is now listed on T-Mobile’s site
The carrier, which will be the first to offer the long-awaited Curve 8900, is not yet available for pre-order. The site simply lists the device as “coming soon. ” IN
T-Mobile officially announced last week that it would offer the Curve 8900 sometime in February. The exact date is unclear, however, according to several industry observers, the first major BlackBerry release from Research In Motion (RIM) of 2009 will be held in retail outlets on February 11.
Currently, it looks like the smartphone will charge $199. 00 with a two-year contract, T-Mobile has yet to verify this price. Without a contract, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 can charge only about $500.
However, business users may not have to wait until next month to get their hands on a Curve 8900. According to gadget blog Boy Genius Report, T-Mobile plans to offer a limited number of Curve 8900s to business consumers on Monday. January 19. To take advantage of the deal, investors will need to be employees of a company with a business account at T-Mobile.
Pricing for the Curve 8900 for business users is in line with customer pricing: $499. 99 for contract devices, $249. 99 for a one-year contract, and $199. 99 for a two-year contract.
The Curve 8900 packs all the punch of most modern BlackBerrys, though it lacks 3G connectivity. The Curve 8900 is billed as the lightest and thinnest BlackBerry to feature a full QWERTY keyboard, measuring in at just over a half-inch thick. It also offers all of the features and functions BlackBerry users have grown accustomed to, including phone, e-mail, text messaging, browser, instant messaging, document viewing and editing and organizer applications. It also ties in a host of multimedia functions, such as a media player.
The Curve 8900 offers EDGE with built-in Wi-Fi and GPS, a next-generation 512MHz processor, a 2. 4-inch, 480 x 360 high-resolution display, a 3. 2-megapixel camera, and BlackBerry OS 4. 6 edition.