Comments on: BlackBerry Pearl 2 (8130) launching Wednesday on Verizon Wireless?

By: Char

Char — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:34:31 +0000

Did anyone find out yet if Verizon will offer the Pearl 2 in a different color than silver?

By: Randi

Randi — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:34:50 +0000

Does anyone know if Verizon will offer the Blackberry Pearl 2 with 3.2 megapixel camera and in different colors? Current Verizon website shows the 2.0 megapixel Pearl in silver only. If they will offer the different colors, when?

By: zack

zack — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:16:54 +0000

Ok, so it is on preorder on the website… when will it actually be available?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:08:14 +0000

199 w/ 2-yr contract

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:11:56 +0000

So is that price retail or with a two year contract

By: Jonny W

Jonny W — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:46:53 +0000

Pricing is 299 for the pearl

By: Jonny W

Jonny W — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:46:18 +0000

I spoke to a verizon rep today they told me that preorders will take place tomorrow and the pearl will be available in stores on the nov. 8th

By: ewxlt

ewxlt — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:31:04 +0000

So, I’m paying almost $50 per month for my Blackberry data right now….
Chino is saying that’s going down almost $15?

By: Chino

Chino — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:55:51 +0000

Interesting comments from a VZW government rep:

“The Blackberry Pearl will be released 11/8 but there is no pricing available until closer to the launch date. For government agencies and employees, we provide a significant discount off the price of all Blackberries when activated
with both Voice & Data services. (data service is $35.99 for unlimited per month on a blackberry). Alternatively, you can elect to go with a pay-as-you-go plan and pay more for the device.”

By: markus

markus — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:50:46 +0000

when will t-mobile hop on the van wagon?? verizon is amazing service but not so great internationally, with its lack of SIM cards and all.

By: joe

joe — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:06:04 +0000

I cant wait for this phone!
I am going to have to purchase it at retail price, but i dont care! It will be worth it, you get what you pay for with Verizon, their service is excellent!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:52:57 +0000

I work for verizon and i can tell you you dont have to upgrade right away but yes you have 30 days and you can do one exchange

By: tabloid

tabloid — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:35:59 +0000

Ummm… price. Release date if it has changed from Nov1. Has verizon locked down the GPS again and forced it’s UI on the bugger? I think anyone still looking at this OLD would like to know about anything that’s not already been posted.

By: Chino

Chino — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:07:58 +0000

JamesP what are you talking about? I think everyone wants details on this phone!

I’m bummed that you MUST get a BB data plan. I sit at a computer all day I already have access to my e-mail and really have no need to check e-mail/surf 24-7.

Guess I’ll look at the LG Venus/Voyager

By: JamesP

JamesP — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:01:00 +0000

I’d like to know what anyone interested in this phone wants to know, price and release date.

ANYONE??

By: JF

JF — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:57:57 +0000

Look at all these verizon haters. I have the verizon blackberry 8800 and I like the service and the phone, Verizon and sprint are the only two with the world edition and lets not mention our my account and services online. Like easy pay. T-Mobile, ATT, and Alltel are lame. I LOVE VERIZON!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:01:23 +0000

I had just purchased my New Red Blackberry 8100 a week ago and found out the news on the net. I having been trying to return it (as soon as they have enough cash in the drawn!!!).

I am glad so I guess I will either wait till Nov. or get a Palm. No one in the store even knew that they were getting this Phone. I TOLD THEM. GO FIGURE

By: stevek

stevek — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:43:22 +0000

I spoke to our corporate rep. He confirmed that Pearl 2 will be released on Nov 8th. I’m hoping for BB Curve version for Verizon.
Steve

By: Nicolette

Nicolette — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:33:17 +0000

YOU GUYS ARE ALL RETARDS there is pictures and info about the Blackberry Pearl 8130 on the Blackberry website. GODDDD.

By: shmelvin

shmelvin — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:42:09 +0000

I just want to put my 2 cents in after reading all these comments. I called Verizon customer service this morning and they were clueless regarding the Pearl 2 you guy’s know as much about it as they do. Verizon arguably has the best service for the business traveler but as so many have stated they get their equipment 1 – 2 years after their competition and let’s face reality our US based services are 1 – 2 years behind the rest of the world so Verizon is way behind. If i didn’t travel for a living I would switch services tomorrow but I’m stuck..Also I contacted Verizon regarding their (new to them) international capabilities, the airtime rates are so high that it is much much less money just to rent a phone for overseas use, I get a phone for the UK that has all incoming call free, I can spend 10 days over there and have a bill of less than $60.00 at $3.00 a minute from Verizon I would be spending that a day.
JMHO

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:00:26 +0000

OOh…does any one know any estimate on what the “Retail” price of the Pearl 4 VERIZON will be?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:47:58 +0000

I agree with Todd..Almost canceled my VERIZON 3 lines (LG ENvz SUCK )and heard about the release of the “Pearl” it is a glimmer of hope for a GREAT wireless service with SHITTY PHONES. I will wait till November and then we will see

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:34:28 +0000

How long is the wait for Verizon my phone is almost dead now. I hate verizon, love the service. Verizon you S U C K.

By: aries

aries — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:16:59 +0000

according to the verizon teaser site it says next phones tomorrow. does this mean we can get our hands on these units by tomorrow??? that would be awesome! anyone know?

By: JamesP

JamesP — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:51:17 +0000

You’re all kind of pathic, caring this much for a phone… It comes out when it comes out, then make your decision… Until then, go do something productive or worthwhile… Anything but spend your free time trying to figure out when this thing comes out… Sad….

By: downsouth821

downsouth821 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:40:08 +0000

Is it me or is that light getting brighter. Seem like u can see the phones more now

By: asy

asy — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:30:23 +0000

so when does the ghetto sprint get the pearl? somebody help me out with that?

By: Lola

Lola — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:51:42 +0000

You all should be looking forward to the release of these new vzw phones! Verizon did a great thing rejecting the iphone. That was verry smart (props to vzw). NO insurance, if any repairs are needed send the phone back to apple.. and when you get it back there’s a chance your info will be erased.. plus many other problems. No THANK YOU. And there’s alot of vzw attacks but they still come out on top (per reports) for being the most reliable wireless. Do your homework! And I would rather stick with a network that just doesn’t throw “the latest hype” on to their network, but rather tests the equipment first. VZW is slow with the release of phones.. but yet they’re #1!

Can you hear me now? Good.

YEAHH VZW!

By: gforce

gforce — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:12:50 +0000

Will AT&T be getting the Pearl 2 this year?

By: Chino

Chino — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:11:08 +0000

According to the Blackberry site:

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/device-detail.jsp?navId=H0,C101,P625

the 8130 works on the Wireless network: Dual-band 800/1900 Mhz CDMA2000 1X Ev-DO networks

That is verizon right? Verizon is the only one that still uses CDMA or am I reading all of this wrong?