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Browser

The 9700 has a full HTML browser that is matched to T-Mobile's 3G network. T-Mobile's own web2go home page is the first thing that users will likely load, and it offers easy access to carrier content such as ringtones, wallpapers and such. Users can of course choose to go to the open web as well.

The browser uses the same user interface that is on other BlackBerrys. If you press the BB key and choose the "Go To" option, you can then perform a Google, Yahoo, Live Search Wikipedia or Dictionary search from the browser. This is also where bookmarks and browser history are stored and can be accessed.

Browsing speeds were a little bit hit or miss. Sometimes pages would load in an instant and other times they would hang for a bit before loading.

The 9700's browser isn't as intuitive or rich as the iPhone or Android browsers, but it gets the job done.

Customize

The 9700 can be customized about as much as any of its BlackBerry predecessors. It lets you re-arrange the main menu as you see fit. You can hide applications, stuff them in folders, or move them anywhere on the screen. You can set pictures as wallpapers, music as ringtones, and customize when the phone goes on/off, turns the radios on/off and so on.

You can add words to the dictionary at will, you can tell the dictionary which word to pick more often when you type a key combination that could be two or more words, and make adjustments to how the spell check app functions.

Both application keys on the left and right side of the 9700 can be customized as short cuts to your favorite or most-used applications or settings menu.

The options menu lets you alter the phone as you would expect most phones for personalization. You can change the fonts, the size of the fonts, whether or not they are bold and more. This alters the view of your inbox and the majority of the text-only menus you interact with on the 9700 a great deal.

Because BlackBerrys typically target business users, there are literally hundreds of ways to configure the phone, set limits, and so on. Most of these will be completely unused by normal people.

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