Verizon BlackBerry 8830 Press Shots
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Verizon BlackBerry 8830 press shots are leaked, and there is no product announcement…anyone thinking along my lines, that this was a "marketing move" by RIM to generate up some hype for their first CDMA/GSM world phone? Take a look at the shots below, matter of fact don’t. I’m sure RIM will be announcing/leaking some more info soon.
Thanks, TheStone41
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Why would verizon cripple the GPS in ther 83XX model? Wouldn’t it be easier for them to use their VZ Navigator program with it enabled?
It’s due on May 14th
VZ Nav will be launched later with a software update.
Will the phone be able to use GSM in the US in areas where Verizon CDMA has a weak signal?
The GSM is international only, not for Cingular and T-Mo. And even internationally only with Verizon global rates, which are a huge ripoff. Dont understand how they get away with that- .69-1.29 a minute? Thats insane.
Only questions remaining- Is the GPS and Blackberry maps included? and Will it have itunes like was reported last week?
Does anyone know if I’d be able to use my Google Calender on it? That would be great. Oh, and will I be able to goto virtually any website on it? I need to know if I’ll be able to overlook my website and it’s graphics (and possibly flash… but I doubt you can view flash applets..)
Does this phone have a SPEAKERPHONE? My 8703 has one and I LOVE it. I don’t see the speaker on the back of the phone like the 8703 so that leads me to believe there is no speaker phone…anyone know for sure??
The 8800 (Cingular) didn’t have the 87xx-like speaker/grill on the back but nonetheless it has a speaker integrated into the front/top of the unit. More importantly, check the key on the 8830 situated between the M and enter keys — it’s the speakerphone button.
There yez go.
I just talked to a verizon wireless CSR today and its already available for businesses and it will be released to the consumer on 5/21
I just purchased my blackberry 8830 this morning. You have to call Business sales. Verizon will only sell the phone if you are going to add a line to your current account or open a new account. Otherwise, they will send you to “customer care” and they will tell you that you have to wait until May 28th. Don’t tell them that you want to upgrade your phone . . . if you say that you will have to wait until May 28th.
So, what is the damage (Cost) for the 8830? I am very happy to have a phone WITHOUT a camera. I can’t take my phone to work if it has a camera.
Got mine this morning. I called customer service and got routed through to business sales. I told them I wanted to upgrade and let sent me one overnight.
You can only get it this way if you are due for an upgrade. The will not let you pay for it outright because they do not have the SKU and pricing in their computer system yet.
I dumped a Q for this because the Q just got so quirky that it would take 30-40 seconds to respond when I tried to do anything.
This is my first BB and it blows rings around the Q on performance…
how much does the phone cost?
Never had anything but a reg. phone, and I am looking for a combo with Verizon that will give
me personal email, etc. and business contacts, calendar and enough space to put info on each person. Is the BB for me and which one?
Andy:
I spent ten years using Palm PDA’s and “regular” phones and just made the jump to BB. Verizon just released — today — the 8830, but I’m using the 8703e, which is the model below that one. It’s not as slick as the 8830, but it let me transfer ten years’ worth of calendar data, contacts, memos/notes and a huge to-do list and ported it over without much in the way of complication. Go to a Verizon store and play with the 8703e and the 8830. Personally, I think the 8830’s the better choice only because it’s new, but I prefer the keyboard on the 8703e, so it’s up to you. As for personal e-mail, contacts, calendar/datebook etc., either BB should be more than capable of working for you. And of course, if you dislike the BB interface (it’s possible but not likely) you can always swap it out and get another, new, “regular” phone.
If you do a lot of traveling to Europe, get the 8830, it is capable of being used in Europe (it’s GSM-capable).
Good luck.
$399 minus whatever discounts you are entitled to with Verizon, plus there seems to be a $50/$100 rebate available now. At least, that is what I experienced when I bought mine 5/27.
Does this sync with Microsoft Outlook on the desktop like the Treo?
The BB 8830 is slick, but the ringer cannot be made loud enough to hear on a subway, or even across a room. I’m taking it back and swapping for the Treo for Windows CE.
I am looking for an upgrade and I’ve been wondering two things that are unclear:
1. If I take it abroad is it locked to Verizon supported carriers or can i plug in another Sim and its only locked stateside. The follow up tothat is will Verizon unlock it.
2. Does it has a GPS reciever and no support software or no GPS at all. And the follow up to that is if it does have the hardware can you find usable software or is that locked to.
Cheers
I would stay away from this BB. The Cnet reviews are trashing it pretty thoroughly. Poor customer service and little support right now from VZ. Also, the keyboard is just tiny.
wanted to buy the 8830 bb, had heard you can unlock the gsm feature and use sim cards anywhere in the world. when i went to buy it, the vz shop told me that they cant transfer my 450 contacts from my 2 year old vz phone. I could not believe it.Unbelievable, I dropped the idea as trying to type in 450 numbers again is totally necessary.
ummm correct me if im wrong but…no blackberry has a camera on it..
Mine does… (Pearl) but our company has MMS blocked on the BES so it is not all that useful
the pearl (8100) and curve (8300) both have a camera…1.3mp and 2mp, respectively.
Can someone tell me why Verizon disables features built into the devices (i.e. bluetooth data transfer and GPS)??? It’s very irritating that they go through the trouble to disable these features for no apparent reason. I just got an 8830 and discovered GPS was disabled- one of the main reasons I bought the BB. I have heard rumors that they will re-enable in August, but the fact they disable makes me not want to do business with them.