BlackBerry 8520 now up on T-Mobile's site, no purchases just yet

It may not be the 5th of the month just yet, but that's not stopping T-Mobile from going ahead and posting its product info page for the upcoming BlackBerry 8520 with a big, fat "Coming Soon" right next to it. Everything here is pretty much exactly as you'd expect it: EDGE data, WiFi, 2 megapixel camera, microSD expansion, and a rated 4.5 hours of talk time with 17 days of standby -- the only thing we're really missing then (besides 3G, of course) is a Buy button, which we're figuring will show up any day now.

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[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2009 9:36AM]

I really don't understand why T-Mobile can't have a 3G Blackberry.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2009 11:19AM]

RIM probably hasn't made one that supports their band yet.... YET....

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2009 1:42PM]

Tmo is GSM, so any models produced for AT&T could be re-branded for sale on Tmo. The BlackBerry Bold is 3G.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2009 2:33PM]

@CJ

T-Mobile and AT&T use different 3G frequencies so a Blackberry 9000 on T-Mobile's network would only get edge data speeds.

The more you know:)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2009 12:55PM]

This morning, a woman at my company asked for a recommendation on a new Blackberry. I just setup an 8900 for someone else last week and it seemed pretty solid so I suggested she go with it. Among other things, I told her it had 3G since I honestly thought it did. After taking my advice and bringing it to me for setup, I quickly realized that it in fact did NOT have 3G and I felt a little embarassed. But after seeing this post, I was about to recommend that she take it back and wait until this one is released. And then I read the whole thing...

WHAT is the friggin deal?