Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 / Reviews

With the BlackBerry KickStart it seems RIM has managed to achieve a form factor that is both Small yet BIG. It's actually a little bit weird to experience at first. Sitting on the desk next to a pile of other smartphones (a few BlackBerrys, a Treo 680 and even an iPhone 3G) with its flip closed, the... More

I was a very big fan of RIM's original mainstream consumer device, the BlackBerry Pearl 8100. It offered good functionality in a nice form factor, and had a great trackball for navigation. The Pearl Flip offers much of the same goodness in a new form factor.

But while the Pearl Flip 8220 has a great... More

Pro: music player works nicely, track ball is smooth

Con: blackberry customer service is awful, scratches easy, breaks easy, freezes easy, phone volume is not good, t9 word choice is strange (it doesnt adapt to how you type), no way to change message ringtone, sometimes changes phone ringer on its own... More

this phone is alright. it does what i need it to do, which is call, text, email, and wake me up in the morning when i use it as an alarm. i wasnt really looking for something super high tech, so i wasn't let down by this phone when i ordered it from gsmallover.com. i really do like this cell... More

I own this phone since October 2009. it is only April and the problems have started. No good reception, always the hour glass, terrible t9 that does not remember words you use constantly, camera sux, you cant send videos anywhere they appear to be too big, when the battery gets low the antenna shuts... More

I owned this phone just over a year. I loved it originally. But as soon as it hit a year from purchase problems started to happen.

1) First it randomly stops sending text messaging. Takes several re-starts for the problem to go away

2) Bluetooth capabilitiy died a week after my warranty expired. So,... More

With T-mobile for several years; decided to stay. Bought the 8220 "not through" T-mobile so I didn't have to extend my contract. Put SIM from my prev. phone in, called T-mobile, added the required data plan; T-mobile was very courteous and quick and helpful.

What I was looking for in... More