http://www.berryreview.com/forums/tags/blackberry-8520-curve Discuss Everything BlackBerry en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:50:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://www.berryreview.com/forums/search.php http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-8520-curve-os-461305-found-online#post-2872 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:16:08 +0000 Ronen Halevy 2872@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Already Removed.</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-8520-curve-os-461305-found-online#post-2867 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:19:12 +0000 Luis Merlos 2867@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Yeah its been forever</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-8520-curve-os-461305-found-online#post-2858 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:53:31 +0000 Nikolaus Walch 2858@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>It has been forever since we saw an OS leak for the 8900</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-8520-curve-os-461305-found-online#post-2857 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:53:30 +0000 Ronen Halevy 2857@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p><img title="http://www.berryreview.co/image" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px" height="162" alt="image" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/image.png" width="http://www.berryreview.co/109" align="left" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" />The BlackBerry 8520 does not get as much love as other devices when it comes to OS leaks. I guess it will take awhile until RIM starts pushing it out to more carriers which is the source of many of these leaks. Thanks to ah3703 for spotting this one!</p> <p><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/280188420/8520wifijEastAsia_PBr4.6.1_rel449_PL4.2.0.130_A4.6.1.305.exe" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/rapidshare.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Download @ Rapidshare</a></p> <p>Let us know what you find in the comments!</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.blackberryos.com/forums/8520-operating-software/6991-leaked-os-4-6-1-305-curve-8520-a.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.blackberryos.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BBOS</a> via <a href="http://crackberry.com/leaked-os-4-6-1-305-blackberry-curve-8520" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/crackberry.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CrackBerry</a></p> <p><br/><a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/15/blackberry-8520-curve-os-4-6-1-305-found-online/" rel="nofollow">BlackBerry 8520 Curve OS 4.6.1.305 Found Online</a></p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/t-mobile-blackberry-8520-curve-ndash-first-impressions#post-1267 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:01:28 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1267@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>I just purchased this Blackberry and I have to tell you that I LOVE it <img src='http://www.berryreview.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='http://www.berryreview.co/wp-smiley' /> It isn&#8217;t the bold but I was looking for something smaller, lighter, and basic. Coming from the iphone I certainly wasn&#8217;t going to go to a larger device so that ruled out the Bold. The 8900 didn&#8217;t seem to offer better features minus the camera&#8230;.but that is what a digital camera is for&#8230;.that being said, I chose this because of the trackpad. In one word&#8230;AMAZING!! Will never go back to the trackball and love everything about this phone <img src='http://www.berryreview.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='http://www.berryreview.co/wp-smiley' /> I highly recommend it and along with the great deal from Amazon, Walmart is selling currently for 48.88. Now how can you beat that??? Worth trying!</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/t-mobile-blackberry-8520-curve-ndash-first-impressions#post-1135 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:47:18 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1135@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>The display isn&#8217;t as bad as you would think it is, especially anyone coming from an 83, 81 or 88 device.<br /> There is much less (read: hardly any) gap between the LCD screen and the &#8220;lens&#8221;.<br /> Granted, its not as crisp as the 89 or 96, but it is still better than 80% of all the other devices on the market.</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/t-mobile-blackberry-8520-curve-ndash-first-impressions#post-1124 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:40:47 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1124@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Or for 83xx/81xx upgraders of course</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/t-mobile-blackberry-8520-curve-ndash-first-impressions#post-1122 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:40:22 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1122@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0436.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0436" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0436" align="right" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0436_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/175" height="213" /></a> Last night, I bumped into my good friend and total geek Ronen, who offered to let me play with the newest phone out there, the 8520. This is the one with the new trackball, and he asked me to send in my first impressions. I may not get into the technical side of things, but I hope to give an accurate description of my first few hours with the device as a regular BlackBerry user. Ronen did not want to do the review since he would be comparing it to the Bold which would find it lacking but compared to my 8330 this is a definite move in the right direction. You can find the 8520 Curve on <a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=BlackBerry-Curve-8520-Black" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.t-mobile.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">T-Mobile’s website for $129</a> but <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JPJ118?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=berryrecom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002JPJ118" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Amazon has a much better deal offering it for only a penny with a 2 year contract</a>.</p> <p>The outside: Coming from the Verizon 8330, this device is definitely a bit sleeker to hold. The black plastic and rubber coating is an ascetic upgrade from my curve, that’s for sure. It is quite a bit lighter, but it did not feel cheap or flimsy. It is a smidgen wider and taller and maybe a drop thinner, but overall it keeps to that general good feeling that a BlackBerry gives your hand now-a-day. No more of that 8800 wideness, you can still easily type with one hand or two. Among the many differences between this 8520 and my current 8330 are the Media buttons on top. There are 3, rewind, play/stop/mute, and forward. Their functionality was marred for me by the speaker, located right behind the buttons. I found that my finger would bump or scrape against the protrusion, and it takes away from the overall sleekness. I am a stickler for smooth edges, and sadly, this BlackBerry continued to disappoint as it has a few places where the plastic meets rubber that catch your finger. Not a deal breaker by any means, just a personal pet peeve. </p> <p> <!--more--> <p><a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0434.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0434" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0434" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0434_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/206" height="200" /></a>&#160;<a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0433.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0433" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0433" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0433_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="200" /></a>&#160; </p> <p>Getting back to the outer design, the outside buttons are covered in plastic, a new feeling but the work just as well. The plug (micro-usb) and the headphone jack are on the left side, consistent with the curve mentality. The black of the BlackBerry displays the camera, with no flash; it’s just a hole in the back of the blackberry. The battery cover is a little strange, when a groove to pop off the cover instead of a button to push. Under the cover, the micro SD card is not under the battery, so that you can remove it without losing power. The battery is the same as the 8330, which was convenient since I forgot that micro usb charger. </p> <p><a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0440.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0440" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0440" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0440_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="118" /></a> <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0441.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0441" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0441" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0441_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="117" /></a> </p> <p>Moving on to the front of the BlackBerry, it is consistent to what I have seen from the other next-gen BlackBerrys, with the smooth black face. The keys are all easy to use, and though some people write about the subtle differences in keyboards between different models, to me they are all basically the same, and easy and comfortable to use. Of course, this brings me to my favorite part of this BlackBerry, and probably the only reason you kept reading this review, the new optical track pad. In a word, it is absolutely Awesome! It is responsive, comfortable, smooth, etc, etc. It follows the flicks of your finger exactly as the old “ball” did. I felt zero lag time, and found that I enjoy scrolling through emails or playing games more with the track pad than the trackball. It also feels much smoother going from the hard buttons or the keyboard to the track pad, since there is not a depressed circle for the ball. I did find that I was moving the track pad if I went from the call to end button, but I am sure that another few hours would have me used to it in no time. I am sad to be going back to my 8330, that’s for sure. </p> <p><a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0439.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0439" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0439" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0439_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="187" /></a> </p> <p>On to the display: The operating system is 4.6.1.1259, for those who need to know the nitty gritty. When you power up this device, it defaults to the Fave Five display. Adding someone was easy, and hiding the display is just as easy, although it steals an available icon. The operating system was smooth and quick for the time that I had it, not freezing up or taking a long time to run programs. I installed a few programs without any issues. I also had no signal issues, from Manhattan to jersey and back. The wireless setup was easy and quick, and it connected to my network without any issues. The speakerphone is clear and loud, and the speaker in unhindered by the back cover. The BlackBerry came with a full assortment of chat programs, as well as a welcome amount of games! This was the first time I had seen this, not just beloved brickbreaker. (By the way, brickbreaker with the track pad will take a little time to get used to, after years of rolling the ball hard to the left/right.) The camera took decent pictures, but compared to the 8330 2.0 MP camera, there was not too much of a difference. I did see that the video camera was a little clearer, with 5X zoom as opposed to the older curves. </p> <p><a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0438.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0438" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0438" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0438_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="182" /></a> <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0435.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/IMG_0435" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="IMG_0435" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_0435_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/243" height="182" /></a> </p> <p>Overall, it is a serious upgrade for those who have not moved onto the future BlackBerrys, and are stuck in the 83XX area or lower. Is this the device to make you jump networks, with the Bold and Tour out there? I don’t think so, with the camera being 2.0 mp and there not being any GPS. With the promise of a device with Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.2 MP camera, and track pad rumored to be on the horizon, I think this BlackBerry will be for those who detest the trackball, and for those who use T-Mobile. There is little other about the device to make one jump and flee their current situation.</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> <p>Let me know if I missed anything. This is my first article on BerryReview but I have been a long time reader so be gentle with me. <img src='http://www.berryreview.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='http://www.berryreview.co/wp-smiley' /> </p> <p><br/><a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/08/10/t-mobile-blackberry-8520-curve-first-impressions/" rel="nofollow">T-Mobile BlackBerry 8520 Curve – First Impressions</a></p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/t-mobile-blackberry-8520-curve-ndash-first-impressions#post-1123 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:40:22 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1123@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Definitely looks worthwhile for intro users. The 320&#215;240 is my main gripe.</p> <p>But with this + the 9700, they will have very good low and high end device offerings.</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/useful-blackberry-8520-curve-disassembly-instructions-video#post-1033 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:58:37 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1033@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>So I was bored at work today and did a quick 10 minute comparison.<br /> 8520 vs 8900 vs 9000 vs 9530 vs 9630 vs 8330.<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugdBJL_bEes" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/comment/www.youtube.com');" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugdBJL_bEes</a></p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/useful-blackberry-8520-curve-disassembly-instructions-video#post-1032 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:58:36 +0000 the BerryReview Team 1032@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>N8D let me know that he has disassembled the BlackBerry 8520 Curve on video along with pictures. The video is very useful for those of you who want to see naked Curves. <img src='http://www.berryreview.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='http://www.berryreview.co/wp-smiley' /> </p> <p><object width="http://www.berryreview.co/560" height="340"><param name="http://www.berryreview.co/movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rOZRjoJKIik&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="http://www.berryreview.co/allowFullScreen" value="http://www.berryreview.co/true"></param><param name="http://www.berryreview.co/allowscriptaccess" value="http://www.berryreview.co/always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rOZRjoJKIik&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="http://www.berryreview.co/application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="http://www.berryreview.co/always" allowfullscreen="true" width="http://www.berryreview.co/560" height="340"></embed></object></p> <p>Since there is no need to replace the dirty trackballs anymore I am not sure how often I would use such a guide but it is a good thing to have! Though since RIM started fusing the LCD screens to the plastic screens you don’t even have to clean out dust anymore. Though you may need to fix that trackpad over time…</p> <p><a href="http://www.mynationlink.com/blog/?page_id=418" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.mynationlink.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Check out all the video and pics at this link</a>. Keep up the good work N8D!</p> <p><br/><a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/08/06/useful-blackberry-8520-curve-disassembly-instructions-video/" rel="nofollow">Useful BlackBerry 8520 Curve Disassembly Instructions &amp; Video</a></p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/rim-8520-curve-product-manager-interviewed-ndash-why-no-gps-or-flash/page/2#post-618 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:49:12 +0000 feragola 618@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>He is talking about the flash, you can turn it on and use it as a flash-light.</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/rim-8520-curve-product-manager-interviewed-ndash-why-no-gps-or-flash/page/2#post-614 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:16:40 +0000 Ronen Halevy 614@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Sure but the $50 8220 has GPS, Wi-Fi, Flash&#8230; So fitting it into a larger package should be cheaper&#8230; Especially since they already designed one.</p> <p>This would kind of be like releasing the Onyx and then making a big stink about a 7100 being a new entry device.</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/rim-8520-curve-product-manager-interviewed-ndash-why-no-gps-or-flash#post-608 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:10:22 +0000 Ronen Halevy 608@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Remember with the Blackberry 8320&#8230; only with wifi! And if you want to GPS&#8230; you need to buy a 8310! We have the same thing here, the 8520 is built only with the wifi and RIM will launch soon the 8510 with GPS! (because these models will replace the 8300 series).</p> <p>For the Flash, they can&#8217;t add it to the device because the 8900 get the Flash!</p> <p>Maybe i&#8217;m wrong, but I don&#8217;t think.</p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/rim-8520-curve-product-manager-interviewed-ndash-why-no-gps-or-flash#post-599 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:05:58 +0000 Ronen Halevy 599@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Blackberry hasn&#8217;t been a single device for a long time, they have an expanding range of devices to appeal to a varied audience who may prefer a certain form factor or price point, so just having the one budget device would be very shortsighted especially if you look at how well the original curves still sell despite their age.</p> <p>Did you make a typo there, putting bb when you meant curve because if not you are clearly mistaken because there have been a number of 3g devices for both gsm and cdma networks.</p> <p>Also, check the sales figures, apple are obviously doing well, but its not at the expense of blackberry sales, both are eating into the sales of nokia these days.</p>