Verizon Wireless Launches BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230
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Not to be left out of the Palm Pre day hysteria, Verizon Wireless launched a smart phone today. It’s no Pre, though. The BlackBerry Flip 8230 has been out on Alltel for a while, and it’s first cousin to a phone that’s been on T-Mobile for several months.
The 8230 is a BlackBerry Pearl remixed into a (very long) flip phone, with two color LCD displays, a 2-megapixel camera, GPS and Verizon’s 3G EVDO Internet connection. It supports all the latest BlackBerry features, including App World and Media Sync, RIM’s somewhat clunky but effective iTunes syncing solution. You enter text using a Pearl-style hybrid keyboard, with two letters on most keys.
The Flip 8230 will cost $129.99 with a two-year contract and $70 mail-in rebate (so you’ll be paying $199.99 at the point of purchase.) It goes on sale June 19.
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