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Hewlett Packard iPAQ hw6515 Cell Phone

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5 reviews

$232.98 | 1 store

24 reviews

From $149.00 | 15 stores

Product Description

The HP iPAQ hw6500 series is a global communications device giving you high-end features such as GSM/GPRS/EDGE technologies, GPS Navigation, built-in keyboard, and multiple messaging capabilities.

The BlackBerry Curve (8520) combines a full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad -- instead of RIM's traditional trackball -- to make scrolling and selection smooth and easy.

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Hewlett Packard iPAQ hw6515 Cell Phone

$232.98

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From $149.00

Product Review Summary

2.2

Based on 5 user reviews

40% recommend this product

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HP Ipaq 6515a

byvinroa Feb 3, 2007

14 Helpfuls 15 Helpfuls

Pros Gps, phone, and pda in. Bright screen. SD and MiniSD slots.

Cons Keyboard buttons too small. Slow processor. Small memory. Lack of compatible software. No...

Recommended it? Yes

Bought this to cut down on my devices to carry. Unit runs windows 2003se. Not windows smart phone. This unit is a PDA first then a phone. I like to play mp3's while working with excel, or word docs. But this causes a heavy load on the processor so I have to wait for the documents to load. Even when... Read full review »

Moister/Sweat can set the water detector causing you to pay $606 for $899 device!!!

byfatrony Sep 9, 2006

9 Helpfuls 10 Helpfuls

Pros All in one device GSM/GPS/PDA

Cons Cost of repairs and sensitivity to moister/sweat

Recommended it? No

To be honest, I loved the HP iPAQ hw6515 Mobile Messenger and all its features (GSP, GSM, Mobile Windows, 2 SD Slots ... etc) but I was blown away! After using it for just 6 months that I have to pay AUD $606.00 to repair what HP claims was a "user error" and that the WATER DETECTOR seal was... Read full review »

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3.8

Based on 24 user reviews

75% recommend this product

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Blackberry Curve 8520 Smartphone-Best Crackberry Ever?

bytoiletoctopus Sep 26, 2009

35 Helpfuls 36 Helpfuls

Pros Trackerpad, Light, Durable, Plenty of apps, Charging, Talk Time

Cons Average Camera, Small Buttons

Recommended it? Yes

I can't deny it any longer, as I'm a "Crackberry Addict," and need serious treatment for this disorder. A cell phone used to be just a device for me, and I didn't care about getting anything fancy. As long as it made and received calls with some regularity, I could have cared less. Over a year ago... Read full review »

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone is a great phone for Moms and Internet Junkies

byjurgrace Jul 9, 2010

20 Helpfuls 21 Helpfuls

Pros Good call quality; Tons of apps to feed your social Internet addictions

Cons Too many Internet outage problems recently; Browser gets kind of slow

Recommended it? Yes

When "Santa" offered me a smartphone last year, I got so excited. After three years of smartphones, the 18 months with just a regular cell phone left me feeling neglected when I was sitting through swim practice and school parking lots, not to mention the fact that I became heavily addicted to... Read full review »

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