Comments on: Blackberry Curve 8330 coming to MetroPCS http://jason.roysdon.net/2009/03/13/blackberry-8330/ Jason Roysdon dot Net Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: onobbqono http://jason.roysdon.net/2009/03/13/blackberry-8330/comment-page-1/#comment-96 onobbqono Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:47:22 +0000 http://wp.roysdon.net/?p=29#comment-96 The major problem with MetroPCS is #1 - They need to stop "bastardizing" the phones they pitch. They tout this UNLIMITED everywhere for one price $50.00 but when you add it all up IE:, the bastardized BREW phones (can't add anything usefull outside of the generic downloads that you have to pay for and truly NONE are worth paying for, pitifully slow data, terrible dropped call percentages and sketchy network service areas, the terrible selection of phones which you pay full price for, the customer service is beyond useless - the list goes on and on. At $50.00 a month for MetroPCS it's almost overpriced for what they offer and really for what they offer should be $30.00 for unlimited everything, which if you recall in the beginning of Metro's service was $30.00/$35.00 if you wanted some caller-id and "enhanced" voicemail. Truly when you think about it, in the SF bayarea we have a nationwide CDMA carrier that offers $99.00 (which I hear through the grapevine is actually going to be lowered to $79.95/month coming soon in the summer of 09') bucks a month for everything and REAL phones (which even though ya your in a 2 yr contract for atleast they are newer, semi-state of the art (java and wm6 smartphones etc), that you can add software too and modify at your wim, real high speed network access and real network coverage with almost no dropped calls and cost free roaming when your not on thier own system. MetroPCS needs to either jump out of the pan or light the fire really. Stick with the generic all you can suck down slow data and unlimited voice for a realy low price or try to compete with the big boys and get slapped back down to nothingness by "attempting" to produce; ie; Bastardized GIMPED Blackberry's and Touchscreen Bricks - get real. BTW, the "new" Blackberry "offered" by MetroPCS is a slate model that has long been since moved into generic production by RIM and is offered by other CDMA carriers for generally lower then $40.00 or even free. (even without a contract, if still in stock you can get one on the other nationwide carrier for $129 bucks) Expecting people to pay $449.00 for a gimped old Blackberry is a realy bad attempt by Metro - and by the masses coming back to the retailers that sold them - probably has some marketing people out looking for new jobs. The major problem with MetroPCS is #1 - They need to stop "bastardizing" the phones they pitch. They tout this UNLIMITED everywhere for one price $50.00 but when you add it all up IE:, the bastardized BREW phones (can't add anything usefull outside of the generic downloads that you have to pay for and truly NONE are worth paying for, pitifully slow data, terrible dropped call percentages and sketchy network service areas, the terrible selection of phones which you pay full price for, the customer service is beyond useless - the list goes on and on. At $50.00 a month for MetroPCS it's almost overpriced for what they offer and really for what they offer should be $30.00 for unlimited everything, which if you recall in the beginning of Metro's service was $30.00/$35.00 if you wanted some caller-id and "enhanced" voicemail.

Truly when you think about it, in the SF bayarea we have a nationwide CDMA carrier that offers $99.00 (which I hear through the grapevine is actually going to be lowered to $79.95/month coming soon in the summer of 09') bucks a month for everything and REAL phones (which even though ya your in a 2 yr contract for atleast they are newer, semi-state of the art (java and wm6 smartphones etc), that you can add software too and modify at your wim, real high speed network access and real network coverage with almost no dropped calls and cost free roaming when your not on thier own system.

MetroPCS needs to either jump out of the pan or light the fire really. Stick with the generic all you can suck down slow data and unlimited voice for a realy low price or try to compete with the big boys and get slapped back down to nothingness by "attempting" to produce; ie; Bastardized GIMPED Blackberry's and Touchscreen Bricks - get real.

BTW, the "new" Blackberry "offered" by MetroPCS is a slate model that has long been since moved into generic production by RIM and is offered by other CDMA carriers for generally lower then $40.00 or even free. (even without a contract, if still in stock you can get one on the other nationwide carrier for $129 bucks)

Expecting people to pay $449.00 for a gimped old Blackberry is a realy bad attempt by Metro - and by the masses coming back to the retailers that sold them - probably has some marketing people out looking for new jobs.

]]> By: Address book syncing « Roysdon Networks http://jason.roysdon.net/2009/03/13/blackberry-8330/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Address book syncing « Roysdon Networks Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:31:12 +0000 http://wp.roysdon.net/?p=29#comment-18 [...] Google Sync to my Blackberry. All for $50/month for unlimited voice and data with Metro PCS on my BlackBerry 8330 Curve. No servers to maintain, no license fees, no cables to [...] [...] Google Sync to my Blackberry. All for $50/month for unlimited voice and data with Metro PCS on my BlackBerry 8330 Curve. No servers to maintain, no license fees, no cables to [...]

]]> By: Jason http://jason.roysdon.net/2009/03/13/blackberry-8330/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jason Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:19:10 +0000 http://wp.roysdon.net/?p=29#comment-2 Research I've found: http://gpsobsessed.com/metropcs-bows-blackberry-curve-8330-with-50-unlimited-plan/ "The downside is that the GPS-enabled Blackberry Curve 8330 is only available in older MetroPCS 1900 MHz spectrum markets: Greater Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento." So would non-metropolitan areas such as Modesto and Merced be able to use this phone? The MetroPCS Coverage maps show they have Tri-band (AWS, 700/2100MHz) coverage in some areas and limited Dual-band (PCS, 1900MHz) in others: http://www.metropcs.com/coverage/ More research to do... Research I've found: http://gpsobsessed.com/metropcs-bows-blackberry-curve-8330-with-50-unlimited-plan/

"The downside is that the GPS-enabled Blackberry Curve 8330 is only available in older MetroPCS 1900 MHz spectrum markets: Greater Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento."

So would non-metropolitan areas such as Modesto and Merced be able to use this phone? The MetroPCS Coverage maps show they have Tri-band (AWS, 700/2100MHz) coverage in some areas and limited Dual-band (PCS, 1900MHz) in others:
http://www.metropcs.com/coverage/

More research to do...

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