The Blackberry Pearl

[sash1]

Is the Blackberry Pearl only a T-Mobile phone?

I really want it, and I'm not averse to switching plans. I'm with Cingular right now, and I really want/need a new phone.

Just wondering if it's just with T-Mobile. I think this phone is awesome. If I choose not to switch networks, I'm just going to get the Samsung D-807.

So, does anyone have this phone or T-Mobile? How is their coverage?

 

[Feldenak]

My wife & I are with T-Mobile and hate them.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
My wife & I are with T-Mobile and hate them.

Depends on where you live. If you live in the city, they are awesome.

Either way, I wouldn't buy that Blackberry... I love QWERTY too much to buy a Blackberry without it.

 

[Colt45]

you can just buy one outright and pop your cingular SIM in it, AFAIK.

just make sure it's not locked to a specific network. (which you can still get around anyways, but costs a couplpe bucks)

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: Feldenak
My wife & I are with T-Mobile and hate them.

Depends on where you live. If you live in the city, they are awesome.

Either way, I wouldn't buy that Blackberry... I love QWERTY too much to buy a Blackberry without it.

We live in Birmingham and still get all kinds of dropped calls. I'll agree with you about the Blackberry though...QWERTY only.

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: Feldenak
My wife & I are with T-Mobile and hate them.

Depends on where you live. If you live in the city, they are awesome.

Either way, I wouldn't buy that Blackberry... I love QWERTY too much to buy a Blackberry without it.

We live in Birmingham and still get all kinds of dropped calls. I'll agree with you about the Blackberry though...QWERTY only.

I played around with it, and having two letters per key doesn't bother me too much.

Either way, looks like the coverage is horrible Looks like I'll just stick with Cingular and my current plan. My two-year agreement is up so maybe I can get a good deal on a new phone.

I love the look of the Pearl, but I know for a fact Cingular has coverage where I live.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: Feldenak
My wife & I are with T-Mobile and hate them.

Depends on where you live. If you live in the city, they are awesome.

Either way, I wouldn't buy that Blackberry... I love QWERTY too much to buy a Blackberry without it.

We live in Birmingham and still get all kinds of dropped calls. I'll agree with you about the Blackberry though...QWERTY only.

What kind of phone do you have? Birmingham should have pretty good reception, I thought... The actual phone can make a pretty big difference in reception, since the physical antennas work differently, are placed differently in the phone, etc. Check out T-Mobile's website and do a personal coverage check in the areas you drop calls. If it says you should have good coverage, go visit a store or call customer service and see what they can do about getting you a better phone.

 

[aceO07]

The Pearl is TINY. Well, smaller than I'd like it to be for what it's supposed to be used for.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: Feldenak
My wife & I are with T-Mobile and hate them.

Depends on where you live. If you live in the city, they are awesome.

Either way, I wouldn't buy that Blackberry... I love QWERTY too much to buy a Blackberry without it.

We live in Birmingham and still get all kinds of dropped calls. I'll agree with you about the Blackberry though...QWERTY only.

What kind of phone do you have? Birmingham should have pretty good reception, I thought... The actual phone can make a pretty big difference in reception, since the physical antennas work differently, are placed differently in the phone, etc. Check out T-Mobile's website and do a personal coverage check in the areas you drop calls. If it says you should have good coverage, go visit a store or call customer service and see what they can do about getting you a better phone.

Well, we had dropped calls in Auburn too. I don't know the actual model, it's the basic Motorola from T-Mobile.

I have been happy with the coverage my work cell, and aircard (Nextel and Verizon).