Actually Sith, Demon was right. Check post #145 from Furf in this thread. He posted a copy of the rebate form showing the Curve. BTW, no red version is shown, but is shown for other models.

Is the Curve ever coming to Verizon? - Page 10 - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

yes but at the time i posted that, no rebate was on the web yet

Nice try. You said "its not 3/30". Its STILL not 3/30.
Just teasing, Sith. To be honest, when he posted it I didn't believe it either!!! Its really hard to know which wild rumors to believe. Turns out this one was true.

Well it's 1:04am here in Jersey, and when I just went to the Verizon site it says the site is down, and offers different links. WSonder if this has anything to do with it?

nope, was just on the verizon site and its up and running. no word on
a curve. i guess that rebate form isnt true. April release isnt looking good
either.

With previous VZW rumors, they do indeed prove to be wrong but often a formal announcement with a legitimate date later follows. I remember that is what happened when the 8830 info came out.

I always wanted a curve but I would also like to see what is going on in the 9000 world.

anyone have a good guess how far in advance vzw will announce the curve before they release it?

Chase,
I see you put the 8330 in your profile.

People are going to go on this site and say they spoke with an anonymous source who works with the company and the date is ???.

I urge you to look at Berry Review, Rimarkable and others.

As a retail customer, I notice that there is usually a very short (one month max) between the official announcement of a new product and the actual release.

Like you, I am definitely interested in getting the answer you are seeking.

Also I just looked on Verizonwireless.com and noticed the 8703 is "Out of Stock". See this:Enter your location

doesnt show out of stock for me.

Here is a pic from the website

What zip code are you at? Maybe that's the difference.

30102

I am in FL. It still shows in stock to me as well. I thought when they were out of stock, they would pull the product from website.

Sorry, I meant JBdeluxe. Maybe that's why its showing OOS for only him.

its cool

Wait no more if this is true... full article at rimarkable

Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8330 In Black? | RIMarkable

I like the black keyboard. I see a mod in my future...when parts become available.

Verizon: We have a black Curve too! | Cellformer

Looks like it could be a fake .. who knows and who really cares it looks nice.

I bet they meant to put the pic out on Tuesday!

Don't know but we will see this week I got a feeling its close if not right on. I think verizon will beat sprint to the punch. Will have to follow the CTIA coverage this week.

Did I miss something? The comments on rimarkable suggest this is fake and I've read elsewhere it is for sure. Has it now been validated?

I think you did ,3 posts up is the article on how it looks fake.

I bet so

What leads me to the almost 100% certainty that it is fake: "The Curve Has Been Waiting For You" bla bla is NOT of Verizon and its marketing companies quality levels in terms of a print add rollout.

well now we got both colors

where are you pulling this picture from?

or were you asking about the attached pic one post up?

post right above mine.

i found it on another forum i think it was a crackberry post the guy claims that he has an inside source that works for an avertising firm for verizon and she slipped it to him i saved it on my hd after seeing it

This one was on Crackberry.com

Maybe the May 25th date on the blackberry itself suggest the date of the roll out and some photoshopped the rest.

thats a rumor but ive heard that that was the release date for the 8800 and this year the 25th is on a sunday

"We've gotten the inside track on a few dates on Verizon's radar for the next few months, and it looks like the boys and girls in red are prepping an interesting mix of exclusive and Sprint catch-ups to keep customers fat and happy. As handsets go, the Motorola Q9c is planned for April along with the TouchFLO-powered XV6900, LG enV2, and the CDMA rendition of the BlackBerry Curve" this is what engadgetmobile is reporting......

Just found this on phonescoop.com

News
Verizon Parades Spring Lineup
Today, 3:00 AM by Rich Brome

Verizon Wireless today revealed its spring lineup of smartphones and messaging phones:

BlackBerry Curve 8330: Features a 2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, support for memory cards up to 8 GB, stereo Bluetooth, EVDO, and streaming video playback (supports YouTube.) Available in May.
LG enV2: A slimmer version of the enV, with larger external keys and a larger internal display. Key features include a 2 megapixel camera, slot for memory cards up to 8 GB, stereo Bluetooth, and text-to-speech. Available in April.
XV6900: Verizon's version of the HTC Touch. Available in April.
Motrola Q9c: Similar to the Q9m, but with more business-friendly styling, plus support for location-based services. Available in April.
Samsung Alias: Tweaked version of U740, with silver color and improved keyboard.

Wirelessly posted (Verizon 8830)

Verizon caught me off guard this morning with the announced of the BlackBerry Curve 8330. This new Curve will be RIM's smallest and lightest BlackBerry smartphone yet. It features a 2.0 megapixel camera, full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphones jack and external microSD memory card slot. For now Verizon's Curve will only be available in liquid silver with chrome finish (as seen here).

The Curve will be available in May for $269.99 after rebates on two year contract. Click over for the full press release.

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Until I see it on VZW site I won't believe any of the hype.

The announcement is now up on the VZW website - Verizon Wireless Introduces The BlackBerry Curve Smartphone

Wirelessly posted (Verizon 8830)

If you have an existing 2 year contract, what can you do?

Can you purchase it at contract price and contract duration starts over?

Here's an image.