A Lot Of Peaple Are Searching For The Verizon BlackBerry Pearl

princessjo
#1. October 8th, 2007, at 3:06 PM.

can’t wait! any idea on what it’ll cost? i’m due for an upgrade discount.. thx!

Bob
#3. October 8th, 2007, at 4:59 PM.

Wow, I’m so amazingly excited for this device. All of the upgrades it is getting are the exact problems I had with the original pearl aka the bad keyboard is fixed, the camera is upgraded, the browser is better, new message display etc…this device will be a huge seeler especially if they offer a lower data plan maybe bundled with unlimited messaging. That would make the device fly off the shelves. Anyone know of new info anywhere else about the device, id really like some specifics

hellno
#4. October 8th, 2007, at 6:17 PM.

Not so fast Bob, its verizon and this verizon pearl is bound to be crippled worse than your ideas of short comings on the original pearl. Of course it will sell it’s a RIM Blackberry, it just won’t sell as many as the original Pearl or the 8120 will when released with upgrades and WiFi, with no crippling or features and functions removed.

btw have 3 of the original 8100’s not one complaint, although one would expect RIM to upgrade and refine devices heck they had over a year to do so since the 8100 was released.

AF
#5. October 8th, 2007, at 7:02 PM.

What is the “bad keyboard” issue? I have never had a problem on the two that I have owned.

hellno
#6. October 8th, 2007, at 9:08 PM.

AF,

Me neither.

Bob
#7. October 8th, 2007, at 9:36 PM.

You make some great points hellno. About the keyboard thing, the original pearls for tmobile/at&t had keyboards that after some time wore down and they got pretty “mushy”, and had less feedback etc… the new verizon pearls keys are supposedly stronger and last longer than the others. Thats all I was talking about.

bluehorseshoe
#8. October 8th, 2007, at 10:00 PM.

Aside from the GPS, I can’t see Verizon locking down much else on the Pearl. Maybe some Verizon crap may be added in, but I would assume that would be the extent of it.

As for the upgrades, nothing drastic enough to make this Pearl lover change, but if the device isn’t crippled, and the pricing drops as rumored, then switching to a better network would be reason enough. TMO’s customer service is the best, but unfortunately the coverage in the States doesn’t match the area and speed of verizons. Will be interesting to see the results come 11/1.

Jim
#9. October 9th, 2007, at 2:31 AM.

What would make this phone perfect is if it had tethering capability. It doesn’t appear, however, that the 8130 Pearl will have tethering fuctionality. Why not?

Matt
#11. October 9th, 2007, at 11:01 AM.

Don’t tease about the tethered modem, are you sure? The one other perfect piece would be the global ability, like the 8830. Does anyone know about this feature???

jfisher
#12. October 9th, 2007, at 11:38 AM.

peaple?