Meanwhile, there have been various operating system updates and now the device has hardly any of the properties, which is why I bought it.
for example, ringing a calendar reminder is no longer with the length of the stored sound files but switches off after a few seconds. A KO criterion. If I can just do not listen, because I'm not in the room, or fallen asleep or something, then it makes short times BING and when I come back only a flashing LED, instead of continuing to make cycling until I Acknowledge it. People who did not bother this would, indeed can choose a shorter notification sound.
Also, the device can not be muted with a simple touch on the display is more, during a call. The feature has brought a lot of criticism, I found it very convenient, if in doubt you should have make this point adjustable.
My final conclusion of my first review "I would buy it again," I take that back.
I would not buy it again.
These are my people at BB Software for large hobbyist.
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After 2 weeks, the Passport (BBPP) that - preliminary résumé:
4 stars.
One of the better smartphones that I've owned (all Nokia Communicator, iPhones, Z10).
The advantages have been described sufficiently, which I agree with entirely. I do not want to write again, and you want it here - I suppose - do not read again.
Among the above-mentioned drawbacks I would like to add:
1. The part is very wide, so that I do not manage to find a hand position, with which I can hold without tiring the part when making calls without a headset. The size and the relatively high weight play a big role and I (male) have really great pianist hands.
2. The guide is a disaster. Yes, I mean the comprehensive on the Internet. We learn nothing beyond what not intuitively arises of its own accord. And I do not like people who write reviews, smartphone testers are (self-styled or professionally) and argue that ignorance in the operation no reason for a negative vote was.
But that's one reason, and that is when I (on average versed technology AFIN and safe) than non-smartphone test professional not in a reasonable time to solve a problem'm able!
For then it is on the product. And with due time I also understand no 2 hours.
My problem was this: A connection with my hands-free in the Gulf (Premium FS) over rSAP protocol (hurray, BBPP has rSAP !!) is only possible with the restriction that I every time I start the car, the SIM PIN have entered. That has never been, even in a führeren OS version of the Z10 is not because there were times the menu item This connection always trust or something like that. But he is gone. Well, there's the menu option My Car. But what that means, I do not know. As part of the criteria defined above, it has been neither possible to me, figure out how the problem is to be solved, or what causes the option My Car. A note in the manual select My car when it comes to your car is as superfluous as sinnfrei, though perhaps not wrong.
3. The calendar has jumped far too short for a business smartphone.
The operating ergonomics could be much better, you have way too much clicking, when a date is entered. You could do much better with very little effort!
After all, it is a step forward that BBPP when employed at a preset meeting profile (completely silent, vibrate) can switch. But, why only one possible Besprechungs profile ??? That nobody understands ??? In my meetings the BBPP may vibrate silently, in the opera, but not even that.
Had we not at least for partially available also can program a ringing / alert profile ??? ?? complete lack of understanding.
Such things show that while good programmers are at work, but poor ergonomists.
And before coming back a bunch of good advice: I have (almost) all tried Calendar, which you could find for BB and for the Iphone that time (yes!). They differ in the one or other function and / or the type of display, but are in principle all equally bad: you have to tap too much or too little can, if you're unlucky, both are true.
The email client behaves sichs similar to the calendar, you have too much unnecessary stuff tap to send an e-mail. Here even the IPhone was better. I'll spare you the details here, in short, there is a lack especially the Voreinstellmöglichkeiten for blind copy to a specific address, ditto for a reply address. Ever missing entirely a REPLY TO field. In the past, I can live with it, because I had the BB-Z10 used only to read, but not to answer the mails. Now, however, the keyboard of BBPP is so good that this could be a real drawback. Too Bad.
4. Enough grumbling. (The standard) crashes with me that the media player on a regular basis, upsets me not too. I suppose that this point, just like the rSAP problem, see above, will be fixed at some point again.
Not resolve is 1 point, everyone must decide for themselves; I myself do not go much on the phone. And in point 3 (Calendar) I see black, because experience has shown that the EDP-technical point of view is also very good programmer means that finding new ways can take a long time.
In this sense, I would buy it again.
