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Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will all have a BlackBerry 10 device

posted by Victor H. / Jan 30, 2013, 12:23 PM

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will all have a BlackBerry 10 device

With that lengthy preparation for the launch, you’d expect BlackBerry to have all its cards stacked for the BlackBerry 10 roll-out, but it turns out that the devices will be delayed and only come in mid-March in the United States. And that applies to the Z10, the full QWERTY Q10 is expected to launch later, in April.

BlackBerry chief executive blamed long testing periods for the delay, but which exact carriers will have the upcoming all-touch BlackBerry Z10 and full QWERTY BlackBerry Q10?

First, Verizon Wireless has announced it will stock both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10, with the flagship Z10 arriving at a price of $199 on a two-year contract. Moreover, the white version of the Z10 will be a Verizon exclusive in the United States. Both devices will come with 4G LTE connectivity.

The nation’s second largest carrier, AT&T, will also have both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10, also running on its 4G LTE network.

Sprint on the other hand will only sport the BlackBerry Q10 "later this year." Sprint hasn’t really revealed much else saying that “additional details, including pricing, will be shared closer to availability" in a press release. We also don’t know whether that device will support Sprint’s 4G LTE network, but we’d guess that it would.

And now T-Mobile has also confirmed that it will carry the BlackBerry Z10, and moreover - it will be T-Mobile's first 4G LTE device. The carrier also has a sign-up page that will notify you when pre-orders become available.

And here are the details about the global launch of BB10:

In the UK, the BlackBerry Z10 will come on EE, O2, Vodafone, Phones 4u, BT, 3UK and the Carphone Warehouse.
In Canada, the Z10 will launch on February 5th. Price will be $149.99 on a 3-year contract.
In the UAE, the BlackBerry Z10 will arrive on February 10th.

source: BlackBerry

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32 Comments

1. Droid_X_Doug

Posts: 5993; Member since: Dec 22, 2010

And when does VZW start to sell the Z and Q?

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 11:06 AM 1

10. Nadr1212

Posts: 741; Member since: Sep 22, 2012

The z10 will b tmobile's 1st 4g lte device? Must be some sweet news for BlackBerry

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 12:33 PM 1

11. firelightx

Posts: 71; Member since: Oct 13, 2011

Sadly, that makes T-Mobile the only carrier that HTC didn't make the "First LTE Phone" for.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 12:50 PM 0

13. thenoodge

Posts: 32; Member since: Sep 01, 2011

Sprints first LTE device was Samsungs Galaxy Nexus

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 1:24 PM 2

2. 1911eclipse

Posts: 1; Member since: Apr 14, 2012

Mid-March (as an estimate)

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 11:09 AM 0

4. Droid_X_Doug

Posts: 5993; Member since: Dec 22, 2010

"No earlier than" (from the other article) leaves the remaining 3 quarters. Which is why the stock took a hit after the announcement.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 11:12 AM 0

5. bparkerson unregistered

Thats why RIM can't launch ( in the US ) until mid-March...Verizon needs enough time to install all their bloat!!

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 11:22 AM 1

32. Mario1017

Posts: 336; Member since: Sep 04, 2011

No longer called rim

posted on Jan 31, 2013, 12:32 PM 0

3. Derekjeter

Posts: 1572; Member since: Oct 27, 2011

Verizon wont sell them till they have their stupid logo stamped on the back along with LTE. This is why all phone makers should just sell the phones at full retail and you take to any carrier you like. When will this happen? We are so behind.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 11:10 AM 3

12. firelightx

Posts: 71; Member since: Oct 13, 2011

It's in the works. T-Mo is doing it that way and Verizon and AT&T CEOs have both expressed interest in seeing how well T-Mo does with it.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 12:51 PM 0

27. sethp123

Posts: 1; Member since: Jan 30, 2013

jeter everyone can't afford to pay full price we are not all baseball players

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 7:49 PM 1

28. Derekjeter

Posts: 1572; Member since: Oct 27, 2011

Lmao!!! This will make phone manufacturers bring the price of the phones down. You don't all need to be baseball players

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 8:12 PM 0

6. dgreekstallion

Posts: 14; Member since: Nov 16, 2012

Sprint has failed me again with not picking up the Z10!

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 11:45 AM 4

8. Fallout09

Posts: 421; Member since: Oct 17, 2011

Agreed. I was looking to put in a request to update my work BB, but not for another lame ass qwerty model.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 PM 0

9. simplyj

Posts: 406; Member since: Dec 23, 2009

Sprint needs to get their act together

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 12:11 PM 1

17. Derekjeter

Posts: 1572; Member since: Oct 27, 2011

Sprint doesn't have any money left to carry good phones with that dumb deal to carry the iCrap

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 2:17 PM 2

24. MC1123

Posts: 1256; Member since: Nov 12, 2012

they will pick it... but sprint is a butt head, it will took them time to pick a phone (WP8 device) for their line up! but i understand them since this is business

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 6:46 PM 0

30. lsutigers

Posts: 832; Member since: Mar 08, 2009

Sprint is being conservative with BB as it was with WP. I think eventually they will pick up the Z10 all touchscreen model but their main focus at this time is their business customers, which are used to traditional bold-type keyboard Blackberries. Sprint has tons of enterprise / government customers but with the recent shift to Android and iPhone, they probably dont want to go all in.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 9:57 PM 0

7. lovefist unregistered

ahh yes good news for uae. many people here use blackberry as a second device, mostly primary along with either an ios or android device

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 11:55 AM 0

14. cR203

Posts: 209; Member since: Jan 27, 2013

Putting them on all 4 carriers is a good start. That should definitely help its sales.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 1:36 PM 3

15. snowgator

Posts: 3624; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

Sprint will be last, as is their pattern anymore. Still, getting confirmation of all 4 carriers shows the BlackBerry name is strong. More then Microsoft got with WP 8.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 1:45 PM 2

18. Droid_X_Doug

Posts: 5993; Member since: Dec 22, 2010

"More then Microsoft got with WP 8." MS delegated carrier relations to its manufacturing 'partners'. Nokia then proceeded to go and give an exclusive to AT&T on the L920. Why would a VZW customer waste an upgrade on a sub-standard Nokia phone (L822 or whatever it was) when there are multiple Android alternatives? Heck, there was even an iP5 at launch to choose from. Amazing how MS is having to re-learn what it takes to introduce a new toy.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 2:55 PM 3

20. snowgator

Posts: 3624; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

Really can't argue. In such a cut throat, dog eats their young industry of Mobile, MS seems to be trying to play by their own rules. No one seems to have brought up in their board meetings that no one else plays by ANY rules at all. Still, not to get side tracked, this is BlackBerry's day. They have a small victory here, and being on all four carriers is huge for their bid to hold onto third place in the OS races. Now, about those mythical release dates....

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 4:13 PM 1

16. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

Very nice except the delay date

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 2:02 PM 0

19. Jyakotu

Posts: 867; Member since: Dec 12, 2008

If Sprint gets a BB10 device before a WP8 device, I'll honestly feel some type of way.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 3:08 PM 1

21. snowgator

Posts: 3624; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

Would that be a good way or a bad way?

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 4:14 PM 1

25. MC1123

Posts: 1256; Member since: Nov 12, 2012

i think WP8 will be in trouble if BB10 will took off!

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 6:47 PM 0

22. rsiders

Posts: 2037; Member since: Nov 17, 2011

Released to all major US carriers. Well at least they got that part right. Interested in seeing the Z10 in person.

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 4:29 PM 2

23. MC1123

Posts: 1256; Member since: Nov 12, 2012

sweet BlackBerry!!! but honestly, $199 on contract, its too much i guess, especially in the US market! but the hell with $149 on 3 year contract?!!!!!! as far as i know the s3 was just $99 on 3 year contract in canada!

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 6:38 PM 1

26. cripton805

Posts: 1485; Member since: Mar 18, 2012

3 year contracts! F*** that!

posted on Jan 30, 2013, 7:42 PM 0

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