[VR6]

So does the Z30 have wireless charging or was Bbin.com reporting wrong? Why isn't anyone making a big deal about this? I love wireless charging!

"Note: The BlackBerry Z30 smartphone STA100-3 supports wireless charging (this feature is carrier-dependent)."

http://www.bbin.in/en/2013/09/18/int...30-smartphone/

[Kris Simundson]

So does the Z30 have wireless charging or was Bbin.com reporting wrong? Why isn't anyone making a big deal about this? I love wireless charging!

"Note: The BlackBerry Z30 smartphone STA100-3 supports wireless charging (this feature is carrier-dependent)."

Introducing the BlackBerry Z30 smartphone | BBin - India 's Best BlackBerry Community

rumour is verizon wireless exclusive

[OldSkoolVWLover]

rumour is verizon wireless exclusive

UGH! Lets hope the backs can be swapped out

[StutterStep]

UGH! Lets hope the backs can be swapped out

How would this do anything exactly? There are no back cover connectors on the current Z30...

[OldSkoolVWLover]

How would this do anything exactly? There are no back cover connectors on the current Z30...

Wireless charging works like NFC on the current phones. So if the internals are there on the phone, a swap of a back would work. This was how the Sprint Palm Pre worked, you had to buy the back separately and swap em out.

[Turnda643]

Well I hope the Verizon exclusive is correct. I'm good with that.

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[VR6]

Wireless charging works like NFC on the current phones. So if the internals are there on the phone, a swap of a back would work. This was how the Sprint Palm Pre worked, you had to buy the back separately and swap em out.

Yeah but no contacts on the battery door, now what?

Why didn't BlackBerry build this into every Z30? If it's possible with the Verizon version it shouldn't be a huge deal to make standard.

Fired from my Z10

[OldSkoolVWLover]

Yeah but no contacts on the battery door, now what?

Why didn't BlackBerry build this into every Z30? If it's possible with the Verizon version it shouldn't be a huge deal to make standard.

Fired from my Z10

Clarify what you mean by no contacts, to me it sounds like you are talking about the contacts that were on legacy devices... that's not how current wireless charging works any more.

[Cozz4ever]

rumour is verizon wireless exclusive

Makes sense as to why the VZW phone is slightly thicker than any other Z30. But this is the first time I hear of this type of exclusive.

[Kris Simundson]

Makes sense as to why the VZW phone is slightly thicker than any other Z30. But this is the first time I hear of this type of exclusive.

maybe they felt bad for taking so long on updates they paid BlackBerry for exclusive model? I'm sure it'll be simply after a few months before BlackBerry announces official back door replacements

[Emu the Foo]

This is interesting. I have vzw so idc but would be nice to have. I think the Verizon thickness comes from the radio tho. I may be wrong but that's usually why. I haven't paid alot of attn and I was tired, but does the z30 have nfc? Guess I could look it up

[EsJayDee]

rumour is verizon wireless exclusive

That's so stupid, why would they do that?
I hope it's not true

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[Cozz4ever]

This is interesting. I have vzw so idc but would be nice to have. I think the Verizon thickness comes from the radio tho. I may be wrong but that's usually why. I haven't paid alot of attn and I was tired, but does the z30 have nfc? Guess I could look it up

The vzw z10 isnt thicker then the others and the z30 has more space to fit things inside. So im not too sure its because the antenna. And yup, it has nfc

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[spork141]

Makes sense as to why the VZW phone is slightly thicker than any other Z30. But this is the first time I hear of this type of exclusive.

Actually vz does this exclusive with many phones. Nokia LG and HTC all have versions of their phones have wireless charging on VZ.


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[OldSkoolVWLover]

Actually vz does this exclusive with many phones. Nokia LG and HTC all have versions of their phones have wireless charging on VZ.


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And IIRC it's just getting your hands on the back with HTC 8x. I can't remember for sure entirely.

[Baconwich]

You know what's cool about carrier exclusives? They do nothing but cost the company money.

I've got a Z10, and I'd be all over the red Q5 if I could get one without switching carriers. Since I can't? Just won't buy a phone, that's all.

It'll be the same here, I guess.

"In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas."

[VR6]

Clarify what you mean by no contacts, to me it sounds like you are talking about the contacts that were on legacy devices... that's not how current wireless charging works any more.

I mean the contacts that connect to the battery door to enable wireless charging or NFC

Fired from my Z10

[donmateo]

Vuck Ferizon

[BCITMike]

Please let this be on a Canadian model. If available to Koodo/Telus, it would likely make me upgrade from Z10.

[Cozz4ever]

Actually vz does this exclusive with many phones. Nokia LG and HTC all have versions of their phones have wireless charging on VZ.


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Then with that info and that info alone, this story can be 100% true.

[Cozz4ever]

Vuck Ferizon

I agree. I really hate it when I get perfect reception and some of the best customer service available. Really does suck to have 4G everywhere I go.

[donmateo]

I have AT&T, so I have LTE pretty much everywhere I go and free, overnighted replacement phones. Sorry to hear you're only getting 4g.

[Cozz4ever]

I have AT&T, so I have LTE pretty much everywhere I go and free, overnighted replacement phones. Sorry to hear you're only getting 4g.

LTE, I'm sure you know what I meant. And VZW also does overnight replacement phones. At least they had it when I replaced a Z10 for the reboot issue.

[OldSkoolVWLover]

I mean the contacts that connect to the battery door to enable wireless charging or NFC

Fired from my Z10

I'm thinking (hoping), but could be wrong, that these aren't full production units. Because you don't see NFC on the backs, but now I am hearing rumor that with the non removable battery the NFC is internal, which could also mean the Qi charging is internal on VZW models as well. The other reasons I was thinking they aren't full production is because of the screen size and battery capacity stamping on the inside back of the device, seems like a weird thing to advertise on the inside of the phone of a production device.

All that said I could be wrong (the more I read and watch I am thinking I am), but I HOPE I'm not, I love love love inductive charging.

[VR6]

I'm thinking (hoping), but could be wrong, that these aren't full production units. Because you don't see NFC on the backs, but now I am hearing rumor that with the non removable battery the NFC is internal, which could also mean the Qi charging is internal on VZW models as well. The other reasons I was thinking they aren't full production is because of the screen size and battery capacity stamping on the inside back of the device, seems like a weird thing to advertise on the inside of the phone of a production device.

All that said I could be wrong (the more I read and watch I am thinking I am), but I HOPE I'm not, I love love love inductive charging.

Hope you're right about the non production models.

Fired from my Z10