Thursday, June 25, 2009

Blackberry Curve 8300: The Corporate Cell Phone

By Christopher L. Grant

Anyone who is in the market for a new Blackberry might be intimidated at first when looking through the selection of phones they have to offer. There are many phones in the Blackberry family. While each phone might not be better or as good as the last, the RIM Blackberry Curve 8300 is clearly geared towards people who would use the phone for business as opposed to casual phone users. With its lack of media streaming and video recording capabilities this is a great phone for anyone looking to use it solely for business with its amazing corporate applications.

For starters the 8300 offers a full QWERTY keyboard. As opposed to the older models this model features keys which are farther spaced apart and aren't flush with the device. Meaning you wont have any trouble typing messages on the keyboard. The phone also includes an automatic spell check (which can be switched off) on all emails, messages, memos, etc. This is a great feature for those sending out important business related material and doesn't want to embarrass him or herself with a message containing spelling errors. As well as the typing functionality the trackball navigator makes the phone a breeze to use.

The Blackberry Curve 8300 is also able to link up to any Blackberry Enterprise Server. Many large organizations have this installed on their network and anyone with the 8300 can receive corporate email. Additionally anyone one who is using the enterprise server has access to Microsoft Office. This amazing little feature allows you to view word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and even Power Point presentations on your phone.

The phone is lacking any video or audio streaming capabilities. The absence of any media streaming function is a big disappointment because of the expansive service found on V cast. The phone can still function as an MP4 player. By inserting files onto the phones 64MB flash card you can listen to music and even watch videos. Without the support of any 3G features the web browsing suffers. Load times can be quite annoying and take a while to load completely.

The camera on the phone is sufficient. For any business person using the phone the camera might feel tacked on but it does offer a small variety of image capturing options as most camera phones do. The phone also lacks any video recording capabilities which again if you are using this phone in a corporate setting then the feature will not be missed.

If you are a business man or woman the Blackberry Curve 8300 is the ideal phone for you. It offers many functions which can be utilized in the corporate world and bring forth many advantages.

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