Welcome to our ProStore. Today we are feauturing a seller refurbished/used BlackBerry 8330 ready for verizon service or prepaid unlimited no contract PagePlus service with good ESN but it can also be fully flashed to cricket for an extra $20. Just let us know so we can flash it before shipping. It has the latest Blackberry software upgrade 4.5 bundle 319. There are visible marks of wear and tear on the silver frame of the phone however I replaced the plastic outer lens with a brand new lens with no scratches. I'm also including a blue front and back hard cover that hides any wear and tear and it looks like new with cover. It also comes with a brand new battery back cover. Buy with confidence, serious buyers only please. Payment is expected immediately after purchase. All sales are final, sorry no refunds:(
THIS ITEM CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING:
- BLACKBERRY 8330C HANDSET
- HOME CHARGER
- Car Charger
OVERVIEW
About this time last year RIM introduced the Curve 8300. The consumer-friendly feature set paired with RIM’s legendary QWERTY made it an instant hit, and CDMA users have lusted after it since day one. Now they finally have a Curve to call their own, and with a few enhancements to boot! The CDMA Curve 8330 brings some notable upgrades to the original GSM 8300 including a bump in memory, integrated GPS and most importantly high-speed EVDO data. Other specifications remain the same, such as the 2 megapixel camera, microSD expansion, 3.5 mm headphone jack and of course trackball navigation and that famous Qwerty Keyboard, The Curve serves as a compliment to the Pearl in RIM’s lineup; both devices have all the power a business user needs but with the multimedia features they are both aimed at breaking into the consumer market. We’ll be taking a look at the Curves offered by both Verizon and Sprint.
Design:
The Curve comes in two different color palates. Verizon’s unit is bright silver, whereas Sprint and Alltel have both chosen a more refined dark Titanium color. Both versions have a black, rubbery trim running along the sides of the phone, and it extends a bit onto the back, especially at the bottom. The housing around the display is black, as are the keypad keys. Keys with an Alt function are half and half, with a silver top and black bottom.
The 35-key QWERTY sits below the navigational trackball, which itself is flanked to the left by the Send and Menu keys and to the right by Back and End. The keypad is the best we’ve used to date and was a breeze to type on, even for those of us who don’t usually like QWERTY keypads. The keys have good travel, there is no doubt when you press a key that it has been pressed. They do, however, feel just a bit cheap. The keys wiggle ever so slightly, and while it did not affect our typing ability it didn’t give us a feeling of quality.
On top of it all is a 2.4” QVGA landscape display featuring 65K colors. It’s a good display, and we were able to use it in any lighting condition, but the picture wasn’t as crisp as we’ve seen on other devices like the Samsung Ace. At the top right above the display is a LED indicator light that flashes different colors depending on the event.
Along the right side is a volume rocker and multi-function key, both of which are bright chrome and stand out against the black trim. On the left is the 3.5 mm headset jack and miniUSB port, with a black multi-function key below. At the top is a single chrome key on the left used to mute the device and put it in/bring it out of standby. There are also two cutouts, one centered and the other off to the right, which serve as the Curve’s stereo speaker holes.
Flipping the Curve over reveals a large chrome insert at the top of thebattery door. This acts as a housing for the 2 megapixel camera and flash, as well as a self-shot mirror. At the bottom of the door is the release, which is flanked by two gold contacts that charge the battery in an optional cradle. The door easily pops off to reveal the battery. The battery can be tricky to remove - you have to get your nails in the top, push down towards the bottom of the phone a bit and pry it out - which is troubling because that is where the microSD slot is located. The slot actually works more like you would expect a SIM slot to, you have to slide the catch to pop the door open, and there is no indication as to how to put the card in other than the exposed contacts. Overall, it is an absolutely horrid design that we quite frankly hate.
The Curve has a fairly good in-hand feel. The 8330 is similar in design to the 8300; the two units look nearly identical, but the 8330 is slightly thinner though a bit wider and weighs a tenth of an ounce more.
FEATURES:
Specs
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/ 1900 |
| Weight |
4.02 oz (114 g) |
| Dimensions |
4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6" (107 x 61 x 15.2 mm) |
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Bar
Internal Antenna |
| Battery |
Talk: 4.3 hours max. (260 minutes)
Standby: 264 hours max. (11 days)
1150 mAh LiIon |
| Display |
Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
Colors: 65,536 (16-bit) |
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(proprietary) |
| Processor |
? |
| Memory |
96 MB (internal memory available to user for storage) |
| Phone Book Capacity |
? |
| ID |
(Approved Apr 1, 2008) |
Features
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Type:
supports |
| ACCESSIBILITY |
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Yes |
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Rating: M4, T4 (very tele-coil compatible) |
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Yes |
| ALERTS |
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Chords: 32 |
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Yes |
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Yes |
| CONNECTIVITY |
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Supported Profiles: , , , , (,, )
version 2.0 |
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Yes |
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miniUSB / supports charging |
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