Hello,
I've had my 9700 for so long and it still works fine. But I want to upgrade. I am with AT&T. My friend has a 9930 from verizon, he unlocked his phone and cancelled his line. If I buy his phone, will it works and has all the features as an att 9900?
Thanks
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Yes they are the same except the radio chip is different. 9900 is GSM and 9930 is CDMA and has GSM band on it for roaming. Also I think Bold 9900 is certified for 3.5 G speeds while 9930 is only for 3 G? I am not sure on that.
If you have a choice in which network you can buy, I would go with the GSM one with Bold 9900 because it seems like there is a large user pool for 9900 compared to 9930. That's why even most leaks are for Bold 9900.
The Blackberry 9930 and the Blackberry 9900 are the same Blackberry Bold 99XX.
But, the Blackberry bold 9900 is a GSM phone and it supports GSM use without any CDMA hardware.
The Blackberry Bold 9930 is a CDMA version but it's included with GSM radio and a SIM slot for GSM sim cards so it can be unlocked.
IF you unlock a Blackberry Bold 9930 Verizon device then also set it to GSM use and edit the phone number (dial ##000000) to the one you are using with your At&t sim card.
Because of the bands and the radio differences, with a Verizon unlocked Blakberru Bold 9930, by using At&t sim card you will only get 2G connection.
It doesn't seem worth the struggle trying to get a phone to work on a network that it is not designed to. If you want to stay with AT&T, get the 9900. I have had mine since November 10th with no issues on the stock OS. Full device functionality trumps all the hassle.
