I just got off the phone with the person at Sprint that handles our corporate account. I asked when/if they would be coming out with the Curve. According to our rep the phone is due Q1 2008. I tend to believe her since she had to step away and look it up which gives me an impression that there may be some sort of schedule she is referring to.
This could be her getting information wrong, of course...but I feel pretty confident that this is going to happen. Which definately gives me a better idea on what I want to do for my communication needs.
I asked my repre.. today and they said that the 8830 is their (Sprint) curve. He also said Sprint will not carry a Wi-Fi BB due to security or virus risk in a public unsecure Wi-Fi. How true this is I don't know but this is what I was told today after looking at the BB Pearl Sprint is now carrying. I luv my BB8830 but I'm missing the camera and the Wi-Fi.
If Sprint got the Curve that would be great. But I think they would probably stick with their 8300 naming convention as opposed to calling it the 8830.
8100 = Pearl
8300 = Curve
8800 = Business Blackberry (biggest trackball Blackberry)
If Sprint got the Curve that would be great. But I think they would probably stick with their 8300 naming convention as opposed to calling it the 8830.
8100 = Pearl
8300 = Curve
8800 = Business Blackberry (biggest trackball Blackberry)
Well if we pay attention when a CDMA carrier gets a BB the last 2 numbers are 30. So if the Curve is 8300 then the CDMA version will be 8330. From what I am reading is that VZW will be getting it the middle or end of Q1 so that means Sprint will follow 2-3 weeks after then Alltel 2-3 months later.
Again I think that VZW will get the Curve first, then Sprint and then Alltel. This is the cycle of phones being released. That is if all 3 carriers are going to get it.
The Curve Model Number Will Be the 8330. Sprint is dropping it out on the last week of Jan. The Color: Black or that midnight blue like the 8130
I would love to know your sources on this one. I stopped by a store today and they said they won't have it for a while. I don't really trust this answer, but the end if the end of Jan was the case I would think that the store reps would have a bit more "heads up". But...you never know.
I just got off the phone with three different sprint bb reps (including a supervisor) and was told that there is no information avail that would indicate that Sprint it set to release the curve. Such sad news, hopefully we'll get it soon
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End Jan would be pretty quick for the move to a CDMA curve. If I am remembering correctly all the CDMA carriers are getting 8X30 designations because the phone obviously gets the CDMA radio, gets EV-DO data cabability and also keeps the 900 and 1800mhz bands for world roaming. Maybe they will get to keep GPS since the Pearl did.
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Was in the Sprint store the other day getting phone repaired and debating on what Blackberry I wanted to get. I like the pearl but I don’t like the true type. The sales guy told me I should hold off on picking a phone because the BB curve is coming to sprint in a month. Kind of strange for sales guy to talk me out of buying/upgrading a phone.
I think Click has the schedule down. That is pretty close to how other phones have been coming out. And i doubt the curve wll be a carrier exclusive....RIM will wanna make $$ plus ATT and TMO have there versions of it.