The BlackBerry Curve 8520, now available from T-Mobile, will soon find its way to AT&T as well.
This low-priced RIM smartphone includes Wi-Fi but not support for the carrier's 3G network. A version of this model, the Curve 8530, is also slated for Verizon and Sprint.
Due in a few weeks, AT&T will sell the Curve 8520 for $100 with a two-year agreement and after a $100 rebate. It'll cost you $69.99 a month for service, however.
The slim (4.3 x 2.4 x 0.5-inch) and light (3.7-ounce) Curve 8520 provides wireless access to e-mail, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS), social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, and entertainment.
Here are some additional features:
A full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad for typing and navigation;
256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz CPU;
voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth 2.0 for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals;
2 megapixel digital camera with zoom and video recording;
media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry Media Sync, which allows users to sync music from iTunes or Windows Media Player with the smartphone;
access to the on-device BlackBerry App World, RIM's answer to the iPhone App Store;
BlackBerry Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL and Gmail; and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support for corporate deployments;
expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting cards of up to 16 GB today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 1GB card is included;
quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
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here for more information on the BlackBerry Curve 8520.
