Verizon announced it start selling the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone on November 20. The slim
BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone gives customers access to Verizon
Wireless' 3G network, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities, as well as
easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on
the go. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 comes in Black and Smoky Violet.
It has an easy-to-use, highly tactile, full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad, along with 256 MB flash memory and 528 MHz next generation processor for enhanced performance.
It has Bluetooth (version 2.1), 2.0 megapixel digital, camera with zoom and video recording and advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry
Media Sync.
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 offers access to e-mail, messaging
(IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook
and MySpace.) BlackBerry services with access to up to 10 supported
e-mail accounts, including most popular ISP e-mail accounts such as
Yahoo! ®, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL and Gmail, and BlackBerry
Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT
administration features for corporate deployments.
The expandable memory uses swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot,
supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next
generation 32 GB cards when available.
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone is expected to be available
from Verizon Wireless beginning Nov. 20 for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in
rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a voice plan with an
Email and Web feature or an email and Web for BlackBerry plan.
Customers will receive the mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card;
upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards
are accepted. If you use the Wireless and Mobile News' online purchase coupon-link for Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase then you don't have to wait for the rebate.
Data plans for the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone begin
at $29.99 when added to any Nationwide voice plan.We don't know yet if it will be included in n the Buy One Get One Free BlackBerry Deal at Verizon. Currently, if you buy select BlackBerry devices, you can get another BlackBerry or mobile broadband device for FREE.