Blackberry Pearl + 8700 = 8800

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Anghang

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
The only thing I don't like about the Pearl is the lack of adding memory to it. That irks me. That and coming from the Treo line, I liked the touchscreen ability. I do think the addition of a "normal" keyboard is a nice touch though...I'm still having some issues with the Pearl's KB now.

What are you talking about? My Pearl has a 512Mb stick in it. It takes up to a 1Gb MicroSD.

i have a 2Gb in mine, works great...maybe with OS upgrades it'll eventually support 4Gb

Snap! I've never even bothered checking/reading the manual. (Just haven't had time to mess with it much) On my old Treo it was accessible without removing the battery. Doh, my bad.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Any hints on pricing?

$299 with contract

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: Anghang

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
The only thing I don't like about the Pearl is the lack of adding memory to it. That irks me. That and coming from the Treo line, I liked the touchscreen ability. I do think the addition of a "normal" keyboard is a nice touch though...I'm still having some issues with the Pearl's KB now.

What are you talking about? My Pearl has a 512Mb stick in it. It takes up to a 1Gb MicroSD.

i have a 2Gb in mine, works great...maybe with OS upgrades it'll eventually support 4Gb

Snap! I've never even bothered checking/reading the manual. (Just haven't had time to mess with it much) On my old Treo it was accessible without removing the battery. Doh, my bad.

If you copy folders with album art in them they will be displayed on the media player.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Anghang

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
The only thing I don't like about the Pearl is the lack of adding memory to it. That irks me. That and coming from the Treo line, I liked the touchscreen ability. I do think the addition of a "normal" keyboard is a nice touch though...I'm still having some issues with the Pearl's KB now.

What are you talking about? My Pearl has a 512Mb stick in it. It takes up to a 1Gb MicroSD.

i have a 2Gb in mine, works great...maybe with OS upgrades it'll eventually support 4Gb

I just upgraded my firmware so I may just try that.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: EKKC
would verizon get this phone? i sure hope so. i saw the pearl, while i'm not down for the buttons the scroll ball is simply amazing. this may be the reason to turn to a blackberry

Yeah I'm interested to hear that too. Been planning on a Q but the 8800 looks pretty nifty

Yes, we will be getting it. No, I will not say when or anything more except that the rumored features and model number recently leaked are accurate. You will definitely want to wait for our version though...especially if you're a GSM fan! Google it.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: UNCjigga

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: EKKC
would verizon get this phone? i sure hope so. i saw the pearl, while i'm not down for the buttons the scroll ball is simply amazing. this may be the reason to turn to a blackberry

Yeah I'm interested to hear that too. Been planning on a Q but the 8800 looks pretty nifty

Yes, we will be getting it. No, I will not say when or anything more except that the rumored features and model number recently leaked are accurate. You will definitely want to wait for our version though...especially if you're a GSM fan! Google it.

Verizon isn't really on top of Blackberries. I heard that they won't be getting them until June.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Verizon isn't really on top of Blackberries. I heard that they won't be getting them until June.

That's because GSM always comes out before CDMA.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Verizon isn't really on top of Blackberries. I heard that they won't be getting them until June.

That's because GSM always comes out before CDMA.

The word is Verizon will have both.

 

[Ronin]

Blackjack ftw?

I replaced my 8700 with one...and while I like the updated styling of the 8800, it's not enough to swap out the BJ for it.

 

[RichieZ]

Why doesn't it have 3G data service? I will consider moving from my blackjack when RIM releases the 8880 w/ 3G.

Goodlink is a piece of garbage compared to BES, and I've heard BBC doesn't work well. ALl things aside I love the blackjack

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Verizon isn't really on top of Blackberries. I heard that they won't be getting them until June.

That's because GSM always comes out before CDMA.

The word is Verizon will have both.

Huh?

WTF is up with Verizon anyway?

CDMA phones are now getting calls going through on our ship. I need to talk to someone about this.

 

[Ronin]

Originally posted by: RichieZ
Why doesn't it have 3G data service? I will consider moving from my blackjack when RIM releases the 8880 w/ 3G.

Goodlink is a piece of garbage compared to BES, and I've heard BBC doesn't work well. ALl things aside I love the blackjack

I've never really had problems with Good...and I have to use it on the BJ (it's what work uses, and you can't use push to access. Only thing that sucks, I suppose, is the memory footprint.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Verizon isn't really on top of Blackberries. I heard that they won't be getting them until June.

That's because GSM always comes out before CDMA.

The word is Verizon will have both.

Huh?

WTF is up with Verizon anyway?

CDMA phones are now getting calls going through on our ship. I need to talk to someone about this.

I should restate that a little clearer, The Verizon 8800 will be a CDMA/GSM hybrid.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

I should restate that a little clearer, The Verizon 8800 will be a CDMA/GSM hybrid.

Ok that makes sense. Please pardon my cell phone ignorance. I wish people would leave them @home.

 

[iamwiz82]

Well I bit the bullet on one. Amazon has them for $100 AR with contract.

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

I should restate that a little clearer, The Verizon 8800 will be a CDMA/GSM hybrid.

Ok that makes sense. Please pardon my cell phone ignorance. I wish people would leave them @home.

wow, the phone is a hybrid? that's a first isn't it?

 

[Argo]

I got 8800 and so far I love it. Navigation feature is awesome, keyboard is a bit awkward at first but you get used to it. The voice quality is much better than the previous models and the screen is bright and very crisp.

Like others said - the only knock on it is the network speed. While EDGE connection is faster than GPRS older blackberries had, it still takes a while for websites to load.

 

[Corbett]

Im definitely a phone snob. From a Treo to a Q to a Blackjack, nothing even comes close the how well my Blackberry pearl performs.

The 8800 is one ugly phone. I am waiting a few weeks for the 8300 to come out. Looks amazing and all the features of the 8800!

 

[Corbett]

Originally posted by: Argo
I got 8800 and so far I love it. Navigation feature is awesome, keyboard is a bit awkward at first but you get used to it. The voice quality is much better than the previous models and the screen is bright and very crisp.

Like others said - the only knock on it is the network speed. While EDGE connection is faster than GPRS older blackberries had, it still takes a while for websites to load.

Do you have to pay for an extra package every month for the GPS or is it free with the phone?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Corbett

Originally posted by: Argo
I got 8800 and so far I love it. Navigation feature is awesome, keyboard is a bit awkward at first but you get used to it. The voice quality is much better than the previous models and the screen is bright and very crisp.

Like others said - the only knock on it is the network speed. While EDGE connection is faster than GPRS older blackberries had, it still takes a while for websites to load.

Do you have to pay for an extra package every month for the GPS or is it free with the phone?

GPS is free, voice navigation costs money. I use it all the time. My only comlpaint about the 8800 is the keyboard. The 7200/8700 series had a great keyboard and I miss it very much.

 

[Corbett]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Corbett

Originally posted by: Argo
I got 8800 and so far I love it. Navigation feature is awesome, keyboard is a bit awkward at first but you get used to it. The voice quality is much better than the previous models and the screen is bright and very crisp.

Like others said - the only knock on it is the network speed. While EDGE connection is faster than GPRS older blackberries had, it still takes a while for websites to load.

Do you have to pay for an extra package every month for the GPS or is it free with the phone?

GPS is free, voice navigation costs money. I use it all the time. My only comlpaint about the 8800 is the keyboard. The 7200/8700 series had a great keyboard and I miss it very much.

So what is the cost of the voice navigation? Per use or a monthly fee? And what are the prices?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Corbett

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Corbett

Originally posted by: Argo
I got 8800 and so far I love it. Navigation feature is awesome, keyboard is a bit awkward at first but you get used to it. The voice quality is much better than the previous models and the screen is bright and very crisp.

Like others said - the only knock on it is the network speed. While EDGE connection is faster than GPRS older blackberries had, it still takes a while for websites to load.

Do you have to pay for an extra package every month for the GPS or is it free with the phone?

GPS is free, voice navigation costs money. I use it all the time. My only comlpaint about the 8800 is the keyboard. The 7200/8700 series had a great keyboard and I miss it very much.

So what is the cost of the voice navigation? Per use or a monthly fee? And what are the prices?

I believe it is $10/mo.