BlackBerry 8830 Cell Phone

pros: At least 8 hours of battery for continuous use.Easy to use. Easy setup.

cons: Freezes for the first week or two. NO CAMERA.

The "Simple" Phone

Blackberry's 8830 is the phone for older adults. The initial setup takes under 15 minutes and covers... See Full Review

pros: Large screen, trackball, smooth interface, family phone.

cons: Shuts down, restarts, hard to charge, buttons hard to press, mushy, trackball may fall out.

Smart phone, or Dumb phone?

This cellphone is great, if you need a brick. The design is awful, there is more cons than pros, and... See Full Review

pros: Sleek design, solid email client, usable trackball, good battery life

cons: Doesn't feel as good as it looks; mushy and closely spaced keys

Doing What A BlackBerry Does Best

After being assigned a BlackBerry 8703e for about a year, my IT department replaced it with a newer... See Full Review

pros: Screen is big and bright

cons: Phone turns off "radio" when low on power, typing is aggravating

Not the Greatest

I was issued this unit by my employer. My current plan is data only, however I also have used... See Full Review

pros: Bright screen, mute/volume/speakerphone buttons at finger tips. GSM and CDMA support

cons: Big, Chewy flush keyboard, no camera, Blackberry OS crashes once a week.

Business Travelers review of Blackberry 8830 "World Phone"

I have been a Blackberry user since the the 7230 and moved my way to a 8130 Curve and most recently... See Full Review

pros: Full keyboard-Good price with a plan

cons: no camera-hit and miss web browser-side voice activation button always gets bumped

We bought a Pair!

We are small business owners- a husband and wife team. For a couple of years we had c... See Full Review

pros: Easy navigation, great music player.

cons: Many glitches such as frozen screens, buttons don't work. No camera.

Not much my type of Blackberry

So, this was my first blackberry I've ever gotten. I was intimidated by all the buttons and options... See Full Review

pros: incredibly versatile, gentle learning curve, easy to use

cons: no camera, keyboard backlighting fairly useless

I'm Carryin' An Entire Office on My Belt These Days...

I'm carrying a BlackBerry® now: I guess that means I've finally joined the real techie generati... See Full Review

pros: Voice command, broadband Internet capability, trackball, and much faster...

cons: Ringtone volume is too low and the side button is not designed properly.

Another Blackberry to brag about...

About three months ago I upgraded my Blackberry 8703e and got this excellent Blackberry 8830 World E... See Full Review