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Status: Coming Soon |
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Network: CDMA2000 1x EV-DO; GSM 900 / GSM 1800 |
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Announced: 2007, April |
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Weight: 130 g |
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Dimensions: 114 x 66 x 14 mm |
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Type: TFT, 65K colors |
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Size: 320 x 240 pixels |
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- Full QWERTY keyboard |
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- Trackball navigation |
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Phonebook: Yes |
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Call records: Yes |
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Card slot: microSD (TransFlash) |
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- 16 MB SRAM |
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- 64 MB flash memory |
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- Qualcomm MSM6550 processor |
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GPRS: Yes |
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HSCSD: No |
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EDGE: Yes |
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3G: No |
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WLAN: No |
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USB: Yes, miniUSB |
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Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 |
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Infrared port: No |
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Type: Polyphonic, MP3 |
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Customization: |
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Vibration: Yes |
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Browser: HTML |
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Colors: Silver |
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Camera: No |
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Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging |
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- Built-in GPS navigation with BlackBerry maps |
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- Java |
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- Media player |
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- Organizer |
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- Built-in handsfree |
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- To-do list |
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- Document viewer (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect and Adobe PDF) |
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- Voice dial |
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Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
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| Talion |
28 Sep 2007 22:49 |
8830 GPS won’t work in Europe.
I did a google search and came up with this from: evdoinfo.com/content/view/2051/64/ and last updated 15 August 2007.
Quoting: “Q – Does GPS work internationally?
A – No, the GPS chipset on the 8830 is disabled when the device is in GSM/GPRS mode due to Qualcomm requirement.”
The only mention of a tie between GPS and CDMA in Blackberry’s own user manual is:
Quoting: “About assisted GPS support
Your BlackBerry® device is designed to support assisted GPS when your device is connected to a CDMA network. If you make an emergency call or your device is in Emergency Callback Mode, an emergency operator might be able to use assisted GPS technology to estimate your location.”
I have been unable to find any info on Blackberry’s website or their user manual that the 8830’s GPS will not work in Europe. In point of fact, in a phone conversation with a local Alltel/Blackberry salesperson he indicated that he too believed that the 8830 GPS would work in Europe. Seems like a deceptive business practise on Blackberry’s part to me.
Hardly a "World Edition".
Travelers beware. |
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