Techno babble from an IT guy named Harry

I came across a very helpful website while troubleshooting Blackberry issues.  It’s an extremely detailed Wiki about everything Blackberry.  Check it out here:

http://blackberryfaq.com/index.php/Main_Page

Tom Yager of InfoWorld did an exhaustive review of the Blackberry 8300 and 8800, as well as several alternatives.  This is a great resource for anyone considering an alternative to Blackberry.

 The 8800 is finally out.  It looks exactly like the Cingular model.  I’m going to have one onsite tomorrow.  Check it out!

Previous posts can be found here and here.

I was talking to someone in the know and I was told that the new Blackberry 8800 for T-Mobile will be released on Monday 4/23. I was also told that the Blackberry 8800 and the Blackberry Crimson are separate devices. I perpetuated the myth that they were the same device based on information I found here and here. I have since been told that the 8800 and the Crimson are not the same. The Crimson will be released this fall with a bunch of new features. The two I know about are GPS and Wifi.  I was also told that the Crimson will have more of a rounded bottom.

The only feature I know about on the 8800 is that Telenav will be added.

The price for the 8800 will be:

• $550 with no contract
• $430 with 1 year contract
• $300 with 2 year contract 

Keep an eye out for the 8800 starting next week. (Monday looks like a hard date.)

Kristin from Formerly Wiphey pointed out that a Blackberry 8800 is coming out for T-Mobile in April.  I checked the info with my T-Mobile rep and Kristin is correct.  The new T-Mobile Blackberry 8800 is to be named the Blackberry Crimson 8800.  This tip came from my T-Mobile rep who pointed me to the BB Hub website.  The Crimson looks like a slick device.  It’s bigger than the Pearl, and has all the new Blackberry features (camera, video, media card, etc.).  It appears that the source for all of this info is The Boy Genius Report so make sure to check them out.

Life has weird ways of sending messages sometimes and this is one of those times.  I posted something about the Blackberry 8800 a few days ago.  The very next day I get a call from my Network Admin saying that he found a Cingular Blackberry 8800 laying on 6th Ave. (NYC).  He asked if he should bring it up to the office.  I said YES!!!  I wanted to check it out and possibly return it to it’s owner. 

Update: The Blackberry 8800 is NOT the Blackberry Crimson.

More on the other side of the split…

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I don’t know how familiar you are with the Blackberry handheld device.  I am too familiar with it.  I’ve been around them since 2001 when my gadget-freak ex-boss had it sitting on his desk in a non-functional state.  These days they are everywhere.  It’s a matter of time before the Blackberry or a device like it is the only device used for computing.  My company like many others has many Blackberry’s deployed.  We have a mix of 7230, 7290, 8100 (Pearl), and 8700’s in the field.  Our users are extremely pleased with them.  We have more and more being installed every day.

One reason that we have an increasing number of Blackberry’s is that we have a few users THAT MUST HAVE THE LATEST DEVICE before they get the shakes.  Yes, it’s an addiction and I am their dealer.  So the 8800 is out and I am getting calls.  Fortunately for me and unfortunatly for our users this device is exclusive to Cingular and we are exclusive to T-Mobile.  Multiple versions of this device will be released.  One of them is called the Crimson and is for T-Mobile. 

BTW, so you don’t have to ask, I carry the Blackberry 8700.  I use it for voice and data.  The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem right?  Right!