Celcom BlackBerry Curve 8520 (RIM Gemini) sucks?

BlackBerry Curve 8520

I am so excited with my new Smartphone Blackberry Curve 8520. There are many phones out there which would fit my budget of 800 ringgit but you probably already know with 800 ringgit (about USD222) you will not get a Smartphone that smart enough for your daily work.

I did not pay attention to Blackberry until Nicolekiss posing sexily beside a giant Xpax Blackberry for RM888. To me most Smartphone are a waste of time but the price for this one caught my attention. (yeah the posing caught my attention too!)

Blackberry Curve Nicole Tan

I have these impression about Smartphone…

  1. Smartphone OS buggy.
  2. Hardware is slow.
  3. OS crashes and unexpected errors and hang time.
  4. Bad multitasking

After using Blackberry for some time, the above doubt reasonably negligible.

I think the time has change and the technology we once knew has leap many folds. The developers and designers alike has work tirelessly finding new ways to make everything small, smart and fast enough to do our works. The gist was packed into small devices like Blackberry Smartphone and still work fast and absolutely stunning!

Blackberry Curve Speedy

Chat with my friend Speedy

So how small, smart and fast?

Lets us put multitasking into work! I totally master the squatting down doing my “business” in the toilet while still able to socialize on twitter and Facebook! By the way, the image you saw above? I ask that question while I turd! I certainly had a great time turd –ing (fast and smooth)!

Quick review of the Blackberry Curve 8520

I will only touch on the most important features that we will use on a day-to-day basis, my experience that is. For full list you may visit Blackberry website.

EDGE & Wi-Fi
This phone is not the fastest surfing phone ever unless you are on Wi-Fi but I still don’t think you should count on it. For Kuching folks, your BlackBerry will mostly on GPRS (bummer!). Unless you’re going outskirts, EDGE would mostly be available.

You should know by now this phone lack the most important capability, 3G! 3G networks cover most part of Sarawak so this phone is shy away from the real benefit.

QWERTY keyboard
Fantastico! I master it within less than 24hours. You should get use to it less than my time! What I am trying to say is that; don’t let the small space fool you! It’s that easy to use. I love the backlit on the keyboard. 100% Kick Ass!

BATTERY LIFE
For fully charged battery you can use it for about 8 hours. My MSN, Google Talk, Email push with 3 active accounts, Twitter and Facebook are running 24/7. Please take note! If you talk a lot and active with web applications (like I did with all the social network apps) you could kill your battery life by half. 100% Kick Ass!

TRACKPAD NAVIGATION
This is the first BlackBerry phone with a Trackpad! Trust me you will love it! I love it because it feels like Mac! (LOL) What a wonderful touch! 100% Kick Ass!

DISPLAY
This is just one usable screen, good enough for viewing. If you did not compare the colors with your friend’s phone: BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry or to iPhone you probably won’t notice the different.

CAMERA/VIDEO CAMERA
Good for Fun.

GPS/MAP
8520 models do not have GPS! If you are interested to have a GPS, you have to get 8530 models.

Email Push Technology
I am so impress with the push feature in the phone. As for normal user we probably will not be able to enjoy BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) which fetching your email and push to your devices instantly as soon as your mail arrive. This technology is one of the famous features that make BlackBerry unique.

Even without BES I still received my mail almost instantly without my intervention. 100% Kick Ass!

Celcom BlackBerry Curve 8520 promotion
Celcom BlackBerry Curve 8520 promotion

Celcom, Maxis and Digi are offering Blackberry but Celcom offer the best post paid plan. You get the phone for RM788 with monthly commitment fees of RM118. The breakdown of RM118 is RM50 for calls and SMS, RM38 for unlimited data and RM30 for Blackberry Internet Service. (BIS)

The BIS is a bit expensive but BIS is needed for your push email and online banking to work (example Maybank). Basically BIS provide a fix IP address to identify you and your devices. Word of advise, do not lose your phone!

Celcom BlackBerry 8520 RIM Gemini is one Kick Ass Smartphone! You really should get this phone if you want cheap and fully functional devices for your business. Replying your business email while on the move, chat and replying on your social network can really realize your dream of being work and play and the same time 🙂

Sent from my iPad

14 responses to “Celcom BlackBerry Curve 8520 (RIM Gemini) sucks?”

    • Hey Willie!

      Thanks to you for visiting my blog first. I was looking for something online yesterday and I saw your blog. I remember you visited my blog not so long ago (maybe long, I can’t remember :P) and I decided to check out your blog.

      Must support Kuching people blog ma, correct or not? hahahhaah

      Hey so you’re photographer, so you hang out with the guys in Photography association/ club in Kuching? you know William?

      Anyway, I hope you had a blast Christmas this year!

      XOXO
      .-= Netster´s last blog ..Celcom BlackBerry Curve 8520 (RIM Gemini) sucks? =-.

    • Today is the best day ever! I have got Tooth Fairy visiting me on my blog!!

      ((where’s my tooth?!!! where’s my tooth?!!! I swear I put it under my pillow!!!))

      ((Tooth Fairy don’t go… go… go… echo))

      Wow you have got BB too?? ehheh XOXO love it! here’s my pin add me 🙂 213A7232

      I stay in Kuching, Sarawak I have friends who a party heads who love to go to Zouk! I have not even been there since their opening. Any, this is small world! I believe my friend may know your friend hahahahah

      Thank you so much for commenting.

      ((I can’t sleep tonight… I can’t believe, finally I met an fairy))

      Singing You are so beautiful to Fairy

      ((You are so beautiful … to me))
      ((You are so beautiful … to me, can’t you see?))

      ((You’re everything I hope for))
      ((You’re everything I need))
      ((You are so beautiful … to me))

      you should check out Seann William Scott version of this song in the movie Evolution. Kick Ass!
      .-= Netster´s last blog ..Celcom BlackBerry Curve 8520 (RIM Gemini) sucks? =-.

  5. What I see in the mobile market is app crazed buyers. I have yet to like an app better than a mobile site or simple using the regular web. The only download on my phone is GPS, something I use daily … otherwise, I am simply going to my bookmarks page.
    Great phone to me?? Clear sharp camera, easy navigation, kepad that is easy to use, and of course super coverage. I pay a bit more for my service provider, but am connected even when out in the middle of nowhere.
    .-= Eric “Speedcat Hollydale”´s last blog ..Conquistador El Speedy =-.

    • Speedy, This is the first time I see your serious comment 🙂 maybe it’s the morning maybe it’s my post but you sure do make my day! Thank you for taking your morning to comment!

      I am not a fan of buying phone’s app! I normally download the one that are free for use online but for I am quite fortunate that BlackBerry has few good and free apps for use.

      “I pay a bit more for my service provider, but am connected even when out in the middle of nowhere.”

      I totally agree with you! I too don’t mind to pay a little bit extra so long I get connected. Too bad my Blackberry doesn’t support GPS other wise, it would be perfect!

      You have a great day Speedy

      XOXO
      .-= Netster´s last blog ..Celcom BlackBerry Curve 8520 (RIM Gemini) sucks? =-.

  6. Greta review, bro… but then I read this:

    »I totally master the squatting down doing my “business” in the toilet while still able to socialize on twitter and Facebook! By the way, the image you saw above? I ask that question while I turd! I certainly had a great time turd–ing (fast and smooth)!«

    TMI, bro!!!! Too much information! Hahaha.. I did have to laugh, though. But then it was hard for me to focus on the Blackberry 😛 I have a Nokia E66, cost 1200rm, but it was a gift from the sisters of my ex, they surprised me with such a precious farewell gift, can you imagine? She has 7 sisters and all chipped in. Wow. So my Nokia has a deeper meaning for me, hehe. I won’t change any time soon. It’s enough for me in every regard 🙂
    .-= MKL´s last blog ..So hot, she made his nose bleed! =-.

    • She has 7 Sisters? Wow!

      You have the best phone in a whole wide world! not because it a Nokia but because it has 7 hearts in it! For hearts like these I will not scratch it, drop it (not during you turd, no, you’re seriously not!), borrow it, and most importantly I’ll polish it to freshen it and shine it!

      On my 20th birthday, I received a surprise gift – a Baby G watch! I have never received any present from friends or family and that one present is really my first from my friends and also the most meaningful one for me too. I know my colleague using their hard earn money to buy that present for me and I almost want to cry (I think I did, In my heart) You see each of them are only earning about RM300 – 400 a month and can’t barely support their family, yet they scarify for me!

      I love them all… The sad thing came one day… I lost the watch few years later. Some one stole it from me. SAD.

      🙁

      • I guess we’re same in this regard. Yes, I cherish this Nokia and polish it, keep it safe, hehe. Wow, if someone steals it, I’d seriously cry. I have all the photos from my time in Batu Pahat in it, all my friends and the sisters.. It’s a great phone, totally enough for me and even has this additional value.. so yeah.. Hope this doesn’t happen to me what happened to you. Really sorry to hear that. If mine was stolen, I couldn’t just replace it with another -_-
        .-= MKL´s last blog ..MKL’s hottest women of 2009 =-.