T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8320 Unboxing!
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If you haven’t heard yet, T-Mobile has started to sell their brand new BlackBerry 8320. You should be able to pick these up by ordering direct from T-Mobile, or from a store, though we’re not sure if this is a case of some stores just selling early, or an official notice from corporate giving the "OK". One BGR reader sent us a plethora of pictures of his brand new device, and we’ve added them in our gallery. So, the question is, did you get a T-Mobile BlackBerry 8320 today? And if so, Pale Gold, or Titanium?
Click on over to our T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8320 Unboxing gallery!
ordered mine 30 min’s ago via CSR, had to call to complain that the website upgrade was not working in order to get 249 price(wMiR).
SanDisk is saying that the microSDHC 4gb cards work with the 8300 Curve. I don’t see why they wouldn’t work on a 8320.
http://www.sandisk.com/Compatibility/Device(8485)-RIM-Blackberry_8300_Curve.aspx
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Got mine in NYC a few hours ago. I was the first at the one of the T-Mobile stores on the UES…Funny thing was another guy in the store who had read about getting one today on BGR. Its very cool. The Wi-Fi is amazing.
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Just got mine from a local store.
Great device and it feels good to be with T-Mobile.
Mine is running 4.2.2.171
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I stopped at the local store.. only available for new customers, not upgrades
Will go back in acouple of days, and may check another store 
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so i’m debating whether i should get this or the iphone. can someone explain how wifi calling works? does it use any home/office network to place calls? and if so how does that work with the monthly minutes? Please help me decide.
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I just got mine from a tmo store in Brea, CA.
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I got it. although the UMA is not working now and the reps tell me they can’t support it because it was sold to me early! I paid nearly 500 bucks and they can’t support the phone? man, I thought tmobile was service friendly I am thinking about going to the darkside…ATT, after this debacle.
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Just spoke to T-Mobz Customer Support and they’ve said that since some stores released the the 8320 early, Everyone will be stuck with the OS v4.2.2 and not until the 24th will you get the new 4.3 OS. But CS did say that you can call rim to get the updated OS. So Unless you get the v4.3 you will not have UMA support on your new baby…
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I thought I read that this version might have GPS and Wi-Fi. But it’s just Wi-Fi, right? I was trying to check specs on T-mobile.com, but the link appeared to be broken. Anyone?
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Got mine today!!!! First person in st cloud, MN
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So you’re saying that until we’ve got 4.3 OS there’s no UMA support? Sounds like that explains why I can’t connect to my home router now. Oh well, I’m just happy to have the phone two days early.
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DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN WATCH “YOU TUBE” VIDEOS ON THE 8320 FROM T-MOBILE?
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Ordered mine today. I found that the darker gray version as depicted by BG was not available as one of my upgrade options, only the titanium and gold. I wanted the dark gray one, but settled for the titanium. T Mo gave it to me for $249- after I negotiated a bit.
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Ordered mine today. I found that the darker gray version as depicted by BG was not available as one of my upgrade options, only the titanium and gold. I wanted the dark gray one, but settled for the titanium. T Mo gave it to me for $249- after I negotiated a bit.
Also, is there some reason you have to have the Tmo router to use wireless phone service with the new Curve? Or is this router they sell a proprietary model which works with TMO embedded firmware for seamless transfer from GSM to WI-FI?
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Exactly nicole…maybe bgr and his team can shed some light on this dilema…
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Exactly nicole…maybe bgr and his team can shed some light on this dilema, since their device is working as it should…
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cmon BG, tell us why yours works with UMA and ours doesn’t.
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all the sudden it works. i think it was a network issue.
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Does this one have GPS?
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how did you get it for free???? I’ve been with these clowns for 5 years and they still want $250!
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Just got my 8320 from a t-mobile store, am thrilled.
Am now off to the Apple store to return my iPhone - nice screen, useless for phone/email.
Specifically, in my experience the 8320 clearly bests the iPhone in the following areas:
- much better reception
- much better battery life (anyone remember what it’s like to always have a phone/car charger with you at all times)?
- speakerphone is exceptionally clear
- no-one sounds like they are talking through a tin cup.
- email application is push
- email application is actually designed for business use (on the iPhone when you do get pinged, half an hour after the email is received by the 8320, you have to search through all your email accounts to find it!)
My customers have all been asking me how come I’m sounding so much clearer than I have for the past 3 weeks!
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How did you get it for free?
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Just talked to blackberry today! The 4GB and 8GB cards will only work with OS 4.3
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how does one get OS 4.3?
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Well I dunno where all this info is coming from, but the CSR’s you talked to are WRONG.
I upgraded my Pearl to the latest OS for it and was using a 4GB MicroSDHC. A big question I had was whether or not the Curve would accept the 4GB since I heard it would.
I removed it from my Pearl, popped it into the Curve and it fired right up. Shows 3.7GB size and using 2.7GB in movies and music so far.
I have T-Mo/Curve OS 4.2.2.171
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