Comments on: BlackBerry 8800 – Indigo & Crimson – Features & Road Map

By: maurice

maurice — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:30:29 +0000

will the blackberry crimson really have a camera phone and when will it be out to purchase.

By: Ron Ariana

Ron Ariana — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:46:10 +0000

does anyone have any information as to when the BB 8800 will be available on Sprint?

By: JEREMY

JEREMY — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:10:14 +0000

I AM TOSSING AROUND THE 8703 AND THE TREO 700P, WAS 99 PERCENT ON THE BLACKBERRY UNTIL I REALIZE VERIZON DISABLED THE GPS ON THE 8703 AND I HAVE TO BUY A PUCK ANYWAY SO NOW I GUESS IM 5050 AGAIN, WILL THE 8800 BE THE SAME WAY OR SHOULD THE GPS BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ALSO IF I GO AHEAD AND GET THE 8703 AND A PUCK IS IT MANDITORY FOR ME TO USE MONTHLY SUBSCRIBED SOFTWARE OR WILL THE PUCK WORK WITH BB OR GOOGLE MAPS AND GIVE ME PLAY BY PLAY DIRECTIONS??? WITH VOICE?? THANKS IN ADVANCE DONT WANT TO MAKE A REALLY EXPENSIVE MISTAKE.

By: mopex

mopex — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:53:28 +0000

BG, aside from that RIMarkable Blackberry 8800 your site is bloggarific too.

By: Robt

Robt — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:18:11 +0000

Great info! Is there any way to get FM radio via the internet or otherwise on the Blackberry Pearl or the new Crimson?

By: Dayne

Dayne — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:14:41 +0000

Nitin, it depends. If you can wait until the 1st 8800 comes out and then just pay to get it unlocked for your carrier then I would wait. If you are waiting on a specific 8800 that won’t be out until Spring, I say get the Pearl and then sell it on Ebay, you will get top dollar for it usually.

By: Nitin

Nitin — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:51:09 +0000

I’m a step away from procuring the BB Pearl and just came across this information.

Now I’m in a dilemma on what to do… go ahead and get the Pearl or wait for the Crimson? Any practical advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

By: eddie

eddie — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:24:01 +0000

Will the blackberry 8800 be avialable for nextel users? currently have a 7100i, i cant wait to get rid of it.
thanks in advance for the response

By: Rena

Rena — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:44:47 +0000

Help any suggestions, Need an upgrade. Currently have rzr v3, Looking at the Blackberry Pearl, the Blackjack. Or should I wait for the Crimson.

By: Cingular fan

Cingular fan — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:04:59 +0000

”
Rick said:
What aboot us Nextel users? We are getting left out of everything…. I want to upgrade, but not to a 7100i if there are bigger and brighter things coming down the pipe….”

Rick are you there?
go ahead over
yeah, Nextel sucks over
…
what? over

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:13:48 +0000

when do you realisticly think verizon will have the crimson or indigo? I only ask because i am pulling my hair out trying to decide to upgrade to the 8703 and sign a 2 yr contract or a 1 yr contract or just stick it out? helpppppp!!!!!! hahahaha thanks!

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:06:12 +0000

The indigo has GPS but no cam. The cam model has wi-fi but no gps. That would be a tough choice as I like all those features.

By: ttty

ttty — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:59:10 +0000

I think the indigo would be for the t-mobile market considering that it specifically says UMA in its feature list.

the extra T is for Tron

By: Crash Overrride

Crash Overrride — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:55:39 +0000

Hmmmm, I’m wondering if these handsets will really pack PTT or WIFI as some suggest. I don’t think that many US Carriers want people to have the ability to use WIFI for VOIP calling (Hence the Nokia E62 dropping the E61’s VOIP functionality via WIFI). If Cingular is serious about using a PTT system, a business level phone with good looks like these (and the Pearl) would be the candidates. Any reliable information on this?

By: Macario

Macario — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:12:31 +0000

are they both considered the 8800? the crimson is slimmer and shorter (though thicker due to the camera) plus the keys are different.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:06:34 +0000

I wonder if the screen will scratch as easily as the 8700?

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:07:56 +0000

I hope that Cingular gets the new 8800. My contract is up just before Christmas and i’m hoping to switch to Cingular but I’m waiting for the 8800. I don’t need a camera – so this holiday i want an 8800 from Cingular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep us up to date as to which US carrier is going with the 8800.

By: SEG

SEG — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:28:18 +0000

Next year I’m switching to Cingular I just want to know which version of the 8800 is Cingular getting? I have the 7100i and I want to dump the gray brick and Nextel

By: LAWTOWN

LAWTOWN — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:55:24 +0000

BG, I just wanted to thank you for all of the correct information you provide in a Blackberry world full of so much information that most of the time is not so helpful.
I wish it was already Spring 2007 so i could get the new Blackberry. I own a 7100i and am so pissed that Nextel has not had the respect to put out a software update to at least keep up with all the other Blackberry providers that continuously put out updates. You would think that after all the money many of us spent on the 7100i that Nextel could at least do that!!!!

Love your cool yet informative website!!
Keep up the good work !!

By: mas90guru

mas90guru — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:25:28 +0000

Let’s hope for the ability to stream audio for these new Blackberries!!

Also it wouldn’t be too awful if they would allow for Bluetooth headsets.

Looks like my 8100 will be getting an upgrade soon.

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:34:34 +0000

Anyone know the size of the screen. I know it has a 320×240 resolution, but so does alot of phones. 2.4in 2.8in ?? .. I have the E62 and though its the same resolution the size of the screen is great.

By: Spiffy

Spiffy — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:45:42 +0000

Having issues waiting on the Crimson..will need counseling and medication to endure the wait. BTW, you have done a great job putting together this site!

Any insight on when/if Sprint-Nextel will get with this? I had heard there was a dual band in bb in the works for them to maximize the use of their iden network for direct connect and use their Sprint infrastructure for data and voice, any thoughts? Anyone?
Thanks BG!

By: Amnon

Amnon — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:21:50 +0000

Is it true? The Cingular model has 1400mAh battery and the Tmo (camera) model only 1100mAh?

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:38:26 +0000

With all the new models coming out I see none of them have the “jog wheel” anymore. Is this the end of the wheel for all models being relplaced by the trackball?

By: Chris P.

Chris P. — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:30:03 +0000

Dude – you’re like the BB God. Love your info and your thoroughness with all the cool BB info. Thanks a mil’! You’re helping me make smart decisions for future BB purchases!

By: illest

illest — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:05:50 +0000

Very hot site son.

By: kmccarthy

kmccarthy — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:14:43 +0000

BG, you are awesome! Keep it up

By: james

james — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:58:22 +0000

Thanks BG,
I went from Nextel 7520 to this wack sprint 6700 WM. I need my blackberry back and I can’t wait for the indigo and the crimson to come out.

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:25:23 +0000

Well there are 2 versions of the Crimson, most likely carrier models. The gray one is vodafone, and the other is up for guess most likely T-Mobile. They just listed one I think instead of both. Same device release timeframe for both Crimsons though…

By: Al

Al — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:28:53 +0000

Very nice, but one question. Why is the crimson shown in all the spec pages different from the crimson shown on the blackberry roadmap for release dates? Which one do you think the crimson really is?