With a lifelong commitment to push to talk IDEN technology thanks to the Nextel acquisition it has been quite a while since we have been graced with an IDEN capable BlackBerry. Today Sprint announced that before the end of 2008 we will see the BlackBerry Curve 8350i, complete with Nextel Direct Connect compatibility. With both nationwide and international direct connect, Sprint customers will be able to connect with countries such as Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. The BlackBerry Curve 8350i will also be the first BlackBerry smartphone from Sprint to offer Group Connect, allowing customers to instantly set up group conversations with up to 20 other participants.
Other key features include:
- Integrated GPS – Built-in capabilities for assisted autonomous GPS capabilities
- 2 Megapixel Digital Camera – with 5x digital zoom, flash and video recording*
- DataViz(R) Documents to Go(R) – preloaded software makes it easy to edit Microsoft(R) Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents directly on the smartphone
- Internal Antenna – improves design appeal and durability
- Speakerphone – optimized for exceptional sound quality with Direct Connect
- Advanced Media Player – great for listening to music, watching videos and showing pictures
- Removable/Rechargeable 1400 mAH Battery – provides exceptional battery life
- Expandable Memory – microSD memory card slot allows plenty of storage for pictures, videos, music and documents
- Bluetooth(R) – version 2.0 with support for (A2DP) stereo Bluetooth and more
- Additional Messaging Capabilities – support for instant messaging and multimedia messaging including audio, pictures and text to email addresses and capable phones
The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone will offer customers an exceptional communications and multimedia experience together with the power and convenience of the popular Nextel Direct Connect service,” said Mark Guibert, vice president of corporate marketing at RIM. “We are pleased to build on our successful relationship with Sprint to bring this powerful new smartphone to Sprint’s customers.
Update: 11/04 - iDEN BlackBerry Curve 8350i will be hitting stores in time for Christmas with a release date of December the 1st. It will be priced @ $150.00 on 2-year service agreements after a $100 Mail-In Rebate.
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you would think nextel would release their new phone as soon as they could to get into the cell phone buzz, i have been told they cant wait any longer for the new bb8350i, they are going with other carriers and other companies phones.
anyone know when it will be out and the approx. cost