- I know this has been flogged a number of times.
However, I am wondering if anyone has had any luck securing a replacement housing for their 8330? I've been searching but have had no luck.
I thought that stores would have them by now, considering people have had the phone long enough to perhaps need the housing replaced.
Does anyone know if repair shops even have access to the 8330 housing?
Thanks!07-01-08 09:22 PMLike 0 - Make contact with BlackBerry Repair Shop - A full line of RIM BlackBerry repair services and BlackBerry parts for all BlackBerry handheld devices and ask them to let you put a deposit on one ahead of time. They'll get a trickle.07-01-08 09:28 PMLike 0
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- cnn.cn has full blackberry housings but I am not sure whether or not they have the actual Verizon/Sprint colored ones for the 8330 in particular. However, you can buy one for the 8300/10/20 and it will still fit on the 8330.......they're identical on the outside, it's just the guts that have been changed for the CDMA rather than GSM
side plug- I've ordered from CNN.cn MANY times and they really are great........a+ company and definitely not a scam (but, since they do ship from China, the cheapest shipping rate WILL take you a full 2 weeks + to get what you ordered, so it's worth it to get the faster shipping)07-08-08 02:13 PMLike 0 -
cellphone-repair-shop.com/BB8330KitGold.htm]Blackberry Cellphone Part # BB8330KitGold Blackberry Curve CDMA 8330 Complete Re-Assembly PALE GOLD Housing Kit RIM
i want to get one to send to Colorware..07-14-08 12:15 PMLike 0 - i found the same link for the other housings. but i dont want to drop a bill without knowing if it will actually fit or not.
if anyone wants to give this a shot, please let us know if it actually does work!07-25-08 05:36 AMLike 0 - i mistakenly ordered the GSM housing from cnn.cn for my 8330 and can confirm with absolutely certainty that it does NOT fit and i'm a dumbass.
looking forward to seeing proper housing soon07-29-08 03:00 PMLike 0 - I emailed cnn about 2 months ago and Steve Chan (I assume the owner/manager) emailed me back and said in a few weeks they would have the parts in. Then I emailed him again about 1 month ago and he said the manufacturer has been "tight-lipped" about the 8330 parts and hopes they will be in soon. That was a few weeks ago, so maybe I will email him again soon.07-29-08 04:32 PMLike 0
- Here's hoping that they get the Sprint Red casing.
cellulardr.com/BB8330KitRED.htm -- $109.95
cellulardr.com/BB8330KitGold.htm -- $ 99.95
cellulardr.com/BB8330KitTitanium.htm -- $ 99.95
cellulardr.com/BB8330KitSilver.htm -- $ 99.95
I guess another alternative would be to just buy the entire phone on ebay...swap parts and then sell the one you won't keep on ebay again and eat the difference. But considering they want $279.00 for one with a bad esn, I guess $109.95 doesn't sound so bad.08-20-08 08:41 PMLike 0 -
- I called CellularDR myself in order to clear up the confusion since I too had noticed the images looked like an 8320. I thought it was probably because the picture was used just to provide a visual.
I was told that these kits are actually designed to convert your 8330 to an 8320, or 8310.
I apologize for the confusion...the way it is listed is very misleading as it mentions nothing about swapping from an 8330 to an 8320 or 8310.
I mentioned to the CellularDR rep that I didn't want to re-assemble my phone to look like an 8320, if that's what I wanted, I would have purchased an 8320. He then said, "Well, some people want to switch because the 8330's only come in silver." I responded saying "Actually I have now seen them in Red & in Pink. Do you guys plan on carrying these colors sometime in the near future?"
He replied "As soon as they become available, sure."
So it seems they are still not available...
Best Regards,09-03-08 06:05 PMLike 0 - I know this has been flogged a number of times.
However, I am wondering if anyone has had any luck securing a replacement housing for their 8330? I've been searching but have had no luck.
I thought that stores would have them by now, considering people have had the phone long enough to perhaps need the housing replaced.
Does anyone know if repair shops even have access to the 8330 housing?
Thanks!01-18-10 06:02 PMLike 0 -
- I know this has been flogged a number of times.
However, I am wondering if anyone has had any luck securing a replacement housing for their 8330? I've been searching but have had no luck.
I thought that stores would have them by now, considering people have had the phone long enough to perhaps need the housing replaced.
Does anyone know if repair shops even have access to the 8330 housing?
Thanks!03-17-11 07:15 AMLike 0
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