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BlackBerry Thunder Pics start to show!! Posted in News & Rumors on 08 Jun 2008 13:11 by Click | 
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Boy Genius has done it again!! Take a look at this! More pictures are starting to show of the Verizon Wireless exclusive BlackBerry Thunder!! I don't know about you but if this doesn't get you excited then nothing will!! Convenience keys are still going to be there just like all the other Berrys along with the Send, Menu, Escape, and End/Power Keys! Keep it locked here at CrackBerry.com to see more updates of the Thunder!! Source: Boy Genius Report Bookmark/Search this post with:
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its so beautiful
If this phone is unlocked, can it work with AT&T? I want to get the bold but if this will work with AT&T, i might as well wait and get it unlocked.
VZ is CDMA so its not compatible with anything except MAYBE Sprint but thats a big if. The phone isn't unlocked.
True but the spec sheet shows it also comes with GSM HSPA. Doesn't that mean I can use it with AT&T?
no there is no sim card slot like at&t. verizon doesnt use any sim cards its service programmed to the phone by verizon so it isnt interchangable as it would be with at&t and t mobile w/ for instance, the i phone. essentially, this phone is exclusively for verizon customers! HOLLA
That what they say about the storm 9530 but I have one unlocked and everything except 3g works on att fine. If you look at the rim site and rea about the 9530 it will work on any GSM network. I am sure the new 9630 will also.
Looks awesome....wish it had a trackball. LOL
by trackball do you mean blackberry clit?
Why do you want a TrackBall when you can touch it exactly where you want to???
I love it!!! I've never heard it called that...that's great! But, on the real, why would you need the "clit" if the phone is a touchscreen? Seriously, unless you just like playing with the "clit", there's really no need for it with a touchscreen device.
im not getting excited since its for Verizon!
i have AT&T it does me no good at all
So hot... want to touch the hiney. Owwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!
i yearn for this to have a slide out keyboard with real buttons...
handling an interface by touch is decent, but i just can't enjoy typing on a virtual keyboard.
i agree. the slidout keyboard would have been enuff to make me possibly switch to verizon. but not just a touchscreen
it looks like an iphone to me. but all touchscreens look like iphones to me.
i agree. a keyboard would have made me said yes 100%
wonder if bell or telus will pick this up for the canadian market... it would be HUGE!!
not likely. verizon & vodafone supposedly have worldwide lifetime exclusivity as long as they meet sales quotas.
Holy Sh%#!!!! OMG...glad I never switched to Sprint for the Instink or to AT&T for the YPhone. PLUS VZW is making MAJOR MOVES...TAKING OVER.
yea good thing you did stay with verizon now you can get the blunder, hey look i changed the name to something cool and funny and that automatically makes it a valid post, idiot, have fun with your over priced verizon plans
This has to be one of the corniest posts on here.
YPhone??? Must be smoking something. Enjoy paying high price for mediocre equipment and a slow web browser. Is it me or does everyone on here some age 40 or over. i.e. Awww man i hate technology.
if that's the case, that would be a big blow to bell or telus... Rogers is slated to get the Bold, as well as the iphone, so that should bring both enthusiast..
If bell or telus could bring the thunder over, then it would certainly help them in the upcoming months to compete with rogers new lineup
VZW only has exclusive US rights, similar to how AT&T will have exclusive rights on the Bold in the US (Rogers has exclusive Canada,Vodafone has exclusive European), these exclusives don't apply outside of the US, so Bell or Telus has all the options available to them to pick up the device as a CDMA carrier in Canada.
But this does NOT excite me.
A touch screen BB defeats the purpose of a BB.
Regardless, its for Verizon.
How much will they Cripple a Phone This time around?
I suppose we'll NEVER know since it won't be out for other Providers.
Suppose a Business Exec. Needs to hammer out an email during a conference- will they be able to do so under the table in a subtle manner?
No.
You'd be surprised at how many of them are put in these situations day to day.
They have come to rely on this factor.
RIM is losing its Focus.
Big time.
For the most part I agree with you, all except the whole RIM loosing focus thing, their NOT loosing focus their expanding their horizons to meet the needs of all users, if you dont want a touch screen device, look at the other RIM options their becoming more and more..
Want a flip...Kickstart it is...
Want a candybar...Get a Pearl...
Want a executive device..get and 88,83,Bold..
Want a touchscreen...Get the thunder...
How is creating MORE options for users, loosing focus?
I have to agree with Bla1ze.
"Losing focus" would be creating something out of the product line. If Blackberry started making regular cellphones, or BB branded SD cards, that would be losing focus. Otherwise they're just appealing to a wider market and gaining market share.
One touch screen model doesn't mean they'll all become touch screen!
In my mind, Blackberry is one of the most companies out there. Consider the product lines of Energizer and Pepsi Co.
Well....as many, I wish it shared more info (like the obvious, release date, price point, etc.). But as tomorrow brings us the El Steve-O and the Apple show tomorrow with WWDC at 1pm eastern. One would have to think that RIM will have to be fast on their heels with more media coverage ***Shout out to BGR for being 1st to release info on a RIM device*** as well as an actual release to not loose any market share. If iPhone rumors are true with subsidized iPhones at a $200 price point I have to ask myself...do I stay (with Verizon) or do I go....
...hey Prada (and all you touch screen haters) please keep in mind that RIM has catured #1 in US market share because they have produced devices that have appealed to the masses in the consumer market. Hence the Centro has allowed Palm to regain some respect. I feel I am like many consumers and this time around will be stepping into my 1st smartphone. I am looking at 3 devices, the BOLD (now to replaced with the Thunder), the iPhone2, as well as the Nokia N95-4. I am not loyal to any, but what I am looking for is a stable OS and a company that backs up their product with great customer service and updates with a community following that pushes the companies to continue to raise the bar...
It's hot but I'm still not feeling the whole touchscreen BB thing that's for sure, unless they found a way to have some sort of haptic feedback on screen they can keep it, HTC has been making touchscreen devices forever now and they still can't get touchscreen to work correctly and the iPhone suffers from the same problems, screen will work for so long then all of a sudden p00f! no longer alligns, no longer responsive etc..etc...not to mention the whole fingerprint issue if your really anal about that crap, I think it opens doors for RIM to reach those who enjoy and want a touchscreen devices, it shows their working towards reaching more and more people, but I won't be among the people who will rush out and grab this one, the bold is still more appealing to me.
Please remove duplicate post for some reason..
does anybody know the actual size of the phone?
While it certainly is a cool looking device, as a Blackberry, it needs a keyboard with tactile feedback.
One of the biggest problems I see (and have had happen to me on a friend's iPhone) is the touchscreen sensitivity. If you have drier skin like myself, you find yourself having a hard time navigating. I sometimes have to wet (lick) my finger so the screen recognizes it is being manipulated. It even happens on occasion with my laptop mouse pad. Imagine what that screen will look like!
Slide out keyboards? NO WAY! Blackberry has built itself as the workhorse of telecommunication devices. All that jazzy, trinkety crap has no place on a Blackberry in my opinion. What that junk does do is create nothing but a warranty/service nightmare for RIM. I'll bet most devices currently returned for service are for moisture damage, not structural failure.
While I am only on my third Blackberry (7100i, Pearl and now Curve) I do know this much.......The Blackberry is a GREAT phone and business device, while the iPhone is just a big iPod with mediocre phone capabilities at best.
RIM.....There's no need to chase it. You already won.
-J-
get some lotion!!! lol j/k
ARE YOU SERIOUS GRAMPS, THERE IS THE NEW BLACKBERRY TYPEWRITER WITH YOUR NAME ON IT. Hurry and get it before its sold out.
You gotta give RIM the benefit of the doubt here. Since when have they actually created a bad product. I bet they put alot of thought into this design and fashioned alot of its useability by focusing on the iPhones short comings.
This is a shameless name-whoring and market share motivated non-sense. people will buy it. and thay will say... "owww" and "aaahhh." then they will say "it's not an iphone." enter the bell curve.
rapid expansion is never a good thing. i understand the need to compete. but this PHONE-TOY should be called anything but blackberry. Maybe rim 1000 or something.
there is a very different market as far as iphones and BBs go.
Hitler tried fighting on too many fronts too. Hopeful this stupid pandering phone works out.
Um, have any of you ever heard of Photoshop????? This is SUCH a fake!
i dont see a place for a blinking LED... i like the blinkingness. it catches my attn lol. but anyways.. it does look nice. cant wait for some screen shots of the OS.
Will this be international? I know the 8830 is international capable, anyone got ideas on whether this will?
Verizon's website and my friend who works for RIM said that it will be a global phone. The 8830 requires you to insert a sim card provided by verizon for it to work, but on the Storm it will have a built in sim card. all you need to do is have a plan that allows you to use the phone globally.
The picture of this Blackberry is NOT real! There's many realistic effects missing from the image, its a complete fake, if you visit the website of origin, boygenius's website, it has a larger picture. Inspect it.. Its 100% fake! Dont get excited until you see REAL images from RIM themselves!
This looks like a picture from a user manual or one of BBs tricks & tips guides. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this. Good chance there will be some "controlled leaks" to build hype and take some hype away from the 3G iphone launch
Since when has BGR been known to post FAKE pics anyways, he has previously posted mock ups of devices,and plainly pointed out they were mock ups, and then people mistook them for legit pics but other then that BGR's reputation is enough to go on at this point on top of that BG has always had the inside track on RIM anyways, their's no viable reason to question his postings this time around.
Apple does a great job when it comes to portable gadgets and although the iPhone isn't perfect, it's damn good design and engineering. However, even with all that brain power their touch screen keyboard is pathetic and I don't think RIM is going to get anywhere close.
Besides, this thing looks like an iPhone. C'mon RIM, be a little more original.
"Besides, this thing looks like an iPhone. C'mon RIM, be a little more original."
It's a touchscreen. When you have one or two buttons and a giant screen, how variant can you get? Most touch-fullscreens look alike. Did you want RIM to do? Put rims on it or something?
IF VZW GETS ALL RIGHTS TO THIS PHONE... THAT WILL BE SOOOO STUPID! ALOMST MAKES ME WANT TO STOP USING RIM DEVICES!! IM SO SICK OF THIS ONLY ONE CARRIER GETS A PHONE AND YOU HAVE T SWITCH SERVICE IF YOU WANT IT... OR YOU HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR TILL THE SALES QUOTA ISNT MET THEN YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET IT THEN IT’S A YEAR OLD AND SOMETHING BETTER WILL COME OUT IN A MONTH AFTER YOU GET IT.... GRRRRR
I THINK I AM GOING TO START A PROTEST WEBSITE!
ISNT THE NAME OF THE GAME TO SALE AS MANY OF WHAT YOU MAKE TO MAKE THE MOST MONEY?
If I wanted an iPhone, I would have bought an iPhone. Touch screens do not interest me in the least.
I need a full QWERTY,excited about the bold coming out.
This is a wannabe iphone piece of crap. i don't own an iphone because I do not like them and I will not own this for the same reason.
So if vrz have the rights.. how lond will that last in the us. I thought if they have the rights to it. It should be only 6 mounths or so.. If they have the rights to it for life that would be very stuped on bb. I would hope they would make a gsm for eather tmobile or att. That would be a very bad mistake on their part if they did not.
Guys this is a phone that some will like and some not (more like it than not)
RIMM is transforming froma strictly business user device seller to the MUCH bigger consumer space.
This will sell big time and now that Verizon is BIGGER than ATT that will help too.
reminds me of my "brick" xv 6700 or whatever it was. Hated the touch screen. A touch screen to dial the phone? No!!!! Love my QWERTY Curve and will think about the Bold but not this one.
love it guts love it