I was reading a comment from a RIMarkable reader that calls himself EvilHomer about why he feels Verizon will never gain an edge as far as BlackBerry devices are concerned over GSM based carriers. Although I don’t agree with every point, I think he is dead on for the most part.
His post really made me think about just how Verizon has been able to get by with their strategy of releasing new BlackBerry devices almost a year behind their GSM competitors and doing very well for themselves while doing so.
His post also made me think about how this time is coming to an end for Verizon.
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Vodafone Ireland and Research In Motion today introduced the BlackBerry 8707v(TM) for business and individual customers in Ireland. With the launch of the BlackBerry 8707v, mobile workers will continue to take advantage of proven BlackBerry functionality, leveraging Vodafone’s UMTS network.
“BlackBerry from Vodafone has become hugely successful in Ireland, helping mobile staff to save time and boost efficiency. Likewise, thousands of companies are benefiting from our UMTS network. The BlackBerry 8707v leverages the Vodafone network to provide BlackBerry customers with access to the Internet, e-mail, phone and corporate data applications quickly while out of the office,” said Shane Brodbin, BlackBerry Product Manager at Vodafone Ireland. “With these powerful business tools, the new BlackBerry 8707v provides people with multiple ways to quickly and easily stay in touch with colleagues, partners and customers.”
Read the full press release here…
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Blugaria’s largest mobile operator, Mobiltel, and Research in Motion today announced the launch of the BlackBerry 8700v in Bulgaria and Vodafone Spain and RIM announced the availability of the BlackBerry 8707v in Spain.
It has been a busy Tuesday as far as BlackBerry releases go. Read more here and here.
Research in Motion and Vodafone have released the BlackBerry 8700v in Austrailia.
The Vodafone version of the 8700 is claimed to be “exclusive to Vodafone in look, feel and graphic user interface.” It also comes with 64MB flash memory; high resolution colour LCD display, and Bluetooth v2.0, polyphonic and MP3 ring tones and a light-sensing technology that automatically adjusts screen and keyboard lighting levels.
Via ITWire…
RIM, BlackBerry, Vodafone, 8700v
“mobilkom austria and Research In Motion today launched the new BlackBerry 8700v in Austria. The BlackBerry 8700v is ideal for users who require uncompromising email, voice and browsing performance in an all-in-one device.”
I must admit that as I was skimming my RSS feeds and saw BlackBerry 8700v in the headlines, I immediately thought, hoped, wished, and prayed that Verizon was about to release an 8700 model here in the States but soon realized that notion was more wishful thinking than anything else.