It’s officially been out for only a day, but some of my friends have been gushing over and using the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 for over a week now (T-Mobile loophole) and I now fully understand their excitement. In some ways this is the better, cheaper option to the Bold–so long as you can forgo the availability of 3G access–because it’s got a screen just as sharp (some say sharper, but I really didn’t notice), an identical BB OS, the same keyboard layout, and a far superior camera.
I mean, there’s obviously better cameras out there, and maybe I’ve just been around too many terrible cameraphones, but I was really impressed by the quality coming out of the camera on the Curve 8900. Other than that, everything was pretty much the same as the Bold which I think is pretty fantastic. If you’re out of contract and already looking to switch to T-Mobile, you can get the BlackBerry Curve 8900 at Amazon.com for only $100 after rebate. For a BlackBerry, that’s a damn good deal.
I know what smartphone I’ll be recommending to people in the next few months!
I know a lot of you who have been waiting for this phone to come out, so you’ll be glad to know (if you haven’t already found out some other way) that the pricing of the BlackBerry 8900 (previously codenamed “Javelin”) will be quite cheap!
2-year contract with T-Mobile: $199.99 (after $300 instant rebate)
1-year contract with T-mobile: $249.99 (after $250 instant rebate)
Those are some really good numbers if you’re looking to get a BlackBerry but don’t really want to shell out for the price of the Bold. Come February 11, you can head on over to your T-Mobile dealer and get one! Whee!
It’s here! It’s here! The update to the BlackBerry Curve, previously codenamed “Javelin” and now officially named the Curve 8900, will be on sale starting early February (some say as early as February 11th or 18th). For those who don’t know, the quickest description of this smartphone is that it is basically a BlackBerry Bold in smaller dimensions and without 3G. However, I’ve read that the EDGE connection on the Curve 8900 will actually be a bit faster than standard EDGE on other networks, so if you’re worried about speed, you should be alright for now.
Whee! I know a bunch of people who are waiting for this, so I’ll be excited for them to get it too!
