Originally Posted by
VZWRocka I'm sure it will be around for at least another 6 months or a year (maybe more, it is a solid handset, just underpowered), but the 8830 will go bye bye (at least in stores) right around the time the Niagara is released.
My personal theory is that the Curve and Perl will continue at least through the end of this year (but have permanent price drops to entry level), and the 8830 will be switched to special order only (like the 8703 has been) and they wont bother displaying it in stores anymore.