GSM-only BlackBerry Storm clears the FCC
by Donald Melanson 
posted Nov 3rd 2008 at 5:34PM
Folks in North America don't have too much cause to get excited over this one, but anyone planning on buying a BlackBerry Storm from, say, Vodafone, can now rest a little easier knowing that the less-than-secret GSM-only version of the phone has cleared the all-important hurdle that is the FCC. There's not exactly any other surprises to be found here, naturally, but if it's test reports you're after, you can find plenty of those by hitting up the read link below.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
i.LA @ Nov 5th 2008 12:34PM
Checked it out at the release party in LA. Screen is nice, phone is garbage!
Benificio @ Nov 6th 2008 5:12AM
What makes you say this? I've been researching the phone and I plan on getting it, but I'm fine sticking with my current one for a while if it's no good on the first go around. Any details on why the phone would be "garbage"?
badqat @ Nov 3rd 2008 8:53PM
I do plan on importing one from Europe...but this doesn't make me rest easier.
PEZ @ Nov 4th 2008 6:38AM
Bring it home to T-Mobile :)
Derrick @ Nov 4th 2008 10:14AM
Does anyone know it will it work on 1700/2100 MHz?
dhaasgob @ Nov 4th 2008 10:19AM
Nope, the only UTMS band it can run is the Euro 2100 band.
It's basically the Verizon model sans CDMA.
Pankaj @ Nov 4th 2008 2:01PM
Will imported one work with ATT blackberry ?
GBallew @ Nov 4th 2008 5:29PM
I hope this is coming for at&t. I work for verizon, but I just really don't wanna switch. Through some glitch with at&t from when I worked there, I'm still not paying for anything, so I'm hoping I can ditch my 8110 for this beast. If not, it may be time to start paying for my bill after 2 years...
Mark @ Nov 4th 2008 9:05PM
GBallew, is there any real release date estimate on the storm or pricing? I dont know why its such a big secret with Verizon!