Well, Engadget’s got their grubby mitts on the upcoming BlackBerry, which is, in short, 8800 + Wi-Fi. A small upgrade, but a huge one at the same time. Folks have been clamoring for for this for some time now.

BlackBerryCool » Wi-Fi on BlackBerry - 8820 sooner than you thought?

So, and this is just an assumption, this must mean that the 8820 will come with WiFi and GPS hardware. If so, then I will be a happy man. Even happier if T-Mobile gets it soon. T-Mobile has been very reliable where I live and being able to have a BlackBerry with expandable memory, WiFi & GPS will be great.

Here is an excerpt:

" Worldwide, shipments of mobile handsets rose 27% between 2005 and 2006, while single- and dual-mode Wi-Fi sets combined skyrocketed 489%. From 2007 to 2010, mobile handset shipments will grow another 26%, Infonetics forecasts, and Wi-Fi shipments will increase by a massive 1,300%. "

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Dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular phones to grow

Personally I'm very eager to have a WiFi equipped BB. I use WiFi everywhere - everyday.

Cheers....

I heard on the radio, cant remember what it was, but the RIM CEO said they would issue a consumber based, dual mode, GSM WiFi device my 3rd quarter of this year. They apparently have made WiFi only devices, but dual mode cell phones/WiFi will be shipping soon!

consumer only bah i wan the corperate verssion too