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Expert Reviews from other websites (1 review)BlackBerry Bold Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 September 2008)  BlackBerry Bold Consumer Reviews (112 reviews)Write a review of the BlackBerry Bold! 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! Displaying reviews 1 - 100 of 112 (displayed in order of date):Reviewed by sean on 04/11/2011 MAN this phone is the best blackberry bold better than the newer ones it has the biggest keyboard it rocks Rating: Reviewed by bob marley on 23/10/2011 all theblackberry bolds are good and if you think its rubbish try an alcatel. they are the worst phones in the world Rating: Reviewed by Patrick brown harley on 16/10/2011 Yes its a good fon i ever have in my life. I love so much. Rating: Reviewed by John J on 16/09/2011 Had an Apple 3 - when my BB Curve got stolen was "sold" on that. As a business tool and a phone BB is in a class by itself. The Bold 9000 is most definitely the best phone I have ever had :) Rating: Reviewed by Karee Morrison on 10/09/2011 Had my 9000 six hours, then white screen appeared have tried everything it wont fix. I have a mac computer how can I fix it with tis. Rating: Reviewed by air86 on 21/07/2011 i hate my bb 9000 coz it has poor battery.. though i am a light user..the battery get down in just a day. Rating: Reviewed by meg on 05/06/2011 i love this phone Rating: Reviewed by paula uk on 27/05/2011 l love my blackberry,but blackberry bold 9000 is not even 12mths old and has been repaired with 24 things wrong with it and now needs repaired again.so l have asks for another phone.freezes all the time and it will not let you switch it on.rubbish rubbish. Rating: Reviewed by michelle on 21/05/2011 i like blackberry gold they are better than a blackberry pearl Rating: Reviewed by Madeleine, West Sussex on 12/05/2011 The worst phone I have ever had. It has stressed me out more then not having a phone. I've had the Blackberry 9780 Bold for 1 month on a 24 month contract with Vodafone. After 8 days of having the phone, I set up a screen locking password on the phone which I entered correctly. It then asked me to re-enter the password which I did again correctly. I was then asked to enter the word 'Blackberry' twice which resulted in all my texts, e-mails and contacts being deleted. I thought I would give the phone a second chance only for the same thing to happen again yesterday. I took it back to the shop only to be told they can only send the phone away for repair even though I am paying for insurance as I had not returned it within 7 days. That was because it had not gone wrong within 7 days!. I have been back to the shop 5 times in the space of a month. E-mail filters do not work, internet coverage is awful and have now also been told it is not compatible with Hotmail, as Blackberry does not have the rights. It is possible to receive hotmail messages but it will not sync with hotmail on your computer so you have to delete, open all messages on the phone as well as your computer. Isn't the Blackberry supposed to make your life easier? It has been the most sressful month of my life. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! Rating: Reviewed by Karen B on 02/05/2011 it started off fantanstic and then in the end it didnt work and it has began to not ring at all, it only vibrates! i have tried everything. Rating: Reviewed by Oliver on 01/05/2011 I have Had the Blackberry Bold 9000 for 1 month and I think it is a great phone!For people how Like exiting phone then this is the one! Only thing I am not so happy about it that the battery life is not so good but I think that Is due to the internet which makes the battery life not so good but overall the phone is OUTSTANDING! Rating: Reviewed by Ashar Paul on 08/04/2011 ummmm i think this is the best cell i had ever use interms of e-mailing and wifi connectivity but a problem i am facing for few days is that its navigation ball oftern strucks and cant move to a particular direction and having this problem i am unable to get rid of that so if any one can suggest me how to refix the ball plsss Rating: Reviewed by kuda on 31/03/2011 Almost 3 years after its release & the Bold is still blowing the competition out of the water! I was using Nokia before & it did take a few days to get used to the BB, but now there's no turning back! This is by far, the BEST HANDSET EVER!!! Rating: Reviewed by Walter on 29/03/2011 I'm on my third new bold in two months. I couldn't finish a single conversation particularly on the interstate or traveling in general. I had no such problems with my curve or the storm before that. This last one is definitely better but has had a couple of times dropping a call in a place where my curve didn't. I have had his one for a week. Not real sure I like the new 6.0 software. I see a lot of hesitation here and there. I get a lot of the little time clocks in places my curve didn't hesitate! Wish I had my curve back which had a bad power plug on it & it was out of warranty. Verizon phone. Rating: Reviewed by ian dean on 19/03/2011 just got my bold and found the keypad doing all sorts of things when in put it in the folder therefore found the lock icon and locked the keypad,but for the life of me i cannot find out how to unlock it again apart from switching the damn thing off Rating: Reviewed by Remy on 18/03/2011 I had bought this phone secondhand, couldn't afford it new, but thought I could do with it even if its second hand as long as it works, and in good condition. And its been almost a year I have had not many major problems - it is the best phone I have ever had. There are few problems with this, such as the following: 1) Battery life - considering I use the internet every 5 minutes, on facebook, or different types of apps, like messenger, always emailing, or browsing, the battery has to be charged everyday. Solution:- To charge it while your sleeping, i leave it to charge for about 8-12 hours while I sleep, and it lasts for a whole day without any problems. Have been doing this for about a year encountered no problems, unless it wasnt charged for a day :p 2) Trackball - Sometimes because of dust, or finger bacteria, while touching the trackball it can gather allsorts of dirt, which rolls it inside of the phone and turns slow or the trackball stops working for a bit. At first I thought my life was ruined and I couldn't get it to work until I researched on youtube and google for a solution. Solution 1:- Press hold of the trackball, press it down and move it around for few seconds (make sure to lock the phone before doing this) - it should work. Solution 2:- If not, then there may be more dirt than necessary, so get a cotton ear bud, dip it in alcohol, or oil (any type) slightly, nd dab it on the trackball, then use the same method of pressing it down and moving it about, that way the dirt is moved out the way and works as normal. Keep in mind sometimes it may take awhile to start working again, give it a while and it should work. Solution 3:- If none of the above works, keep trying! If not then if you can take your phone apart, you will find alot of dirt inside near the trackball, clean it! If you can't take the phone apart or are afraid to, then you can always get it done by a professional. 3) Screen - Sometimes the screen can get easily scratched and thats normal for all phones. Solution:- I would recommend screen protectors, bargain can be found on ebay! 4) Freeze - Sometimes due to the overload of data, or flash, the phone needs a break and freezes. Solution:- Leave it for a few minutes to return, if it doesnt, then try putting the phone off, if that doesnt work, take the battery out, let it cool, then put it back in. It may be either the overload of data, or the battery must have died, so put it on charge if you see the battery bars down. --------------------------------------------- Other than that, the phone has been a great benefit to me, i love it so much and have had good experiences with it. When im low on credit, i never worry about not being able to contact anyone, due to the wifi service, i can easily email people, or facebook them, and let them know. I watch youtube videos on it almost everyday, I browse a hell of a lot! And I have many stuff in my phone without a memory card. If you text a lot rather than call, this would be your ideal phone. Highly recommended! :) Rating: Reviewed by Emma on 14/02/2011 This phone is amazing my mum was hesitating about buying it 4 me cause it wasn't the cheapest but it was tottaly worth the money xx wee ehm xxo Rating: Reviewed by Roger on 08/02/2011 Best phone I have had in my life. Not experienced any of the below Problems and neither have any of my family who also have this phone they probably got a one off bad Phone from the shop but I promise you this is an amazing phone. Rating: Reviewed by Dave on 06/02/2011 Best phone ever! No problems at all, would reccommend! Rating: Reviewed by Aldrahn on 08/01/2011 Excellent phone, BUT NO PDF READER (yes, I know it reads the attachments but just those!) average/good Rating: Reviewed by Mocean on 15/12/2010 The Bold 9000 is the worst phone/smartphone I've ever owned. Sound was gone 3 months after purchase. RIM replaced it with a solemn promise and guarantee that the sound would not fail on the new/used phone. 2 months after receipt, the sound failed. Placing a piece of cardboard inside, between the battery and case brought the sound back, for a while. Then, removing the cardboard and breaking a toothpick off inside, between the gray plastic covering the camera brought the sound back, for a while. Updated phone to 5.0.0.822 caused the sound to disappear again. It turns out,this update released by RIM had a sound bug in it. 3 months later, RIM released a patch to solve the problem, but my carrier doesn't offer it. In the end, those who did install the patch, continued to experience no sound. The phone turns off sporadically and will not turn on unless left without battery and power cord for a minimum of 5 hours. Trackball fails due to use and RIM locked it in the phone so there is no effective way to clean it without voiding the warranty. I am the proud owner of a very nice looking smartphone that doesn't ring, doesn't alert me to scheduled tasks or appointments and a trackball that works when it feels like it. I will never purchase another RIM product and doubt my company will either due to the maintenance nightmare of their products and their solution process which involves repeatedly sending out defective phones until the warranty is up so they can sell you a new, defective phone. RIM is certainly -not- what it once was. Don't be fooled by the Brand. RIM products are rated as the most unreliable phone by the third party company tracking phone performance across the board. Google for it. You'll never buy another Blackberry. Rating: Reviewed by Hassan on 02/12/2010 My dad got me this phone on 1st of November because he promised me to get me a new one since my LG KS360 was absolutely rubbish. the moment i looked at it i fell in love with it. Great design, neat trackball, best emailing, great qwerty key pad. The phone is actually very user friendly. I recomed this phone Rating: Reviewed by Mubarak on 28/11/2010 The battery life ruins what would have been a great phonee Rating: Reviewed by david on 24/11/2010 lot of complicated stuff on the bold and the signal is very poor compared to my samsung Rating: Reviewed by Bruno Rivier on 23/11/2010 Back to moderate my own 18-nov review as it appears the instability problem comes from our telephone provider ! ORANGE deserves this "poor" rating. The Bold is excellent as it does all the job it is marketed for. I removed a star because I was expecting a faster autofocus camera, too long to shoot ! Rating: Reviewed by gogz on 23/11/2010 hello people i have a blackberry BOLD its the best PHONE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love it the keyboard was hard to use at first but is now amazing....x <3 i love it... :) Rating: Reviewed by Bruno Rivier on 18/11/2010 10 years ago, I was expecting phones to allow an uninterrupted call between Paris underground stations...and I had it. My (brand new) Bold 9700 does not allow this any more (I only have "GSM" capability underground instead of the "3G" sync I had before with the BB 8707)...and all my colleagues are experiencing the same kind of unstable behavior. Did BB forgot that a phone has to be able to issue reliable phone calls before offering a GPS or a Camera ? Rating: Reviewed by V. Mifsud on 07/11/2010 Living with Blackberry has been a difficult experience for me. The Bold was my second Blackberry and I only got another one because both were supplied for free by my employer. I specifically requested my next replacement to be a phone of another brand. So I suppose that means that I would not opt for Blackberry even if they are come for free. These are the drawbacks I have to report: 1. The battery can last as little as 19 hours; 2. It jams very often making it very frustrating to use; 3. Sometimes it loses its signal making the phone unusable; 4. It is completely dependent on the roller ball in the middle. When it stopped functioning after about 6 months, the phone became unusable; 5. When it was still working, the roller ball was very erratic and moving around the screen was a hit and miss affair; 6. The keys are ridiculously small; 7. There are shortcuts but some of the regular functions appear to have been overlooked. For instance, you can't move to the SMS writing screen at the touch of a single button; 8. Blackberry seem to have focused on some features and not devoted more attention on functions one uses continuously making the phone a fashion accessory rather than a functional item; 9. The key pad does not seem to lock automatically. Mobile phones are, unfortunately, items which one has to live with every hour of every day. It simply does not make sense for one to live with a phone that causes so much frustration. Rating: Reviewed by TheDood on 10/10/2010 Have had them all - BB's, iPhone, HTC, etc etc. Want a phone that kicks all of their a$$e$? Get the Nokia N900. A bit bulky but with better battery, full slide out Qwerty kb, and Maemo OS. The N900 is easier to use than all, and oh, I forgot to mention, you get a terminal window that allows you to obtain root access - yes, this phone is written on a linux platform!! Not that this is really important for the non geeks, but to me it is. Has never failed, locked up, or needed reboot during operation. If you can get over the size, you will not be disappointed in the least! Rating: Reviewed by MaxmillianaFJ on 10/10/2010 super love it! this is the best phone i've ever had! i love all of it's features. especially the camera. i fully recommend this to anyone looking for a new phone Rating: Reviewed by mike dyson on 23/09/2010 brill Rating: Reviewed by Judy Jensen on 09/09/2010 This is the worst phone I've ever used. The sound has failed twice. If you do a google search for blackberry bold 9000 losing sound, you'll see how many unsuspecting consumers have been stuck with this piece of junk and yet, RIM is silent. They acknowledge there is an issue, but will not admit it is a design flaw. I'm back to using my old Curve. Once that breaks, I'm going to Nokia. Do yourself a favor, save your money. Don't buy RIM products, unless you also want to pay them to support it. Rating: Reviewed by RICH UK on 08/09/2010 Well i was an iphone user for almost a year and got fed up with it so i got the bold, i cant say anything bad about it looks great with black and crome, keypad is the best on anyphone. can get most of the same apps as the iphone, wi-fi/3g not a bad camera/video recorder. nice size fits perfect in the hand. and really easy to use and to set up email etc. all in all this has to be the best phone RIM/blackberry have made so far i would even have it over the new bold 9700 onky difference is a new trackpad and prob a bit better camera but no big deal. GO GET THIS PHONE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Rating: Reviewed by Joshua on 29/08/2010 I had the Pearl, then the 8900 now i have this, and it is by far the best one, there is just something about it that makes it so much better, love how sleek its appearance is and ahhh just love it, highly recomended Rating: Reviewed by amanda mcardle on 10/08/2010 I have had my blackberry bold for 2 weeks and I love it, I don't no how I coped without it, it is the best phone I have ever had . Rating: Reviewed by Crimson Codpeice on 09/08/2010 I have used the BOLD9000 for 18 Months and it has been faultless for 16 ofhose months, however the last 2 months have been a bit of a trial, but a software update cleared most of the issues only now it is having problems recieving a signal, is it worth the £70 repair fee I am unsure. Rating: Reviewed by inam malik on 11/07/2010 Really its a amazing cell of in the BB World. i like it as serious user and also part-time usinl like entertainments..... Gorgeous veiw inam malik Athens Greece Rating: Reviewed by Natalie on 01/07/2010 i love my blackberry bold but the other day when i was using it it just shut down and i cant get it too go back on (CAN ANY ONE HELP ME AND TELL ME HOW I CAN FIX IT ) DOES ANY ONE HAVE AND ADVICE OR TIPS ) I LOST MY SIM CARD DOES IT TAKE A NORMAL VODAFONE SIM CARD Rating: Reviewed by Kimberley on 28/06/2010 I would black berry phone it's make my life elseing all friend and famiey on the black berry phone Rating: Reviewed by nadine on 25/06/2010 This is an excellent phone except for the trackball which constantly gives problems and gets stuck, downloads are also slow, and the camera is very dissapointing. Overall its a brilliant phone ,the emails and web browsing is awesome, no problems at all so far except for the above mentioned . My advice is to get the new bold which has a trackpad instead of a trackball, because it does become a major problem if you are a heavy user. Rating: Reviewed by russell on 19/06/2010 Its my first ever blackberry phone and its been a really really good experience. Love every min using it Rating: Reviewed by sutu stephanie ebizie on 19/06/2010 love it,its d best Rating: Reviewed by Ali Mudassar on 14/06/2010 Bold suits me well! I can drop an email or send a meeting request anywhere. The outlook and calender keeps me updated for all my appointments. One of a few drawbacks is its trackball that stucks after every rotation. I hope RIM will fix this problem sooner! Rating: Reviewed by Jon Richter on 10/06/2010 I have had the BB Bold 9000 for 1.5 yrs now. The phone has alot of great features. My biggest problem is the phone's durability / stability. It suffers from frequent crashes and just odd random issues. One example is the phone just randomly dies and you can not power it up - regardless of charging, new battery or whatever. But if I leave it sit for 24 hrs with battery out, it somehow comes back to life. can't explain why or what is wrong, but it is a known issue - go ahead and search for it. It is random issues like this that make what could have been a good BB, a mediocre at best BB. So, I give it a not so great score on the design. The email, calendar, and contacts are fine (what you would expect from a BB) and the screen resolution is really great for this phone, but the other features are still awful. Its ability to handle content like music, pictures, etc is better than older generation BB's, but does not come close to comparing with older generation Android and iPhone (perhaps expected of a BB). Same with browsing - it is painfully slow even if in 3g area with 5 bars showing, but that could be a by product of the ATT network as well (let's be fair - ATT has had well known issues with their 3g rollout). Plus, the other apps for the phone just aren't in the same calibre as competitior's smart phones that are in that same generation. I can only hope that BB figures this out, because I have a feeling that Apple and Google (android) will continue to eat their lunch and gain marketshare. this was my 4th BB and I am ready to jump ship. Hope this was helpful and thanks! Rating: Reviewed by Kman on 03/06/2010 Worst phone I have ever owned. Bulky, not user-friendly, internet is slow and cumbersome - simply put, this phone sucks and I'm stuck with it for the next two years. Bad decision on my part. Rating: Reviewed by Ron on 24/05/2010 Had a nokia before the bold i find the bold, two rings and it cuts off, if i get a long sms i only recieve half the message {receiving text} which i never get maybe its orange thats the problem ? i dont think i would have another one. Rating: Reviewed by Sammy on 21/05/2010 This is the best phone i have ever had. I would reccomend this to anyone, not just business owners. This is great and i love it. Rating: Reviewed by emma on 18/05/2010 i think the phone is really good i love it Rating: Reviewed by Mike Freestone on 17/05/2010 Well the Blackberry Bold i find is really first class for mainly my business use. i can send emails from site, and receive. It has a superb display. They say you do not buy a Blackberry to use as a camera anmd this one is a let down. If would get 10 out of 10 for a far better camera of at least 8mp. battery life well yes it does need daily charge but that is no big deal Rating: Reviewed by Ashley on 06/05/2010 I have had this phone replaced 3 times. Drop calls, Freezing, and would not do anything but say SOS. The phone has been more of a problem then anything! Rating: Reviewed by Faith Yemi-Ogundele on 30/04/2010 Thank you for this opportunity - I have been using the BB B 9000 since last year September, it is all that is stated above, I love the phone, however, the only issue I have with the device is that the trackball often times stops rolling side ways, up n down etc. The first time it lasted for about 3days, the second which is currently, it has been stuck for almost 3weeks and I find it difficult to check my sms or use the various functions on the phone, I would appreciate any help to get the phone back to its normal performance. I love the BB B 9000, it is a super phone Rating: Reviewed by Faith Yemi-Ogundele on 29/04/2010 Thank you for this opportunity - I have been using the BB B 9000 since last year September, it is all that is stated above, I love the phone, however, the only issue I have with the device is that the trackball often times stops rolling side ways, up n down etc. The first time it lasted for about 3days, the second which is currently, it has been stuck for almost 3weeks and I find it difficult to check my sms or use the various functions on the phone, I would appreciate any help to get the phone back to its normal performance. I love the BB B 9000, it is a super phone Rating: Reviewed by moipone on 07/04/2010 Life is easy with bold 9000 but it has battery issues.i have to charge it everyday. It's battery doesn't last. It realy frustrates me. Rating: Reviewed by tom on 25/03/2010 Just got this as a free upgrade, due to the problems i am having with 8900 (freezing screen, loss of data, turning itself off etc). This phone is enourmous and in my opinion completely oversized. Try walking around town with it, might as well take the laptop. It is going straight back to O2 after only 24 hrs, already some of teh old problems are happening i.e freezing screen. I have had numerous blackberry over the past 3 years and i would descible myself as a heavy user due to me using it for business. I have had no end of problems with all the models and have gone through at least 3 a year and all because the same problems occur ie. switch themselves off, loss of data, phone freezes.I am constantly having to take out the battery and reboot them. O2 keep replacing them free of charge so this must be a known or common problem. This is the last blackberry i will ever have and its a shame as the email capability cannot be beaten but i cant put up with all the rubbish that goes with owning a blackberry. Rating: Reviewed by Genna on 23/03/2010 Had my Blackberry just over a week now, still gettting used to using it but so far an absolutely flawless phone!!! Rating: Reviewed by Bos Peter on 05/03/2010 We always used BB in our company. Me and my friend are running 2 restaurants en with the Bold 9000 whe have a stable fast sleek looking machine that delivers fast E-Mail , good calendar and 3G Support. If you want a bussiness device this is the device don't look further . Rating: Reviewed by paul on 27/02/2010 Great phone I love it 5 stars for me Rating: Reviewed by H on 26/02/2010 Best phone I've ever had. The battery life and memory capacity are my only complaints. Very easy phone to repair if required, the screen and trackball are easy to swap out. Rating: Reviewed by FDonald on 24/02/2010 I can honestly say that this is the best phone I have ever had. The features are impressive, you can download other applications although the choice is a little limited. The emails are brilliant. The qwerty keyboard is fantastic. There are a couple of issues with the phone freezing, and I have had it shutting down on me a couple of times. Having said that it is a brilliant phone, I would recommend it to anyone. It can be a little strange to get used to compared to other phones but once you are used to it is so easy to work. I've had mine for over a year and I am only now considering changing it but this is due to wanting a touch screen! Rating: Reviewed by Cheryl on 24/02/2010 I bought the Blackberry Bold 2 weeks ago with AT&T and its one of the best phones ever made! The keyboard is so comfortable, and I always get 3G coverage! I use to have the 8900 but the Bold is So much better!!!! Buy the bold and you won't regret it!! Rating: Reviewed by Abbie Beveridge from UK !!!!! on 18/02/2010 Once you go bold you're never going back !!!!!!:D Rating: Reviewed by Sam on 15/02/2010 Okay;first off. Worst Phone Ever. The people exclaiming their in love with you,obviously haven't had it for 9 months. And yes,I have been using it to its full extent. I do word documents,which is useful,facebook app,myspace app,email,gps,bluetooth,games,everything On the phone because I know what my parents paid for this. Completely dissapointing. The camera Sucks. The trackball now is completely stuck and dirty and looks like its about to fall out. The KEYS. Omg the keys look HORRID. They have all fallen off because I type so much on this. And include the fact that it freezes up constantly. Its so Slow.its like when I'm typing a computer gliches and it keeps trying to keep up with my words. In the middle of a phone call it always go to a blue lined screen or a white screen. The battery is the only good thing about this phone.it can last at 10 hours most. Do not waste your money;with all of this money spent switching from Verizon to AT&T I should have just gotten the iPhone. Disgusting. Rating: Reviewed by Ben F, London on 05/02/2010 I am black and bold says Blackberry bold. No controversy! Rating: Reviewed by msub-dubai on 04/02/2010 BEST i ever had....i always change mobile every almost like 6mos,from nokia,LG,samsung,iphone..name it,ive tried all,this one ROCKS!ill stick to this! Rating: Reviewed by Chris Morley on 23/01/2010 Have had my bold for 6weeks really enjoy all the functionality as described above. Only on draw back. After 6 weeks the scrollball will only go sideways and down NOT UP so it has been handed in for repai and they say it will take upto 3weeks to return it. I don't want a phone that is available to me for two thirds of the time! Rating: Reviewed by Manuel Bana on 19/01/2010 Quality phone, does everything that it needs to do and is so easy to use. Most def the best phone that I have had. Its also the first BB that I have owned. Down side, the battery doesnt last long & after 6 months my trackball has completely broken. Not good for a phone that I have only had for a while (read that this is a common problem so is likely to happen again) Rating: Reviewed by Dadurmahan on 16/01/2010 Hi, I'd like to suggest this phone even to students who use to visit economical-classes and do projects, because it has got WLAN and it can run office programms like Word, Powerpoint, Excel, All in all: really a great advatage! :-) !!! Rating: Reviewed by Simon on 15/01/2010 Buy yourself an Iphone and save yourself a lot of wasted money. I have both and and I wouldn’t recommend the blackberry to a chimp. As with most Apple products the Iphone does what it says on the tin, the Blackberry well as someone working in IT i have to say it is the worst smart phone I have yet come across. People who rate this piece of garbage have not owned other smart phones especially the Iphone. Rating: Reviewed by Mark on 15/01/2010 Don't buy this hunk of junk!!!, I switched from trusty nokia to Blackberry now 4 months later this 'oh so clever!' phone has packed up on me, I sent it back to O2 and they have refused to fix it claiming that condensation caused by going from a hot environment to a cold one has caused the insides to rust!! and therefore its my fault! You try living in the UK without going from a hot to cold environment every time you come in from outside! This phone is so delicate only office bound geeks who live in a dry climate controlled oxygen bubble should consider owning one, Blackberry should be ashamed of themselves! you have been warned! Rating: Reviewed by gs17590 on 14/01/2010 Had the Bold for almost a year now, previously had a BB 8820 for about 2 years. The Bold 9000 is absolutely outstanding! In response to a few comments about poor 3G performance, dropped calls etc., this is most likely down to the service provider's 3G/Edge/GPRS coverage, not the phone. It gives access to google maps with accurate GPS position, ideal for finding your way in the cities, even shows the Metro stations in Paris or the London tube. There's heaps of free apps for the Blackberry out there as well. Rating: Reviewed by Rick Miles on 05/01/2010 I have owned this phone now for 9 months. The first month or so was okay. Since then its been going down hill. I accept that there are many good features on it, but lets be honest. The Blackberry software is rubbish to say the least. It crashes constantly, drops calls and somehow manages to allow calls to go silent when im trying to talk to someone.... The battery is frankly a joke. If I am on the phone for an hour then im lucky for another hour of normal use. It really is a shocker if you need to have your phone available all the time. The reception is frankly a joke! I have tested 3 phones in the same room and somehow the Bold manages just 1 bar whereas the rest have full reception. How does that happen?! Overall it has been the worst phone I have ever owned. If someone could swap me anything for it I would gladly take it! No questions asked. Rating: Reviewed by Censuwine on 29/12/2009 I was given the Blackberry by my office, so I got it for free. But not paying a penny for it does not stop me from saying that I value more my Nokia 1200 they had given me before. The Blackberry is not suitable for people who only want to make and receive calls and SMSs. That's all I want from my phone; fulstop. I have a traditional diary for my appointments and never use a camera at all. If I want to hear music I can normally resort to my computer CD, my car CD or my livingroom CD. Sending messages with the Blackberry is a nightmare for people with large fingers. One depression and six buttons go down simultaneously. The battery longevity is perhaps its most ridiculous attribute. You'd be lucky to get 2 days when with a normal phone you can always get a week, even 12 days if you remember to switch off at night. It may be state of the art technology but for some people it is like leasing the space shuttle for an errand down to the corner shop when a little stroll would be enough. Rating: Reviewed by Joe Gonzalez on 28/12/2009 I like the phone overall, just one thing I can't open up vidos even when I try to download abobe reader,other then that great phone Rating: Reviewed by josh on 28/12/2009 loved the phone, got one with a bad pin tho when it first came out. got the new 9700 and it's just as nice if not better. definately smaller I noticed. was thinking about going with the javelin instead but I think i'm happy with my decision. Rating: Reviewed by Mohamed Al Rizwan on 26/12/2009 BB Bold 900o is the best phone and a masterpiece design own would ever come across !!! its way too good.... Rating: Reviewed by GD on 23/12/2009 Had this phone for over a year, early impression were pretty good, i understand the gripes about battery life but I simply stick mine on to charge every night and that seems to give me enough juice for a day, must admit I rarely use the media player side of things or indeed the camera. The issue I have is that the phone is unreliable. The software is constantly crashing, the screen often appears as thousands of coloured dots, the trackball has become steadily less responsive. Any consumer device that has to have the battery removed as frequently as this phone should not be released, sometimes this is once or twice a day. Whilst I appreciate that those in love with this phone will overlook these issues I find them detrimental to using it even as a phone. On the plus side I agree that the e-mail functionality is very, very good, but if I have to remove the battery so I can reset the screen so I can read my e-mails that is not good. A poor user experience overall. Rating: Reviewed by Marco on 23/12/2009 As a past owner of the Iphone, I think that the Iphone is way much better in so many ways, for one you don't have to keep connecting to your car via bluetooth everytime you get into the car this is a hastle, On the iphone you only need to connect once and that's it. another major thing that is great about the iphone is that so many different electronic equiptments manufactures are making it so the iphone is compatible ....for example music equipmment and car manufactures making the ipod / iphone stereo system compatible and so on........ Rating: Reviewed by RAMSEY on 15/12/2009 I LOVE THIS PHONE,I JUST BOUGHT IT A WEEK AGO,IT SO AMAZING WITH A LOT OF FEATURES,A MUST BUY PHONE! Rating: Reviewed by JM on 08/12/2009 This phone is truly awful, im on my third in 12 months, problems with trackball, freezing, shocking battery life and despite having signal phone calls going straight to vmail. Had a 8100 pearl and then an 8300 curve before and thought they were better. Am changing for an 8520 curve. Rating: Reviewed by Davey J on 05/12/2009 The Bold is great device easy to use, has well set out menus, an amazing crisp clear screen and solid build quality. Problem is though given the size of the qwerty keypad I was annoyed at the lack of seperation bewteen the keys. The keys are flush and this makes it hard to type on. The Blackberry 8900 is better as it has subtle key seperation bewteen the keys which makes it easier to feel around the keypad. Overall though its the sheer size both in thickness and width which is the Bolds downfall. The Blackberry 8900 is exactly the same phone minus 3G but its smaller size makes it more ergonomic. Plus the keypad is easier to use on the Blackberry 8900 too. Overall the Bold is a great phone but check out the Blackberry 8900 first before you buy. Rating: Reviewed by CJ on 01/12/2009 By far the WORST phone I have ever had. I am on my 7th bold in less than a year!! The trac ball is ridiculous. After about 3 months it stops going in a downward motion which you need in order to use the phone. It also stops sending emails and connecting to the internet after a while. It constantly freezes. I've never had to take a battery out of a phone as much as I have had to with this phone. Literally about 10-20 times a day....mind you this is my 7th bold and they ALL do this. In America they advertise this phone that you could run your business by using this phone only. Maybe that's the reason so many business' in America are failing; because they have this piece of junk phone. Don't waste your money or time with this phone. Its aggrivating, frustrating and down right maddening using this phone. Rating: Reviewed by tan from canada on 29/11/2009 the best blackberry i ve ever owned ,,, and the storm is the worst device from blackberry to date ... the click screen started givin me hard time in like a week or so ...but BOLD is awesome Rating: Reviewed by Taylor Lautner on 28/11/2009 I love this phone, great, useful gadgets. The only minor problem I would say is the camera but as I have a separate camera so it doesn't bother me so much. It is of moderate quality. When composing a message, it is very quick and easy due to the QWERTY keyboard. I had a few software problems recently but rung up orange immediately and they couriered a replacement to me immediately the next morning. I would thoroughly recommend this phone , it has everything. Rating: Reviewed by cherok on 20/11/2009 I've owned Blackberrys when they had B/W screens and had a scroll wheel on the side! This latest incarnation is by far the best I've ever used and I'm going to go out on a limb here & claim that this is indeed one of the best phones I've ever owned! If you read many emails a day like I do, scan the net quickly for wiki answers & do google searches the 3G speed is blistering and the stereo speakers on this are AWESOME!!! I contemplated the iPhone being an Apple fan, however it just didn't quite win me over. I've got big fingers, so when attempting to use the sms function on the iPhone it was a mess... My Blackberry serves all my needs (Well most of them lol) and I've got up to 5 email accounts connected to it. The camera and batery life could be better but what do you expect, it is a multi-purpose phone with many apps so inevitably will drain. I'm currently torn between upgrading to the Bold 2 (Onyx) or refurb my current Bold... That's how much I LOVE this phone. So don't waste time, trust me... You'll wander why you have not one one before!!! ENJOY.... Rating: Reviewed by Ed on 18/11/2009 Waste of time and effort,total total rubbish in everyway,might as well carry my laptop with me. Rating: Reviewed by jeanette on 17/11/2009 The Blackberry Bold 9000 might be great as a portable computer, as a phone? uptil now I am not impressed the ring tone is so short you don't have time to answer it. It is so complicated to set up I had to employ someone to come and do it for me. If you have loads of time to waste go ahead and get one but if like me you have a business to run and need to make phone calls forget it. Rating: Reviewed by sam on 14/11/2009 fantastic phone cant fault it and i was a big nokia fan....not any more looks like im havi this phone for a long time because i dontknow how any one can make a better phone only problem i have i cant send or recive files via bluetooth any advice would be apriciated Rating: Reviewed by annon on 09/11/2009 this is honestly the worst phone i have ever had, ive gone through 3 handsets in as many months and i havent even dropped or abused it. the internet is a joke and never connects, battery life is terrible lucky if you get 10-12 hours use. the case on mine has got loose from me taking the battery out 2 or 3 times a day. blackberry should be embarrased to sell this phone its pretty much useless. its going back in the box for a few weeks untill my iphone 3gs arrives. shame on u blackberry Rating: Reviewed by Alaa Elrifai on 29/10/2009 Dear Sir: I purchased the Blackberry bold a week ago.So far I am getting used to it.The 3G sign dropped a few days ago and I thought it is a coverage problem,however, after reading your review that said in its last lines that this problem can be fixed by updating the sim card, I updated it and the 3G sign returned immediately.I am very grateful to you.I have another problem, the device is set to ring when out of holster and to ring and vibrate alternately when in holster I tried to make it ring only when inside the holster but I could not as when I click "save" a message appear saying "name can not be empty". Can you tell me how can I do it. thanks in advance. My Email alaarifai@hotmail.com or alaaelrifai@yahoo.com Rating: Reviewed by CRISTIAN on 29/10/2009 THE WORST PHONE I.VE EVER HAD. I HAD BEFORE FEW NOKIAS,MOTOROLA,HTC,IPHONE 2 AND 3 G AND NEVER THE PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH MY BOLD. IN MAX ONE MONTH I WILL COME BACK TO IPHONE BUYING THE 32GB 3GS. BELIVE ME. I CANOT BELIVE WHEN I SEE AROUND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH BOLD IN THEIR HANDS. BLACKBERRY? NEVER AGAIN!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by ss on 27/10/2009 3rd grade phone. Rating: Reviewed by Greg on 25/10/2009 I had this as a works phone and the last time I had a Blackberry it basically made calls and sent/received email. That's it?! How things have changed! - Now it's mp3's, bluetooth, video, wifi, A-GPS. In the years in between this phone and my last Blackberry I had Windows Mobile phones and used them to the Nth degree - all the toys and all the apps. With this Blackberry I was shocked at how well it did EVERYTHING my old Windows Mobile phone did - only BETTER!! Never crashed or got stuck and did all I asked WHEN I WANTED IT TO - Amazing device from a Techy ;) Rating: Reviewed by Bhaskar Balachandran on 25/10/2009 Vodafone Blackberry Bold- A Nightmare I purchased a Blackberry Bold from Vodafone Store in Kolkata, India on 27th October 2008. Within 6 months the steel frame of the facia started rusting. I took it to the Vodafone store and learnt that facia is not covered under warranty. Soon after, the trackball started to stall. I was advised by helpline to re-boot the instrument to restore trackball movement.. The phone used hang frequently and had to be re-booted. On 20th of October the trackball stopped moving downwards and re-booting did not help. I reported to Vodafone Store in Sarat Bose Rd & Southern Avenue crossing, Kolkata on 22nd October 09 and was told to come next day as concerned technician was on leave. I reported again on 23rd October and the technician demanded purchase & warranty documents. On the 24th October, I took the purchase bills and demanded a new replacement under warranty but was told that Vodafone Store could only register complaints and send instrument to Bangalore for resolving hardware issues which would take 15 days. I am shocked that Blackberry sells phones all over the country but does not offer service support even in Metro cities and instrument problems have to be referred to Bangalore. I demanded a replacement as the instrument was within warranty period, had a history of problems and was defective in many respects, The phone was purchased from a Vodafone Store for Rs 34900, yet Vodafone declined to take responsibility and passed the buck to Blackberry in Bangalore. I handed over the Blackberry Bold to Vodafone with a strong complaint demanding immediate replacement with a new set. I am yet to get a response and under compulsion may have to move the consumer court. Rating: Reviewed by JimBo on 14/10/2009 Definitely the worst phone I have ever owned. The software keeps crashing, it cuts me off mid calls, and I'm sick of having to do hard re-sets removing the battery and SIM. As for the battery life (even with bluetooth etc turned off) its just plain rubbish in this day and age. Do yourself a favour and stay well clear. Rating: Reviewed by D. Keeling on 14/10/2009 two words: Never again, found it hard to text, connection is rubbish (although i understand thats not so much the phones fault) and has cut out on me a few times while trying to browse the net - when i mean cut out i mean just completely dies! Rating: Reviewed by Adrian Green on 08/10/2009 Got my blackberry phone last week, & i simply cant get enuff of it, it does exactly what i want it to do , amazing, the best phone i ever had! Rating: Reviewed by Gee on 22/09/2009 I have owned the curve 8320(wonderful to use) & 8520(cheap & nasy).But this bold is amazing ,havent put it down since i got it last week,i love it.The best phone ever.My husband & son both have the BB storm,not fussed on the touch screen myself.So its Bold for me all the way :) Rating: Reviewed by Drew on 20/09/2009 I don't see how anyone can expect any smartphone to work for more than a day without being charged! If you do you're insane. This phone is amazing. Rating: Reviewed by zet on 18/09/2009 i believe this blackberry is soo much useful for a bussines people , but for a casual people this is not the right phone , the camera is very worse , and its not only for a daily Facebook-email-checking or just for a sms or a daily phone, this thing is really for a bussines people someday i get my dad giving me this BlackberryBold , but then... i just cant handle it , i dont think it will suit my life , coz i need to paid more for the email service , and the phone price is way too much expensive plus the extra money per-month for Blackberry service , then i switch this Bold with a nokia 6303 classic ... hahaha... well... im a casual user , so for me its just a over-priced and standard phone and not too useful for my daily routine, the camera itself is real bad compared to my 6303c , the battery too its soo bad , but yeah the other spec is offcourse far beyond my 6303c , i just realized its have a 600Mhz Cpu Speed!! what the... the sony PSP is only had 333MHZ... wow... 600MHz is a waste of energy.... i... think... 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