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Adding a fashionable touch to Research in Motion's formidable arsenal of
telephonic, PIM, and media tools, the BlackBerry 8320 Curve for T-Mobile is
also the smallest, lightest BlackBerry phone that includes a full QWERTY
keyboard. This amalgam of the svelte BlackBerry Pearl and the more
business-oriented 8800 combines RIM's long-valued corporate email and
messaging platform with a host of advanced multimedia features, including a
2-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth (for listening to music via wireless
headphones). In addition to its quad-band GSM and EDGE connectivity, it also
offers Wi-Fi connectivity for access to the Internet and email as well as
access to T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service. This version comes in titanium,
but it's also available in pale gold.
The Curve's full QWERTY keyboard and the innovative
trackball navigation system (placed above the keyboard) makes
accessing your data and writing email a breeze.. |
The 2-megapixel camera makes it easy to capture pictures
to send via email or upload to your online photo collection. |
T-Mobile Service Options
With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service, you'll effortlessly transition between
Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile's wireless network while you talk. You can get
unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi--at home via your wireless router or at
any U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot. You can also use the HotSpot @Home service via most
open, or unsecured, wireless routers, as well as any secured wireless router
for which you have access to the password from the owner. This phone is
compatible with the 802.11b/g Wi-Fi standard as well as the following wireless
security protocols: WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES-CCMP), LEAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS,
EAP-TTLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA. Whenever you're not using a Wi-Fi
network, the Curve works just like a regular mobile phone, using your Whenever
Minutes under your T-Mobile voice plan.
This phone also includes compatibility with T-Mobile's myFaves service,
which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any
network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about
myFaves from T-Mobile.
Staying Connected
With BlackBerry's push email technology, your email will find you without
having to initiate a connection. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on
and continuously connected to the wireless network, notifying you as new email
arrives. In addition to the text, you can also receive and view attachments in
a wide range of popular file formats, including Microsoft Office, Corel
WordPerfect, and Adobe PDF.
Browse the web with the integrated, full-featured browser, which quickly
and efficiently displays HTML pages as well as enables you to set up RSS feeds
to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. And keep up with
your contacts using a variety of instant message (IM) networks, including the
integrated Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable clients for Google
Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime.
For corporate users, the Curve delivers all the enterprise email and
messaging capabilities you've come to expect. It's supported on BlackBerry
Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal email
accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry
Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM
Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments.
Phone Features
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The Curve is fashioned in a liquid silver finish with chrome highlights and
subtly curving corners. Measuring 4.2 x 2.4 inches, the Curve is just as slim
as the Pearl (0.6 inches) and weighs in at 3.9 ounces--just 0.7 ounces heavier
than its predecessor. It features a bright 2.5-inch color TFT screen that
provides 65,000 colors and a 320 x 240-pixel resolution, and it includes a
light-sensing feature that automatically adjusts backlighting for indoor,
outdoor and dark environments. Like the BlackBerry 8800, the Curve includes a
trackball navigation system located on the top of the QWERTY keypad, and it
also features an integrated spell checker with a customizable dictionary to
help maintain accuracy while on the go. It has 64 MB of internal ROM memory,
and is expandable using MicroSD memory cards. The battery provides up to 4
hours (240 minutes) of talk time and up to 17 days (408 hours) of standby
time.
You can snap vivid photos (though no video) using the 2-megapixel camera on
the back of the Curve, which also features a 5x digital zoom, built-in flash,
self-portrait mirror and full screen viewfinder. It can capture images in up
to three picture quality and size resolutions that can be shared instantly by
email, MMS or BlackBerry Messenger, or even uploaded to your Flickr account
with the Yahoo! Go service. Photos can also be immediately set as a unique
caller ID or Home Screen image. You can edit photos and create albums within
the Curve using the PhotoSuite application. Pictures can be cropped, rotated
and straightened, and flaws can be fixed by removing redeye or changing the
brightness, contrast, and saturation levels.
Listen to your favorite music and watch downloaded videos using the
included stereo headset, or use an optional wireless headphone thanks to the
Curve's support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The Curve
is compatible with a wide variety of file formats, including MP3, WMA and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
audio and WMV, MPEG4 and H.263 video. Dedicated volume controls are
conveniently located on the side of the handset.
With the Voice-Activated Dialing (VAD) feature, you can initiate a call
just by telling the Curve who to call from your contact list--either via the
integrated speakerphone or using an optional Bluetooth wireless headset. Other
advanced phone features include advanced sound technology that cancels out
background noise and echo, dedicated volume and mute keys, and the ability to
customize the Curve with polyphonic and MP3 ringtones.
Vital Statistics
The Blackberry Curve 8320 weighs 3.92 ounces and measures 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6
inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up
to 408 hours (17 days) of digital standby time. It runs on the
850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
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