GSM heads have had access to RIM’s cheap 8520 for some time – the box has been selling like hotcakes for some time. In the USA, the two major CDMA carriers have just announced their own version of the box.
Verizon plans to unleash the critter on the 20th:
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone is expected to be available from Verizon Wireless beginning Nov. 20 for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a voice plan with an Email and Web feature or an Email and Web for BlackBerry plan. Customers will receive the mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. Data plans for the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone begin at $29.99 when added to any Nationwide voice plan.
Sprint will also sell the critter, but has not committed on a date yet – all they provide is the page pictured below:
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