Are there any Blackberries that work on the Verizon network BlackBerry 8830 A couple of months after the GSM BlackBerry 8800 hit the market for AT and TMobile, Verizon brought the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition phone to CDMA users in the US. Though both BlackBerry phones are in the same series of RIM's device portfolio, the BlackBerry 8830 isn't just the 8800's CDMA twin brother. It adds a GSM/GPRS radio to the CDMA mix, making the BlackBerry 8830 a twoflavored beast. But it loses some speed as it's using a different processor than the BlackBerry 8800. You can use the phone on Verizon's CDMA networks in the US, and when you travel abroad in Europe and Asia where GSM dominates you can roam using the GSM SIM card with Verizon's Global Service plan. There are lots of similarities between the BlackBerry 8800 and the 8830, but there are some differences as well casque beats. Like the 8800, the BlackBerry 8830 has the new BlackBerry form factor with that attractive, slim body and trackball control, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 vanessa bruno, push email support, PIM applications and builtin GPS and navigation. The cameraless BlackBerry 8830 is designed for corporate users who require more security in their working environment. The BlackBerry 8830 works on both digital dual band 800/1900 MHz CDMA networks and dual band 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS networks for use in Europe and Asia (the US uses the 850/1900MHz GSM bands only, which the 8830 doesn't support). The service plan in the US is the same as other BlackBerry devices, but if you wish to add the GSM service, you will need to get Verizon's Global BlackBerry Service plan which gives you a SIM card and international dialing instructions and a call card back to the US for customer support calls. The SIM is Vodafone 's and the Verizon 8830 is SIM locked to Vodafone. The enterprise channel sales of the BlackBerry 8830 starts on May 14th and the consumers will be able to buy the device and services in Verizon stores and on Verizon web site starting May 28th 2007. Phone Features and Reception Before dualnetwork phones, CDMA users were locked out of GSM/GPRS networks that dominate Europe and most Asian countries. World travelers often had to resort to other options when they traveled abroad. "World edition" CDMA phones changed that by adding a GSM/GPRS radio to CDMA phones which means you can use the phone on CDMA networks in the US and on GSM networks when traveling overseas. And just like dedicated GSM phones, you will need to pay attention to which GSM bands your world edition phone supports as the world doesn't run on the same band. The BlackBerry 8830 works on Verizon's digital dual band 800/1900 MHz CDMA network in the US and dual band 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS networks overseas. The 900/1800 MHz GSM bands are available mainly in Europe, Australia and Asia, and are not available in the US. So you won't be able to insert your AT or TMobile US SIM and use the phone in GSM mode in the US. In fact, the phone is SIM locked, and it can only use a Vodafone SIM (Vodafone is a large European GSM carrier that happens to own a significant interest in Verizon Wireless). That means no popping in a local prepaid SIM when traveling abroad to save on call costs. But it also means you'll get seamless BlackBerry data, including that beloved push email when abroad, thanks to Verizon Wireless and Vodafone's turnkey setup. Along with the BlackBerry 8830 release, Verizon launched its Global BlackBerry service plan that allows you to use the phone roaming on GSM bands overseas. Upon signing up for the $64.99/month Global Service, you will get the SIM card and detailed dialing instructions, a calling card to call back to the US for Verizon's 24/7 help desk. For data, you get EVDO support on CDMA networks and GPRS on GSM. That $64 tiffany blue nikes.99 gets you 500 megs of data/month while overseas and you'll pay bytheminute roaming rates for voice calls (rates vary from country to country microsoft office 2010 product key, so visit Verizon Wireless web site to see rates). The Verizon's Global BlackBerry service ensure that you will get your push email in over 90 countries (as of this writing, Verizon plans on increasing that number). You can make voice calls in over 150 countries by Verizon's count. When you insert the GSM SIM card, the BlackBerry will automatically enter Global Roaming Mode and search for a GSM signal. When you remove the SIM, the phone will search for a CDMA networks only. When using the 8830 with Verizon's SIM, your phone number remains the same for both CDMA and GSM networks. Reception on Verizon is good using the BlackBerry 8830. It gets full signal strength in wellcovered areas and half strength in spotty areas. Voice calls have good quality with clear voice and loud volume. Voice through the builtin speakerphone is also clear and loud, making the BlackBerry a good choice for conference calls via the speaker. The BlackBerry 8830 supports popular phone features including call waiting, multiparty calling, call forwarding, speed dial and more. Like the BlackBerry 8800, the 8830 bundles VoiceSignal's excellent Voice Command software that allows you not only to make calls via voice dialing, but also to check battery status pandora jewelry, signal strength and more. Voice dialing using the Voice Command works very well and you don't need to prerecord voice tags. Voice dialing over Bluetooth headsets also works well. Since we didn't have the pleasure of traveling overseas during the review period, we could not test the GSM functions on the BlackBerry 8830. We noted that the phone's ringer was unusually quiet, even at the highest volume setting. On Verizon's CDMA networks, the BlackBerry supports EVDO for data. Email download and web page loading are both quick. You can read more about push email in the Software section of this review. The BlackBerry 8830 bundles a web browser that can load both WAP and full HTML web sites. Make sure that you turn on JavaScript, HTML Tables, CSS style sheets ergo baby carrier, Embedded Media support and more in the Options menu to view the full HTML page in desktop mode. The desktop mode keeps the web page layout intact and offers a thumbnail preview where you can move your cursor to select an area of a page you wish to view. It works similarly in concept to the Nokia S60 web browser found on the Nokia E62 and N75 and in the Thunderhawk web browser, but lacks the readable preview format that the S60 browser has. There are still some JavaScript dHTML such as popdown menus that challenge the BlackBerry browser while the Nokia S60 browser can handle these with ease. That said vanessa bruno, the browser scored lots of great improvements compared to the web browser bundled on older BlackBerry devices. If your BlackBerry Enterprise Server is v4.1 or greater, you can use the web browser to open attachment files in Word, Excel, PDF and more chan luu. The second fullsized BlackBerry to sport this new design offers strong features to compete with Palm, Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones. The BlackBerry 8830 offers something special for CDMA users who travels overseas: a GSM radio that allows them to use the same device and roam on GSM networks to make calls in over 150 countries and to receive emails in over 60 countries pandora beads. As with the BlackBerry 8800 for GSMonly users, the BlackBerry 8830 should be a natural upgrade for enterprises that seek more security in the new BlackBerry server software and for users who want to expand memory with the newly added microSD card slot. Besides the excellent push email services, the builtin GPS with BlackBerry Maps and Bluetooth 2 ルイビトン.0, the sleek look alone will get you interested. If you are a BlackBerry veteran, the new design should give you a much needed phone fashion update. Pro: World phone with dual network support is ideal for Verizon customers who travel abroad vanessa bruno. Sleek and modern design will turn heads. The device is slim and light by BlackBerry and smartphone standards tiffany blue nikes. You get the great push email experience with attachments vivienne westwood, filtering and search functions. You also get a good set of software including messaging (IM included), PIM, Maps/GPS and desktop syncing lululemon. Con: The keyboard could use a better backlight. Verizon's disabling of the GPS means that the other 3 major carriers version of the BlackBerry are a better choice if you need GPS. The battery life isn't as good as the GSM version of the phone. With Bluetooth v2.0 it begs for more profiles such as A2DP for playing music via Bluetooth stereo headset. Can't use the SIM of your choice when overseas for cheaper voice calls chan luu.Related：