[pimp200277]

How much would you people be willing to pay to get the phone early?

[Lex Luthor]

I'd pay a lot!! (That's the CrackBerry Addict side of me talking LOL!)

[RydeWitM3]

i would pay up to $600 to get it now!!! LOL!! I'm crazy!!!!!

[Lex Luthor]

I'd pay a lot more to have it right now!! I hate waiting to have this device :(

[flash24]

I will wait for the Tmobile one.. saves me more money for an upgrade.. and plus I still need to save up hahah.

[coolkarim]

I guess I could buy 20 curves Sim free from O2 here in Uk and start posting them to you addicited junkies

they are £300 each plus posting

(no profit)


what do you think?

gets your juices going?

Im getting mine tomorrow on vodafone UK as an upgrade

[sean76]

I wasn't aware that vodafone had the Curve available? Why on earth is it not stateside yet??? Nokia pulls this crap by releasing phones in Europe first, now Blackberry too!What torture!

[wayneholbrook]

I have not seen the curve on vodafones web site.

[BB8100]

I paid to get from O2 and it is being couriered today for early am arrival in NYC. I have the imei and the pin already. Scancom has 'em. Easy to work with.

[atwburns]

Originally Posted by BB8100

I paid to get from O2 and it is being couriered today for early am arrival in NYC. I have the imei and the pin already. Scancom has 'em. Easy to work with.

How did you arrange that with them? I ask because there's no option to ship to the US, unless I'm missing something...

[takeshi]

Originally Posted by YoYoSlap

I dont think RIM ever released a new model in europe before US or Canada.

I'm not sure I understand why you think that means that it would never happen. The US and Canada aren't the only countries with major GSM carriers.

Wasn't the 8700g released in Europe before the US? I know internally it's the same as any other 8700 but still...

[BB8100]

Just call them 011 44 870 896 5538. I have no financial interest and am simply a facilitator in our mutual addiction.

[wayneholbrook]

If I bought the 8300 from O2 and get it unlocked and use it on T-Mobile, will the software be any different from the 8300 that would come with T-Mobile when they release their version?

[BryanHarig]

Originally Posted by BB8100

I paid to get from O2 and it is being couriered today for early am arrival in NYC. I have the imei and the pin already. Scancom has 'em. Easy to work with.

Be sure to post pics once you get it. I think you are serving as a guinea pig for many here! Hopefully scancom is trustworthy!

[BryanHarig]

Originally Posted by wayneholbrook

If I bought the 8300 from O2 and get it unlocked and use it on T-Mobile, will the software be any different from the 8300 that would come with T-Mobile when they release their version?

Yes, it would not support the myfavs interface unless you installed the t-mobile 8300 software on it.

[BB8100]

Let's all keep our fingers crossed.

[dhendriksen]

Scancom sells them on eBay.

eBay.co.uk: BlackBerry Curve O2 Handset Only (item 120120577405 end time 15-Jun-07 11:11:57 BST)

Including shipping to the states, and all that, it is about $522 US. I dont know how bad I want it now, especially considering the O2 software is all thats out there, and I am concerned about it being kind of funky.

Anyone willing to take the leap?

[Sparkomatic]

Sooo tempting. Does anyone know if we'll be able to unlock it for Cingular or T-Mo?

[takeshi]

Originally Posted by dhendriksen

I dont know how bad I want it now, especially considering the O2 software is all thats out there, and I am concerned about it being kind of funky.

OS load is irrelevant on BB's. The service books configure your BB -- not the OS itself. Besides, archer6 already has on O2 8300 on a US GSM carrier. It's like any other GSM BB -- unlock it and it's good to go.

Originally Posted by Sparkomatic

Sooo tempting. Does anyone know if we'll be able to unlock it for Cingular or T-Mo?

Yes you can. Though you don't unlock "for" a carrier. It's more like "from"... Once a GSM device is unlocked you can use any GSM carrier's SIM in the device.

[outfocus]

...from ebay and will have gsmphonesource unlock it to use in Australia. Will keep you posted. Should have in 7-10 days.