Comments on: Sprint BlackBerry Pearl 2 to launch Thanksgiving Day weekend?

By: qtrinch

qtrinch — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:36:06 +0000

just an FYI, the 8130 is Rev 0 not rev A

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:37:42 +0000

I picked-up a Sprint BB Pearl 8130 this week. I’m new to BB devices, so I can’t comment on the MMS functionality mentioned in the last post. However, I can comment on the speed of the device. The EVDO-A connection for the phone is FAST! Google Maps, web browsing and other internet applications are much snappier than my older Sprint Treo 650 (1xRTT). Other than the small screen, I feel like I’m browsing the web on an Ethernet network, not a cell phone – even at sites not designed for moblie phones. Download of applications are also very fast.

The only downside to this phone is Sprint itself. I’ve run into a few locations in town where I can’t get a good signal, but I’m used to that.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:44:30 +0000

I have the BB 8130 on Sprints network. Sprint blocks MMS and that is just silly since RIM includes it on their software platform. Any one upset by this?

Rate your 8130: http://www.buzzaboutwireless.com/cms/smart/pda/blackberry-pearl-8130-by-rim.html

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:47:29 +0000

Ricky who works for Sprint obviously doesn’t know to much. This is Sprints 3rd Blackbery with GPS. Sprint is still a crappy network. You can not use the phone and use GPS also. You need to do your homeowork, unlike ATT network.

How is Sprint going to compare with Verizon’s prices?

By: Ricky

Ricky — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:41:19 +0000

I work for sprint and Pearl will released on Black Friday. We are expecting the phone to be very popular and are looking to sell a lot of units the weekend after thanksgiving. I know that I will be getting it for sure. I have the treo 755 and have been waiting for Sprint to come out with a phone like this supporting gps. First ever blackberry with gps! Go get it. Trust me you’ll like it!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:46:28 +0000

I was in a sprint store & they have a tenative release date of November 14th!

By: barker

barker — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:28:04 +0000

verizon gets it nov 1

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:46:18 +0000

Because it works!!!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:53:40 +0000

Thank God it is finally here! I have been asking all the people at Sprint and they said sometime next year. I hope this release date is for real!

By: bill

bill — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:01:35 +0000

Why the hell would anyone have verizon? Do you guys enjoy being ripped off? Their plan was $106 for what sprint offer for $50 through sero. Im getting the pearl as soon as its released. Unfortunitely im going to have to dump t-mobile.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:11:17 +0000

my 8100 looks less cheap

By: Nunya

Nunya — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:29:39 +0000

SOO FREAKIN HAPPY SPRINT IS GETTING THE PEARL..WOOHOOO b/c sprint has the fastes internet speed and those two combined are just ahh it’s a wonderful thing

By: flea

flea — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:29:51 +0000

do you think the verizon version will have to same ugly interface as the current pearl?

By: SprintGirl

SprintGirl — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:02:30 +0000

Verizon has quietly disabled its mapping and nav: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/daves-download/2007/8/22/verizon-quietly-disables-blackberry-gps.html

By: David

David — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:25:04 +0000

Hey daddybear, did you not read this BDR report?
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/08/15/blackberry-pearl-on-verizon-no-problem/

Pearl 2 (er, Pearl 1.5) on VZW Nov 2007.

By: Gio

Gio — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:59:58 +0000

Rumored date for the Pearl on Sprint is November 4, 2007. [Via Engadget]

By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:49:33 +0000

So the Pearl for Sprint will not be an international roaming device as previously rumored?

By: daddybear

daddybear — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:22:15 +0000

It figures-

Blackberry FINALLY releases a cdma device that does not have the aesthetic of a cinder block…
and freakin SPRINT gets it first….
VZW hates us…they really really hate us…
Their customer base that is…

I would hold out for a curve (but can you hold out hope VZW will EVER release phones before they become last years news?) but I would take the pearl if available…

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:49:10 +0000

you suore it thoght it was supsed to be a 8130 gsm cdma hybrid

By: tonik insurance

tonik insurance — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:40:17 +0000

Seems like a great new phone for sprint users.

By: mickeyp

mickeyp — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:38:05 +0000

its not a pearl 2 because its just a cdma pearl one with a few add ons. im not bashing it, its long over due for cdma but its not like a fully upgraded model.

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:39:51 +0000

bicg wop its not a really a new perl its an 8130 a gsm cdma hybrid i’ve kis for some time now just not the exact release date

By: theoutsider

theoutsider — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:57:45 +0000

Not to mention the Pearl 2 on sprint and vzw is going to be the first blackberry to allow “streaming media” (still trying to get confirmation on exactly what that means, although I heard (directly from a RIM employee) that it will work with Sprint tv.
And not to mention that allegedly the pearl2 is going to be the first device to launch with the 4.3 operating system, which is going to have the updated browser (better compression and tabbed browsing anyone?)

By: mc

mc — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:53:58 +0000

how is it more of pearl 1.5?

its got all the same features as pearl 2 coming to the gsm network, except for the wifi but the cdma version has gps.

By: ADK

ADK — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:14:32 +0000

Sprint + Curve = me happy…

any day now…

By: n8dbb

n8dbb — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:17:21 +0000

Buy the Empower HTML viewer then…$10…Can’t go wrong.

By: marvONE

marvONE — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:01:14 +0000

More importantly fellas, when the hell will rimm give us full htmal support in the os, I’m sick of not seeing images in my email.

By: danny

danny — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:34:23 +0000

Yeah. I want a Verizon Pearl with VZ Navigator. I’m sure they’ll get it too. That would rock.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:28:20 +0000

What about the Verizon version of the Pearl?

By: TekmLV

TekmLV — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:28:45 +0000

Thanksgiving is 88 days and so long and far away:(