Superb November 28, 2010

Reviewer:  Bas 

- Easy to use at dim light
- Aesthetics -very good in appearance and sleek
- Easy to operate and clear sound in remote parts of a building

A solid performer May 27, 2011

Reviewer:  RMS  (Bethesda, MD) -

The BlackBerry Curve 9330 is solid and reliable. It won't knock your socks off if you are expecting an actual "smartphone." This is a BlackBerry, after all, and meant more for messaging than web browsing. The web browser works fine, but the limited screen size takes its toll.

The 6.0 software upgrade - - long in coming - - is mostly welcome in that it makes everything prettier, but, as in the case of the Options function (the little thing that looks like a wrench) the plain, old vanilla version was easier to scan through. It lacks the familiar "About" category, for instance, making it a treasure hunt to find out just what model and version you have. But don't worry, you'll figure it out and the Help function actually helps.

Companies buy a lot of these because they are solid performers at a reasonable cost. And you won't be disappointed if you end up with one.

Poor battery life July 28, 2011

Reviewer:  T. T. Torres 

I've been a blackberry fan for years. Great experience with my curve 8330. I decided to go modern and it's been an awful experience to have purshased the Curve 3G. It's been a month since I bought it and have changed it 6 TIMES!!! Six different Curve 3g, and still the same problem. The first week and a half, flawless. All of a sudden the battery starts lasting only 4 to 5 hours with the phone NOT being used, and everything turned off (data, wi-fi, back light, etc.). Unfortunately, I'm stuck with a contract. What happended RIM?

Worst network and device on the planet! April 11, 2013

Reviewer:  lechatnoir 

The BlackBerry Curve 9330 on Verizon's 3G network is the worse business inconvenience of my life! The network is like an elephant running up Everest in frozen molasses on a good day. 3-5 mins minimum to load anything. Impossible to use. Verizon should be put out of their misery, especially for their prices. Can't wait until my personal contract expires - getting away from Verizon and this crap network for good!!!!! Now to convince my company to switch to anything else...Carrier pidgeons would be better!

Freezes Up May 21, 2012

Reviewer:  S. Hinton "sarge"  (vegas) -

I havent added too many applications to this phone and periodically the screen will freeze up and you cant do anything. I have had to remove the battery three times because it stays frozen. Not happy!

Well worth the upgrade from the Curve 8330.... October 1, 2011

Reviewer:  Tara Johnson "tarabyte"  (Phoenix, AZ USA) -

My previous phone was a Curve 8330 that I loved, used, and abused. However it started feeling dated after awhile especially compared newer "next-gen" phones.

I need the keyboard so that I can type super fast without looking at the keyboard; something that isn't realistic on a touch-screen.

Verizon gave me a free phone upgrade for the "free every two" promotion.

I have to say that it does everything the Curve 8330 was supposed to do, but much better...the trackpad is so wonderful compared to the wheel mouse. OS 6 works really well and is quite snappy.

This has a lot more RAM (256 vs 64 I believe) and the CPU is a lot faster (I am too lazy to look up the numbers) and this is a very good improvement over the 8330.

Advantages:

- OS6 out of the box - a much better OS

- Way more RAM - you can multi-task like crazy

- WIFI - this is a *very* good addition...

- Can text/email while using headset/speakerphone - not good etiquette but great for sending documents to the person you're talking to

- BBM works over wifi, which is wonderful in areas with bad reception but good internet

- can swap out MicroSD flash card without rebooting the phone

- better battery life than 8330 (not sure what's wrong with the other reviewer's phone)

Drawbacks (vs 8330):

- The camera does not have a flash...so picture quality is not as good in dimly lit environments

- Switching to MicroUSB was annoying when I already had tons of MiniUSB cables and chargers

Overall I highly recommend this phone to anyone who has a Curve 8330 and is used to it...the 9330 works a lot better for almost everything except the camera; but I bought the phone to be more productive so it's not a huge drawback...