Comments on: Using your BlackBerry as an MP3 player

By: Mila360

Mila360 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:07:48 +0000

I have used my BB 8350 I as a mp3 for the last few months and i love it it works great at work. I brought a special blue tooth so i can listen to the music wireless (plantronics) and the battery life and fit on my ears is horrible but other than that …well…I am looking to up grade my SDHC to a 16gb if it will work

By: BizMan loves gadgets

BizMan loves gadgets — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:55:05 +0000

I bought the SDcard (and the rather pricy 3 channel 2.5mm headphones!)
Roxio Media Manager locks up my PC (a common problem apparently). But the SDcard allows drag&drop from Windows. (I like “simple”)
My 8800 is ok-ish for playback but the DAC is pretty poor so sound qual is not great. (Bass…what bass?)
RIM are going to lose the war if they do not take multimedia seriously.
But like you say, it’s one thing less to carry.

By: HeyPetray

HeyPetray — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:04:44 +0000

I recently picked up a 16gig card with the aim to use my new bb curve as an mp3 player. 2 things appealed to me.. 1: Consolidating mobile devices 2: Last.fm scrobble function on “FlipSide” player. So far, it seems to work fine. I’ve got about 8 gig of music.

My complaints are few…
-I haven’t discovered shortcuts to perform simple functions like “next”
-Songs stop when calls come in
-Volume cannot be adjusted outside of the app (Very Frustrating)
-You better enjoy coverflow navigation if you use FlipSide. There is no alternative
-Roxio is a pain in the ASS for transfering large quantities of music. Winamp isn’t much better. Make sure your music is tagged well. Flipside navigation only works by Album

In hindsight, I should have just stuck with my iPod, but I’m just hoping that better versions of media players will be released in the near future to make this worth it!

By: The Blue Dot

The Blue Dot — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:31:09 +0000

I use my Blackberry religously with Slacker Radio and Pandora. I love both of the apps! I like listening to new music all the time and you can search for specific songs that you feel like hearing.

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By: Adrian F

Adrian F — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:11:04 +0000

I got my blackberry back in Feb 2009. I then discovered the music player and have been using it since. It’s got to the point where I’m using my iPod less and less… Now that says something! (ps. I work in an apple store :p).

NancyB: I have that same problem/ glitch thing you have when changing tracks.. That loud popping noise is my only complaint about the whole thing.

By: NancyB

NancyB — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:02:18 +0000

I’ve used my 8330 as an mp3 player for several months. My only complaint is that when listening from the headset jack there is a loud pop, or click, at the beggining and end of each song. During the click I can see the volume level icon jump. When playing through the speaker there is no popping sound. The noise is very annoying and detracts greatly from the listening experience.

By: DJ

DJ — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:03:30 +0000

I am curious if anybody is having problems playing mp3 music files throught the new blackberry storm.I can hear them through the ear phones but not the storm.I have even switch to listen through the spk phone no success.

By: gttfd

gttfd — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:09:23 +0000

What about battery life.???

By: DavidB

DavidB — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:05:12 +0000

Crackberry is reporting that the new 9000 (that’s to be announced this Monday at WES) will have support for transferring music directly from your iTunes library. No mention if that means DRM’d iTunes songs or not though.