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The blackberry 9700 isnt all its cracked up to be. its a cool little phone but it isnt as good as it could be. it breaks really fast. I had one for about 6 months and shortly it started having... more

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Rating Summary based on 38 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		18
  • 4 Stars
    		15
  • 3 Stars
    		4
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		1

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  		• 3.9
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  		• 4.3
  		• 4.4
  • 32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Novabug

    Member since 03/10/2010

    Reviews written: 138

    5 Stars Blackberry Bold 9700 - A Blackberry Newbie's review. 04/10/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent messaging facilities. Easy to use trackpad. Nice big & clear screen, plus many more.....

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small keys could be a problem. Takes a while to get used to if never used a BB before.

    Having had a contract with the same Mobile provider for 13 years, I had always alternated between Motorola and Nokia handsets, but this year I decided to get a smartphone. For many months people came up to me with their iphone's, Blackberry's etc etc, i thought that having a phone with a full qwerty keypad was a good idea, and since using email had become so frequent, having a handset with full email access appealed greatly. So a choose the latest Blackberry released at the time, the Bold 9700. Berry-Basics! I must say, upon using the 9700 for the first time, i was a little taken back by it's ... more
  • 31 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 Lucy439br

    Member since 25/07/2011

    Reviews written: 118

    5 Stars Apps, Games, Texting, Calls, Emails, Internet, Blackberry Has It All ! Review with images 21/01/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages BBM, Stylish, Durable, Smartphone, Good Battery, Great Value For Money, Smart.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can Be Quite Expensive, Can Get Dirty Between The Keys.

    IntroductionThis phone was bought one month ago as a christmas present as my brothers previous phone has broken and had a crack down the screen due to an unfortunate incident with a park swing and it falling out of his pocket. He was wanting to get a Blackberry as it seems to be a teenager trend at the minute and all his friends had the BBM and the instant messages which he didn't have previously. We took a look on O2 and the price for this phone brand new was over £400 and i was definitely not going to pay that after the last swing incident, but he was definite that he wanted that phone so i ... more
  • 8 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    JamieReid34

    5 Stars A day in the life of a Blackberry Bold 9700 User Review with images 22/02/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages robust, simplistic, cheap, good camera, good battery life

    Disadvantages Disadvantages chunky

    I thought long and hard about the purchasing of a new phone, I read many reviews, scoured through magazines and visited more shops than I care to remember. I eventually settled on the Blackberry Bold 9700. Everything pointed to it being a fantastic phone, that would cater to my every need. After returning home from the shop after purchasing, I plugged it in and dove straight in. Having never used a Blackberry before I found the interface incredibly easy to get to grips with. The menu was simplistic and everything was exactly where I expected it to be. The keyboard was also a pleasure to use ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mightyleeds01

    5 Stars Blackberry Bold 9700 Smartphone 09/05/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages great for business, fantastic camera, memory size availability

    Disadvantages Disadvantages buttons press when in pocket, memory card slips

    I have bought the Blackberry Bold 9700 in April 2010 on orange, for £25 a month for 24 months with an initial starting fee of £100. I was previously an iPhone loyal but this phone really has converted me. This has to be the godfather of all Smartphones. Its great for sending and receiving e-mails from multiple accounts, editing documents and making long-term phone calls which are often enhanced by the UMA feature when connected to broadband allowing 100% signal, fantastic if you are in the middle of nowhere. If you are buying the phone more for media than business or both in fact, stick a 16GB ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jkurrant

    3 Stars Born and Bred Blackberry User 28/08/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Aesthetically pleasing smartphone

    Disadvantages Disadvantages iPhone tops it, and isn't very durable

    Hi there, Im Jon and for the last 3 years have been somewhat of a Blackberry addict. My first Blackberry phone was a Pearl that slowly introduced me into the wonderful world of a smartphone with applications, wonderful integration between emailing and using a an instant chat service - blackberry messenger (bbm). My next Blackberry device that followed was the first version of the Curve with the little nipple scrolling button. A brilliant update from a professional mobile smart phone, aesthetically pleasing and a wide range of features notably downloads (that are free and can pay for) that add ... more

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Product Details

Cellular / Type Smartphone
Cellular / Integrated Components Digital camera, Digital camera; Digital player; GPS receiver
Manufacturer BlackBerry
Long Name 9700, BlackBerry Bold 9700, Bold 9700
Height mm

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