Research in Motion has created a new smartphone for world travelers, a unit capable of operating on both CDMA and GSM wireless networks. The new BlackBerry 8830 World Edition will first be offered to Verizon Wireless customers then open to Sprint users. Also being offered is a new Global BlackBerry service that will provide wireless phone capability in more than 150 countries and e-mail service in more than 60 countries. The phones designed for Verizon and for Sprint are somewhat different in that the Verizon version will not have a removable SIM card.
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New BlackBerry Lets Sprint, Verizon Users Go Global
Posted by: Fred J. Aun April 25, 2007 11:20 AMResearch in Motion has created a new smartphone for world travelers, a unit capable of operating on both CDMA and GSM wireless networks. The new BlackBerry 8830 World Edition will first be offered to Verizon Wireless customers then open to Sprint users. Also being offered is a new Global BlackBerry service that will provide wireless phone capability in more than 150 countries and e-mail service in more than 60 countries. The phones designed for Verizon and for Sprint are somewhat different in that the Verizon version will not have a removable SIM card.