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BlackBerry Pearl - at&t
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Posted by: sesro1978

Hi-

I've been considering upgrading to the at&t version of the BlackBerry Pearl and was wondering what folks can tell me about this device in terms of:

-Call Quality
-Build Quality
-Model of Pearl at&t uses
-Battery life
-Overall experience with this device

Thanks for any and all help out there!

Best,
S

Posted by: da_hitman

It's a good phone but I would opt for the Blackberry Curve. Having a full keyboard beats the suretype any day.

- Call quality is good
- Build quality is good
- ATT uses the older model but the 4.5 software update is in the works that will allow for newer features
-Battery life has been excellent in my experience
- I like the phone, but the lack of a full keyboard bothers me more than I thought it would.

Posted by: sesro1978

Great-

Thanks for the input.

Concerning the update BlackBerry is working on; any idea who will notify BB owners when it's ready (RIM vs. at&t)? Also- is it something that will be available for user install or will I need to take my device somewhere to get an update?

Thanks again for any help!

~S

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Originally Posted by da_hitman

It's a good phone but I would opt for the Blackberry Curve. Having a full keyboard beats the suretype any day.

- Call quality is good
- Build quality is good
- ATT uses the older model but the 4.5 software update is in the works that will allow for newer features
-Battery life has been excellent in my experience
- I like the phone, but the lack of a full keyboard bothers me more than I thought it would.

Posted by: da_hitman

You can do the udpate yourself but I'm not sure when ATT will have it ready.

Posted by: briareus

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Originally Posted by da_hitman

Having a full keyboard beats the suretype any day.

I can't stand SureType either but a lot of people seem to love it.

Posted by: comptr

Can cuve onwers upgrade to the 4.5 software without replaceing their hardware??

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Originally Posted by da_hitman

Posted by: da_hitman

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Originally Posted by comptr

Can cuve onwers upgrade to the 4.5 software without replaceing their hardware??

I believe so. The software update is done by using the desktop manager. See the link below for details about the update.

4.5 Update details