As we
suspected, Verizon Wireless'
BlackBerry Bold 9650
smartphone will be available to order
online beginning
June 3 and in
Verizon
Wireless Stores beginning June 10.
The
BlackBerry Bold 9650 is considered an update to the
BlackBerry Tour and at one point was going to be named the
BlackBerry
Tour2. The
BlackBerry Bold 9650 has a QWERTY keyboard, 512 Flash
memory which is double previous model, microSDHC (expandable to 32 Gb, 2
gigabytes included) 3.2 Megapixel camera, 3.5 mm audio jack, 480 x 360
245ppi display, Bluetooth, GPS, voice dialing, and speaker phone. The
model has a keyboard similar to the
BlackBerry Tour 9630 with the
trackball replaced by a trackpad.
The
BlackBerry Bold 9650 is the first global
phone from Verizon Wireless to support GlobalAccess Connect, to tether
the
BlackBerry Bold to a notebook or netbook and
use it as a modem for wireless Internet access in more than 200
countries worldwide.
Customers can add Push to Talk for $5 per month per line and download
the service from the Application Center or through VZStart on their
handsets.
The
BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone will be available for order
online at beginning June 3, and it will be in
Verizon
Wireless
Stores beginning June 10 for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a
new two-year customer agreement. A non-camera version of the phone will
also be available for order online beginning June 3. 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.
Don't forget to use the
InstantPhone
Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase coupon-link to
avoid waiting for a rebate.
We're hoping it is included in the famous
Verizon
buy One Get One Free BlackBerry promotion.
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