So the Pearl 8100 has been put end of life and the Pearl2 8120 will be available from ATT. 200 with new or upgrade and after all rebates and discounts.

I love this 8120... I have had it since Friday and its awesome..gotta love the video and wifi

Where can I get the 8120 from att

business customers only

by business customers only, does that mean a corporate contract between your company and at&t, or do you just have to associate your company with the phone? i.e. use corporate discount for the phone coverage

corporate discounts can *usually* get it.

sith apprentice, you seem to know a lot about blackberries and provide great feedback. im deciding between the pearl 2 and the curve for at&t. what are your thoughts between the two devices? I like the smaller size of the pearl 2. is the additional size of the curve worth the extra features?

well which curve? the curve 8310 has GPS, and the 8320 has wifi (but you can bluetooth a gps). the 8120 has wifi (again you can bluetooth a gps). the pricing on the curve 8310 is $100 on new contracts now, while its $200 (business customers) for the 8120

It just depends on what keyboard you prefer and the size of the screen. The Pearl 2 also has the media card access on the outside of the device.

...as well as the gps/wifi differences.

JC! how ya been?

sith, im leaning towards the 8310. at $100 it seems like a great value. so its between the pearl 2 and 8310.

have you played with qwerty and suretype devices? keep in mind the OS enhancements on the 8120 as well. streaming audio/video from the net, WIFI, external media card, video camera etc. I have both and use the 8310 mostly (i use GPS nearly constantly) but have the WIFI for browsing, and when i put my Tmo Sim card in, UMA

Whoa! Hold on there feller! You get UMA from an AT&T branded 8120 with your TMo sim card?

i just said i had a 8120

Looks like the 8120 will be business only

that would not make sense. the consumer market loves the pearl. i think it would be a very bad move to keep it Business only, and we might see them change that stance in the future.

And since it was released for business customers last Thursday the ATT Website has been showing the 8100 out of stock.... I really do want to get this device and hope that I don't have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get it!

believe me. hope what I was told is wrong!!!!!

the phone was released on 03/24/08 for everyone

It's not in the AT&T stores yet. They say about 2 weeks.

i'd say by monday the stores should be getting them in....

so what's the difference between a 8100 and a 8120

8120 = pearl 2 with wifi, 2mp camera, external media card slot, 4.3 OS (and all feature upgrades therein) etc

8120 has wifi, 2 Megapixel camera, external media card slot and 4.3 OS.

8100 has 1.3 Megapixel cam and no wifi. Media card slot is under the battery.

8120 is supposed to be shipped to the stores for April 17 availability.