BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (AT&T)

Product Description

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 runs on AT&T's fast 3G network, and it offers free Wi-Fi access to more than 20,000 U.S. hotspots.

Other features include access to BlackBerry App World, a 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture capabilities, and Bluetooth connectivity for stereo music streaming and PC tethering.

Offering top-of-the-line performance and functionality, the Bold 9700 features a sophisticated, high-gloss black finish, chrome highlights, and leatherette back. It also includes a distinctive, highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for fast and accurate typing, and an innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad, which provides a great navigation experience. You also get easy access to BlackBerry App World, the official app store for BlackBerry smartphones, enabling you to browse and download fun and functional mobile applications to their phone.

A hot-swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot provides additional storage for multimedia files and archiving applications, with a 2 GB memory card included and support for optional 32 GB cards. Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming.

Staying Connected

Browse the web with the integrated, full-featured browser, which quickly and efficiently displays HTML pages and enables you to set up RSS feeds to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. Additionally, you can keep up with your contacts using a variety of instant message (IM) networks, including the integrated Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable clients for Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime.

For corporate users, this BlackBerry device delivers all the enterprise email and messaging capabilities you've come to expect. It's supported on the BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to as many as eight work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, and Novell GroupWise environments.

Key Features

• Fast 3G connectivity via AT&T's HSDPA/UMTS network as well as compatibility with foreign 3G networks while roaming (850/1900/2100 MHz bands; 3.6/7.2 Mbps speeds with network availability).
• Quad-band GSM phone for good global voice connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands).
• GPS navigation capabilities via AT&T Navigator service includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options.
• BlackBerry OS 5.0
• Support for BlackBerry App World featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include travel, productivity, entertainment, games, social networking and sharing, news and weather, and more.
• 2.44-inch display with 480 x 360-pixel resolution and 65K color depth.
• 35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard
• 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus, image stabilization, 2x digital zoom, flash, and geotagging capabilities.
• Video capture capabilities with up to 480 x 352-pixel resolution for sharing (176 x 144 pixels for sending via MMS).
• Multi-format digital audio and video player with compatibility for MP3, WMA 9 Pro/WMA 10, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, and more.
• BlackBerry Media Sync is built right into your BlackBerry Desktop Software and lets you sync your desktop iTunes or Windows Media Player music files with your BlackBerry smartphone. If you're a Mac user, just choose the "media" option and you're ready to sync your iTunes music collection from your BlackBerry smartphone onto your Mac.
• Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity with stereo music streaming (A2DP) capabilities as well as hands-free headsets and car kits. Additionally, the Bold 9700 can also be used as a 3G modem for a laptop computer (i.e., tethering) with an additional data plan.
• Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 32 GB. A 2 GB card is included with the phone, and it also has an internal 256 MB memory.
• Full messaging capabilities including SMS text, MMS picture/video and IM instant messaging (via popular services including AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live Messenger).
• BlackBerry Browser for accessing full HTML Web sites.
• Organizer tools including calendar, task list, memo pad, and calculator.
• Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off.
• Integrated hands-free, full duplex speakerphone
• Voice-activated dialing capabilities

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 weighs 4.3 ounces and measures 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.56 inches. Its 1500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of talk time, and up to 456 hours (19 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies, and AT&T's dual-band 3G network (850/1900 MHz; HSDPA/UMTS). This phone is also compatible with 2100 MHz 3G networks (HSDPA) in foreign territories.

What's in the Box
BlackBerry Bold 9700 handset, rechargeable battery, travel charger, USB cable, wired 3.5mm stereo headset, swivel holster, quick start guide, User Tools CD

AT&T Services

High-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network: The dual-band 850/1900 MHz 3G network provides up to 3.6/7.2 Mbps of download speed, making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. Additionally, this phone is also compatible with 2100 MHz 3G networks found in international territories. (For use outside the United States, an AT&T international data plan is recommended.) When traveling outside the U.S., you can enjoy wireless voice coverage in more than 215 countries, wireless data coverage in more than 185 countries, and gain access to ultra-fast 3G mobile broadband services in more than 100 countries. In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

The full-featured, premium AT&T Navigator GPS application includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additionally, AT&T Navigator is the only mobile phone-based GPS service that provides integrated speech recognition for address entry and points of interest search.

AT&T Visual Voicemail provides an easier way to check voicemail. No more dialing into complicated voicemail menus. Visual Voicemail delivers messages directly to your handset, so you can review your voicemail messages anytime, anywhere, and in any order you choose. Getting to important messages is simpler than ever: Listen to important messages, in any order you choose View name or number of caller who left message Add contacts to your address book Delete messages Call back Reply via text message, email Forward voicemail audio via email or MMS Save voicemail audio to device memory or memory card (store up to 40 messages in the inbox)

AT&T Mobile Music enables you to buy tracks while on the go, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal.

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Technical Specifications

Product Details

• Access all your email and messaging as well as social networking sites; full QWERTY keyboard with touch-sensitive optical trackpad
• AT&T Visual Voicemail and AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspot access included; compatible with optional AT&T Navigator GPS and AT&T Mobile Music
• Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g); 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory expansion to 32 GB; access to personal and corporate email
• Up to 6 hours of talk time, up to 456 hours (19 days) of standby time
• What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, travel charger, USB cable, wired 3.5mm stereo headset, swivel holster,2GB microSD card, quick start guide, User Tools CD

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