AT&T is really pushing their Blackberry line, and why not? The Blackberry Curve 8310 with GPS is the best phone I’ve ever used. It was more functional, flexible, and felt better in my hands then any phone I’ve owned…and I’ve owned a lot, including the iPhone. The iPhone is a very close second to the BB Curve. Well let me show you how to get either one for free.

If you want the Blackberry Curve, and you are a new customer to AT&T, you can simply go on Amazon and buy the BB Curve 8310 with GPS, and after rebates, you make out with $50.01 in cash and a free phone. That’s it…simple as that. Cold hard cash and the best cell phone ever made.

If you are wanting to get a free iPhone, the steps are a bit more involved, but not by much. Buy the BBCurve like mentioned above. Then go online to GSM PhoneSource and get an unlock code for $19. Finally, put your newly unlocked BBCurve (make sure to keep it pristine and sell as new), on eBay where they are selling for upwards of $400.

That on top of the $50.01 you made just from buying the Curve from Amazon will net you enough cash to buy an iPhone including tax.

There you go, a free iPhone, and heck you might even have some extra money left over for a nice case for that newly purchased Jesus phone iPhone.

Buy via Amazon

P.S. This is the method I went about buying my iPhone, but Amazon wasn’t offering such incredible rebates, so I was able to get the AT&T store to match the Amazon price at the time of paying $50, this this method, you can pocket $50 on the purchase of a Curve.

This phone is UNLOCKED, and thus will work on any GSM (aka sim card) network, including AT&T and T-Mobile in the USA. It has push email, a 2 megapixel camera, great media player, and all of the features you’ve come to expect out of the best phone RIM has ever made. This thing even does IM through EVERY major client out there. Good luck, and happy bidding!

Buy it now

Once I officially move outside, which weather.com is reporting as 88, but feels like 96, I will be only updating from Twitter to conserve on battery power. I am adding the ability for Twitter to post directly to the blog here, so updates on my 30+ hours till the launch will be chronicled for you right on the blog and thru the rss feed.

My direct twitter account is at Twitter.com/NickStarr if you want to be subscribed to my updates there.

As for my plans, lots of reading RSS, listening to Opie and Anthony, and maybe finally reading iCon Steve Jobs. So stay tuned as the next 30 hours are sure to be eventful.

Well I decided to finally plunk down the $48 and buy a Multi-Port Inverter. It has 2 usb ports (perfect for my BlackBerry and iPhone, a standard 110-volt AC outlet, and another cigarette outlet. I think this solution will work perfectly for charging all of my gadgets while on the go.

It’s only $40 + $8 shipping…considering my monthly power bill ($0), it’s well worth it.

Buy one today

My second unlocked BlackBerry 8800, the one I’ve personally been using, is going up for sale tomorrow Saturday at 8pm EST for a 1 day auction. All of these auctions are one day, so if you want the brand new BB8800, there is a mere 11 hours left at the time of this posting.

The reserve has already been surpassed on the brand new BB, but the Buy it now for the used one is only $279. Both of these devices include GPS for easy navigation, and tons of other features.

My 30 gig White iPod is still for sale on Craigslist for $220.

Thanks for bidding

New Unlocked BlackBerry 8800

Used Unlocked BlackBerry 8800 (listing goes live 6/16 8:00PM EST)

I placed my order this morning for the new BlackBerry 8800 from T-Mobile. I’m trading my BlackBerry Pearl for a Sidekick 3 from a friend. Now that I placed the order, I saw that the price is $349 ($373 with tax + free shipping) with instant rebate. CRAP! I paid $518 with express shipping and tax. I was planning on getting a 2nd line from T-Mobile anyway for the Sidekick 3.So, I’m going to call them up when I get the 8800 in, and ask to open a 2nd line. I will tell them I would like to also purchase the 8800 at the time, yet they don’t have to send me one since I “already bought one.” In a small company, this wouldn’t be a problem, they would just say keep the other one and that’s it. We aren’t talking about a small company here. Logically I should just keep the phone, yet pay the $349 price. Logistically, because of the serial number and since it is “on a different line on the same account” I doubt that T-Mobile will be able to pull it off. Props to them if they can, but I don’t see it happening.

Also, the press release from RIM says this:

Operating on T-Mobile’s EDGE network, the quad-band BlackBerry 8800 offers T-Mobile’s myFaves(i) experience to easily stay in touch with those who matter most, and incorporates built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) to support location-based applications. BlackBerry Maps is included, which provides on-screen driving directions with the ability to track the route via the GPS, and also makes it easy for customers to generate a map directly from their BlackBerry Address Book.

T-Mobile’s site has no mention of GPS at all. The Pearl from T-Mobile also doesn’t contain GPS, while the Cingular/AT&T version does. Whose fault is the typo? I was looking forward to GPS on the 8800, and didn’t purchase the Cingular/AT&T version (with GPS), because I didn’t want to switch companies yet.

When I get the 8800, I’ll report back on the exchange process, and if it has GPS. Here’s hoping everything works out smoothly.

Were you left stranded the day the BlackBerry died? Miss that important email that lost you thousands of dollars? Well AT&T has something for you, $2.50. Yep that’s right, AT&T is crediting any user who calls in and requests credit for the downtime with a cool $2.50. You can maybe even buy a small tall coffee at Starbucks for that much, wait nope. How about a Big Mac, nope. Well we’re sure you will find some way to spend that $2.50, that is if you want to take the time out of your busy today and wait on hold for $2.50.

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I’m a big cell phone user, but I don’t make many calls at all. I use cell phones for the features that go beyond making calls. Of course I am planning on getting an iPhone once it launches in June, but I’m sick of my BlackBerry Pearl. Mainly, I hate the SureType keyboard on it. Next Tuesday, T-Mobile is launching the BlackBerry 8800 with GPS and a full QWERTY keyboard. I’m switching to that for sure.

The Sidekick ID, a slimmed down version of the Sidekick 3 comes out Wednesday.A BlackBerry is great for email, but I’ve always preferred to SMS and IM through the Sidekick. With the Sidekick ID coming out next weeks, it seems like a cheap way to get back into the Sidekick world of IM’ing. The Sidekick service by itself runs $30/month. BlackBerry service from T-Mobile also runs $30/month with no voice plan. I’m already paying $60/month for 1,000 minutes and unlimited BlackBerry usage on my Pearl.

I am also testing the Samsung UpStage for Sprint with unlimited usage for 6 months. I can use this phone as my primary “phone call” phone for that time.

Is it worth it to have 2 data phones? I would use the BB 8800 for Google Talk, GPS, and Email, while the Sidekick ID would be for AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and SMS. I just really liked the ease of use on the Sidekick. Thoughts?

Recently Rogers, released the Blackberry 8800 into the Canadian wilds. Expect to pay $499.99 with a 3 year service agreement after rebates. For those not expecting to stay up where hockey is a religion and health care is free for three years, you can expect to pay $649.99 for a 2 year agreement or $599.99 with one year contract. The 8800, similar to the Cingular model, includes GPS for easily finding your way around when a Mountie isn’t around to ask directions.Read

Over at The Boy Genius Report, they’ve got the scoop on the new Blackberry OS used in the upcoming 8300. Not a ton of new items, but spell check is finally included. Full screen video playback and wireless upgrades are also some of the new features. Can’t wait to see when this model is going to hit the stores. The keyboard is simply better looking then what is being offered on the 8800.

Check out all the pics

The color on this Blackberry is pretty cool, it is a maroon type red, and I certainly like it better then the White Pearl from T-Mobile.

As most of Cingular’s releases, they tend to botch it up a bit, and this phone while pictures and details are available on MarketWire, there is no sign of it anywhere on Cingular/AT&T’s website at all.

For once, like say with an Apple event, it would be nice to see the product on the website the day that it is announced. Is that too much to ask?

The only problem with buying from Amazon, is if you are need of a deposit on a new Cingular AT&T account, they don’t support ordering through Amazon, thus making this awesome deal something that you can’t have. Just goes to prove hat the rich get richer and the poor get … I think you get the idea.

Buy it on Amazon

The rumored Google phone is code-named Switch, and it’s either a joint partnership with Samsung or their own phone. What makes me think that if they do release a phone that it is going to be amazing, is that they hired the guy (Andy Rubin) who created Danger.

You might not know what Danger is, since the company name isn’t that widely talked about, but I’m sure you know the main device they produce, the Sidekick. Personally, I’ve owned every version of the Sidekick since the first black & white screen stage with the external camera. It was one of the best user experiences I’ve had on a phone device.

Will we be seeing a Google phone? I hope so, but until there is something more concrete, this gets filed under rumors.

There are some pictures of a new Blackberry 8300 on the interwebs. Looks like the style of the 8700, but with a trackball, GPS, WiFi, and a 2.0 Megapixel camera. It looks pretty thin, not sure if it is as thin as the 8800 though.

This looks like the mac daddy of all blackberries with all of it’s features, and the keyboard style of the 8700 (the 8800’s not the favorite style of keyboard for many online). I wonder if/when we will see this launch in America.

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Update: A video has been posted showing the clip from the 8800 on this new Blackberry.  

A large credit is given to MyFaves to the growth of 901,000 new subscibers in Q4 2006.  Personally, I just canceled my MyFaves last night, as that I don’t use that many minutes monthly. I do, however, use a ton of text messages and Blackberry wireless, so the Blackberry 1000 plan works best for me (including unlimited text messages).

I am however planning, like many, to switch to Cingular in the next few months. I would like to try out the Blackberry 8800, and might even use the iPhone as a secondary phone (since there is no indication that it will run Google Talk a critical feature of a phone for me).