RIM's BlackBerry 8800 launched

by Ryan Block posted Feb 12th 2007 at 2:31AM

If you weren't paying attention these last few months, RIM has been working on a new full-QWERTY BlackBerry, which is finally here: the 8800. Expect the 0.55-inch thick device on Cingular, er, AT&T, this month with quad-band EDGE (blah), a QVGA display, GPS, a microSD slot, Bluetooth 2.0, scroll ball, and a relatively uncomfortable looking keyboard. Still no word on price or an exact date, but we're sure you've got a pretty decent ballpark in your head for what this thing's going to run.

P.S. -What the hell is up with the WiFi indicator on screen? The press release and BlackBerry site certainly make no mention of it.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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GraniteShadow @ Feb 12th 2007 3:07AM

Let there be light! Time to replace the 7130c.

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Teamster @ Feb 12th 2007 9:51AM

Gah! This beauty had better be going over to Verizon. Damn lock-ins and family plans... *grumbles*

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Runner @ Feb 12th 2007 11:46AM

With WiFi this will never get into Cingular's (at&t's) network. They wanna protect their revenue from voice/data and UMA (Skype etc) is out of question for them.

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TheMagician @ Feb 12th 2007 11:58AM

Unlike the Perl, there is no camera in this model. I guess RIM figures that businesses don't want a camera. I would at least like the option to get an 8800 with a camera. Stereo Bluetooth would have been nice too in either model...

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joshman @ Feb 12th 2007 11:58AM

"With WiFi this will never get into Cingular's (at&t's) network. They wanna protect their revenue from voice/data and UMA (Skype etc) is out of question for them."

Is that why the wouldn't carry the 8125 and the 8525?

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general @ Feb 12th 2007 2:10PM

i was just at a cingular/at&t store on 2/10, and a rep there told me that they had an "online briefing" on the 8800, and he told me that they were told the 8800 DID have a camera. i guess we'll have to wait and see...

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Simon Johnson @ Feb 14th 2007 8:14AM

I cant believe they have gone and got rid of the wheel on the side of the device. I WONT be getting the pearl or the 8800.

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john @ Feb 14th 2007 10:56PM

i wonder if this will be coming to t-mobile also ... i hope so

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Mike @ Feb 15th 2007 2:57PM

Could someone tell me why there is no 3G in this phone?

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Mac @ Mar 5th 2007 11:01AM

There's no 3G because the two companies most likely to pick it up (Cingular and T-Mobile) don't have 3G networks.

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Al Adame @ Mar 9th 2007 6:01PM

I'm a little confused, I was on Cingular/AT&T and they offer the BlackJack, Palm Treo 750, 8225 and several others and they claim 3G. Is this incorrect? Am I missing something? I don't have anywhere the technical knowledge as most just asking. I would love to have the 8800 with 3G or something in that area.