7250 Ev-do
I've heard rumors (here & elsewhere) that the Blackberry 7250 is EV-DO capable & we are just waiting on a Verizon software upgrade to make it functional.
Does anyone in the know have any word on when/if EV-DO will become available on the 7250 on Verizon's network?? Thanx :smile: |
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All phones that are on the Verizon and Sprint networks are CDMA and use a Qualcomm chip. Yes, it has EV-DO built-in. No, the software for the handheld does not support it yet. Yes, it will be a firmware/OS update to access the EV-DO functionality. Yes, it will be available in the next 2-3 months.
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Here is a very good web site from RIM that shows all of their products.... http://www.blackberry.com/products/h...ds/index.shtml |
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By the way, the following link will show you the EVDO coverage for Verizon: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/CoverageLocatorController?requesttype=NEWREQUEST[/URL] Click on Broadband Access and VCast, then put in your zip, city, state, etc. |
It has been said time and again, from RIM reps and from Verizon reps, that the handheld has EV-DO capabilities built-in but not supported by firmware/OS yet. This will come within a few months. If they told you that it would not work, they are correct in stating that... Currently, it will not work. In a few more months after their next OS release that does support EV-DO, I'm sure you can call back and they will say that it does support it.
A more appropriate question would be to RIM asking if the EV-DO chip was built-in to the 7250. |
I work for Verizon and just purchased the 7250/ EV-DO will be available in June early July as stated before, with a firmware update. This comes from our exucitive director of programing in EV-DO.
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What benefit will EVDO bring to email delivery - seems pretty fast already. Is the main benefit of EVDO going to be for speed of accessing websites?
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Out2L8, please do your research before making assumptions on what device has what future capabilities and network settings.. shouldn't bash anything before you know what's inside it.. |
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That's good news for us folks up in Canada where TELUS Mobility has been working on EVDO for the 7250! :) |
Verizon EVDO will be a tethered solution to the BB.
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Question #1: will it be V CAST or BroadbandAccess Question #2: how will speed compare to EV-DO PC cards |
Keep tuned.
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If EV-DO is enabled on the 7250,
Question #3: if EV-DO with Broadband Access at $79 or rumored $60, will that include BlackBerry push-email service? |
Sprint 'charging $649' for evdo upgrade...
from PCSintel.com...I hope this doesn't influence Verizon to charge for a software upgrade for their firmware-abled evdo device (BB 7250) to realize its full potential...
Update: Many are pointing to DSL Reports mobile speed test results which was the first indication of the PPC-6700. A Sprint branded version of the device has been reporting results in testing there for almost a month, and it does indicate based on Pocket Internet Explorer versions that it is running 4.01, and not the Windows Mobile 5 version of PIE. This does appear to indicate that regardless of hardware that the PPC-6700 will run WM2003SE, and since all post-JAM products run WM5, that the hardware form-factor is existing, and not new. |
When available, will this firmware update be installed by the user or by a tech at the VZW store?
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