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at&t’s BlackBerry 8800 vs. 8830 comparison sheet

By James on Apr 28, 2007 in 8800 series, AT&T (Cingular), BlackBerry, Sprint-Nextel, USA, Verizon.

BlackBerry 8800 vs 8830 by AT&T

Boy Genius has posted on his site an internal document from at&t comparing both the GSM BlackBerry 8800 and it’s CDMA cousin the 8830 (soon to offered by Verizon and Sprint). This sheet compares the two side by side and also very openly admits that AT&T will in fact be seeing a 8820 with Wi-Fi in Q3 of 2007.

So whats the big differences you ask? The BlackBerry 8800 will feature a more powerful processor 312MHz processor where as the 8830 will have a 225 MHz processor, They claim the 8830 doesn’t have GPS in it however we believe it will, The 8800 will have PTT (push to talk) and the 8830 won’t, other than that talk and stand by time (seems the 8800 wins, yet again). However the 8830 does provide much faster data with EV-DO. Click on the picture to see the full table.

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RIP BlackBerry 7520 from Nextel

By James on Apr 27, 2007 in 7200 series, 8800 series, BlackBerry, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

BlackBerry 7520

Just as Sprint announces the summer release of the new BlackBerry 8830, the good ole’ classic 7520 iDen BlackBerry is being discontinued in May as confirmed by Boy Genius. What will that leave the Nextel part of Sprint for BlackBerries… the 7100i? Will anything be coming to replace it? Rumors are always circling of a new iDen BlackBerry however nothing confirmed at this time (could you imagine a Nextel Pearl?) hmmm.

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BlackBerry 8830 Roundup

By James on Apr 27, 2007 in 8800 series, Bell, BlackBerry, Canada, RIM, Rumors, Telus, USA, Verizon.

BlackBerry 8830’s

Alright so now that it’s confirmed. Let’s roundup who has announced the launch of the device.

  • Verizon Wireless – May 14, 2007 (Press Release)
  • Sprint – ETA July 2007 (Pre-Register)
  • Bell Mobility – ETA July 2007 (Press Release)

So which other CDMA carriers will be next to launch it? Our bets are on Telus in Canada? Time will tell…

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Verizon, Sprint announce BlackBerry 8830

By James on Apr 26, 2007 in 8800 series, BlackBerry, General, USA, Verizon.

Blackberry 8830 

Both Verizon, Sprint and RIM today all announced the launch of the BlackBerry 8830, the CDMA variant of the 8800 series. The action starts May 14th for Verizon Wireless. The BlackBerry 8830 brings you a .55 inch thin body with CDMA/GSM radio and full QWERTY keyboard.

Key Features:

• EV-DO/GPRS network connection for high-speed data transfer in more than 60 countries
• GSM/GPRS (900/1800 MHz) for continued voice and e-mail while traveling internationally
• Auto-selection of CDMA/GSM Mode 
• Thin form factor of just 14mm for both style and easy handling
• New Trackball navigation system
• Media player
• Expandable memory option with microSD™ card (sold separately)
• Speakerphone
• Bluetooth® capabilities for certain profiles inclusive of hands-free, dial-up networking and serial port
• Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD)
• Instant Messaging capabilities for quick and easy communication

You’ll be able to get the BlackBerry 8830 starting May 14th for only $299.99 after $100 rebate. Sprint should be launching the 8830 sometime in July. Click read more to see the press release.

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AT&T offers small service rebate for BlackBerry outage

By James on Apr 22, 2007 in BlackBerry, Service Issues, USA.

BlackBerry LOGO

Remember just last week when your BlackBerry wasn’t working? Well AT&T (Formally Cingular) feels bad and wants to make it up to you by offering a whole $2.50 service credit rebate. To obtain you just over two dollar credit from AT&T simply give them a call.

[Gizmodo]

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T-Mobile announces BlackBerry 8800 launch!

By James on Apr 20, 2007 in 8800 series, BlackBerry, RIM, T-Mobile, USA.

T-Mobile Blackberry 8800

 T-Mobile has officially launched the slim, sleek BlackBerry 8800. The BlackBerry 8800 for T-Mobile brings myFaves support along with EDGE high-speed data, quad-band GSM, microSD memory card slot allowing up to 2GB of storage, Bluetooth 2.0, full GPS and of course its thin body with fully QWERTY keyboard and trackball wheel.“The BlackBerry 8800 delivers best-in-class technology in a thin and stylish design,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “Combined with T-Mobile’s nationwide network, the BlackBerry 8800 delivers exceptional functionality, usability and battery life to provide an uncompromising mobile solution.”
“T-Mobile is committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience with our innovative products and services,” said Jeff Hopper, Vice President of Marketing, T-Mobile USA.   “The BlackBerry 8800 complements the highly successful BlackBerry Pearl with a powerful range of tools and capabilities that lets our customers stay connected, in business and personal environments, with those that matter most.”

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Verizon to launch 8830 on May 17th?

By James on Apr 19, 2007 in 8800 series, BlackBerry, Rumors, Verizon.

Looks like Verizon might just be launching the BlackBerry 8830 next month, according to a tipster over at Engadget Mobile.

The BlackBerry 8830 aka Cyclone is a world device offering GSM roaming capabilites along with a high resolution display and multimedia features (with expandable memory up to 2GB via a microSD slot).

Stay tuned for more details soon.

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BlackBerry Outage… Fixed now Back?

By James on Apr 18, 2007 in BlackBerry, Canada, General, RIM, Service Issues, USA.

Dead 8100

BlackBerries across North America lost service last night around 8PM EST. They had it back up and going later on last night around mid-night. Now it appears this morning that it’s still up and down. Both BIS and BES are currently offline. Rendering your BlackBerry useless for data at this time. RIM should have this fixed very soon. Check back for updates.

Update: Everything seems to be up and running again. Hopefully it doesn’t go down again…

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Verizon’s upcoming secret – The BlackBerry 8830

By James on Apr 15, 2007 in 8800 series, BlackBerry, Rumors, USA, Verizon.

Blackberry 8830

This is the upcoming Blackberry world device for Verizon Wireless. Built off the 8800 series, this model has been code-named Cyclone. Cyclone aka 8830 features a QVGA display, microSD memory card slot, trackball, full QWERTY keyboard, CDMA with EV-DO as well GSM for world travelling. It is unclear if the 8830 will be Dual, Tri or Quadband GSM. The Blackberry 8830 will lack at a camera at launch however we may see some more CDMA blackberries in the near feature.

[TheStone41 @ HowardForums]

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