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Blackberry 7290
Rated 4.5 out of 5 T-Mobiles BlackBerry 7290 is an email-on-the-go powerhouse. On top of BlackBerrys world-beating always-on email solution that seamlessly integrates up to 10 personal and corporate email accounts, BlackBerry has also added more memory, high-speed data download, improved email attachment support, and now Bluetooth wireless technology! This BlackBerry is a great choice for on-the-go business and technology professionals.
Features of Blackberry 7290:
- attachment viewing for microsoft word, excel, powerpoint, wordperfect, and adobe pdf
- bluetooth wireless technology
- bright, backlit 240x160 display supporting over 65,000 colors
- e-mail phones
- easy-to-use navigation trackwheel and intuitive menu interface
- email, phone, browser, sms, browser and organizer in a single handheld
- full-color screen with easy-to-use icons
- international gsm service compatibility (quad-band: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 mhz)
- organizer with pc synchronization with bluetooth wireless technology
- pda phones
- quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 mhz gsm/gprs compatibility for international roaming
- supports microsoft exchange and lotus domino
Reviews:
| Don't settle for a sub-standard phone | Rating: 1 |
YOU SHOULD ONLY GET THE BLACKBERRY if you enjoy losing clients with constant calls being dropped or you accidently hit the Mute button, which is located right where you hold the phone (brilliant design!). Try answering the phone on the go and instead of connecting you, many calls go to voicemail because the wheel is too sensitive.
If your hands the size of oven mitts, then this is the phone for you. Otherwise, you'll probably develop cramps over time. The phone is overly large and heavy. Don't believe me? Try it yourself.
It will lock up on you, just when you need to place or answer an important call. Don't waste your time looking up a number in the address book. It requires so many steps, you might as well reach for your own phone book.
You should be able to look up a name and call it with minimal steps. But not with the blackberry.. It has you scrolling past 'View', 'Edit' or 'Delete' commands before you get to 'Call'. Doesn't it make more sense to put the most used functions first? How often to you have to edit someone's phone number?
Too many people settle for mediocore service and thinks its 'great'. Do yourself a favor, don't settle for any blackberry product. They could care less about you.
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| Jack of all trades but master of none. | Rating: 4 |
I have the 7290 and use it with T-Mobile's service. For an extra $20.00 a month I can view my email anywhere in the US, I can SMS anyone and not worry about overage. I can use it as a phone and a PDA (limited but still useful), this is the best all around item that I own, a "Jack Of All Trade, Master Of None" type deal. The PDA is not spectacular but it does work well, the Web Browser isn't great but its okay and the phone isn't small and lightweight but it does work well and reception is good.
I also own the Razr and comparing the two are like comparing apple to burgers, one is all you need but the other has sooo much of what you want. I mean who doesn't want to check their email every hour? Who doesn't want to text a buddy about going out to dinner or a meeting.
That is what makes the Blackberry the Crackberry, the thing you want to do and what you really need it for.
I gave it four stars because I've had better phones, better PDAs and better email services, but I've never had it all in one unit. So overall the 7290 is almost great but just a step behind. |
| Blackberry turned Crunchberry | Rating: 4 |
| I received this phone as a free promotion for staying overnight @ a inexpensive Marriott Hotel. I was really baffled when I didn't receive a detailed instruction booklet in the brand new, unopened box. It took me approx. 2-3 days to get the entire phone and its capabilities figured out after downloading an approx. 250 pg. manual online. I'm a RN, not a business person @ all, but it did become very much a "crackberry" for me after I figured it out. I only used the phone for texting and regular telephone usage. Txting is oh so very easy with the qwerty keyboard. I can't complain about that @ all. I never had any problems sending/receiving txt. I took the internet access (that I was paying $35/mo.) off of the phone because it pulled-up way too slow for what I was used to, and of course trying to view the web on the tiny screen wasn't worth the headache. I also didn't like the fact that you couldn't assign or download ringtones, and there is no speakerphone. Crunchberry? Somehow I damaged the screen & it bled.... I don't even really know it happened.? I think I inadverently smushed it while it was in the protective leather case, in my coat pocket. Very disappointing, as Cingular Wireless doesn't insure Blackberries and other expensive counterparts. RIM will repair the phone for $180. But now I want the 8700, and has only had the 7290 for 4 months. Just be very careful with your probably uninsured Blackberry so it doesn't become a crunchberry for you as well. |
| BES makes a huge difference | Rating: 4 |
The 7290 is a great choice model if you need a Blackberry. I love having my blackberry synchronizing with our Blackberry Enterprise Server, that way i am fully in synch with my Outlook.
BES is a must really for any Blackberry user.
Customer Services is a pain with Cingular, but you shouldn't be dealing with them too much. |
| Awesome - exceeded expectations and won't be replacing with other models | Rating: 5 |
I am an attorney and I purchased this a couple of months ago and it is excellent. I receive e-mails instantly, receive clear reception when placing and receiving phone calls. Plus, with blue tooth technology, I can just place the phone into my blackberry stand or leave it in my purse and still talk instead of holding the blackberry to my ear. I looked at some of the newer models but was not impressed. The 8700 series has a few more amenities; however, the keyboard is smaller and to me the 7290 is more asthetically pleasing. . . what can I say, I'm a woman. I needed the blackberry for phone service, e-mail, the internet and calendaring. I have a computer at home and at work so didn't need to do anything "major" with this device and it serves, if not exceeds its purpose.
I have service through t-mobile and actually refused to consider a blackberry that was not sold by either t-mobile or verizon because according to JD Power & Associates, they receive the least customer complaints. I also have had t-mobile for a year and have been very pleased with their service so thankfully, they also sold the 7290.
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| Best phone I've owned so far... | Rating: 5 |
| I've own many phones in the past. So far, this one has topped them off! I didn't want a camara, mp3 player (or other "kid stuff"), but a phone that would do three things: 1.) Be a phone; 2.) eMail; 3.) Calendar and applications that would sync with my Mac in an easy and non-confusing way. I got it! |
| Nice for email, but a terrible phone | Rating: 1 |
1) highest volume setting not loud enough to be heard with the slightest amount of background noise
2) no speaker phone
3) no voice dialing
4) backlighting does not always come on when you start hitting keys.
bottom line, if you're a traveling buiseness man, this sorry phone lacks the most important features. Yea it's my fault for not researchihng more thuroughly, but I never imagined a product designed for business professionals would be lacking in the most obvious and essential features. What a disappointment. |
RIM Part Number BlackBerry 7290 |
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