Comments on: When Will Verizon Start Taking Pre-Orders For The BlackBerry Pearl?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:04:36 +0000

so the consensus is: november 2nd19th15th! sounds like AT&T’s Philawhereapragueacago… hopefully the 2nd is for real!

By: Nareg

Nareg — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:56:26 +0000

I went to a large Manhattan Verizon store and was told it would come out on Nov 15

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:06:37 +0000

Spoke to a Verizon rep yesterday, Pearl will be available Nov 19th.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:13:53 +0000

I recently converted my company phones from Sprint to Verizon 8830’s. Rep told me that November 2nd was the release date for the Pearl. I think I would like the pearl better than the 8830, of course, after a couple more weeks of using this phone I may not want to change if I get used to the qwerty keyboard.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:43:34 +0000

Dan,
I got all the info from http://www.verizonwirelessvip.com

If you log in, you get bounced to a Verizon Wireless page, and from there they give you the standard 800 number – 1-800-256-4646.

By: dan

dan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:40:47 +0000

Jim – What was the VIP 800#? I recently recd a card from VZW just misplaced the card……and was looking to see if its truly VIP service or lip service….

Dan

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:35:22 +0000

Robb,
I’m supposed to be a “VIP” customer of Verizon’s, and thought I’d throw that around to see whether it could help with pre-orders. Called Verizon Wireless (800 number from web site) this morning, and the saleswoman didn’t even know the expected launch date, let alone the pre-order date. Disappointing, considering that the pre-order is supposed to be something like this Friday.

– Jim

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:12:37 +0000

Robb,
Any updates? Last I saw, pre-order was set for about 2 weeks from launch. If Nov. 1 is the launch date, shouldn’t that make the Pearl pre-orderable (assuming that’s a word) as of yesterday?

By: hellno

hellno — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:35:32 +0000

Eric,

With BB remember the providers do use RIM’s servers and there is a cost in doing so. verizon can’t do all that much and still make $$.

By: hellno

hellno — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:30:34 +0000

Robb,

As a positive verizon has publicly laid out how they will deal with proprietary cdma and all the problems which come with it. verizon has said they are following voda and 99% of the rest of the world in going with LTE which is a member in the GSM family of technologies. That will solve alot of “problems” but it won’t be over night, perhaps in less than 3 years?

Having had 3 Pearls it is totally understandable to be very excited about the Pearl coming to verizon. With little doubt it WILL be the best phone on the verizon network, as long as verizon doesn’t screw with it.

I just don’t give verizon, or any other service providing company an inch when it comes to making things more difficult and more expensive for it’s consumers by crippling and removing functions. RIM and other manufactures push more and more function and usability with each device release, it’s unforgivable when verizon or any other provider retards the manufactures good work, bet we all agree when it comes to that RIM deserves better.