im still pissed about gps being locked down to only work with VZnavigator

arent we all

is it possible to activate the sprint 8830 on the verizon network?

what is involved in doing so?

is there a guide anywhere?

TIA

Nope, cant do it, they wont do it. Your out of luck.

But technically, you could get the Curve on Sprint, and wait for Verizon to implement the "we'll take anyone's phone on our service" plan that they announced last year.

Of course, Verizon hasn't announced when that service will actually be available...

At least will we be able to see and use the gps in google maps like we can on the 8830?

i though gps wouldnt work with google maps

how do you figure that

Is he talking about triangulation?

Doesn't work on the 8330 (yet). Just the cell tower triangulation, no GPS support in GMaps. Usually happens with a new OS so I suspect Google will have it addressed soon.

Found this on Engadgetmobile:

Verizon's BlackBerry Curve 8330 in pictures - Engadget Mobile

Seems like every Verizon store that I've been to says that they will not get the phone till late June.

most verizons reps dont even know that rim makes blackberry, i had one tell me that motorola makes them

It looks like the specs changed a little from when I first posted. It now says that there is 96 MB memory

BlackBerry - BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone

What are the chances they'll have an all black one come out a couple months later like they did with the Motorola Q????

It should be out in early May.

black does not fit into there color scheme for blackberry phones,silver is there color.

sprint does black

It isn't gps dead on. It is from the cell towers I guess. Is that what you mean? But it is enough for me to say get me from here to there and what's around.

OK, its almost the end of April and still no "offical" release date.
starting to worry that release date wont be till late May.
As for the color, the black in the Sprint Curve is not all that.
what would of been nice would be the black and chrome color
on the first 8100.

AllTel gets the Curve on May 1st. Verizon will get it the same day, if not April 30.

Some of you have sent me Pm's asking if I had any info on the release date and also pricing, well just got off the phone and apparently Verizon has pushed back the phone a little bit, this is till the weekend of mothers day. Why ? I was told At&t is having a large mothers day promotion and Verizon wants to have competition with them and they will be releasing the Env2 and curve the weekend of May 10th. This also includes online ordering. I was also told by my contact that the pricing has changed a bit. More details when they come available.

So things do change, yes.

Thanks for your update.