Category: Sprint-Nextel

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BlackBerry Curve 8530 Announced, Heading to Sprint & Verizon

By James on Nov 05, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8500 Series, RIM, RIM Press Release, Sprint-Nextel, USA, Verizon.

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Look what came out of hiding! The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has just been announced officially by RIM. Not too long after it was announced we saw press releases from both Verizon and Sprint, in the United States. The new Curve 8530 sports a newer style body, with trackpad navigation, Wi-Fi, dedicated music keys and GPS. Sprint is yet to announce pricing or a release date, however Verizon says they will be launching it on November 20th for $99.99 with contract, after rebates.

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Sprint pushes out OS 4.7.1.57 for BlackBerry Tour 9630

By James on Oct 13, 2009 in BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA.

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It might be late news, but its good news! Sprint has finally gotten around to releasing a new OS update for their BlackBerry Tour 9630. Sprint has released 4.7..1.57 which is said to feature a few improvements over their last version. Keep in mind you don’t need a Sprint Tour to install this update (simply follow the instructions here). Anyway if you’re using .57 on your Tour let us know how it works, by posting a comment below.

Get the update in BlackBerry Desktop Manager or Download it Here.

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IDC Confirms What We All Know, BlackBerry Rules!

By Susan C on Aug 08, 2009 in AT&T (Cingular), Alltel, BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, Curve 8300 Series, Curve 8900 Series, Pearl 8100 Series, Sprint-Nextel, Storm 9500 Series, T-Mobile, USA, Verizon.

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The Research and Consulting firm, IDC, listed the top-selling smartphone models in the US. It lists vendor sales to carriers and channels as well. So far it’s going on preliminary data. The actual numbers won’t be available till the end of the month. So let’s see what the firm says so far.

No 10 is the HTC Touch from Sprint, Nextel, and Verizon Wireless.

No 9 is the HTC Touch Pro from Sprint, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and others.

No 8 is the Palm Pre from Sprint.

No 7 is the T-Mobile G1 by HTC from T-Mobile USA.

No 6 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm from Verizon Wireless.

No 5 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold from AT&T.

No 4 is the Apple iPhone 3G (both versions) from AT&T.

No 3 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Pearl (all 81xx series, excluding the Flip) from AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and others.

No 2 is the Apple iPhone 3GS (both versions) from AT&T.

No 1 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Curve (83xx series and 8900) from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and others.

So what does that say? Research In Motion rules the smartphone world, and the BlackBerry Curve is still holding the number one position. I’m not surprised, though I’m very curious to see how the numbers change with the BlackBerry Tour 9630 entering the smartphone scene. I really like the Tour, it’s been very reliable, and I’m curious to see if it will rise to the top or come pretty close.

Anyone have any thoughts to share?

[via: FierceWireless]

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Sprint’s new “Inferno” BlackBerry Curve 8330 is Now Available

By James on Jul 12, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

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Well that didn’t take long… We heard that Sprint was getting ready to launch a couple new colored BlackBerry models and here is the first. Not only did Sprint launch the Tour today, but they also launched the “Inferno Orange” BlackBerry Curve 8330. It’s available now from Sprint for $49.99 with two year contract. This orange berry joins the silver and red colored models already available. So what’s it going to be… Orange Curve or the hot new Tour 9630? Take you pick.

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BlackBerry Tour 9630 goes on sale at Verizon and Sprint

By James on Jul 12, 2009 in BlackBerry, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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It seems like we’ve been waiting forever for the Tour to go on sale! Today is the day its finally available in the United States. Both Sprint and Verizon have officially unleashed the BlackBerry Tour online and in stores for $199 with two year term. So head over to your favorite store and grab one! If you did manage to pick one up today let us know what you think…

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Sprint BlackBerry Tour 9630 officially launching July 12th – $199 w/ contract

By James on Jul 01, 2009 in BlackBerry, Rumors, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA.

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Sprint really didn’t want to let Verizon have all the fun apparently.The guys over at BerryReview have confirmed that Sprint will be launching the highly anticipated BlackBerry Tour July 12th. Apparently Sprint will launch the Tour at $199 with two year contract, after all rebates and discounts. No word on if Sprint will offer a camera-less version as well, but most likely they will. To get more details register at sprint.com/tour.

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Round Up of BlackBerry Tour 9630 Previews!

By James on Jun 25, 2009 in BlackBerry, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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Just after we reported about Engadget getting some hands-on time with the newly announced BlackBerry Tour, We noticed some other sites got to take a peak too. Here’s a quick round up of both Verizon and Sprint branded BlackBerry 9630’s in the wild. Unfortunately for Canadians we haven’t been able to track down any Bell or Telus hands-on, with the exception of the leaked Telus ones a while ago. From these previews it looks like Verizon has decided to go with the black/darker bezel and Sprint the more Chrome look found on the Curve 8900. Anyway enjoy all the previews…

Now with all these hands-on previews a lunch must be getting “fairly close”. Also if you find any other previews of the Tour that we missed please let us know…

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Sprint also announces BlackBerry Tour 9630 is Coming Soon!

By James on Jun 16, 2009 in BlackBerry, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA.

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Sprint felt a little left out last night with the BlackBerry Tour announcements so they posted their micro site this morning. Sprint has announced they will be rocking the BlackBerry 9630 sometime this summer as well. Sprint took it one step further and even announced pricing! Sprint’s expected to release the Tour this summer for $199 with two year term after rebates. Of course this means Verizon will probably be around the same. If you’re a Sprint fan go register at the link below to be notified when its ready!

Get more details at Sprint.com/Tour >

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Beyond160 v 1.0, Brings CDMA devices more than 160 letters per text!

By Susan C on May 06, 2009 in Alltel, Bell, BlackBerry, Downloads, Software, Sprint-Nextel, Telus, Verizon.

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GSM carriers never have an issue allowing a BlackBerry to send long texts. If it’s long, it will automatically break it into 160 character chunks. The term for this is Extended/Multipart SMS. It might break it into six messages, but you only pay for one. This is not supported on CDMA BlackBerry models such as the BlackBerry Storm, Curve 8330, etc. So this includes: Alltel, Bell, Sprint, Telus, and Verizon Wireless.

For those of us who love long texts but have a CDMA carrier, Cannon Soft has announced their solution for you. It is called Beyond160, v1.0.0. The application will automatically break up the texts into 160 character messages, and it will send them in order through the normal sms outbox with delivery confirmation. The application does have a fourteen day trial period. Be aware that although GSM carriers will charge as one text, CDMA carriers will charge per message. This means if you do not have an unlimited text plan, and the message is broken into three messages, you will be charged for three messages. So if you find yourself typing long messages, trying them to shorten them, don’t fret, just download Beyond160 today.

Beyond160 v1.0.0, by Cannon Soft can be downloaded from here.

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Minimum requirement:

  • For for BlackBerry Bold, Curve, Pearl, 88xx/87xx
    • BlackBerry OS 4.2

    • Compatible OS:  4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6

    Compatible BlackBerry Devices: 7130c, 7130e, 7130g, 7130v, 8100 (Pearl), 8110 (Pearl), 8120 (Pearl), 8130 (Pearl), 8220 (Pearl Flip), 8300 (Curve), 8310 (Curve), 8320 (Curve), 8330 (Curve), 8350i (Curve), 8700c, 8700f, 8700g, 8700r, 8700v, 8703e, 8705g, 8707g, 8707h, 8707v, 8800, 8820, 8830, 8900 (Curve), 9000 (Bold), Curve, Pearl.

    Purchase Beyond160 for only $6.99 from The BlackBerry Sync Store >

    [via: BerryReview]

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    Camera-less BlackBerry Curve 8350i now available from Sprint-Nextel

    By James on Apr 14, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

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    The folks at Sprint-Nextel has finally released the camera-less version of the iDEN Curve 8350i. This means you now either have the option for the camera or camera-less version for $149 with contract. Next up Telus should be releasing the camera-less version as well on their MiKE network so stay tuned for that…

    You can find complete details on the Nextel 8350i at Sprint.com.

    [via BGR]

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