BlackBerry 8330 Coming to Verizon on Friday
It’s ok, you can say it… Finally! Verizon Wireless customers won’t have to wait much longer for the BlackBerry Curve 8330 that we’ve known to be coming to the nation’s largest CDMA carrier for quite some time. Of course this news is a bit overshadowed by all of the BlackBerry juice we’ve been feeding you lately, but it will still come as good news to those of you waiting for a solid upgrade on VZW. According to several reports and a bunch of emailed tips we’ve received (thanks guys), here’s how it’ll go down:
- Friday, May 9th: 8330 available through B2B, telephone sales and on the web
- Monday, May 12th: 8330 available through all other channels
The price point will reportedly be at $270 after a $50 rebate with a 2-year contract and $440 without a contract. Not bad at all; you VZW people excited or still irked that it’s taken this long? We also have heard of people getting orders through already. Anyone’s Curve shipped yet?
On May 5, 2008 @ 3:18 pm, brian Said:
Of course I ment its on edge, not 3g.
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On May 5, 2008 @ 3:52 pm, DMZ6 Said:
How do some of you do it? Why do I get the VZW reps that have no freakin clue what I am talking about when I call and try to order the 8330?
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On May 5, 2008 @ 4:52 pm, Brandon wilson Said:
man about time ive been fiending for this phone since my days with suncom.! makes me really consider selling my xv6800
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On May 5, 2008 @ 4:57 pm, jacob k Said:
i went into a verizon store and ther guy was like i can order you one no prob. it shows up on there internal catalogue and they enter some code he had on a pad of paper and it works. had mine since friday. works perfect. it was like 480$ retail so that hurt.
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On May 5, 2008 @ 5:37 pm, brian Said:
well I ordered one when it was on verizons website Sunday, before it was taken down.
ATT does not have this phone.. sure its a 8300 series, but its also on their slow edge, has no camcorder, and no mms (i think).
Sprints version also has no mms.
so thats why I decided to go with verizons.
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On May 5, 2008 @ 5:51 pm, DMZ6 Said:
So VZW’s version has video? Nice. Thought we had to wait until the “new” OS was released. Good news. Anyone get there’s yet? What’s the silver/black look like in person?
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On May 5, 2008 @ 5:56 pm, MrInfoSys Said:
I dialed 611 from my phone this morning and the woman quoted me $219.99 but then looked at the computer again and said she could not sell me the phone until Friday…no dice.:(
I called back this afternoon and got another lady that quoted me $219.99. She was going to process the order when she put me on hold for 2 minutes…when she came back she gave me another discount for some advanced device discount, bringing the price down to $127.19. Plus there is still the $50 mail-in which brings the grand total to $77.19. With free shipping she said it should be here by Thursday.
Keep calling back!
Cheer
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On May 5, 2008 @ 8:08 pm, jawsnj Said:
Just ordered mine today will be in my hands by 10:30 am tomorrow thru B2B. You can call them and get a curve today. I paid 149 with all inclusive BB plan.
Good luck all.
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On May 5, 2008 @ 8:16 pm, Jeff B, Said:
That’s um…way hella too expensive since you can pick one up for $99 on ANY other carrier.
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On May 5, 2008 @ 8:56 pm, brian Said:
Jeff… ITS NOT THE SAME PHONE!
This has more memory (ram), EVDO, and camcorder functions.
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On May 5, 2008 @ 9:03 pm, Matt Said:
Jawsnj…Did you get it with a new 2 year contract? What is an all-inclusive BB plan?
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On May 5, 2008 @ 9:12 pm, DMZ6 Said:
Any word/links on what the ACTUAL specs for the device are?
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On May 5, 2008 @ 9:22 pm, Bubba Ray Said:
I’d like to see screen caps of your orders… I don’t believe they have them for sale yet. I called 611 twice and have looked all over verizon’s website… all i found was a press release for the phone from march.
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On May 5, 2008 @ 9:37 pm, Bubba Ray Said:
Scratch my last post… I just got one!!!! I called the 800 number instead of the 611.
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On May 6, 2008 @ 12:02 am, the champ Said:
I like how some of you actually think it was VERIZON who was delaying the launch of this device. because you know a carrier would like nothing more than to delay launching devices.
it was no coincidence that all the CDMA curves came out at the same time. just as it will not be any coincidence that the new touch screen BB will be CDMA only.
The makers(RIM) are the ones with the exclusive deals per carrier and network.
I like how you idiots think you know so much, but in reality you know nothing haha
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On May 6, 2008 @ 1:21 am, m350 Said:
I’m gonna have to agree with ‘DMZ6′- not sure how some of ya’ll do it. I called twice today and was told i can only order online on friday.
what number are you guys calling? i tried *611 both times.
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On May 6, 2008 @ 8:00 am, Tyler Brock Said:
YAWN… BB 9000000000000!
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On May 6, 2008 @ 9:05 am, Brandon Said:
i also called verizon this morning and ordered my 8330 curve they will not know what your talking about unless you infact tell them to look it up by the sku #
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On May 6, 2008 @ 10:33 am, Ross Said:
i am on the phone now ordering mine… yes its true you have to mention sku “bb8330c” or the rep will be clueless for some reason. i get mine tomorrow!!
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On May 6, 2008 @ 1:46 pm, DMZ6 Said:
Ok, I believe some of you said you should have yours already! How are they? I gave the lady I spoke with the sku # and she didn’t even attempt to look. If only I had a tack hammer……
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On May 6, 2008 @ 2:59 pm, DMZ6 Said:
Ok, STRIKE 3. Guess I’ll have to wait til Friday or whenever….. Customer Service refuses to even try stating that their warehouses don’t even have the phones available. Did anyone ACTUALLY receive theirs today?
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On May 6, 2008 @ 3:26 pm, DMZ6 Said:
PERSISTENCE is the KEY! If you really need it now or in a few days acutally, use the 800-922-0204 number and tell them to make sure they enter the sku. IT IS THERE. If they search for anything like “curve” or just “8330″ it won’t come up in their system. I had a very nice lady help me out.
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On May 6, 2008 @ 3:37 pm, Skeezix404 Said:
Just read the fine print people - that VZ Navigator is the only GPS enabled app on the BB 8830 and 8330 - not bad if you want to pay for their service.
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On May 6, 2008 @ 4:05 pm, Ross Said:
My curve shipped and I shall have it by 10am tomorrow morning (according to FedEx) i recieved my tracking number wihtin a few short hours and all is well and good. it only cost me $169 after the mail in rebate and all applicable discounts. i dont know what the discounts are because i have only had verizon service for about 3 months now… but i didnt argue with her :)and i even used 611 i didnt dial the 800 number…but you have to MENTION THE SKU!
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On May 6, 2008 @ 4:39 pm, Jack Said:
It is now available to order on Verizons website.
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