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[HetalDP]

Blackberry 8830 World Edition Available at Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless has announced the availability in their stores of the new Blackberry 8830 World Edition PDAPhone. The new Global BlackBerry service allows customers to place and receive voice calls from more than 160 countries and send and receive e-mails in the United States, Canada, Mexico and more than 90 countries worldwide. With Global BlackBerry service, Verizon Wireless customers receive the Global Support Pack, which includes a SIM card, a user reference guide and details on accessing the Global Help Desk for 24-hour customer support, seven days a week. Customers also receive a calling card for free support calls while traveling outside of the U.S. from any landline phone to technical support if the BlackBerry 8830 is lost, broken or stolen. This gives the user a total package for traveling worldwide, not just a PDAPhone that is technically capable of functioning outside the US.


The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition PDAPhone offers the following capabilities and features:

• EV-DO/GPRS network connection for high-speed data transfer in more than 90 countries
• GSM/GPRS (900/1800 MHz) for continued voice and e-mail while traveling internationally
• Auto-selection of CDMA/GSM Mode
• Thin form factor of just 14mm for both style and easy handling
• New Trackball navigation system
• Media player
• Expandable memory option with microSD^™ card
• Speakerphone
• Bluetooth^® capabilities for certain profiles inclusive of hands-free, dial-up networking and serial port
• Speaker Independent Voice Recognition for Voice Activated Dialing
• Instant Messaging capabilities for quick and easy communication

All of this capability comes at a price... but if you need it, you need it!

The BlackBerry 8830 is now available in Verizon Wireless stores for $299.99 after a $100 rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the device is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase. The Global BlackBerry service provides unlimited e-mail in the United States, Canada and more than 90 countries worldwide for a $64.99 monthly access fee if the user has a qualifying voice plan. The service is $69.99 monthly without a voice plan. For people that need to stay connected worldwide, if they can pull this all off reliably, then it would be worth the price of admission. There are other options available for US only or "Pay As You Go".

[petar]

Gr8 phone.

[P. K. Daga]

Is this the same model going to be launched by RelianceI have heard, Reliance is going to launch Blackberry by 10th of August, though I am not sure of the model

[petar]

where did u hear abt it ??

Source of information

[rassi]

Not Getting Reliance Blackberry 8830 In Market , NO One Aware Of Handset Model To Be Launched In Market , Reliance has lauched just A Cheap Handset 8703 & They Are Now Silent To Finish The Stocks Of This Handsets , Customare Care Peoples Depend sOn Media To Get The Lauch date Of Blackberry 8830 & So Are We & Reliance Webworld s

Give Any Info Regarding market launch For The same

[amtrag]

It's coming shortly as per Reliance website.
Check at <blackberry.reliancemobile.com>
...8830 model is mentioned there

[waseemkazi]

Hi

Will be priced around 30k-32k. 8703e is 20k and the only model right now avaiaible.

Waseem

[hada]

I just got the 8830 yeaterday.... yet to fully try it. Available at Powai web world -- cost 30990/-

[vishalsheth]

hada and others with 8830,

Any update on how's the phone? Any services blocked? The experience?

[city02]

i was told that it is 'async' so only CDMA or GSM could be on at a given time unlike spice dual mode handset which is 'synch'

[HetalDP]

Waste of Hard Earned Money This Device is Slow and Poor on OS Very Poor Stand Against Windows, Symbian and Apple OS

[Ramchi]

Waste of Hard Earned Money This Device is Slow and Poor on OS Very Poor Stand Against Windows, Symbian and Apple OS

Anyways, only business is going to pay for such phones. Most of those who carry this idiotic equipment (BB) will get their expenses reimbursed by their respective business.

[kshah]

I used GSM BB for a day. Its so pathatic OS. I will prefer Palm over BB RIM.