Comments on: BlackBerry 8830, BlackBerry 8800, and BlackBerry 8820 Information

By: jonny

jonny — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:09:08 +0000

which blackberry is better the 8800 or the 8820 please can someone help me

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:25:50 +0000

Dawgs,

I had the 8800 from 2007 with Edge only and I just made the transition to the iPhone 2.2 with 3G, WiFi, GPS, etc. It’s amazing. If BB made a 3G, I never would have transitioned.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:35:56 +0000

Verizons version of the 8830 works ok in USA,
But out of country its another matter. NOT in Chile as they said when it was purchased.
And no out of USA sim cards will work either.
My company is dumping verizon after the second major screw up.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:19:29 +0000

Is the 8830 available with T-Mobile? Will they support the GPS with their service?

By: jen

jen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:36:44 +0000

Does anyone know if the AT&T 8820 when unlocked will give both voice and data on the Verizon US network?

By: tom

tom — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:36:59 +0000

stupid verizon has deactivated all gps/navigation funtionality to the blackberries!

By: Blackberry 8820

Blackberry 8820 — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:20:02 +0000

is finally here. Well, almost. We will have to wait til the end of summer to get it from at&t.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:28:18 +0000

I would really like to have some concrete information on the Verizon BB 8830’s gps functionality.

Specificially, what gps chipsets do the 8800 and 8830 use. That would answer a lot for me.

By: vansam

vansam — Sun, 20 May 2007 00:24:04 +0000

What about a release date for the 8820? Anywhere to compare it to the 8830?

By: Sn1p3r

Sn1p3r — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:31:41 +0000

July 12th is the date for 8830 on Telus in Canada

By: April

April — Wed, 09 May 2007 05:52:15 +0000

Has anyone heard when AT&T/Cingular will introduce the BlackBerry Curve 8830?

By: Real Estate Man

Real Estate Man — Mon, 07 May 2007 12:25:58 +0000

RIM BlackBerry 8830 to Debut on Verizon Wireless May 14

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/blackberry-8830/rim-blackberry-8830-to-debut-on-verizon-wireless-may-14-255054.php

By: CarBob

CarBob — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:08:50 +0000

OGHowie,

Correction of typo on post sent at 4:33 a.m. on April 29/07.

BB 2300 should read BB 8300. Sorry.

CarBob

By: test5477

test5477 — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:45:13 +0000

no cameras in the 88xx series.

you will have to go with the pearls or wait for the 83xx series for cameras.

88xx is cameraless for those corporate environments where camera phones are not allowed.

By: brian

brian — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:39:24 +0000

camera please

By: CarBob

CarBob — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:33:38 +0000

OGHowie,

Bell Mobility is a Canadian carrier so the June 5, 2007 date applies to the BB 8830.

The May 7 to May 25/07 dates apply to BB 2300, and is rumour/speculation ONLY, so no one knows for sure which U.S. carrier.

CarBob

By: OGHowie

OGHowie — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:32:16 +0000

CarBob,

Is that for AT&T or TMobile?

Thanks!

By: CarBob

CarBob — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:15:47 +0000

If Bell Mobility is your carrier, the Official Release Date for the BB 8830 is June 5, 2007.

Rumour/speculation has it that release date for BB 8300 varies between May 7/07 and May 25/07.

CarBob

By: OGHowie

OGHowie — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:32:05 +0000

Still waiting for 83xx release dates.

By: CarBob

CarBob — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:43:37 +0000

The Press Release from Bell Mobility (Toronto, ON) and RIM (Waterloo, ON) dated April 25, 2007 re BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone clearly states, “Built-in GPS (Global Positioning System)with support for a wide variety of location based applications and services; includes BlackBerry Maps to provide users with turn-by-turn driving directions and the ability to track the route via the GPS.”

Just so you know.

CarBob

By: bb

bb — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:30:47 +0000

I really like the VZW network but am probably going to jump ship. They just can’t won’t keep up with the phones. I am tired of waiting and waiting and waiting and then being disappointed by what they actually release.

By: dc/dc

dc/dc — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:03:23 +0000

GSM FTW.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:44:23 +0000

can’t wait for the phone. finally there’s a phone out there that will compete with the iphone.

By: joe

joe — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:43:48 +0000

That sheet isn’t correct.

The 8830 does have gps integrated into the handset….

By: green

green — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:45:26 +0000

Performance increase is good, also wi-fi techonology implemented to it.

By: Victor Atehortua

Victor Atehortua — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:08:04 +0000

I think the need for 3g is of the utmost need but from what I have had to deal with a BB their speed is decent enough, although using the a 3g BB with Wifi would seem like the end all device. Lets see how long it takes.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:43:42 +0000

Ridiculous that they cannot release a 3G version for Cingular. I wanted to buy the 8800 so badly but I bought the Treo 750 instead. I live and work in 3G areas and find it difficult to leave 3G.

If Blackberry released a 3G phone, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

By: test5477

test5477 — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:32:21 +0000

thats good to see but i thought the 8830’s would have GPS? I have the 8800 from Cingular and this all looks good to me except the 8820 in the third quarter. Guess I’ll have another decision to make.