Purephase: Take a chill pill. First off, I'm not on here 24 hours a day like you and secondly, I am looking for a more EXACT DATE. So before you "serious" everyone on here why not help out.

Whatever you might think, I'm not here all the time either. Add to that, I'm in Canada so I'm not even that familiar with US carrier release dates. But, the VZW information is everywhere. They're the largest CDMA carrier in North America and information about the Curve on VZW both here, Boy Genius, Engadget, Howard Forums, Crackberry etc. is so rampant that it's hard to imagine that anyone has missed it by this point.

There is no more information about the release in May. It is the official word at this point. Sorry for pointing to the official source material for all this. Next time I'll know better.

Well from a business perspective, the sooner into May the better, so they may show good sales for the 2nd QT which would end June 30.

Can't wait till May for the 8330, the specs sounds great. My contract expires the end of this month and I can use the every two discount. Yeah!!

I just hope that it's in early May, and when I mean early May, I mean like Before WES begins! I want to be sporting one of these bad boys when i go to the conference. At least i'll have my Sprint Curve by then.. I just hope it aint after, but who knows, I got my grain of salt in hand.

at my vzw store the woman said that a curve was made for at&t and no other company can use it, i asked if she had any tape so i could tape my 8830 and 8130 together lol. :D:D

Is it me or are most of the customer service reps at Verizon stores clueless???

most are clueless, I still remember when I purchased the 8830 on release day and how clueless the rep was.

Yeah, three days after they released the red 8830, i was at a circuit city verizon kiosk and asked one of the reps there if they had any I could see. they said they weren't released yet.

i was told a couple of days ago by a highly educated rep that he wasnt even sure if VZW was going to carry the curve....this after they announced it would be coming out in May

I doubt that that is true...seeing as how it's all over their rebate forms now. And allegedly it was announced at CITA that it's coming out on April 30th.

Several new phones spotted on Verizon's rebate form (Phone Arena)

Any ideas on colors ?

more than likely the classic silver... there is a black version but i doubt it wont come out till later in an effort to boost sales similar to what vzw did with the pink pearl and the red 8800

You should probably change your user name.

Verizon Wireless Introduces The BlackBerry Curve Smartphone

LOL...berrystupid?

It makes it even better cuz it was a VERY stupid question.

friggin hilarious I got a legitimate question. Dose anyone know if VZW is going to carry the curve??? and if they do will it have a track ball???

yes to both.

Have you read any of the official info from Verizon?

official releases were made by RIM/Verizon at CTIA.
Research In Motion

Have you read any information on this forum?

i was j/k, only picking at the first question about which colors will be available, ive already read all about it

so i have a treo 650 for 3 yrs now, been waiting for either the curve or centro. Curve is a definite, centro has rumors and it shows up on next vzw rebate form, but no formal announcement yet. Just trying to get peoples opinions on how these might stack up:

1. Battery life on the curve (not specs, but how does it really perform)? My 650 goes 3 days if I have minimal useage , say under an hr per day.

2. Phone radio quality. Does the curve get good reception

3. Programs. I use PDANET, and I see that is availabe for the curve. Also use some GPS with bluetooth gps (not for driving, but outdoor). Are there programs available for this? Directory assistant for lookup on palm is amazing. Finds phone numbers immediately. Equiv on BB? Google maps? IM (aol) program?

3. Reading pdfs, doc and xls and ppt files that are sent via email.

4. Browsing. How well does the rim browser show complex pages?

5. SMS. The palm sms program is fantastic. it keeps all threads. I can go back to a thread with someone that started a year or 2 or 3 ago.

Both phones have similiar form factors, the curve has better multimedia ie music features, uses a standard headset jack, and seems to have momentum. Palm has a great, easy to use OS, my 650 has been solid as a rock, but palm seems to be 'old' now. I use the phone mainly as a phone, not an email device, don't have exchange but just a pop, and only need email on the phone when i travel a week a month. If this should be in the curve forum, mod pls feel free to move it.

I contacted Verizon re: this. This was the response.

Thank you for the inquiry. We are still waiting on a quantity commitment from the
manufacturer so we can determine the day the device will be available for purchase.
The device should be available in early May but I can't guarantee the date.

Please watch our web site: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Plans, Cell Phone Accessories - Verizon Wireless for additional information.

Brenda B Raney

Anyone can start my weekend off right with an offical
release date???

I would love to have one too, so I can box my new 8130 up and return it before my 30 days are up on Monday lol

If you dont see it already posted there isnt any new news.

Oh sure make us drool now. Can I assume you have these in stock now?

No, we do not, that is a test device. Still no word on an exact date. Just wanted to show that it is a real device, not a myth.

what is up how can we get a hold of that!!!!! what a tease!!

that is sooooooo pretty

I just left the Verizon corp store in Salem Nh. I was told there that it will be available to the general public on April 25th and B2B next Tuesday, 4/15! i can only hope...

I will believe it when I see it. The chatter is VERY similar to when the 8703e came out. Rumors were August... until the device arrived in September.

Understood, but I'm hoping.

I dont see anything special about it.

I'm with Dawg. What is so pretty about that Curve? Looks like a simple color scheme. Why couldn't they make it a cool black or titanium. This thing doesn't look nearly as sleek as my black and chrome 8830.

I agree that the sprint curve looks much better, but in the end, I'm faaaar more concerned about what it does for me than how it looks. Can't wait to put retire my 8703.

i just want the screen size of my 8830 and a keyboard that is more functional. The camera does not hurt either

Dog

Yep, it has the 8830's screen size, with a better keyboard, in a more compact size, with a camera. Sounds better to me. I do agree with the others about the color scheme being pretty bland, but the phone does everything that I could want, and does it better than any smartphone that I've used.

i agree, the black and chrome color is insane.....
anyone with info on a after market company that
might be able to change the case on the new 8330?