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Browser

The Curve 3G has RIM's standard HTML browser. The browser uses the same user interface that is on other BlackBerrys. If you press the BlackBerry key and choose the "Go To" option, you can then perform a Bing, Wikipedia or Dictionary search from the browser. You know what's missing? Yahoo and Google search. It's no longer offered as a search option in the browser. (You can, however, download the dedicated Mobile Search application directly from Google.) Bing is the official search engine for Verizon's device of late. We haven't tested the Sprint version to see if Google or Yahoo search is preinstalled.

Bookmarks and browser history stored and can be accessed from the same page as the search page. Browsing speeds were consistently good with Verizon. I never experienced any drastic hang-ups, and speed tests consistently scored 1.1Mbps for downloads.

One thing to keep in mind: RIM has developed a WebKit-based browser for BlackBerry 6. When the Curve 3G is updated to BB6, it will get the new, much better browser.

Customize

The Curve 3G 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 side application keys can be customized as shortcuts 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 text, whether or not text is bold and more. This alters the view of your inbox and the majority of the text-only menus you interact with on the Curve 3G a great deal. Those with less-than-perfect vision will appreciate the options for very large text.

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