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T-Mobile confirmed last Friday's rumor, that it was (finally!) bringing the BlackBerry 8820 to its lineup. AT&T has had the handset since late last year. In case you, too, are confused about the whole BB lineup, this one has GPS and Wi-Fi, but no camera. (T-Mo already carries the Curve, which has Wi-Fi and a camera but no GPS.) TeleNav's GPS navigation software comes bundled with the 8820, and the phone will of course work with Hotspot @Home Wi-Fi calling, provided you pay the $10/month subscription fee. The 8820 will cost $350 with a 2-year commitment. [T-Mobile]
T-Mobile Confirms BlackBerry 8820 Arrival
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8:30 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Wilson Rothman
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you can still use UMA (wifi calling) even without subscribing to Hotspot @home -- it's just that you're using your minutes over wifi.
if you subscribe to Hotspot @home, you don't use minutes when using wifi.
I have the blackberry curve on T-mobile, and the wifi calling is EXCELLENT. I can't get good cell reception at my house on any carrier, so the WIFI option is great for me.
(search for a David Pogue (NYTIMES), article from Aug. of 2007 for more details on hotspot @ home).
When you connect to wifi on a t-mobile phone you see the wifi antenna icon on your title bar (at the top) but you dont see the WiFi antenna next to your service meaning you're using the internet but using t-mobile's network.
Now idk if you dont have service and you use voip but there are programs for WM phones that let you use a skype type client or a voip client. Idk about blackberry phones tho.
no thanks.
Already have a TM BlackBerry 8800... honestly, I could care less about the WiFi, since all it ever did on my old MDA was eat the battery. 8800 is just fine. Now, if TM would actually get a real 3G network together, instead of substandard EDGE...
When will BB make something with GPS, WiFi, and the Camera instead of dropping something every time?
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