T-Mobile Adds BlackBerry Pearl Early

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by Matt Hickey on September 15, 2006

here for awhile now, and we like it. It’s a small, slim smartphone with a 1.3 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and RIM’s push email solution. It uses the familiar SureType hybrid keypad, so migration for current CrackBerry addicts should be painless. It’s good to see T-Mobile dropping something early. We feel like it’s our birthday or something.

BlackBerry Pearl [T-Mobile]

Jonathan Kelleher - September 16th, 2006 at 9:06 am GMT+5

T-Mobile didn’t add the Pearl early. From RIM’s press release, dated September 7th:

“The BlackBerry Pearl will be available from T-Mobile USA in the United States beginning September 12. It will also be available in October from Rogers Wireless in Canada and a variety of carriers in Europe. Availability in Asia-Pacific and Latin America is expected later this year.”

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Matt Hickey - September 16th, 2006 at 1:06 pm GMT+5

Actually, it was in their stores on the 12th, but wasn’t scheduled to be available on their website until the 28th, according to the T-Mo rep we talked to. They wanted to give flesh n’ blood customers first dibs, I guess. Anyway, it’s out, and it’s sweet. I know at least two other writers for this site who are thinking of going BlackBerry now that this phone has hit.

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Ed Duran - September 18th, 2006 at 3:44 am GMT+5

Wow this little thing looks sweet

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