Customer Reviews

Verizon Blackberry Flip 8230 Pearl Cell Phone Silver CDMA ONLY

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

This is not a bad phone for the money. This phone is already two years old, thought is was more recent. The product came new in the box, but no engraving pen - key chain )came with it. don't know if I would use it any way, nice thought though. The picture on Amazon shows a different screen then the one that is on the phone, new phone has a clock wrist watch looking when closed. The phone also requires that you get a DATA PLAN through Verizon wireless. This plan is 29.99 a month, this was very disappointing, THIS SHOULD BE PUT IN WRITING WHEN REQUIRED BUY THE PHONE CARRIER WHEN ADVERTISED. I may not use all the features with this plan, and is a waste of our money in today's economy.

Just a warning, this phone does not have Wi-Fi as the item description says. I didn't anyone else getting it based on that and being disappointed.

The seller said it was new in box, it was in box the box had been opened.The box says, this package contains, blackberry pearl flip 8230 smartphone, standard lithium battery, 3.5 stereo headset,blackberry travel charger, USB data cable, documentation kit(including user tools CD) VZAccess manager CD-ROM and Quick reference guide. Of
those nine items listed I only got the phone, battery,wall charger,manager CD-Rom and the quick reference guide. I can't get the phone to work right I have made four calls to Verizon spent several hours on the phone with them and still can't use the phone.
I am most unhappy.

I PURCHASED THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT CAME UP IN THE SECTION ¨UNLOCKED PHONES¨,
BUT IT APPEARS TO BE TIED TO VERIZON PROVIDER. WHO'S FAULT IS IT ??
MINE FOR NOT READING THE FINE PRINT, OR YOURS FOR OFFERING THE PHONE
WITIN A CATEGORY IT DOES NOT BELONG IN ??
REGARDS, ALEJANDRO OSSA

I've bought 2 phone about a month ago from this seller and i have to say its really not a bad phone i got it for my 2 sisters who lost their phone and needed new ones and they love it the Ups: It came in 1 week after i placed the order. It works just as good as another BB. You don't butt dial. The camera takes some really good pictures. the Downs: There is no wi-fi. the memory is not that much so you will need a SD card. if you want to do BBM you will need to update it yourself. and the ringer is a soft but if you keep playing with the sounds it comes out loud. Other then that my sisters love the phones. If there is any other questions you want to know about the phone i'll be more then happy to answer it

Received in good condition. Phone audio quality terrible--buzzes with each syllable as if caller is speaking through a kazoo (not present in speaker mode). I have had two Pearls in the past without this problem. Does ANYONE quality test this product prior to shipping? Disappointing and unacceptable.

First things first:

This phone does not have a WiFi radio. You can only access the internet by using carrier (Verizon) data. Someone should update the product description, although anyone who's looking to make this kind of investment should refer to other sites besides Amazon before making the final determination.

I bought this phone while it was still advertised on Verizon's webpage (it's since been "retired"). I wanted a smartphone, but I always liked flip phones because they're compact and they aren't especially noticeable in the pocket. Other than feeling a little too light and not being the most durable phone, I really liked it. It was originally a Sprint phone and I waited for Verizon to pick it up. As soon as they did, I moved on it.

If I recall correctly, it did have a slightly slower processor than its candy bar form factor Blackberry contemporaries, but it wasn't a big deal to me. I only browsed the web with it on occasion, as the interior screen was too small to really enjoy the experience and most websites didn't render quite right on it. It was also a much slower, more drawn-out affair than it is with newer Blackberries, Droids and iDevices, but I expected that.

The LED is huge on this phone so it was very hard not to notice if someone called or texted you, as long as you set the LED properly (installing BeBuzz from the Blackberry market helped, too). This phone is highly-customizable, with long lists of options that can take a long time to really sink your teeth into. If you enjoy getting lost in lists-as I do-Blackberries are the way to go.

One drawback: the front display is not really customizable at all. It will always tell time and your only choice is of what style "clock" to display. I think there are only two options. I would've rather set a picture.

One more thing: my phone had a "corrupt theme," which hid some of my icons, confusing the hell out of me. A little research online and I was able to fix the issue myself.

Overall, great phone, if outdated by now.

I purchased this phone about a month back but never open the back about a week now and but apparently this phone seems to be "cdma" and on the package details it was stated. My country only uses "gsm" phones so this phone has no use to me. I am kindly asking for a explain and a re-fund concerning this product for my inconvenience.

you buy the phone says in his features that came with WIFI but can not find what makes me assume that it is what I ask your help to confirm if you have these options and where you are.

Otherwise it would be a hoax content on the web about this product

Blackberry Pearl Flip 8230 Teléfono de Verizon con la cámara de 2MP, Wi-Fi y ranura MicroSD (Plata) [Verizon Wireless]

The thing showed up and is not new in box!! Definately either a reman or something.. Box was open.. Not original blackberry charger in the box or anything... HIGHLY UPSET!!