T-Mobile BlackBerry 8120 & 8820 Roll Out Details and Schedule
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T-Mobile customers here in the US can finally breathe a sigh of relief. See that? That’s the light at the end of the tunnel. You might have already read about the Pearl 8120 hitting shelves on April 14th and that the 8820 will drop as soon as this coming Monday. Did anyone catch the addition of video recording on the 8120 specs though? Mmmm… Software upgrade.
On Mar 21, 2008 @ 8:58 am, William Ketchum Said:
8820 is definitely looking like a possibility….but I’m waiting on you guys’ post about the Vista Service Pack
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 9:18 am, asaiz1 Said:
I have the tmo blackberry curve right now does anyone think the 8820 a better device? i don’t need a cam and would love to have gps!!!!
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 9:32 am, SLVR6 Said:
No, Curve rocks! The are very similar spec wise….I am biased though and love my Curve. 8820 is nice but I would never consider it an upgrade from the Curve. Just by a bluetooth GPS puck for $70 from several online stores selling them.
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 9:42 am, abram Said:
I actually liked the 8800, so Im assuming the 8820 has the same radio. I had a way better signal with my 8800 than i ever have with my 8320. But, I did like the curve’s keyboard better than the bunched up keys on the 8800. That said, I will probably still buy an 8820 when it comes out because of the better radio.
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 9:43 am, WaitYouCanRap Said:
Is it me, or is the wait for the OS 4.5 upgrade leaning a bit towards the ridiculous side of things right now?
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 10:10 am, Yonah Said:
Hmmm,
I am a t-mo customer who’s contract is about to expire. I wonder how I can extort a free pearl 8120. Or maybe even get them to give me a free curve - since that will be less popular once these two guys come out.
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 10:58 am, DavidB Said:
Video recording is not news. All Pearl-2’s (OS 4.3.x) have had it.
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 11:01 am, Jordan Said:
finally I been waiting 3 months for the new pearl. IF that is the only case they offer ill prob change it cause that is like battle ship gray
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 11:03 am, John Said:
Good luck Yonah. These 2 devices aren’t going to affect the 8320 popularity at all.
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 11:41 am, Galvatron Said:
finally th 8820 i can get wifi an yes the radio on the 8800 rocks an the gps is worth it
as for the vista service pack it’s alredy in microsofts download section I installed it last nigt tok about an hour and a half but thers som speed improvements os wise an you yeah you need 3 gigs of space free to install it
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 1:11 pm, BobL Said:
Sweet 8120. Just hope my 8100 Seidio case fits it.
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 2:23 pm, Dennis Wang Said:
Bobl. It will fit overall but somethings like the memory card slot and extra speaker port will be covered.
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 2:59 pm, BobL Said:
Dennis, I’m not worried about the card a lot, but I didn’t know about the extra speaker
Thanks!
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 3:21 pm, Napoleon Said:
Is it me, or is the wait for the OS 4.5 upgrade leaning a bit towards the ridiculous side of things right now..
Dude lol at that comment.my friend! i’m willing to bet that at this point its never going to happen. Rim should be sued for false Advertisement
to quote Danity Kane “I”M DAMAGED”
Napoleon
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 3:47 pm, fenrisswolf Said:
Err… No.
Video recording is new for the 81XX series. The 8100 does not have it,
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On Mar 21, 2008 @ 5:50 pm, asaiz1 Said:
I have been thinking about this all day an I think you are right its not worth it to get an upgrade just for gps!
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On Mar 22, 2008 @ 4:10 am, St. John Said:
I know TMo has the WiFi calling plans and on the spec sheet it says WiFi for calling. Will you be able to browse on WiFi as well? I would assume so but you never know anymore.
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On Mar 22, 2008 @ 4:43 am, Kyle "the" King Said:
Opera mini mobile. It’s clunky but better than the native blackberry browser on my 1st gen Curve (AT&T (I know, AT&T sucks)). Anyone know of a mobile browser compatuble with blackberry that’s better than the Opera browser?
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On Mar 22, 2008 @ 12:16 pm, Jibi Said:
@fenrisswolf, but this isn’t the first time the 8120 has launched on a carrier. It launched last year in Europe and a week ago on AT&T. The 8130 launched on Verizon and Sprint in Q4 last year. All of these had video recording functionality. So just because it wasn’t on the 8100 doesn’t mean that video recording will be new as of next month. Very much the contrary.
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On Mar 22, 2008 @ 12:25 pm, Nick Papa Giorgio Said:
Upgrade program and then retail in April. What a load of crap. Been hangin on to my Sprint service until this came out and now they throw this crap at us. Bad move T-Mo.
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On Mar 22, 2008 @ 1:23 pm, Anton Wahlman Said:
The two advantages of the 8820 compared to the 8320 and 8120 are: (1) Bigger battery, which is important given the power consumption of the WiFi chip and (2) a proper GPS chip, which also consumes a lot of power when it’s turned on. For these two reasons, the 8820 should be considered the superior device. The 8820 does however have a 2.5mm headset jack, unlike the 3.5mm jack on the 8120 and 8320. The 8820 also lacks a camera, for those who care.
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On Mar 23, 2008 @ 9:13 am, asaiz1 Said:
Still thinking..all weekend until monday!
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On Mar 24, 2008 @ 9:09 am, shorn Said:
Just ordered my 8820 this morning from T-Mobile shiping out asap, can’t wait.
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On Mar 24, 2008 @ 7:18 pm, asaiz1 Said:
ok i’m not changing! keeping my curve!
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On Apr 22, 2008 @ 12:30 pm, Gerry Said:
I have have the pearl 8100. I just bought it used from a friend for $30! I really love it but the keys are rather bunched up and tricky to get use to. But I’m getting there. The sure type is a royal pain and the multi-tao is okay but also a bit cumbersome! I miss the old full qwerty keypad on my now ancient and deactivated Nextel 7520! LOL! Anybody remember that model? Anyways, I do love the speed and features of the 8100, but no video is a drag! Spoiled lot aren’t we? LOL! Heck even my Dolce Gabbana V3i had video! And that is now ancient too! Moore’ Law in effect! So I have yet another friend who has a brand new 8820(?) “limited edition” which is only 2 months old and barely used! She has all the stuff and the box it came in! She is a gadget junkie like me! But she needs the $ bad! It has a latex rubber skin/case that she bought 4it too! Does that have video? I offered her 200 since T-mobile will sell me one online with a 2year upgrade for 250! But why bother? Sounds like a no-brainer 2 me! Chick is cute too! That was the blackberry I originally wanted but could not afford! What should I do guys? She will probably take less if I flash some cash at her! She works in a coffee shop I frequently visit!
Gerry
Philadelphia
PS. I saw the unit. Looks clean and brand new! Works fine! What should I do?
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