BlackBerry 8830 "Cyclone" peeped with Verizon branding

by Sean Cooper posted Apr 5th 2007 at 12:05PM

As mentioned a few days ago, Verizon Wireless seems to be prepping for the release of a new dual mode version of the venerable Blackberry 8800, christened the 8830. With this handy bit of tech you will be able to use CDMA radio while in the States (and maybe Canada?) and switch over to that good old fashioned GSM love while abroad. The pic above clearly shows the 8830 in silver, while the images in our last article seem to show it in black. No other solid info is available, but you can be sure we will be updating as the news and details trickle in.

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

Tags: 8830, blackberry, dual mode, DualMode, RIM, sim

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mapzs @ Apr 5th 2007 12:56PM

Why is Canada in brackets? The phone will most likely only sport GSM 900/1800, so of course it'll roam in Canada over CDMA.

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sean @ Apr 5th 2007 1:03PM

Well most likely doesn't answer the question... it may be triple band or quad band GSM.
We wait we wait

Sean

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AJ @ Apr 5th 2007 10:01PM

So this black beauty (silver) will sport a sim card as well as work on Verizon's CDMA network. Hmm...it'll will be the first of its kind on the market. Can't wait to get one.

AJ

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j-dog @ Apr 6th 2007 7:57PM

squirt-squirt in my shorts.
Loving this BB!!!

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Ivan @ Apr 6th 2007 11:41PM

T-MOBILE BRANDING
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g317/ivan15_album/blbr.jpg

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Malcolm @ Apr 7th 2007 1:27AM

your an idiot ivan, thats clearly photoshopped

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louis calderon @ Apr 7th 2007 11:27PM

What about features, this is I mean great news being that I switched from Cingular/ATT who seems to have the better of the RIM/Blackbverry's especially recent release of the 8800's and pearls....will there be a video camera? SD slot for memory? Thanks

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Frances Harley @ Aug 2nd 2007 4:35PM

I just purchased the new 8830. Am having some difficulty not finding detailed instruction (in print regarding the use of various features - for example when typing in info, made a mistake, how to correct one letter at a time? How can I get a Manuel - I like to read the instruction book.

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