BlackBerry 8800 appears on T-Mobile’s site

Posted by The Boy Genius on Apr 19, 2007 9:54 pm 16 comments

Filed in EDGE, Exclusives, GSM, Handsets, RIM, T-Mobile

It looks like our boys in pink are getting ready to launch the BlackBerry 8800 in a few days. Three 8800 images have appeared on T-Mobile’s website finally, and you can bet your bottom dollar they’re sportin’ MyFaves! It doesn’t look like the BlackBerry 8800 is listed in the general phone section but, I wouldn’t let that crush your dreams of having the 8800 on Monday. Wait, what am I talking about? Any true BlackBerry addict would have bought a Cingular unit, and promptly unlocked it, right guys?

Thanks, Jon!

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:07 pm, jon Said:

I’m a little sleuthing mofo, what can I say.

It’s actually funny that T-Mobile has this “up” on it’s servers. They done it before I think.

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:12 pm, jon Said:

oh, not to troll. I wanted to mention I posted something in the VT thread about tomorrow being a wear VT colors day, in remembrance.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/04/19/in-memory-of-virginia-tech/

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:19 pm, recycledblinds Said:

http://www.t-mobile.com/images/products/BlackBerry_8800/370×400.jpg

check out the comparison with Credit card

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:21 pm, The Boy Genius Said:

Thanks guys!

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:23 pm, jon Said:

recycledblinds, well done.

Now, prize for anyone who can decipher the silly URL schema TMO uses for the device id.

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:29 pm, hmm Said:

Sleuthing mofo? I think not Jon. Someone else beat you to it in the comments on a previous post, already…

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/04/18/blackberry-8800-on-t-mobile-this-monday/#comments

At least give credit where credit is due.

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:43 pm, jon Said:

Ah, I didn’t see that, honest. I stand by my sleuth statement, I just didn’t know someone beat me to it. (Jaron Brass @ Apr 19, 2007 @ 12:25 am, for the record). I’ve been hitting the TMO site everyday now @ night for those images.

Well, I would then say, I was the first to report it to Boy Genius, via proper channels maybe…

Who knows, who cares. Let’s just celebrate the arrival of the 8800 on T-Mobile, and move forward.

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 10:56 pm, Jaron Brass Said:

8800? Nope. I’m waiting for the 8320! The WiFi addition will be great, especially in areas where I care more about data than I do about voice. (Like my office.) I did spend a few minutes with a Cingular 8800 and it is a beautiful device. For some reason (and I can’t say yes or no either way), the 8320 looks more “rugged” than the 8800.

Ruggedness isn’t a huge concern though I’ve been through several Pearls that have scratched, had parts come loose (the sides especially) and so on. My old 8700 has been drop kicked, splashed, stepped on and more — and it still looks brand new.

We’ll see. Any other info from BG about the 83xx on T-Mobile and that May 7 rumor?

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On Apr 19, 2007 @ 11:17 pm, Synergy Said:

So is a wifi variant of the 8800 due out for any carrier soon?

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On Apr 20, 2007 @ 2:26 am, Scott Said:

Gah, I am so itching to buy a new BB… I have had my 7105t for over a year, and have held back somehow through the Pearl and the Cingy 8800. Finally, the 8800 on T-mo. But I won’t buy it.

As soon as I heard of the T-mo VOIP WiFi thing ( http://www.theonlyphoneyouneed.com/ ) I committed myself to waiting for a capable phone. Due to the fact that I spend 60+ hours a week at work, and have nearly NO cell reception in the building, placing a hotspot in the office and getting perfect reception would be amazing.

Here’s hoping the 83XX series shows up soon, and man, it had better have WiFi, because this Blackberry craving won’t go away!

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On Apr 20, 2007 @ 2:43 am, Tdawg00 Said:

and still no price points…..

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On Apr 20, 2007 @ 8:50 am, Torben Said:

yup there is one price point (via gizmodo)
http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/rim/blackberry-8800.html
249.99
the site claims this to be for both att and tmo but if you click buy, you can only order a att one, however there is another discount available for the att 8800, bringing it’s price point down to 149.99.

So call your tmo rep on monday and see if you can get some price matching going on

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On Apr 20, 2007 @ 10:03 am, Maytag6309 Said:

According to reports from T-mobile Biz channel the have aprox 5000 arriving only for “New Accounts” and 15,000 on backorder…Good Luck may have better luck getting 88xx in May Early June

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On Apr 20, 2007 @ 10:51 am, manny Said:

From what I’ve been reading, the 8300 is not far behind. Does anyone know how the 8800 will compare in terms of price with the 8300 series? Specifically the one with gps.
Thanks

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On Apr 30, 2007 @ 1:03 pm, Jeffrey Said:

TBG, is the 8800 or 8300 going to have auto update of the timezone using the network time?

Is there a processor difference between the 8800 and 8300 series?

Thanks!

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On Apr 30, 2007 @ 1:05 pm, Crackberry Addict Said:

Called T-Mobile B2B support. It’s confirmed that there is a HUGE backorder and that no one even has a clue as to when the next shipment of 8800’s will come in. ARGH!!!

Anyone know of anything I can say to T-Mo’s reps so that I can order this thing? I’m itching for an upgrade

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