Verizon Finally Releases 8330 Curve… A Year Too Late
May 8th, 2008 by Ronen Halevy
You can pick up the new 8330 CDMA Curve from Verizon Wireless for $219 after a 2 year contract and $100 online discount at this link. Supposedly there is also another $50 rebate you get somehow.
Sadly I find it very hard to get excited about a year old device that is finally making its way to the CDMA world. If your stuck with Verizon then I can highly recommend the Curve as a solid device. The only question I have is why it took so long…
Now we only need to wait until 2010 for the 9000 series to come to CDMA carriers 
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May 8th, 2008 11:19
Plus doesn’t Verizon lock their devices’ features to high heck?
May 8th, 2008 11:23
@Nikolaus:
No doubt the GPS will be locked to only work with their VZNavigator software (extra $10/month). But other than that it should be feature complete.
May 8th, 2008 11:27
BoyGenius is reporting the Sprint Curve will be available for shipping tomorrow too.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/image/blackberry1ps2.jpg
FWIW, I think the Sprint Curve looks better than the Verizon Curve. Oh, and the Sprint version will likely have unrestricted GPS (like all their other BB’s).
May 8th, 2008 13:34
I had been a VZW customer for years but dropped them last year because I got tired of their antiquated lineup. I simply couldn’t stand using a Treo 700w (or rather WinMo 5) a day longer and wanted a BlackBerry so I switched carriers. Granted, Verizon’s gotten better with their selection lately, but yeah, they’re just now getting the Curve, so what’s that say?
June 8th, 2008 02:58
The gps is NOT locked! Vzw asbandoned that strategy waylast fall!
June 8th, 2008 22:04
Uh, Tim, using what exact OS version and on what model Verizon Blackberry are you able to use GPS with any program other than VZNavigator (at $10 extra per month)??? External bluetooth pucks not counted.
July 4th, 2008 20:38
Umnn first I have always had Google maps work on my verizon blackberry second when the Thunder comes to Verizon and CDMA first every one will be kicking themselves in the butt for not being on vzw. Granted they try to make you pay for vznavigator however they have recently unlocked gps universally and I have noticed google maps works on all blackberries i’ve seen under vzw
July 5th, 2008 09:37
@BB User Syn:
Like I asked commentor Tim who also made unfounded claims, please detail exactly what version of BB OS and what BB Model you are using that enables GPS to work in anything but VZNavigator (for $10/month extra)?
Well duh, Google Maps “works”. It’s cell tower triangulation (”My Location”) can give you a fix within several hundreds of feet but that’s not GPS. No version of Google Maps (to date) or ANY other program is able to get a GPS fix on any Verizon BB unless it is via an external GPS receiver. Prove otherwise by providing verifiable software and OS versions and I’ll eat crow.
July 5th, 2008 19:44
As I told you on another of these comment boards it’s the last several releases, one was released last Dec and the one that was about a month or so ago. Since you unsist in exact version numbers they are versions 4.2.2.176 and 4.2.2.196 It also works in the new 4.5.0.33 beta.