BlackBerry® 8830 (Sprint)

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BlackBerry® 8830 (Sprint) Product Overview

BlackBerry® 8830 (Sprint) Detail

The BlackBerry 8830 wireless handheld serves as a phone, browser, instant messager, and PDA, enabling e-mail to be sent to and received from any POP3 e-mail account. Wireless synchronization with E-mail, powerful organizer features, and a thumb-operated trackwheel make the Blackberry 8830 a must for professionals on the go.

Stay Connected

  • Wireless E-mail: Send, receive, forward, and reply to messages, and view attachments in popular file formats. Add up to 10 supported personal and work email addresses to your BlackBerry® 8830. Each mailbox is automatically updated whenever you send, delete, file or read messages on your smartphone.
  • Instant Messaging: You can use Instant Messaging to connect with your IM contacts using popular applications like BlackBerry® Messenger, Yahoo! ® Messenger, Google Talk, AOL® Instant Messenger for BlackBerry® Smartphones, and many more. Instant messaging (IM) applications on BlackBerry smartphones keep you in touch with your IM contacts—no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Enjoy many of the instant messaging features you already enjoy on your computer on your BlackBerry® 8830, including: a familiar user interface, availability status, contact access and management, notifications to tell you when you receive a new message, and emoticons that help you express yourself.
  • SMS and MMS: Short Message Service (SMS) and Multi-Media Messaging Service (MMS) allow you to send text messages and images to your friends quickly and easily. Use the SMS feature whenever you can’t pick up the phone to call someone. Use the MMs feature to send and receive images from friends and contacts.
  • Advanced phone features: The speakerphone is perfect for hands-free calls and convenient conference calls. Voice Activated Dialing (vad) allows for you to just say the word to initiate a call with anyone in your contact list. Plus, you can use VAD along with the built-in speakerphone or with a stereo Bluetooth® headset for hands-free dialing. User-definable convenience keys and dedicated Send, End and Mute keys make the phone more user-friendly. Personalize your device with downloadable ringtones, or create your own from songs stored on your smartphone. Conference calling lets you easily initiate a call with multiple people at once. The BlackBerry® 8830 is stereo Bluetooth® enabled allowing you to enjoy hands-free dialogue via headsets and car kits.
Liven Things Up
  • Media Player: With the Media Player on your BlackBerry® 8830, listen to your favorite songs and watch video clips anytime. Play video and music files in vivid color and rich sound. Use wireless stereo Bluetooth® headphones or speakers to enjoy your music. Shuffle your songs or enjoy your favorite playlist while you reply to messages. Watch news or sports clips while catching the train to work. Transfer your desktop iTunes music files to your BlackBerry® 8830 using BlackBerry® Media Sync. Or, you can use Roxio Media Manager for BlackBerry® for quick CD ripping, converting, and transferring your music and video files. With the BlackBerry® 8830, you can use a microSD card for more memory to store an abundance of music and video.
Gathering Information
  • Browser: The BlackBerry® browser is designed to deliver on-the-go Internet service that can keep up with your busy life. Navigate and browse websites with a roll and click of the trackball. And with streamed mobile media you can view videos, music, news clips and more from mobile sites. Browse the full Web when and where you want it on your BlackBerry® 8830. Search for the information you need using Google, Yahoo! and many more. Access your favorite sites for news, sports, weather and entertainment updates. Set bookmarks and view your history. Click a link in email to launch a website. For an easy way to access the newest links and hottest downloads, check out http://mobile.blackberry.com from your BlackBerry® smartphone.
  • Organizer: Sync and store your calendar data, address book and more with the Organizer. Using the calendar you can manage and schedule appointments while on the go. The address book gives you access to all of your important contact information wherever you are. Task lists let you add, edit, delete, and mark tasks as complete while you’re away from your desk. There is also a memo pad for quick notes and a calculator for those pesky calculations on the fly.
  • BlackBerry® Maps and GPS: View maps and receive directions on your BlackBerry® 8830. This application allows you to find businesses, restaurants and more by entering addresses and viewing their locations on maps, quickly and conveniently from virtually wherever you are. BlackBerry® Maps can also provide a visual route and step-by-step instructions to help you get to where you want to go. Use this feature for while in parts of North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. BlackBerry® Maps is also good for your business by empowering enterprise users with mobile access to maps and directions. This application adds fully optimized location-based services (LBS) with fast loading times to the core functionality of BlackBerry® 8830, helping to increase efficiency, productivity and competitiveness in the field. Use the GPS capabilities to get where you’re going with ease by pinpointing your geographic location or accessing turn-by-turn GPS navigation. You can Plan your route and view it on your BlackBerry®, build a list of your favorite locations for easy reference, receive step-by-step driving directions to businesses, restaurants, or wherever else you’re going today, and get more out of social networking sites and location-based mobile games.
  • Corporate Data Access: Through wireless connectivity, businesses can extend their enterprise applications, providing their mobile workforce with access to corporate data. The BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution leverages the same proven, push delivery architecture used for BlackBerry® smartphone email to provide mobile users with access to data from applications and systems, such as customer details, pricing data, order information and inventory updates.
Simplify Your Life
  • Memory: 64 MB built-in and expandable memory by way of microSD card which is only limited by the size of the card you purchase.
  • Stereo Bluetooth®: Allows you to make hands-free calls with ease. Bluetooth is a short-distance technology designed to wirelessly connect electronic devices while maintaining the high level of security you expect from the BlackBerry® platform.
  • Screen: High-resolution, 65k color, 320x240 pixel, light-sensing screen
  • Keyboard: Full QWERTY keyboard layout for fast text and e-mail composition. Perfect for those business people who communicate with clients on a minute-by-minute basis.
  • Battery: Can last on Standby for up to 9 days and talk time is up to 220 minutes.
  • Enterprise friendly: For larger corporate and government organizations, the BlackBerry® 8830 smartphone works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server to provide users and IT managers with advanced security and easier access to corporate information. Unlike traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry® 8830 smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments using BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Wireless push delivery of email and data, remote address book look-up, and single mailbox integration are just a few of the features available.
NFL Mobile Live
  • Easiest access ever: You can now access NFL Mobile Live from over 20 different Sprint cell phones. All you have to do is Text NFL to 7777 and follow the download directions from the text message that is returned to you. For this, normal text message rates apply and normal data rates apply for download and use of NFL Mobile Live.
  • Features: You can be a fan anywhere with breaking news, scores, red-zone alerts, real-time Game Center with play-by-play and field chart, in-depth team-specific information, video clips available on-demand, and NFL Network’s live broadcast. You get real time game-day fantasy player tracking with statistics, scores, and injury reports, received via text alerts. There is a smart dynamic user interface from the device and you can customize it to deliver content throughout the week. There is also live audio broadcasts of all NFL regular season games, live audio/video stream of NFL Network games, and live 24/7 stream of the NFL Network. You will also get access to 8 live audio/video feeds in real-time of games as they play throughout the season.
  • Requirements: You must purchase an NFL Mobile Live capable device. (Only devices capable have mention of NFL Mobile Live on the Letstalk.com site.) Follow download directions from Text received after you send NFL to 7777. The cost is FREE as long as long as you have a Sprint Data plan on your device. Then, You must Enjoy the season because it is going to be awesome!!!

BlackBerry® 8830 (Sprint)

  • 64 MB of memory and expandable memory card slot using microSD
  • Stereo Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
  • Speakerphone and voice activated dialing
  • GPS enabled and preloaded with BlackBerry® Maps application
  • Next-generation media player with audio and video playback
  • Instant Access to Sprints exclusive NFL Mobile Live

Included Accessories

  • Lithium ion battery
  • Compact wall charger
  • Holster
  • USB data cable

BlackBerry® 8830 (Sprint) Product Features

Operating System
Operating System (OS) Blackberry
Operating System Release Number Not Available
Cell Phone Design
Phone Style Candy Bar / Open Face
Trackpad Not Available
Phone Size Large
Phone Thickness Ultra-thin
Dimensions (H x W x D) 4.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 in
Weight (w/standard battery) 4.6 oz
Keyboard Type QWERTY / Full Keyboard
External LCD Yes
Touchscreen Not Available
Screen Size Yes
Display 320 x 240 pixels
Accelerometer Not Available
Multiple Colors Available No
Mil-Spec/Rugged Not Available
Music, Camera & Video Features
Music Formats Supported Not Available
Streaming Music Not Available
Headset Jack Type 2.5mm Plug
Play DVD/480p Not Available
Shoot DVD/480p Not Available
Play HD/720p Not Available
Songs as Ringtones N/A
FM Radio No
Shoot HD/720p Not Available
Camera Resolution Not Available
Camera Zoom Type N/A
Camera Flash No
Camera Lens Type CCD
Video Recorder No
Video Formats supported Not Available
Video Recording Length 30 seconds
Video Playback No
Mobile TV Technology MediaFLO
Organization & Tools
Threaded Text Messaging Not Available
Phone Book Capacity Shared memory
Multiple Phone Numbers per Contact Not Available
Assign separate Ringtones per Contact Not Available
Contact Manager Software Yes, Software Included
Messaging Not Available
Instant Messaging Support Not Available
Email accounts supported Not Available
Computer Syncing No
Sync with Microsoft Outlook Yes, software included
USB Cable Syncing Yes, Cable included
Bluetooth Syncing Not Available
Wireless Contact Backup N/A
Voice Recorder 60 seconds
Calculator Yes
Calendar Yes
Alarm Clock Yes
Notepad Not Available
Turn by Turn Navigation Sprint Navigation available from carrier for monthly fee
Cell Phone Specifications
Java-Enabled No
BREW-Enabled No
Onboard Memory <64MB
Removable Memory Card - Type Micro SD Card
Maximum Memory Card Capacity 2GB
Removable Memory Accessibility N/A
Hot Swappable Memory Not Available
Photo Caller ID Yes
Push To Talk Not Available
Speakerphone Full Duplex
External Volume Control Yes
Accessibility
Voice-Activated Dialing Not Available
Language Options Multiple Languages
Hearing Aid Compliance Rating: M4, T4 (very tele-coil compatible)
Adjustable Font Size Not Available
Digital TTY/TTD Not Available
Battery Specifications
Talk Time Up to 220 minutes
Standby Time Up to 384 hours
Type of Battery Lithium Ion battery
Connectivity
3G Data Capable Not Available
Wi-Fi Not Available
Mobile Hotspot Not Available
Web Browser Full HTML
GPS Not Available
GPS Type A-GPS
Bluetooth Not Available
Stereo Bluetooth No
USB Cable Not Available
USB Port Type Mini-USB
IR Port No
Network Technology
Technology CDMA 1900
Voice Frequencies 850/1900
Data Technology CDMA: 1xRTT, 1EV-DO Rev-O, 1EV-DO Rev-A,
Data Frequencies 850/1900
3G Not Available
UMA Not Available
Data Throughput Speed AT&T HSPA up to 3.6 Mbps
International Features
Can I call people outside the US and Canada? Yes
International 3G Data Roaming No
International 2G Data Roaming Yes
Can I make and receive calls outside the US and Canada? Yes
Can I send and receive text messages from people outside the US and Canada? Yes
Can I send and receive messages while outside the US and Canada? Yes
Can I use the email and mobile web features on my phone while outside the US and 2G (EDGE)

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