[infinity]

I thought this model was supposed to have Wifi and GPS ( not Wifi and Camera ).... am I wrong?

What does the 8310 have then?

Originally Posted by goatspike

Well I have the new 8320. It is a lovely shade of GOLD. Which also points to me that the new Pearl that is gold will be a T-Mobile release. Anyway the device is very light and smaller than the 8800. I am happy the keyboard is spaced out. Wifi and camera are both there as well. If I have time I will post some pics but being the holiday weekend I plan on testing this thing out.

[jeremyckitching]

Originally Posted by infinity

I thought this model was supposed to have Wifi and GPS ( not Wifi and Camera ).... am I wrong?

What does the 8310 have then?

The 8310 has GPS & camera. The 8820 has the WiFi and GPS (no camera).

[theBorg]

What an unGodly color. Ghastly. Corny Corn Hole.

C'mon, a professional is supposed to buy a plastic, cheap looking gold PDA!? You're as likely to see a professional driving a slammed (lowered) 1986 Honda Civic with ground effects lighting.

What marketing genius came up with this? If it weren't for the ghastly color, my order would be in already. IMO, this is a pathetic design in a time of increasingly well designed phones from a visual perspective. Total kitsch.

[tdawg00]

I am still waiting for the price of this thing.......

[newBLACKyorkBERRYcity07]

A T-Mobile rep told me the price w/o contract is $449.99 last week.

[Mystictrust]

I remember reading somewhere that this phone will be offered in two colors: Gold and Titanium. Since it isn't yet offered retail for a few more weeks, I am still of the belief that this isn't the only color.

[peestandingup]

goatspike, how is the Hotspot@Home service working with the phone? Any issues??

[dogger1]

at&t started offering their 8700 in silver after their curve was released. hope tmo will do something similar.

[Jagga]

Got a feeling that it'll look more TAN in colour; in person.
No doubt about it this is a Mobile 8320 .... that MyFav's is a Telltale sign. I remember posting a picture of that a few weeks back.

If I cannot get the darker grey casing of the Vodafone/O2 8310 GPS model then I'll paint my TMobile 8320 BLACK!

come to think of it I think I'm going to experiment on one this weekend with my sisters Curve. ;)

[Smacca]

Oh great, because gold is so classy -- why, fellas, it just screams CLASS! lol

Didn't I see there were some non RIM shells for sale somewhere anyway, for those unfortunate TMO hostages with a bit of taste?

(I suppose I shouldn't judge until I've seen it -- it may actually be nice...)

[kapil]

WiFi? Hotspot@Home? Inquiring minds want to know.

[jeremyckitching]

Originally Posted by theBorg

What an unGodly color. Ghastly. Corny Corn Hole.

C'mon, a professional is supposed to buy a plastic, cheap looking gold PDA!? You're as likely to see a professional driving a slammed (lowered) 1986 Honda Civic with ground effects lighting.

What marketing genius came up with this? If it weren't for the ghastly color, my order would be in already. IMO, this is a pathetic design in a time of increasingly well designed phones from a visual perspective. Total kitsch.

So tell us how you REALLY feel about it.

[newBLACKyorkBERRYcity07]

Originally Posted by kapil

WiFi? Hotspot@Home? Inquiring minds want to know.

Yes, everything that has been mentioned is true. Except the gold or sliver colors.

- 2MP (not 3.2)
- Wifi/@ home
- EDGE
- etc..

[kapil]

Originally Posted by newBLACKyorkBERRYcity07

Yes, everything that has been mentioned is true. Except the gold or sliver colors.

- 2MP (not 3.2)
- Wifi/@ home
- EDGE
- etc..

etc? What else?

I was talking to someone in the executive escalation department at T-Mo and she mentioned that while there is WiFi, there is no H@H/UMA support in the 8320.

I wonder if the thing contains 3g hardware that can be enabled via a software upgrade when the network is ready.

[AlexKidd]

No kidding. We need to know how well battery life is with Hotspot @ Home and the call quality on that service. I must know.

Gold is pimp - I need one.

--Kidd

[wnicolow]

I heard today too that the 8320 won't be out till the 3rd week of Sep. Still looking to hear if it will run on 3G network or if T-Mobile will ever have hi speed data network.

[wnicolow]

I heard today too that the 8320 won't be out till the 3rd week of Sep. Still looking to hear if it will run on 3G network or if T-Mobile will ever have hi speed data network.

I also heard price will be $199 with 2 year contract.

The expansion card inside the cover?

[g_patrick15]

Originally Posted by wnicolow

I heard today too that the 8320 won't be out till the 3rd week of Sep. Still looking to hear if it will run on 3G network or if T-Mobile will ever have hi speed data network.

I also heard price will be $199 with 2 year contract.

The expansion card inside the cover?

It wont run 3G. its supposed to be released on the 24th, and from what i've read the microSD in behind the battery

[rambo47]

I wouldn't get into too much of a lather about the color. It's an evaluation model so they may well have given it a distinctive color for easy identification if someone tried to eBay it. I would expect the final retail version to be more in line with every other BB they've released in recent memory: black or silver.

[CUSTEL]

Originally Posted by rambo47

I wouldn't get into too much of a lather about the color. It's an evaluation model so they may well have given it a distinctive color for easy identification if someone tried to eBay it. I would expect the final retail version to be more in line with every other BB they've released in recent memory: black or silver.

You obviously know nothing about beta devices, aside from official doccuments showing it as gold, a beta model being gold, you still think it is going to be silver or black? FYI T-mobile 8700g was blue not black so please think before giving us your worthless 2 cent installment.

Not to mention with the release a few weeks a way this is more than likely an official release version not an "evaluation model".