awesome, so how did you talk them into giving it to you at the store haha?

i like it, i cant wait for it to come to verizon, ive been waiting....i have vzw now, left behing my tmo 8700 =(

i have the tmo 8700g now that i just bought (can return it by the time the verizon comes out if its really coming on the 28th) and a razr from verizon.. i am tempted to maybe get rid of the tmo account and just use the 8703 for phone and email...

hmmmm what to do... the only reason id do that is because of the EVDO speeds.. i have used a 700p for a while and the speed was fast, but i can't tell how much faster it really is than EDGE..

any advice/thoughts?

miamirain, thanks for the pics.


ARGGHHHH, That Verizon Wireless crappy them from the 7130e. Whoever approved that theme must be blind, its so ugly.

you can change the theme though... right?

Sure you can. You'll probably find the Zen and Today themes on the new BB.

AGAIN, I ask, where is the FCC approval? This is getting weirder

Yes, you can change the theme. I just can't believe VZW puts something that crappy on a nice device.

miamirain-
perhaps you can upload some better pics when you get a chance?

I dont understand something, why is it that nobody knows anything about this phone at VZW or in the stores!!!
Does anyone actually have it in the stopres yet? Miami rain, how'd you get it.

I must admit, the all black color and casing desgin are on point!!!

That looks just like an 8700g. But when I saw the them, that disporved my theory. How did you get it?

it could be but more than likely its not.

(hi guys... new here) I am waiting for the specs on this beauty. I love my 7520 but an upgrade is welcome.

Who provides a better BB support... V or Sprint?

So miamirain, is the release date Aug 28th or are we all crazy?

roc a fella, good to see you here!

wtf roc a fella here????

hyperevo8 aka el chino

the roc is like mastercard.

everywhere you wanna be

For what it's worth, the guy at the Verizon store yesterday said no new Blackberries until around November...

I went to a verizon store yesterday and the guy said late august to middle sept so who knows.

My business rep confirmed end of August begining of September.

where did miamirain go? i want to see more pics/hear more about it..

Do you think the dimensions for the 8703 will be the same as the other 8700 variants?

I e-mailed Proclip today to see if they knew and they do not. I was hoping to order a replacement to my 7250 holder. All of their other 8700 variants use the same clip, I don't see why the 8703 would be different, but.......

I'm an optimist and am thinking 8/28 and want to be ready to go!

Engadget Mobile is now saying the 8703e might have GSM 900/1800 inside as well as 850/1900 CDMA EVDO. The tip looks like it was from Roc a fella who knows his stuff!!!!

Verizon releasing 8700 with GSM support? - Engadget Mobile

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I also received a prerelease 8703 last friday. Hadn't gotten to use it until today, but some far it is identical to my 8700c. Verizon is releasing to some enterprise customers early for testing. Comes with a new plastic holster that does NOT have the spring tabs in the side that break off, rather the tabs are fixed and rather hard to lock in currently. I'm in a 1x area currently, but hope to test EVDO speeds later this week. It is also running version 4.1 of code.

uncjump

WOW, It's so pretty...Is it true that's it's a CMDA/GSM hybrid?

I am now officially sold!!!! Those pics look the most legit yet...

According to the engadget website, this thing could be out today!!!!!
It's a thing of beauty, aint she?

so much for phonescoop, Roc....you da man!

You can't read it in the picture, but it says "CDMA by Qualcomm" on the back of the unit. Not sure how to determine if it does have any GSM capabilities, but doubt it since we are being told it will not work in Europe/Asia. Also our Reps are saying we can order on the 28th of this month, so it seems to be launching soon.

hows the reception in your area with it uncjump? as good as the other blackberrry devices out there with verizon?

One of the biggest offices of Verizon (corporate building for the south east) is in Boca Raton... Got a friend at the gym who works there... he tells me is an awesome device... feels plasticky and keys are very close... uncomfortable to type for med to lrg hands other than that...EVDO rocks

I CDMA BlackBerry with GSM would be significant news!

Same comments from other 87xx users. Nothing new about that, except a full QWERTY keyboard which many of us want.

Reception has been great and the keys DO feel slightly different from cingular 8700. They have rounded off the top inside corners of the keys, which makes them feel further apart....less typing errors for my big hands. Also call and disconnect buttons are larger with the browser button being slightly smaller.

just got off the phone with my verizon rep, he is alway good about getting me new "toye" as soon as they are offered to the Business clients. He asked me if I want the international BB coming out at the end of the month. He has always gotten me or my staff phones (Q, Treo 700W) the first day they were avaliable...so it looks good for the endo of the month w/ GSM for international calling...

its not out today, i called 2 stores in NY

If it is CDMA/GSM how much is this thing going to cost???? I'm sure that will drive up the price a bit.

im def going to place it in the 499 range

so for jersey/ny:

near 533.93 tax included (no new service)
near 426.93 tax included (2 year service agreement)