Saturday, June 13, 2009

The Blackberry Curve 8300 Not For Everyone


By Christopher L. Grant

There are many phones available in the market right now. With such a plethora of choices one might have a hard time deciding what phone is right for them. One such company offering a wide array of choices is Blackberry. Each Blackberry has a numerous amounts of unique functions. This might make choosing a Blackberry phone hard. But the RIM Blackberry Curve 8300 is a great phone for anyone working in a business setting. The phone is absent of any media streaming capabilities. While this may deter some casual phone users, the phones clear focus on business applications make it great for anyone working for a large organization.

For starters the 8300 offers a full QWERTY keyboard. As opposed to the older models this model features keys which are farther spaced apart and aren't flush with the device. Meaning you wont have any trouble typing messages on the keyboard. The phone also includes an automatic spell check (which can be switched off) on all emails, messages, memos, etc. This is a great feature for those sending out important business related material and doesn't want to embarrass him or herself with a message containing spelling errors. As well as the typing functionality the trackball navigator makes the phone a breeze to use.

Most large organizations have an account on the Blackberry Enterprise Server. Anyone using a Blackberry Curve 8300 will have access to large amounts of electronic corporate documents as well as receive corporate email. Not only that but anyone using their company's enterprise server can also use Microsoft Office. With being able to use Microsoft office on their phones a person can open and edit Word documents, Excel sheets, and even Power Point presentations on the go.

Anyone thinking about purchasing the Blackberry Curve 8300 should remember that there is no support for any media streaming. This comes at a huge disappointment when one looks at the great service found in V Cast technology. The phone still works as a passable MP4 player. One can upload their music and video files into flash cards and play their files that way. With no 3G support the web browsing suffers. Certain websites take a while to load and in general browsing the web is rather slow.

The camera on the phone is sufficient. For any business person using the phone the camera might feel tacked on but it does offer a small variety of image capturing options as most camera phones do. The phone also lacks any video recording capabilities which again if you are using this phone in a corporate setting then the feature will not be missed.

The Blackberry Curve 8300 is a great phone for business people. With a strong focus on operating systems and business applications this phone will be extremely useful to anyone working for a large organization.

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