Is RIM's BlackBerry 9630 Niagara headed to Verizon as World Edition?
by Sean Cooper 
posted Feb 27th 2009 at 4:47PM
Sure, the pic's getting old at this point, but according to the Boy Genius Report, we may not have too much longer to wait to catch the 9630 Niagara in the wild. The radio department in the 9630 is filled to busting -- or slowly warming your face -- with CDMA, EV-DO Rev.A, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS, with the GSM flavors getting the quad-band treatment. The rumored OS at launch is 4.7.1, though if delayed enough, it could pull through with OS 5.0. The last tidbits in the list are a 3.2 megapixel shooter -- and maybe a version without -- and the depressing news of no specific release date. Though, If we were Verizon and were sitting on this, you'd like to think that our timeline to launch would be as soon as frickin' possible.
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, UMTS, CDMA, BlackBerry OS
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Josta @ Feb 27th 2009 4:59PM
It is CONFIRMED for a Late Summer/ Early Fall launch with Sprint. No word on VZ.
M @ Feb 27th 2009 4:59PM
before may 19th?
Miguel @ Feb 27th 2009 6:11PM
I Hope Sprint gets this too…..Cuz they know how to not leave Shit off of Phones unlike that other CDMA carrier.
Then ill Forget all about T-Mobiles 8900 and At&t Bold….And Verizons Storm.
And ill be calm again and not pissed off. And Renew my Sprint Contract in August.
****
Ill wait for this over the Pre because i hate Palm Keyboards and ive Dealt with the Touchscreen Deal for almost 2 Yrs with my HTC Touch...and its gotten old
cl347bv @ Feb 27th 2009 7:52PM
sweet.
this will sell like hotcakes, like almost every other blackberry we have sold since the pearl launched with Big Red
Nick @ Feb 27th 2009 8:27PM
Does this mean no 3G? What about WiFi?
cl347bv @ Feb 27th 2009 8:38PM
see how it says UMTS, and EVDO?
3G. All up in your grill!
haha
brenden @ Mar 1st 2009 12:53PM
Hey josta, how do you know its confirmed
Travis @ Mar 1st 2009 12:54PM
Man, if VZW started with GSM, they wouldn't need to sell expensive world phones! World phones on a CDMA carrier aggravate me, and make me wish the North America didn't even use CDMA.
Luke @ Mar 12th 2009 5:16PM
wow 3G AND a decent camera all in one Blackberry!
this is a first for RIM
Will @ Mar 19th 2009 1:33PM
I have a BlackBerry Pearl 8130 with VZW right now and I am very anxious for the Niagra to be released. The Storm is rediculous for savvy typers like myself. I need an actual keyboard, not some smudgy touch screen P.O.S. The track ball is also the pinnacle in human achievement.