Verizon Wireless gives the green light to the 8703e

by Michael Caputo posted Sep 6th 2006 at 12:02PM

Well it appears that Verizon Wireless has decided to give the green light for launch of the much anticipated BlackBerry 8703e. Look for this decice on the web the 17th of this month, and B2B on the 18th (sorry, no date yet for those wishing to pick theirs up at a retail store). Overall the pricing is consistent with the previous QWERTY BlackBerry: two year contract is at $349.99, $399.99 on a one year, and (ouch!) $469.99 full retail. This BlackBerry is built on the 8700 platform and shares all the same features and functionality only bringing Broadband Access Connect (tethering) to the table. All in all, an overdue addition to BlackBerry's CDMA lineup. Now the only quandary is to buy the 8703e or the Pearl. Decisions, decisions.

[Thanks, Dizzle]

Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA

Tags: 8703e, blackberry, features, release

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Rotor @ Sep 6th 2006 12:34PM

BlackBerry 8703e my baby. It's good.

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teo @ Sep 6th 2006 12:43PM

sentence 2
*device

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Nick119 @ Sep 6th 2006 10:12PM

Same processor as the 7250?!!? Is this real?

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Pizzle @ Sep 7th 2006 12:43AM

No...it still bears the same Intel chipset as the other 8700's.

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NAnder7704 @ Sep 12th 2006 5:10PM

Official press release from RIM regarding the release of the 8703e by Verizon Wireless.

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NAnder7704 @ Sep 12th 2006 5:12PM

Here's the link:

http://www.rim.com/news/press/2006/pr-12_09_2006-01.shtml

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sirjace @ Sep 13th 2006 2:32PM

anyone know if this will run blackberry maps app that the pearl is going to run?

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