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BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 (T-Mobile): Review Part 1

Noah Kravitz
Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008
by Noah Kravitz, Senior Editor, Consumer Products and Services
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Part 1 of Noah's 2-part review of the BlackBerry 8220. The first-ever BlackBerry flip phone hides the buttons away for a sleek look, but does it have the juice to keep Crackberry addicts happy?

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MajSingh
Tuesday, October 21, 2008I cant speak for this model as I haven't played with it yet, but all the other blackberry's I have used up to my current curve - to insert a "period" at the end of a sentence, simply hit the spacebar twice.
npdk1989
Friday, October 17, 2008who ever gets this phone will regret it ...i have a blackberry pearl and it sucksssssssss....
phone guy
Monday, October 13, 2008come one, RIM!!!! Can't we get a 3G 850/900/1900/2100, Quad band Edge, Wifi AND true GPS in a phone? RIM sucks.
zecheriah
12/2/2008 1:53:10 AMlg lotus looks so ugly
BigColucc
12/1/2008 8:58:01 PMnice ! 2 thumbs up ;)
cooldude2410
11/30/2008 6:50:56 PMits a video format like mp4 mpeg1 wmv. the avi formats are one of the largest video formats so thats why i must have taken long on the phone to process
suckawhat83
11/29/2008 10:29:23 PMHow do u fucking change the ringtones for the sms messages ..i can not figure that shit out and i'm losing my MIND !!! lol
FrenchTea13
11/28/2008 1:59:27 AMSo can u just use this for a regular phone that textsand stuff?
bigphilly08
11/25/2008 9:59:16 PMHit space twice for periods when typing
yastepdaddy
11/23/2008 7:33:32 PMwuts an avi
dff187
11/23/2008 7:12:01 AMits like AIM or MSN, its chatting to with your contacts kinda like text messaging but its instant...pretty must Instant Messaging
8ballmoe
11/21/2008 8:02:06 PMdoes it support flash or does that blue block come up
xdrugxlikex
11/19/2008 10:53:29 PMi want to say it's something different, but slightly similar... could be wrong though
XxAchievmentsxX
11/18/2008 8:53:05 PMdo you know if you can still put color pearl and custom themes on it?
eatmycakefatkid
11/18/2008 7:54:49 PMis google talk like gmail? or is it something different?
chelloveck7
11/16/2008 2:07:05 PMI believe just those that are DRM free
enchantress0
11/11/2008 2:15:00 PMcan u view you tube videos on this one, i have the curve and most the websides i wanna visit are not fully usable cuz no java?? will that happened with the flip?
Raiga2k9
11/9/2008 6:56:04 PMdoes this phone play itunes music?
socomdude23
11/9/2008 3:29:45 AMIt sort of looks like a chocolate flip anyone agree?
izEnii
11/8/2008 5:10:20 PMyou're an idiot Don't apply what your life is to everyone out there.
nelson1tom
11/7/2008 10:01:36 PMtmobiles plans are great im tired of verizons :/
kcmarie5
11/4/2008 3:02:46 PMI have this phone and there is a period button. When you are typing you hit "alt" and then the "op" key and gives you one.
djcmuzicrox
11/1/2008 5:16:28 PMdont get that u couldm get the storm on the 4th
thunderbirdbc
11/1/2008 9:03:56 AMwhat is the best internet phone on market
Xerolimits89
11/1/2008 3:49:48 AMcant you hit the space bar twice to get the period?
ohemgeeitsjackson
10/31/2008 6:59:39 PMsome people don't want a stripped verizon touchscreen phone kwismexer. sorry.
pyropunk9
10/29/2008 9:52:31 PMlol total fail. go for the dare
kwismexer
10/24/2008 1:10:16 PMYou're right! I NEVER want to be THAT guy at the dinner party with the phone out, checking my email and pretending to have a life. Cell phones are an INCONVENIENCE! I think that cell phone companies are using marketing, and the media to make a us believe we NEED cell phones. We really don't need to be reached anytime, by everyone. We really don't NEED to be connected. THIS IS MADNESS! When we had Pay phones were everywhere, was there a problem? no! just stick a quarter in and call...

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