Comments on: What Are Verizon’s Plans For The BlackBerry?

By: meredith

meredith — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:55:09 +0000

I just visited my local Verizon store. I freelance and have two small children. I need a smart phone to keep my calendar and track clients. The Verizon rep said the Pearl is coming out by Verizon in November, but he sees no indication about the Curve. Pathetic.

By: k dyrud

k dyrud — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:52:12 +0000

Please forward any additional information about the Verizon release of its version of the Curve 8330.

By: j.a.

j.a. — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:55:40 +0000

Although I’m not in USA, I have the same problem. The best network was established by a former Verizon subsidiary that now is state owned, this network is CDMA 2000 EvDO and rocks! however they only offer the 7250 and 7130e while GSM competitor (that sucks) has the Pearl, 8700 and soon the Curve. There is a third network which is GSM also, but doesn’t have any Blackberry models in its catalogs, only WinMobile phones with Exchange push e-mail that I don’t like.

By: gquaglia

gquaglia — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:09:04 +0000

Verizon blew it with the iphone and I’m sure they’ll blow it with Blackberry. There are just too many blind followers that will take whatever crap Verizon sends their way and thank them for it at the same time.

By: AT&T Stinks

AT&T Stinks — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:54:16 +0000

I know exactly how you feel Eric. Fortunately I read about the 999-999-9999 SSN trick that allows you to fail the credit check before I activated my iPhone with a 2 year service plan. I was able to do the pre-paid Go phone and will drop that as soon as someone creates a good VoIP client.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:26:51 +0000

Well, I owned an iPhone for two weeks. I carry a Verizon 8703 and I pay for it myself. I took the iPhone back and here is the primary reason why: the Verizon network. Calls are crystal clear on my 8703. Most people can not tell if I am on a landland or a cell phone. I can not say the same of AT&T. I had a phone with Cingular a couple of years ago and people said I sounded like I was in a tin can. I had the same comments when I talked on my iPhone. People could tell when I was on my AT&T phone vs. my Verizon phone. Coverage is another issue. I typically get 4-5 bars on Verizon and much less on AT&T.

Service is first; gadgets second. Still though… I would love to have a Curve instead of the 8703. I just do not want to give up the quality in order to get one.

By: Amit

Amit — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:17:48 +0000

Robb,

Like you I have a BlackBerry (7250) on Verizon that my company pays for and I got an iPhone the day they came out. Verizon should be worried if a lot of people are having the same experience that I am… AT&T isn’t all that bad.

If my company ever decides to upgrade me to a new BlackBerry, I will probably go with the Curve because I don’t really need the speed EVDO on a BlackBerry.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:07:06 +0000

I am one of those corporate users who got tired of looking at the 7250. I went out and established service on ATT with the Curve. The company will reimburse me for the data and I have a super-cool new device.

I loved the Verizon network – but my breaking point finally came. I’ve got no regrets having made the switch.

By: Nelson R.

Nelson R. — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:42:14 +0000

You could do a find and replace of the word Verizon with Sprint and this article would still make sense.

I think the real problem is that all the wireless carriers suck. Just a couple of weeks ago everyone was complaining about how AT&T sucks because it is too slow for the iPhone.

Personally I cannot wait until the 700MHz band becomes available because the wireless carriers that operate there won’t be able to treat mobile devices as commodities.