BlackBerry 8350i chirps its way through the FCC

FCC labs must just love testing iDEN devices, since you're basically guaranteeing yourself several days of super-annoying "beep beeps" emanating from phones placed in proximity to bizarre, gelatinous objects designed to simulate human flesh. Of course, RIM owns its own testing facility (no conflict of interest there or anything), so they've no one to blame but themselves for producing the 8350i -- a Curve-alike designed to keep the push-to-talkers of the world calm and happy. We still don't have an exact release date, but we've previously heard that it's on track for the current quarter; if FCC certification was the only thing they were holding on, we imagine could see it pretty shortly.

[periks19 Posted Nov 15th 2008 12:08AM]

I can't wait for this to come out im getting it as soon as it comes out.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 15th 2008 10:32AM]

it will be available via direct ship on Dec 2nd and in store in Feb '09.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 15th 2008 11:47AM]

Latest news from corporate, the phone will be released through Brightpoint on 11/27/08 and Direct Ship 12/01/08. At a price of $149.99 with no rebate w/ 2yr. contract

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 15th 2008 4:18PM]

nice to see Nextel isn't completely dead. If I were sitll with them I'd be all over his. First non ugly nextel blackberry ever!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 21st 2008 5:49PM]

I understand that this phone will be on the Iden network but is the internet going to be fast cause my nextel phone internet is slow. Is the phone going to have 3G

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2008 3:26PM]

Anyone know when it's coming out for sure??I heard for Dec1st or 2nd...I can't wait to throw out my i7100..it sucks hehe