[TeritaM]

Originally Posted by anthonyc

Available in a sophisticated midnight blue finish, the BlackBerry 8820 is RIM's thinnest BlackBerry smartphone.

dagnabbit! I guess I will need a pry tool to change cases.

[teg94]

I just got mine an hour or so ago, yes its true, its blue, but its such a dark blue it looks black. I don't think I'm going to bother changing the case, all in all I'm pretty happy with it so far, now just gotta move all my data over!

[TeritaM]

I'm still waiting for the UPS man. Please post pics when you have a moment.

[jeffro01]

i just ordered mine last night so i can't wait to see it. Someone needs to post pics LOL :D

Jeff

[teg94]

Here are a couple pics of the new toy that arrived today... see, it looks pretty black to me.. you really have to get up close to realize its blue.

Also I'd like to apologize for my poor photography skills...

[AW11ERIC]

That is a very dark shade of blue. Just like my Samsung T509S, you have to angle it just right or be very close to realize it's not black.

[Dinan3]

that's actually quite a nice looking shade of blue. i thought i wouldn't like it, but i guess it isn't too shabby. Can't wait for mine to arrive to see it in person!!!

[John Clark]

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Originally Posted by Dinan3

that's actually quite a nice looking shade of blue. i thought i wouldn't like it, but i guess it isn't too shabby. Can't wait for mine to arrive to see it in person!!!

I knew it! See my post above. RIM has done very well with colors. They have turned out quite nice. I would take any color BB.

[mckinneycm]

Originally Posted by teg94

I just got mine an hour or so ago, yes its true, its blue, but its such a dark blue it looks black. I don't think I'm going to bother changing the case, all in all I'm pretty happy with it so far, now just gotta move all my data over!

What OS version is it running?

[mtnbike]

got mine yesterday

V4.2.2.193 Platform 2.5.0.43

color is a dark blueberry, not bad but I liked the curve color better.

overall I'm pleased with the phone and a big fan of the telenav GPS.

My one complaint is the speakerphone quality. It's behind the upper back case like the curve but it sounds much more muffled and I haven't found a case like seaidios with the cutouts.

MS

[TeritaM]

ok this is not as bad as I thought it would be. it goes with my yankee photo. gps and wifi together ROCKS. anyone want to buy a curve?

[BallHawk3]

Nice blue color.

Looks like the blue from the 8700g on t-mobile!

Now if only the curve came in that color. Oh ya!

[ndub33]

Originally Posted by John Clark

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I knew it! See my post above. RIM has done very well with colors. They have turned out quite nice. I would take any color BB.

Only one I have seen where I didn't like the color was the Gold 8100. I think it was because the keys were gold too-seemed like a little too much gold. I have the gold Curve and like the color very much.
Ultimately, with all of the options availible for colored skins and sleeves, color should never be a make or break factor in deciding which handset to buy.

[pinhead]

I thought that the speakerphone was pretty good back when I had the 8800. Is there something about the one on the 8820 that muffles the sound?

This is one device that is making me want another BlackBerry. I keep moving from WM to BlackBerry to Nokia/Symbian and each has distinct advantages but none really gets it all right...damnit!

[mtnbike]

@^ it "sounds" like the speaker is trying to be really loud but is being muffled/distorted by the back case. Same design as the curve, but side by side, curve speakerphone is better

[jsntrenkler]

Originally Posted by mtnbike

@^ it "sounds" like the speaker is trying to be really loud but is being muffled/distorted by the back case. Same design as the curve, but side by side, curve speakerphone is better

Speaker Port is on top of the 8830 "Where the sound emits the loudest" .. I guess their logic was that while holstered the speaker port would be pointing up toward you. Big Mistake IMO.

[joeyjoed1]

The 8800 I recieved from t-mobile is black. They sent it to me as a replacement for my busted Dash. Have to say it was quite a nice surprise. My wife has the verizon model through her job and that is silver and very hard to see the key pad.

[jeffro01]

i got mine yesterday!! So far so good!!

Jeff

[dopestar]

Can someone clarify if the tmo 8820 just only has wifi and if tmo disabled the GPS?

[Dinan3]

it has gps and wifi...no t-mo did not disable the gps. what makes the tmo 8820 better than the att 8820 is that you can use UMA with the tmo one with tmo service.