Making Phone Calls and Browsing the Web

The GSM Curve models have slightly above average reception and good voice quality, and the CDMA Curves continue that trend. The reception in strong coverage areas is usually 4 bars (out of 5 bars max) and in spotty coverage areas is 1-3 bars. The Curve 8330 has not dropped a call on either Verizon or Sprint and voice call quality is quite good, and the built-in speakerphone is loud and clear. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 supports Hands free and Headset profiles via Bluetooth, and we tested several Bluetooth headsets including the Nokia BH-902 and the Plantronics Explorer 330. The voice quality was much clearer and louder on the Plantronics than on the Nokia. The DSP worked fine via both headsets and reduced most road noises except wind noise. The range wasn’t good: with the Plantronics Explorer 330 we got 5 feet and with the Nokia BH-902 we reached 8 feet. For voice dialing and voice command, the BlackBerry has VoiceSignal’s excellent VSuite 2.1 voice command software. Voice dialing worked very well without pre-recorded voice tags or voice training and also worked flawlessly over Bluetooth.

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