My new Blackberry Curve 8520

Finally, I got myself on the new Blackberry 8520 Gemini, which was my preferred smart gadget to start my 2010. With a minimum top-up of RM50.00 on my Celcom Xpax prepaid, I bought the device at only RM998.00 without having to suscribe any data plan contract.

To start the Blackberry services, you have to send an SMS instruction of your preferred plan as follows :

I heard there are various advantages and comments on different service providers (Maxis, Digi). However, i don't want to suscribe another postpaid line, so the offer Blackberry on prepaid really caught my attention, as this is a good way (for me) to keep track my bills. =)

Now, as for my first 2 weeks of using it, I would say its really worth a buy. Comparing to the other models of blackberry or other smartphones in the market, this device sure doesn’t put a big hole on your pocket. Below are the specs, which I think suits the entry budget level :

Network : 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Size : 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm

Weight : 106g

Display : TFT, 65K colours, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches

Full QWERTY keyboard + Touch-sensitive optical trackpad

Dedicated music keys, with 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory : Internal 256 MB, expanded Micro SD up to 32GB

Data : GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Micro USB

Camera : 2MP 1600 x 1200 pixels, QVGA video

Battery : Standby up to 408 h, talktime up to 4 h 30 min

And now im lovin’ it! =)

-BoBoBerry-