Verizon BlackBerry Pearl Coming October 3rd?

Thought
#1. September 29th, 2007, at 10:30 PM.

That is undoubtedly the Pearl…it cannot be anything else.

It looks like VZW is trying to release an onslaught of devices to make a great impact on the market…perhaps they feel they need to regain some momentum from ATT.

brock
#2. September 30th, 2007, at 10:06 PM.

I really want to get the Pearl and want it on verizon, so is it acutally being released on oct 3rd for verizon?

thank you brock

hellno
#5. October 1st, 2007, at 9:59 AM.

verizon’s web page is like waving raw meat. Having a decent phone such as the BB Pearl finally coming it to the cdma network is working the vealots into a frenzy, like good sheep following verizon’s commands. What will be interesting is having the spec’s to compare the family of Pearls.

grybro
#6. October 1st, 2007, at 5:24 PM.

If it is going to be the 8130, RIM already has all the spec’s.
You can even compare it to the 8100.
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/series-detail.jsp?navId=H0,C101
Although it looks like it is going to be a little different. I am guessing the big things will be improvements like the battery cover and external SD card slot.
I guess Thanksgiving will turn into Thanksgetting for a lot of us!

hellno
#7. October 1st, 2007, at 6:15 PM.

I think comparing it to the 8100 which has been out for GSM since it was released in Q3 of 2006 is ok, but better to compare the 8130 to the BB Pearl 2 which should be out shortly.

It’ll be good to keep a eye on those features and spec’s RIM has listed for the 8130 and see which features and spec’s verizon allows it’s customers to have on their 8130’s, and which verizon removes and cripples.

grybro
#8. October 1st, 2007, at 8:10 PM.

I’m sorry, I thought the 8130 was the BB Pearl 2.

hellno
#9. October 1st, 2007, at 11:59 PM.

The GSM Pearl 2:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/06/18/blackberry-pearl-2-komet-reveals-itself/

3.2 megapixel camera
Flash improvement and 6x digital zoom
3.5 mm Headset Jack
External MicroSD slot
SureType device
New keypad technology
240×260 LCD display
Wi-Fi capable
64MB of memory
Streaming media support
4.5 hours of talk time/15 days of standby
Stereo Bluetooth
Windows Media DRM & MTP
New metallic colors
“Top and rear loudspeaker port”
Voice Notes enhancements
A new battery door latch
“Improved Front Receiver Porting”
Improved Lanyard design
Improved Mic with wind protection
Motion Lock
Improved SIM card holder
High speed USB
Improved mechanical design, and build quality

eager
#11. October 3rd, 2007, at 8:14 AM.

Verizon now has it on their page that it will be available soon. You can sign up to get notification when it is on sale. NOT SOON ENOUGH!!!