Great news, Sprint-ites (or whatever it is that you like to be called): the BlackBerry Curve
8530 that was just announced for Verizon today isn't a Big Red exclusive. We just reached out to a Sprint spokesperson for comment on the device's future in yellow clothes, and sure enough, it's coming; we don't know when exactly, but we imagine it'd be in the same time frame as Verizon's, which launches on the 20th of this month. This would become Sprint's first optical trackpad-equipped BlackBerry device -- and with both EV-DO and WiFi on board, it should be a solid option if the price falls in line with the $100 that its rival is charging. More on this shortly, we suspect.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sin City @ Nov 5th 2009 12:54PM
I was going to respond to VZW on this, but I guess Engadget did it for me. This was known before the Tour was even available.
Justin @ Nov 5th 2009 1:16PM
http://now.sprint.com/8530/
However, a bit disappointed with the use of FPO here...
http://imgur.com/5oEBt
schmidtdustin @ Nov 5th 2009 1:27PM
SWEET us sprint users can get a device that hasn't been cool for 5 years now. WAY TO GO GUYS
Toneglaso @ Nov 5th 2009 2:42PM
Good. If my 2nd Tour ever craps out on me I'll just say F it and demand an 8530 instead.
Doax @ Nov 6th 2009 1:10PM
Do blackberries have threaded sms yet? and not in a purchasable application but stock. If so I'm considering buying one.