Comments on: BlackBerry 8350i to Refresh Nextel iDEN Offering

By: luis

luis — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:55:39 +0000

Want to play music thru my bluetooth headset, can someone help me out?!?!

By: ARMANDO OROZCO

ARMANDO OROZCO — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:59:40 +0000

I OWN AN IMAC COMPUTER, DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO GET IT TO SINC IT ONLY ALLOWED ME TO DO IT ONCE, IT SAID DO YOU WANT TO SAVE MASS STORAGE WHEN I PLUGED THE USB CALE TO MY COMPUTER AND HASN’T DONE THAT AGAIN, CAN ANYBODY HELP ME PLEASE THANKS.

By: Joe G

Joe G — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:46:32 +0000

I just got the new update for my BB and when somebody calls me on the direct connect it shows me a missed call even if i talked to them. How do i turn that off and i noticed when i got the update, in the downloads it shows me direct send messages. What is that and the phone will not let me delete it. Other than that, my phone seems to be working ok. Please email me back at firejg96@yahoo.com or just replie back. Thanks

By: David

David — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:30:45 +0000

There is a real problem with this phone. My first one came in December and I am now on my third one as of February. Even tech support admits they have a laundry list of issues with this phone and no upcoming work arounds. Nextel wanted to launch this phone quickly to stem sagging sales but didnt properly finish beta testing it. The most prominent issue centers around the horrible echo that occurs either constantly or intermittently either on the 8350i side or the other party’s side. In any case it is so bad as to render phone calls unintelligible sometimes. Nextel suggests turning the volume down to almost mute. That’s great except you then can not hear a word of the other party’s conversation with you. They told me that this problem occurs if you put a skin around the phone. That is fine, except I never had a skin. Here is the REAL problem: Nextel refused to take back the phone without charging me the early termination fee even though I reported issues the first day I had the phone. I had also gone to the repair center 6 times in less than 30 minutes to be told that there wasnt anything they could do. So…. if you are really ready to have to deal with a whole lot of problems, better stick with something that’s been around for a while. Its a shame that Nextel just can’t seem to get it right.

By: John L. Shinn III

John L. Shinn III — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:24:04 +0000

A week ago, I went to Sprint and got the Blackberry 8330. Sprint’s 3G network is blazingly fast. Then I saw a colleague with a Blackberry 8350i, so I went back to Sprint and exchanged the 8330 for the 8350i—since my job requires me to also have a walkie-talkie.
The Sprint salesperson did point out that the 8350i runs on the Nextel radio network, but failed to make it clear that Nextel’s network is slow and nowhere near Sprint’s 3G network. The store only had two 8350i’s and I was lucky enough to get one before they were put out as display models.
Now I’m stuck with the 8350i (since Sprint would only allow one return/exchange with 30 days of purchase) which takes 2, 3 or 4 times longer than the 8330 to open a website. Watching Youtube.com is a joke as Nextel’s network is rather slow.
If you love to surf the ‘net, don’t get the 8350i and stick with Sprint’s 8330 or other 8000 models running on the 3G network. But if you use the walkie-talkie more than you surf the ‘net, then get the 8350i.
I know I cannot have everything in one phone such as the 8350i. But considering that I have to now carry only one phone instead of three (and capable of using the 16gig MicroSD compared to the 8330’s 2 gig capacity) —more than outweighs the shortcomings of the 8350i running on Nextel’s network.
Overall, I’m still happy with the 8350i. I only wished that Nextel runs on the 3G network.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:49:43 +0000

Great comments both good and bad. Some actually think before they speak but don’t we sometimes. Having said that, the 8350i seems to offer a lot of what people have asked for since the 7100i was released so long ago. All phones have advantages and disadvantages. Bottomline: If you appreciate what BBs offer and are avid Nextel user like I am then this phone is for you. However, for some of those first in line for the new 8350i BBs, you got both your “reward and disappointment”. You get the joy of telling us what we are missing and the frustration of learning what “bugs” have yet to be worked out (eg. SMS receive mode, among other things). Yes, SMS problem is a “national” work order problem confirmed by corporate technical support–I called several sources both locally and at Sprint.com. Trust me they want it fixed as fast as the rest of us do. Besides it is Blackberry’s good name on the line not just Nextel/Sprint’s name. So if you can’t afford the inconvience…stick with what you got until they fix it. Besides, the sun will indeed rise tomorrow and life will go on with or without this 8350i. God Bless you all!

By: lisa

lisa — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:05:51 +0000

cant wait to get mine. thank for all the comments.

By: scott

scott — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:12:41 +0000

can my 7100i sim card work with the new 83501?

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:44:31 +0000

Nextel Blacberry Level II # 866-275-1072 for all of you that have a new 8350i Blackberry…..They wont let me talk to anyone higher until Level II tries anything and they want to do the same diagnostic tests that they already did 9 times that Ive called! GOOD LUCK.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:41:43 +0000

I bought 2 of the new 8350i Blackberry on Dec. 15th. I havent had text messaging for more than 8 hours straight without turning the phone on and off or taking the battery out for it to work. The service is GARBAGE! Ive talked to Level 2 Blackberry support 9 times in 2 weeks today. Ive been into options, deleted my service book,take the battery out, put back in, host routing table, register now….nobody knows what their doing. They all tell me their is an outage. Ive been a customer for 7 years and never had this problem til I got this phone. I work in a company that has switched over to AT&T and this issue may make me switch too. The AT&T Blackberry Bold is so much more advanced. They should of never released the 8350i until they had all the bugs out. If the text worked, it would be Perfect all the way around……!!