BlackBerry Thunder live shot, damn we’re good!
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Filed in BlackBerry, Exclusives, Verizon, Vodafone
You all know the Thunder right? Well, looky looky who got a cookie. Yeah peoples, live shot of the BlackBerry Thunder right here. By just looking at the photo, we can see that almost every button on a traditional BlackBerry like the convenience keys are still there. Like we reported, there are only four physical buttons on the front and a large touch-screen. It is also coming to Verizon. Take a look at a larger shot after the jump and stay tuned for more information on it soon. Wow, we were almost spot on with our mock-up…
Tags: blackberry thunder, EV-DO, exclusive, GSM, HSPA, Verizon
This doesn’t make any sense to me…at&t sells the most Blackberries out of any other company, why would they go with verizon?
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don’t forget they help the feds spy on you domesticly with em
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I think CDMA is sub-standard in General. I only like GSM. You’ll really hate it when you can’t switch between phones. I have AT&T and T-Mobile and I think they are better because they are GSM carriers. Verizon and Sprint cripple phones because they design the UI and get to choose the features. Verizon always puts that ugly red custom UI on it’s phones because they “want to make it as easy on their customers as possible.” With AT&T and especially T-Mobile, they have the manufacture’s UI and they don’t cripple features at all. T-Mobile even goes out of the way to add Instant Messaging services to the phone, you have to download nothing at all.
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I will be yawning until I see the touch screen in action. I use a Curve currently by the way. Apple still has a edge on marketing too. We will see.
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HEY BG…
ANY IDEAS IF THIS WILL HIT THE CANADIAN SOIL???
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@ anyone who said at&t was giving the farm away with the iphone… yes at&t is giving money to apple for every iphone they sell but that would normally be money they would have lost on subsidizing the cost of the handset. they also aren’t using their warranty centers for the iphone which is saving them money. so they cut the data cost to the customer, give a little back to apple and every iphone customer is cheaper for at&t in the long run…
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I guess you are forgetting all the new customers that ported over from other carriers to get the iphone.
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Supposed to be a VZ and Vodafone (if I remember correctly) worldwide, lifetime exclusive, no? If not, you can expect to see it on Bell or Telus, inc.
To confirm: there is no GSM version of this in the pipeline, correct?
And timing of this leak is… interesting to say the least. So, was this one passed on from up high, BG? RIM’s PR ninjas just drop you off a little present via anonymous email? Maybe Verizon’s??
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Keep dreaming. The iphone will be the news story for the next few weeks. Aside from a few BB sites, there will be very little if any mention of the thunder.
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Man its great to be a MobileTechFan right now. I think this is a good look for BlackBerry and it will definitely sell because Verizon is going to make this a consumer device.
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The last time a completely unannounced BB device with a new form factor leaked on BGR (Kickstart), RIM gained something like 2-3 BILLION DOLLARS in stock value in less than 48 hours. So yeah, quite a few people will care about the Thunder.
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As usual, you are the King!
On Rogers too…no doubt, cant wait for this one.
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oOoOoOo come to papa!!!! Whoever get it else beside verizon, i’ll switch phone carriers for this phone. Yea its that serious lol.
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If you knew anything about carriers the reason why AT&T is not getting it is because they do not have the data capabilities that VZW has called EVDO in more markets than slow AT&T. VZW was smart in turning down the iphone because they predicted how much of a dumpy phone it is. It’s Apple! What else do I need to say?
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I dont understand the people that think this device is stupide, due to the lack of a keyboard. It’s that “one trick pony” philosophy that doomed Motorola. Blackberry will sell millions of these things and for those who are worried about having a keyboard; last time i checked Blackberry has a few other devices that have that.
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I compleely agree with the other posting. Why would any blackberry phone ever choose SLOW ATT&T who got the low end of the bargin (iphone) (btw, it sucks……big time, I would just love to buy a phone for 100s mopre and get half the memory, it just makes sense donesnt it?) God you are such an ****in idiot. learn your phopnes and join the better, more relieable, and faster company. Grow up you panzy
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this phone is the ugliest phone i HAVE EVER SEEN!!!! this blackberry going to flop!!! iPhone 3g will eat this alive!!!!
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For those of you that don’t know. RIM signed an agreement with Verzon/Vodaphone where they must sell a certain amount and then the Thunder becomes a LIFETIME EXCLUSIVE! That means NO OTHER CARRIERS CAN ‘EVER’ GET THIS PHONE. If by chance they don sell enough, it will also go to other carriers, but that’s not going to happen, not by a long shot.
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Anybody know the screen size?
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YES!!
I just knew I wouldn’t HAVE to buy an iPhone.
Now, someone needs to talk with AT&T.
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Did you know that CDMA phones work on other CDMA phone too? Ur a noob
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So the whole point is as far as verizon doesn’t sell a certain quantity the whole exclusivity thing is thrown out the window
So uhh no one get it….please lol
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I meant CDMA networks
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For everyone who’s saying that VZW will cripple the phone, let me point out that at least their BBs can do picture messaging the way it was intended..
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I think this is brilliant. If they take on the iPhone directly, they most likely will lose. Consider that RIM will now be attacking iPhone’s home-turf of media and consumer usage (although that might change after tomorrow).
So the solution: flank them. take advantage of the fact that carriers ALSO fight, not just manufacturers. Since the market is split to begin with, they have some safety in isolation by going with Verizon.
at least that’s what I think.
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