15/04/2011 going into my 5th month with this phone and its faultless Rating: Reviewed by crigga84 on 05/04/2011 I've just sold my 9700 and bought a HTC Desire HD. I now partly regret this. Although the Desire HD has a fancy screen and cool android apps, the Bold is just a great messaging phone. This is mainly due to the qwerty keyboard, which is a godsend and I think more phone manufacturers need to go there. Battery life on Blackberries has to be the best of all phones too and that I love. Rating: Reviewed by Jim on 21/03/2011 I have been using BB's since almost the earliest models, and by and large not enjoying the experience. This phone improves on the previous one i used in many small ways, but the overall effect is huge, i would say this is the best smartphone i have used, with one caveat, for internet and apps, it is not as good as Apple or Google, or indeed anywhere close. That Said for what many people, particularly in business, need is messaging voice and plain text, and with the evolution of the interface, the trackpad and Keyboard are brilliant, epic battery performance compared to the iphone, and good performance with modest signal strength. this is an excellent device Much better than my iphone for quickly editing text, voice calling, battery life. being smaller. Not so much, really doesn't do internet, i tried using down loaded apps , but couldn't figure out how it worked. other people seem to have got this working though. Rating: Reviewed by Jason on 14/03/2011 Great phone, first bb,and very pleased with it, works well with the Facebook app with push notifications and the email is good too. on the minus side if an app has a problem it has a habit of crashing the phone rather than just the app but the positives outweigh the negatives. Rating: Reviewed by Carole on 09/03/2011 Great phone! Has everything you need on it! Great screen one of the best blackberrys! Rating: Reviewed by amy on 31/01/2011 i have had the iphone 3gs and gone to this and i wouldnt go back to my iphone now i love everything about this phone apart from it doesnt come in girlie colours then i would be in heaven Rating: Reviewed by Alex C. on 19/01/2011 I used to be a devout Nokia user for about 11 years and a few days ago I had the chance to switch over to BlackBerry. The 9700 Bold is definitely a very, very good phone with an outstanding screen resolution and a lot of features that Nokia tries to match. The trackpad is the best pointing device I have seen on a mobile phone and its keyboard, although small, it is noway crowded. The only negative-ish point, in my opinion, is the call log that does not separate calls into "Received", "Dialled" and "Missed", but shows all calls in one single list. Apart from that the 9700 is definitely a top-notch phone primarily for professionals and business people. Rating: Reviewed by Mark Smith on 06/01/2011 Pretty good phone, especially due to the fact there is a OS 6 leak which I'm using right now and writing this via the upgraded browser, awesome phone, new menu, I recommend to install OS 6 if you have month/s using the phone it has great camera, great multimedia, and BBM 5.0.1.45 which is still not released,just epic! Rating: Reviewed by feliactas mucke-WEGNER on 12/12/2010 THIS PHONE IS GREAT, RECOMEND IT TO EVERYONE, I GOTTA SAY DOE THAT THE CURVE DOES LOOK BETTER IN MY EYES THOUGH BUT DHATS ME HAHA POSTED BY FELI FROM GERMANY :) Rating: Reviewed by Zoey on 01/12/2010 I have only had my contract for just over a month and have already had to have the phone replaced once due to it not working properly. The select button worked as and when it felt like it, and the phone doesn't work properly if it's on 3G. I used to hate Blackberries, but every one talked me into liking them, and I must say I am highly disappointed with it. I am now on my second phone and it still doesn't work properly. I plan on selling it and getting a better phone!! Rating: Reviewed by Martin Power on 12/11/2010 I have had the bold for almost a year now and generally it is a reasonably good phone. The battery life was stellar at the beginning but now can be really poor and at times does not last the whole day. i am a heavy user so I expect to charge at night but not at 6.30pm from a blackberry? The apps are good but not comparable to either Apple's IOS or Android and if it is gaming yiou want these are the platforms and blackberry interface is very plain but useable. I will be not be renewing with blackberry in the next month but will look at android or the new win mo 7 phones. Rating: Reviewed by Jackie on 11/11/2010 I got this phone approximately 5 months ago, and wanted to wait a while before posting a review. This is a truly awesome phone. Easy to navigate around, great apps with the Blackberry World. The QWERTY keyboard makes texting EASY, even for muppets like my other half. Plus the Qwerty keyboard is great for Twitter and Facebook. Downloading apps is easy directly from the phone, and there are many thousands of free apps, including themes and games. It looks good, doesn't look cheap and is easily the best phone I have ever had. Rating: Reviewed by Roro on 06/11/2010 This is my first blackberry ever and i love it! e everything just works about it. It has a better camera then my old phone which had 5 mps. Rating: Reviewed by Lewis on 03/11/2010 I would have said this phone was great. However, since having the phone I have had the battery cover replaced twice as it keeps coming off. I super glued it on in the end. The phone freezes all the time and has now turned in to a paper weight. o2 are rubbish as far as getting a replacement and will charge me £25 for a temporary phone while mine is sent of for diagnosis. Not happy. Rating: Reviewed by CC Flaco on 29-10-2010 The BB Bold 9700 is a great phone EXCEPT that it will not copy and paste pictures. There are those who say it is sooo much better than the iPhone. The iPhone does copy and paste pictures. If the bold 9700 could do that, I'd never leave. But it can't. Rating: Reviewed by Tasha on 27/10/2010 im inlove with this phone. i have it in white and to be honest its amazing. the wifi is super fast, and the qwerty keyboard is so easy to use. However the buttons do chip if you have long nails. Rating: Reviewed by Jodie on 26/10/2010 it is an AMAZING phone and loooks brilliant in white!!!!!! i strongly recommend it in white. the black looks bland Rating: Reviewed by RAKESH NALWADE on 24/10/2010 MY FAVOURITE PHONES.... NOKIA 1600 NOKIA 8800 D SIROCCO AND HERE COMES THE BLACKBERRY 9700 MY LUCKY # IS 7 ALL THREE PHONES IAM USING N EACH MODEL # TOTALS TO 7 I LUV 7....... SO BLACK BERRY 9700. Rating: Reviewed by Simon on 23/10/2010 A big NO. Bold was good but Bold 2 is not quite the same. The volume button does not work (can only increase). The Media Card cannot format hence cannot be used. Now the piece below the keypad drop off....now I feel a cheap Nokia phone is much better. Rating: Reviewed by phil d on 19/10/2010 This is my first Blackberry and will definitely not be my last! This phone does everything really well and greatly exceeds my high expectations! The battery life is amazing, even with very heavy use I Only have to charge after two days, with average use my battery lasts at least four days. There are an increasing number of free apps available including a very good SatNav called Telmap5 and a free Antivirus called Lookout which I can highly recommend! If you're looking for a smartphone you need look no further this is the phone for you! Rating: Reviewed by Dre on 15/10/2010 Great Device!Perfect for all my emailing and messaging needs!RIM are a bit behind with the apps, but that doesn't bother me as I have everything I need,MSN,Twitter,BBM,Whatsapp etc. Battery life is a BIG improvement on the Bold 9000, which used to annoy me as I had to always have a charger nearby. Was thinking about getting the Iphone 4 but so glad I stuck with Blackberry! Rating: Reviewed by Andrew on 10/10/2010 I've had the 9700 for several months now, and it's by far the best messaging device in existence. Yes, the interface is getting long in the tooth and badly needs updating, but given that it simply does everything I need, I can forgive that. The screen and keyboard could not be improved, and the email integration is world-beating. Rating: Reviewed by Jess on 02/10/2010 I got this from Virgin to replace my hateful Samsung Tocco Lite. My favourite phone I've owned to date was a Palm Treo and this comes pretty close to it. The battery is very good: lasting around 3-4 days. My only beef is it only talks to my computer when it feels like it. I have considered changing it due to its connectivity issues but haven't found anything I prefer (and I need a tap sensitive touch screen due to fingernails I am not cutting off for a mobile, otherwise I'd probably go for a HTC). Rating: Reviewed by Sadie on 02/10/2010 fantastic phone, I couldn't choose between black or white so I bought both! they are both excellent phones the white might get a little bit dirty but that is only happens if you have dirty hands then touch your phone. they are both outstanding phones! i want another colour! Rating: Reviewed by Lu on 02/10/2010 I have just upgraded from the Samsung Tocco Ultra which I loved and was a little wary about moving to a Blackberry. I have had the 9700 for four days and am totally and utterly in love with it. Forget your iphones, this is a must. Rating: Reviewed by Tony J on 01/10/2010 Had this phone a month now, there is no doubt that it is a quality product. However it does take a bit of getting to know how to use. I went for this over a touch screen due to the excellent battery life quoted in the reviews, but you need to be aware that these quotes are with all the 3g, wifi, and blue tooth turned off. When I first got the phone, from phones 4u I was not told this, and as a result my battery was only lasting 2 days at the very most, and I thought I had been sold a dud. As I have got use to the phone, I am now getting v good battery performance. My only reasons for 4 stars, is down to the not so fast connection to the web, but apart from that it is a sound investment. Rating: Reviewed by JIm on 29/09/2010 Just had one for about a month from work. and for everything other than internet and "apps" this is better than my personal iphone. although only evolutionary next my previous BB's which I would never have recommended. somehow this device just nails it, it plays to BBs strengths, messaging and phone calls. i find myself using for e-mails when my PC is in front of me. Unlike the iphone i don't live in fear of the battery dying. Rating: Reviewed by Carole on 26/09/2010 Great phone! Excellent for emails,web is so fast and the battery is excellent i will always stick to blackberrys now Rating: Reviewed by j.deee on 13/09/2010 first blackberry and i gotta say brilliant phone i never leave it alone lol, but the only downside is the battery life not good at all have to charge it once or twice a day evan when i dont use it that much but most of the time its due to face book and music all the time haha, but yeah for a first blackberry phone this is the one Rating: Reviewed by Greg on 09/09/2010 I've had the phone for a month now and I cant find any faults with it. It's insanely easy to use and the UI is marvellous. If you want to be picky you could point out that there's no FM radio but for a perfect email/sms/social networking phone then you cant go wrong. The web experience is great too, and with WiFi its the fastest i've used. The qwerty keyboard takes a bit of getting used to if you've not had a Blackberry before but after a day or two it becomes second nature. Great phone. Rating: Reviewed by Emma on 08/09/2010 I have consulted this website a number of times before buying a phone (great website guys!), but this is my first review. Having tired of my touch screen mobile phone (Nokia Express 5800) I decided to go for a blackberry, as a few of my friends have them and recommended them. I looked at the Curve, but after reading the reviews on this site, decided to get the Bold instead (as hopefully it will keep me entertained for my 18 mth contract!). This is my first blackberry, and so far, I'm very impressed. It takes a little getting used to, but in terms of having email and facebook etc synced, it's brilliant. I love the fact that you get notifications for everything all in one place (the homepage and in messages). It is also useful that you can view just the texts in one place on their own if you wish to. Email and facebook was incredibly easy to set up. On the Nokia it was a bit of a task! Even for a hotmail account. Just starting to use tasks and the calendar, and like the fact that you can set reminders just like in outlook on your pc. Very pleased so far! Rating: Reviewed by Tim on 05/09/2010 Brilliant phone - not had any problems with battery life and think the email is excellent. The only reason i wouldn't give 5 stars is when in America recently it only worked after being rebooted (and then only for 5 minutes)I am going to Spain shortly so will see what happens there. I am with Orange so i don't know if it's a phone fault or network fault. Rating: Reviewed by richard on 10/08/2010 Very poor phone, firstly the keypad lock unlocks itself, the phone switches itself on when its off, the speakers are awful they are really bad quality so it ruins the ring tone and mp3 and lastly there is no call log folder or out box for text messages, calls and texts all go in the same folder. The good points are the internet and keypad The curve sounds better, this has too many bad features Rating: Reviewed by Andy on 10/08/2010 It is very good but... After 4 weeks I am finding the battery life poor. So I checked the Blackberry web site. The Bold 9700 is advertised with specification stating a 1500 mAHr lithium-ion battery. I checked the battery in my phone and it is a 1500 mAHr lithium polymer which I understand is inferior to the lithium-ion. I'm in the process of contacting the shop where I purchased the phone. Rating: Reviewed by Mark on 05/08/2010 The people that don't know how to use a phone shouldn't be allowed to comment. The 'on/off' button turns it on/off. To copy and paste, press the BB button and choose 'select', highlight the text with the excellent track pad, press the BB button again and use 'copy', decide where you want to place the text, press BB button and go to 'paste' - easy! It may help to engage your brain and look in menu's or instructions (or a good website). I have had this phone for around 8 months now. It's absolutely brilliant. If you're looking for a toy/iPhone, get a toy/iPhone and stop moaning. BlackBerry does what it is supposed to do - with minimal fuss and top rate reliability - social networking, email, IM, BBM, SMS, MMS etc (and even phone calls!) admittedly the web browser could be better, but its perfectly useable, although not lap top standard, but its not a lap top sized device! Battery life is good for such a powerful handset. UMA is a godsend as Orange have a poor signal where I live (thankfully Orange have stopped putting their own poor software on phones now). It comes down to personal choice in terms of Operating Systems (BB, Andriod, iOS) - if you don't like it, don't buy it - but try it for a few days at least before making a decision (I was a Nokia fan before and it took me a couple of days to get used to the BB OS, but now, I love it). The handset itself is the best around if you like the BB way of doing things. The only phone that would beat it is likely to be the 9800. I can't fault this phone at all and I've used a mobile for 15 years now, so I've got a lot of previous experience to compare against, and it is truly excellent! My wife was so impressed, she got one too, and she "didn't want a BlackBerry" :-) Rating: Reviewed by AC on 30/07/2010 Just got this phone and am really impressed with it. My first Blackberry so takes getting used to going from a Nokia N95 to a Blackberry but now that I've been playing with it for a couple of hours it appears extremely user friendly and definitely manageable for someone like me who has already been afraid of Blackberries for their appearance of being for tech wizards only. One thing I have discovered, by random, is that Blackberry made a change to their operating system which means on some models the "hold the mute button for standby mode" no longer works. What I have done instead is to reallocate one of the convenience keys from voice dialling to password lock so I can secure the device in my bag or a pocket (don't worry for those not technically minded, google has loads of simple explanations of how to). I would defintely recommend this phone for anyone wanting a blackberry and if you put your bargaining hat on with the phone companies during upgrades you can get it for the same deals as the 8520 (which doesnt have a flash with its camera and generally in my opinion doesn't look quite as nice). GET THIS PHONE! Rating: Reviewed by BB Eve on 25/07/2010 I LOVE my BB 9700. This is my first BB phone. I was actually torn between BB Bold 9700, iPhone 3GS, HTC Desire and HTC HD2. Reason why I didn't choose the other 3 is because they're all touchscreen. I don't like to see all those finger marks on my phone hence I opt for BB Bold 9700 and boy.. what a choice I made. I have NO REGRET getting this BB. I made this choice after reading all the reviews posted here. The BB Bold have MARVELLOUS signal strength, and I simply love the customised sms tone (it helps me identify who is messaging me). Love the functions, love how smooth the operating system is and I absolutely love the sound quality of this phone (I used to think SE P-series has the best sound but BB put that P-series to shame). Overall, this is by far the best phone I have. Rating: Reviewed by Gungadin on 22/07/2010 I purchased my original 9700 from Orange in May 2010. It is now 22 July and I am on my THIRD handset - same problem each and everytime - The thing will not "lock" onto a network and stay on it, it keeps "Searching for networks" inclding ones the phone is not programmed for as it is locked to Orange and it then fails and starts the whole procedure again -- WHY ??? Orange have replaced the handests in fairness to them - the last one only lasted 8 days (???) I have lost no end of call which equals business to me so the contact is cancelled and I am going to a phone I can rely on which has no "bells and whistles" - if it was a car I would class it as a 1990 SKODA - before VW got involved and improved things beyond belief ! This was my first AND LAST Blackberry - they are rubbish as far as I am concerned. GOOD RIDDANCE !!! Rating: Reviewed by NF on 14/07/2010 I got this as an upgrade from the curve 8900 and it's still good but not as good. I need to express my issue: the curve 8900 was a sublime phone for it's time. The keyboard is just so easy to use. That's the whole point in having one of these instead of an iphone. But this new bold, yes the trackpad is better but i had no problem with the curve rollball you just had to keep it clean, yes it is faster, but the keys are just so much harder to press. This is just a very big design flaw. Why would you not make them as easy as possible? crazy. My other issues are that the mute key no longer puts the phone in standby mode (does lock mode save battery? i don't know), and the text interface is just worse than the curve interface. I won't go back to the curve just because i think a newer phone will be more stable and i might need the 3g at some point, but i just wish i could have everything. ie. a 3g curve 8900 with trackpad. Rating: Reviewed by jazz on 14/07/2010 i always use a blackberry.. i have a storm and a bold 9700... bt out of all bold is the best Rating: Reviewed by ziggy778 on 10/07/2010 this is the best phone in quality and looks when i first saw it i decided to buy it Rating: Reviewed by Sean on 08/07/2010 This is my first Blackberry, having previously used N97,E72,E71 and various other Nokia's. While it takes some time to adjust/adapt to the Blackberry, it is definitely one of the best phones I have ever used. It is superb for emails and messaging. Battery life is very good though not as good as the Nokia E72. Overall I am very happy with it and highly recommend it. But it is important to keep in mind that there is an extra monthly tariff for Blackberry compared to standard smartphones (¤15/month). However it is worth it in my opinion Rating: Reviewed by vishal on 08/07/2010 Simply amazing. This my first BB and after using this phone for about a month, I don't think I can use any other phone. Can't really think of any negatives about this phone. Rating: Reviewed by adambb on 08/07/2010 blackberry on Orange is dreadful and complete rip off in terms of reception quality and service. Orange don't understand the phone, don't know how to provision it and really don't care. Stay away from it at all costs. Rating: Reviewed by Richard on 01/07/2010 This is the best phone i have ever had, its my first Blackberry and what a phone, got it on Orange contract and with the Orange UMA it is great. Rating: Reviewed by Sue on 26/06/2010 I upgraded to the Blackberry 9700, it is a great phone but what Vodafone didn't tell you is the Find & Go application will no longer work as it's not compatible with the 9700 SW. A real disappointment and after months of conversations with the Vodafone Technical teams,I now find out there is no hope! I would not have purchased this phone if they had told me this at upgrade. Rating: Reviewed by M Bass on 22/06/2010 Brilliant phone, does everything you need it to do. Heavily researched all the top new mobiles before taking the plunge this time - HTC, Iphone, Nokia and Samsungs but none could match the all round functionality of the 9700. Bought on Orange and have had no problems with UMA, connects and stays connected in a low signal area and switches seamlessly without dropping calls back to 3G. Takes a while to get used to the smallish keyboard (first Qwerty) and menu system but once you do, you're flying. Battery life is incredible for a smartphone - we're talking days not hours between charges even with everything turned on and heavy usage. Camera gives surprising good results for only 3.2MP. Screen is clear and very good, trackpad is very easy to use. My first Blackberry and am now a convert. Well done RIM & well done Orange, a superb all round package. Rating: Reviewed by FobBerry on 20/06/2010 This is the third blackberry I have owned and I love it. I have to say the battery life is excellent, I took it off charge at 9.30 yesterday morning and at 1am when I went to bed it still had 65% battery life in it. I used the internet, emails, sms and calls yesterday and I am a heavy user, as long as you use the holster and put it on lock then it reserves the battery life. Rating: Reviewed by Amy on 19/06/2010 I have had the phone less than a week and when i have a message sometimes when i want to select using the trackball it does nothing. Also when in a text message and want to use the menu(actual button with the blackberry sign) and the trackball to select it will not let me do this either!! i am quite dissapointed it is messing up already Rating: Consumer Reviews from other websites (100 reviews)BlackBerry Bold 9700 Reviews at Mobile Phones UK (100 reviews)
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