Real Estate Agents with Verizon: It’s Time to Upgrade
By Chad A. Johnson · July 3, 2007
Up until now, all of the cool, new Blackberry smartphones that we have covered (Real Estate Agents Catch the Curve and The New Blackberry 8800: Not Just For Work) have only been available from AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular). As with the recent iPhone release, it seems that AT&T prides itself on offering the latest new phones first. Fortunately for real estate agents on the Verizon Wireless network, the next generation of Blackberry device is now available.
For you technology savvy real estate agents, the Blackberry 8830 World Edition is Verizon’s first Blackberry device to offer the new trackball navigation, brilliant screen and multimedia functionality. Based on the now 3 month old Blackberry 8800 model, the 8830 will appear virtually identical except for the device’s silver enclosure. The only real difference between the 2 models is that of the 8830’s more advanced network capability. As the “World Edition” moniker would imply, Blackberry 8830 can be used overseas. The 8830 can also access the Verizon EV-DO network, giving the Blackberry 8830 faster web browsing than that of the Blackberry 8800 which is limited to Cingular’s EDGE network.
While the new Blackberry 8830 World Edition doesn’t have the ultra compact size or 2.0 megapixel camera of the Blackberry Curve, it is still an outstanding smartphone device. It is also surprising to see Verizon offer the new Blackberry device so quickly after AT&T introduced is sister device, the Blackberry 8800. It took then over a year and a half to follow-up AT&T’s (Cingular’s) Blackberry 8700 with their own Blackberry 8703e. By the time Verizon customers had that device, it seemed out of date.
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Faster connection? Overseas? I use my Blackberry is a modem, so the connection will be a plus. Thanks!
That’s good to see…I do have Verizon as my provider and I have not been impressed with their phones but this one looks interesting. I think this is a great blog and after reading a previous post one of my goals for the coming year is to upgrade my laptop to a tablet.
I need to become more “techie” this year…
Update to above comment…
At approximately 2:00, just three hours after my comment on your post, my blackberry 7130 went to sleep and didn’t wake up. I think I offended it by me commenting on another phone. I went out to check out the new 8830 but my contract doesn’t come up for renewal until September so they say I don’t qualify for a new phone unless I want to pay retail. I’ll wait it out with my loaner phone…
I’ve got the T-mobile 8700g Blackberry. I don’t see how other agents can work without a smart phone.
I just recently cancelled my T-mobile Hot Spot since Starbucks and Borders were the only areas for access; now I have ordered an air card from Verizon to have internet access anywhere.
Hmmm…now to find out if I need to cancel Tmobile altogether and have VZ for my phone as well.
Word on the street is that Verizon us about to get the Pearl 2. Agents will get a 2 megapixel camera, EvDo for broadband wireless access to the MLS, and of course the most stable email platform of them all — Blackberry. I just switched server companies to http://www.mailstreet.com and am delighted with them. Andy Norton, Broker, DC Homes, Realtors. Allen Hainge Cyberstar for Washington DC
Any word on the new VZW Niagra phone? Hearing that it might be pretty cool and will have a better camea.
I personally choose the Samsung Omnia. With its 5.0 MP camera, its takes great pictures of houses without me havin to carry around another camera. It runs on Windows mobile 6.1 which makes it able to edit word and texts documents and very compatible with all my emails. Plus many apps are more compatible than they are with the RIM of Blackberry.