BlackBerry Thunder to be exclusive on Verizon
- May 13th, 2008
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Did I just say that the norm is for AT&T to get RIM’s latest BlackBerries first? FAIL. According to the BGR, Verizon will have exclusive rights to the Thunder aka 9500 aka Storm aka the first touchscreen BB. But fret not BB fans for the Thunder will be a world traveler like its 8800 series brethren and run GSM HSPA. It’s a bit unclear whether it will be EV-DO or possibly 4G, but it’s a bit too early to predict that. The Thunder has only four physical hard keys sans keyboard. I’m a bit skeptical considering the latter and how I don’t think touchscreen phones are useful. Well, they are to a certain extent, but a BlackBerry without a keyboard worries me.
As stated earlier, Verizon will have an exclusivity rights on the Thunder unless it meets a quota. We’ll see how this pans out, but we’re a long ways away before this launches.
Anonymous
2 months ago
joke
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Anonymous
2 months ago
You’ll never be an iPhone and vcast will never be useful
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FreeBlackberryThunder (Who am I?)
2 months ago
I don’t know how good it will be, but the buzz guarantees that RIM will sell a ridiculous amount of these things.
Dale Larson (Who am I?)
2 months ago
Does adding a touchscreen to a BlackBerry really add anything interesting? Does it help it compete with iPhone?
http://dalelarson.com/2008/05/thunder-vs-iphone-experience-not.html
And what’s up with a lifetime exclusive?
http://dalelarson.com/2008/05/thunder-lifetime-exclusive-new-walled.html
Brian Govern (Who am I?)
1 month ago
Knowing Verizon they will probably cripple the functionality then require a subscription to turn it back on. Just like GPS on all of their phones.
OH, you want to use the touch screen eh? Then you need to subscribe to our “VzTouch Service” only 10 dollars a month.