Verizon Wireless gets RIM BlackBerry 8830 Cyclone CDMA/GSM hybrid world-phone
0. phoneArena posted on 05 Apr 2007, 08:14
We got first images of the BlackBerry 8830 Cyclone which is the CDMA version of the 8800 that AT&T offers
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21. Jason (unregistered) posted on 30 May 2007, 19:40 0 0
Thankfully there is no stupid camera! This is a business tool, not a toy for a teen-ager. Most people in business roles, such as myself, cannot have cameras in their PDAs or phones.
22. (unregistered) posted on 06 Jun 2007, 18:17 0 0
I love this phone except there is no camera and now i have to cart my camera with me in my purse
23. Bill (unregistered) posted on 12 Jun 2007, 22:16 0 0
I know Verizon has the best coverage in the north east and that is why I have been with them for 10 years. But I am SOOO tired of the tacky and ugly phones. I got the 8830 and I hate the silver. but worse is the blue back light the illuminates the keys. I can't see anything when they light up. it hurts my eyes. this isn't the first phone they have done this too either. the motorola E815. Blue lights. Not needed and someone needs to tell them.
24. Dennis (unregistered) posted on 13 Jul 2007, 19:24 0 0
NO DEAL! When are they going to recover that boo boo and put a camera on the thing? Great idea all the way around otherwise...I guess I'll still wait.
25. NavGuy (unregistered) posted on 20 Jul 2007, 23:22 0 0
Many of us who work in the DOD or for contractors are not allowed phones with cameras. This allows me to have a great phone that I don't have to check in at the door in some areas. If it had a camera it WOULD NOT be an option for me.
26. vzw infrequent business traveller (unregistered) posted on 23 Jul 2007, 13:59 0 0
Got one. Used it for a week in US, UK, & Germany. Gave it back. Business device is better without a camera. Many of my business clients restrict camera phones at sensitive sites like manufacturing and R&D. What's the use of a phone if you have to leave it at the reception desk all day? As for usability, the UI has some nice features, including the trackball, sound profiles, auto-shut-off in the holser, and capitalization by holding the letter down a little longer. But overall the OS was annoying. Automatically opening incoming messages, no word-completion, weak Outlook integration, no touchscreen... I went back to my WM5 xv6700 and I'll wait for the next generation. Even with all the quirks and performance issues, the xv6700 lets me tune everything just the way I want it. I wish VZW would offer a WM6 Global Phone. That would be a killer!
27. lmc (unregistered) posted on 03 Oct 2007, 01:16 0 0
so why make a phone without a camera?? everyone likes taking pictures therse day's !! if your paying this much for a phone y not have a camera??
28. Darryl (unregistered) posted on 05 Oct 2007, 13:54 0 0
and the 2 times I have taken it out of the country it has not worked!!!
29. Paul M. (unregistered) posted on 19 Oct 2008, 23:18 0 0
I am wondering how this phone works in USA where there is also a CDMA network and a GSM network. The issue is that Verizon has very poor network coverage on CDMA in Alaska where I live; GSM is a more reliable network here and ATT is the provider of choice. Problem is my wife wants to keep her Verizon phone, which drops EVERY call. So if this phone was smart enough (even within USA) to roam onto the network with the best signal strength, and move from CDMA to GSM mid call if necessary vs. dropping the call, then this would be a killer feature. Is there anyone who knows if this works? Any Alaska experience with it? Can it be forced to be on GSM only, via network selection? We are roaming on someone else's network anyway, since no Verizon networks exist up here, so it really shouldn't matter if the roaming is on GSM instead of poorer tower coverage CDMA. Any thoughts appreciated. Reply to my email at paulmonus2003@yahoo.com
