Verizon… Can we skip the BlackBerry Pearl and go straight to the BlackBerry 8800?

dgoesch
#1. October 25th, 2006, at 6:03 PM.

Has anyone heard a timeline for a Dual mode cdma/gsm blackberry from Verizon? Our reps have no clue about anything that has to deal with global data.

Thought
#2. October 25th, 2006, at 7:57 PM.

Robb: I’m totally with you on this.

However, I have a feeling that this is not Verizon’s decision, but mostly RIM’s…although, given Verizon’s clout in the US marketplace, they probably do have some influence to exercise if they choose to do so.

Eric Fetcho
#3. October 25th, 2006, at 8:14 PM.

a year for verizon? try 2+ to get a damn unit on nextel. We are fully nextel blackberries at work and ive been stuck with my 7520 for a while now. I need something else full size…soon… my 7520 is on its last leg!

Eric Fetcho
#5. October 26th, 2006, at 1:27 AM.

Robb, I fully expect this to happen, one would just hope with them combining systems, sprint would be smart enough to make their sprint version to have the iden chip in there, only for push to talk… or somehow have the nextel compatible PPT

Chris Turren
#6. December 18th, 2006, at 11:27 PM.

Hi,

I’m considering purchasing a BBerry, but have verizon-does anyone know when the new devices are coming out? I see the 8800 which looks awesome as well as Pearl-I don’t want to wait too long please help

Chris Turen
#8. December 19th, 2006, at 8:22 PM.

Robb,

Thanks for your fast reply-I’ll guess I’ll start with the 8700 and look to upgrade later.

Chuck
#9. December 29th, 2006, at 5:11 PM.

I am a Verizon customer which the Treo 700W. Looking to go back to Blackberry. Should I go for the 8703 or wait till next year and get the Pearl and 8800. I am anxious to switch.

Chuck
#11. December 30th, 2006, at 1:51 PM.

Thanks for the feedback. Do you know how the web browser of the Blackberrys compare to the Treo. I remember a couple of years ago when I had a BB the browser wasnt that great.

John Lockie
#12. January 11th, 2007, at 11:52 AM.

Better yet,

Release one with a camera and one without for corporate customers.

John

Jim
#13. January 19th, 2007, at 7:32 PM.

“Release one with a camera and one without for corporate customers.”

That’s a bad Idea. I can tell you I have 30 people that don’t have Blackberries, and when the one hits verizon with a camera everyone of them will get one. All would be on our corporate account.

Mark
#14. February 7th, 2007, at 2:33 PM.

Rob… can you define “well into next year before Verizon gets the 8800 or the Pearl”? Like Q1, Q2, Q3? Thanks. I’d love to get a Pearl but I don’t want to switch service back to Cingular.

Thanks.

Nattie Liz
#16. February 11th, 2007, at 8:12 PM.

The photo that is posted with this article shows a VERY attractive, slim b’berry that I would love to get my hands on as a Verizon Wireless customer (6 years now!) who doesn’t want a two year old model like the 7130e, which is ridiculously thick. The 8800 that is supposedly coming out in Q2 on Verizon doesn’t look like this. Am I missing something or is this phone coming out after the Q2 release?

frank
#18. May 10th, 2007, at 2:05 PM.

that image looks scrunched. The pearl on the inside isn’t supposed to be an oval. This phone is fatter than this image.

Mark
#19. May 19th, 2007, at 4:24 PM.

I really want the blackberry pearl! I am signed into verizon, but they are skipping straight into getting the wider blackberry crimson, but i want the pearl because it is slicker and not as wide. Verizon, y’all are a great network, but need to get the cool phones!!! You are not even getting the iPhone!! Now, I and a lot of friends, co-workers… have all been talking about switching to cingular because of the cooler phones.

Coren
#20. August 29th, 2007, at 10:15 PM.

I am considering waiting for the Pearl or getting a BBerry now. What is the major reasons to wait?

Also, I use MSOutlook - Business contact manager 2007 - is my data in MSBCM compatable with a blackberry? Will I be able to sink my contacts?

Thanks

D Man
#21. September 27th, 2007, at 3:46 PM.

I just called the Verizon customer service and asked about upgrading my phone. I said I would like to get a BB Pearl. The guy paused, looked at something in his system and said that they would have it within a couple of months. This means that Verizon is already giving this information out officially - Pearl in the stores around November!
Dman

Rhett
#22. October 8th, 2007, at 6:05 PM.

Just so you all know, I called the guys up at coporate (I work for Verizon), and the release date for the BB Pearl will be the first week in November.