The BlackBerry Pearl Flip has generally received mixed reactions from the public who have used it. While some thought it lacks the looks that is expected of a BlackBerry smartphone, others think that the oddly placed trackball is the one that gives it the weird feeling. But those who have used the Pearl Flip from Telus are not really disappointed with it. While it does come with it problems, it also has a lot going for it.
The specs of the Pearl Flip include a SureType QWERTY keyboard, 2MP camera with video, Bluetooth, media player, microSD card BlackBerry Maps, wireless email and light sensing screen among the other usual stuff a smartphone offers you.
This device is shortly expected shortly on Alltel and Verizon, so we thought you might as well have a good look at all its specs. The pros of the Pearl Flip include a nice keypad that works well, appealing form factor and external LCD offering new functionality. The minuses include the fact that the phone is a wee bit on the heavy side, the trackball does not go too easy on the eyes and the video capability is not quite up to the mark. All-in-all, the BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip is definitely worth a look.
Blackberry 8220 Pearl Flip
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AT&T recently announced at a press release that it has reached an agreement with Verizon Wireless to acquire several former Alltel Wireless assets and 1.5 million subscribers from Verizon for US$2.35 billion in cash. Verizon Wireless was required to divest of most of these particular markets in order to get federal approval for its acquisition of Alltel. The government required Verizon to release these Alltel markets in order to maintain competition.
AT&T are primarily picking up rural markets in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming. AT&T claims that it will take only one year to convert the CDMA network markets it is purchasing over to its own GSM and UMTS based system. The carrier expects the transaction to close before the end of 2009.
Verizon Wireless has said it will purchase $240 million worth of subscribers and assets that AT&T is attempting to purchase as part of a pending acquisition of Centennial Communications. It is expected that selling off these parts of Centennial to Verizon will gain AT&T the regulatory approval it needs to complete the deal. This would result in nearly 120,000 subscribers being added to Verizon Wireless.
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The latest news for you BlackBerry freaks out there is that the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 has now officially arrived at Alltel Wireless, just like it was announced earlier. The device is now available in Alltel retail shops and also online at shopalltel.com.
The Alltel BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8320 comes with a QVGA internal display, 160×128 external LCD display, SureType QWERTY keyboard, 2MP camera with video, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, microSD card expansion and more.
Alltel has the BlackBerry Flip 8230 can now be picked up for $99.99 on a 2-year contract after $70 mail-in-rebate. Check it out at Alltel (you will be asked to enter your zip and then be redirected to the promo page if your zip is in Alltel’s coverage area).
Alltell BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip
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Alltel Wireless has officially announced at a recent press release that the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) will be available in retail stores and online at alltel.com, starting from May this year. The stylish and compact smartphone puts customers in control of how, when and where they communicate and joins Alltel’s impressive spring line-up of phones. The clamshell BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone comes with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, the internal LCD displays videos and pictures in crisp detail and contrast.
Featuring a large SureType QWERTY keyboard, an intuitive user interface with trackball navigation, built-in GPS with BlackBerry Maps preloaded and support for locations based applications and services, and a 2 MP camera able to record video, it also features full HTML browsing, a rich media player with the ability to sync music from iTunes or Windows Media Player, microSD card slot for up to 16GB of external memory and stereo Bluetooth support. Customers can activate the smartphone on BlackBerry Internet Service as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Alltel Wireless is offering the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone for $79.99, after a $70 mail-in rebate. This discounted price is available to new and existing eligible customers who sign-up for a two-year service agreement on a qualifying Smart Choice Pack. Smart Choice Packs start as low as $69.99 per month and include unlimited data, email and Web access. Alltel has also announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone is now available for $49.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate, and the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone is free after $100 mail-in rebate.
