Sprint BlackBerry 8350i in the wild

Posted by Mauricio on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:58 AM | Comments

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One of BGR’s ninjas was able to get some info and pictures about the new iDen BlackBerry, the BlackBerry 8350i. Here are some of the details:

  • The 8350i has a 2.5mm headset jack, not a 3.5mm one, and it comes with a 2.5mm headset in the box.
  • Ships with the much beloved plastic holster, not the leather holster we’re accustomed to.
  • There’s a small size difference. It’s around 2mm taller and 1mm thicker than the other Curves (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330).
  • The PTT button can not be reassigned as a convenience key.
  • Instead of using the same battery as the Curve, the 8350i uses the BlackBerry 8800-series batteries.
  • The side keys are now black instead of being chromed
  • We were told the device isn’t a real beast in terms of the signal department. “It can’t get a stable signal to save its life once it boots up”

A few more pictures after the jump.

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  • A week ago, I went to Sprint and got the Blackberry 8330. Sprint’s 3G network is blazingly fast. Then I saw a colleague with a Blackberry 8350i, so I went back to Sprint and exchanged the 8330 for the 8350i—since my job requires me to also have a walkie-talkie.
    The Sprint salesperson did point out that the 8350i runs on the Nextel radio network, but failed to make it clear that Nextel’s network is slow and nowhere near Sprint’s 3G network. The store only had two 8350i’s and I was lucky enough to get one before they were put out as display models.
    Now I’m stuck with the 8350i (since Sprint would only allow one return/exchange within 30 days of purchase) which takes 2, 3 or 4 times longer than the 8330 to open a website. Watching Youtube.com is a joke as Nextel’s network is rather slow.
    If you love to surf the ‘net, don’t get the 8350i and stick with Sprint’s 8330 or other 8000 models running on the 3G network. But if you use the walkie-talkie more than you surf the ‘net, then get the 8350i.
    I know I cannot have everything in one phone such as the 8350i. But considering that I have to now carry only one phone instead of three (and capable of using a 16gig MicroSD compared to the 8330's 2 gig capacity) —more than outweighs the shortcomings of the 8350i running on Nextel’s network.
    Overall, I’m still happy with the 8350i. I only wished that Nextel runs on the 3G network.
  • chris gilbert
    the 8350i sprintnextel blackberry phones are horrible!!!!!!!!!! they are the biggesttttttttttttt piece of crap ive ever had as a phone!!!!!! theres majorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr issues with these phones and one of the worseeeeeeeeeeee issues is that that allllllll echoooooooooooooooo really badddddddddddddddddd!!! what a run around with sprintnextel when they say that are working on the issues with these phones!!! hey sprintnextel dont you think these issues should of already been resolved before you sell them to your customers and the consumer??????????????????? when does the old mighty dollar become more important than a good and safe product!!!! customer service with sprintnextel i give you all a f+ as far as your customer service relations with your customers!!!! most of their reps dont even speak english !!!! if anyone needs to contact me please feel free to call me at 352 812 2514 or 352 857 0214 my name is chris gilbert from fla!!
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