Verizon Curve in the wild
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Filed in EV-DO, Handsets, Verizon
Looking for a litle Verizon Curve fix before Friday’s official launch? We’ve got you covered. Nothing earth shattering here, though. Just a couple of pictures to verify that this thing is, in fact, real and that it will be launching soon never hurt anyone. Specs remain the same, and a year or so late arrival, well, remains the same. That said, we’re still secretly excited for this thing to launch into the American CDMA world, though we’re not entirely sure why. Couple more shots after the jump!
On May 7, 2008 @ 11:49 am, Justin Said:
The curve is available online since yesterday:
http://www.verizonwireless.com:80/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=3745
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On May 7, 2008 @ 1:57 pm, Shawn J. Roberts Said:
The VZ Curve is already available. http://crackberry.com/verizon-strikes-early-8330-curve-available-now
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:01 pm, Omie Said:
“OFFICIAL” Launch was set for May 9th B2B and B2C on May 12th. But people have been ordering since last week and they didn’t want to get behind on Altells launch so they put it out
YAY for the consumer!!!
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:06 pm, Greg B Said:
I wish AT&T would make a 3G version of the Curve. I like it better than the 9000.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:14 pm, John Said:
Got mine yesterday from a phone order placed Monday. Everything seems as advertised and as a Verizon honk, I’m very happy to finally have this on CDMA. I had an 8703e and have been eying this release since the very first BGR post over a year ago when it was called “Daytona”.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:30 pm, caos Said:
I think I’ll wait for the 9000
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:32 pm, Andy Said:
you’ll be waiting quite a while to get the 9000 on any CDMA network
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:39 pm, Radio Said:
No WiFi? GPS? 3G, LMAO. Whats the point of this thing?
You VZW people are like “cant I have anything.” Hahaha
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:40 pm, Sean Said:
Pretty cool that it comes with the “Blackberry Pocket.” I had to buy it separately for my 8300.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 2:56 pm, the champ Said:
Radio,
it has GPS, and EVDO
it is missing Wifi, but RIM has been not placing WIFI on CDMA phones going forward last I heard.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 3:00 pm, TMW Said:
Is it confirmed that the keyboard is NOT back lit?
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On May 7, 2008 @ 3:39 pm, Jacob Said:
those are my picture lol yay. the phone def has back lit keyboard. it is significantly better than the 8830 world because keyboard and ability to see keys in the dark.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 4:04 pm, TMW Said:
Wonder why the keyboard doesn’t light up here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQr1WK8IqbI
Do you have a picture with the keyboard back lit?
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On May 7, 2008 @ 4:05 pm, DMZ6 Said:
Does it capture video? I read some posts that it did, but its relatives with other carriers don’t.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 4:26 pm, ran-o-matic Said:
@Radio
Are you looking at the same product? Your “No” list is only 1/3 right.
1) No Wifi - right! But you do get EVDO. I wonder what exactly you would use wifi for since this device doesn’t stream media AND would be useless without a Blackberry data plan. Maybe VoIP?
2) No GPS - wrong.
3) No 3G - wrong. However, it is odd that it’s EVDO Rev 0 and not Rev A. Not software upgradable either (unlike some of the HTC products that were released Rev 0 initially but with Rev A hardware.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 5:01 pm, STEVEN Said:
i held this phone yesterday. it has a great feel. i have a pearl now but i have been waiting for this device for a long time.
i cant wait to get it
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On May 7, 2008 @ 5:11 pm, Who? Said:
Why is getting HSDPA such a battery concern for Blackberry but EVDO is not?
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On May 7, 2008 @ 5:43 pm, Evilhomer Said:
On May 7, 2008 @ 2:56 pm, the champ Said:
Radio,
it has GPS, and EVDO
it is missing Wifi, but RIM has been not placing WIFI on CDMA phones going forward last I heard.
But the GPS is crippled and not even working for VZ Navigator. It has EVDO but the processor is so weak you won’t really notice faster browser speeds. Same as the wifi berrys now. The wifi does little in the way of faster browsing because of the slow processor. Tethering and faster downloading of attachments will be the only real use of 3G on the blackberry. Now the 9000 will have a processor that will provide a better web based experience. And a working GPS chip.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 6:47 pm, Jeff B. Said:
Ten years later…
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On May 7, 2008 @ 7:21 pm, brian Said:
Well to answer some of your questions, I have made up a quick video showing off the phone, and some of the features.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB3Lf25Me_Y
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On May 7, 2008 @ 7:50 pm, brian Said:
Evilhomer, the GPS is working with Verizon Nav, and the processor is just fine for web browsing. It still isnt as good as the iphone’s safari browser.. but the processor speed isn’t making it slow at all. Actually the verizon 8330 has more ram in it compared to the att and tmobile units.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 7:53 pm, the champ Said:
the GPS works fine with VZnav, I don;t knwo were all you gusy get your hatred of false info, but VZnav has worked on all the verizon blackberrys for some time now, and going forward RIM liked it enough to include it on devices going forward.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 8:39 pm, GBallew Said:
I think it’s funny that now VZW users can now say “Ha! We’re as good as you now” after the phone has been released a year earlier. If I wanted to wait a year to get the newest technology I’d…well…I wouldn’t want to wait a year!
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On May 7, 2008 @ 10:18 pm, Fabian Said:
I just ordered the Curve this morning utilizing my B2B discount. I paid $104 + $35 in tax, on top of that I get a $50 mail in rebate. $90 when its all said and done. I think that’s a great price considering how new this phone is to Verizon.
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On May 7, 2008 @ 10:45 pm, WickedRabbit Said:
It’s not 100% identical to the other Curves, as it sports 96mb internal memory instead of 64mb.
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