Comments on: World Edition comes to Sprint, packing Qualcomm processor http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sprint BlackBerry 8830 launches | BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-171641 Sprint BlackBerry 8830 launches | BlackBerry Cool Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:27:25 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/005003/#comment-171641 [...] for $199, after rebate and a two-year plan. There’s not much to say that hasn’t already been said two weeks ago. The World Edition’s launch site has been overhauled, highlighting the [...]

]]> By: BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-169122 BlackBerry Cool Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:19:28 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/005003/#comment-169122 The reason Qualcomm chips on the Verizon 8830 wasn’t such a huge deal is that the Verizon World Edition came out before the ban on Qualcomm chips was imposed – Sprint’s came after, and signaled the partnership they were going to form to get around Broadcom’s patent complaints. In order to get around the ban, the chip in Sprint’s handheld may have needed some extensive changes done to it versus Verizon’s.

]]> By: BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-486540 BlackBerry Cool Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:19:00 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/005003/#comment-486540 The reason Qualcomm chips on the Verizon 8830 wasn’t such a huge deal is that the Verizon World Edition came out before the ban on Qualcomm chips was imposed – Sprint’s came after, and signaled the partnership they were going to form to get around Broadcom’s patent complaints. In order to get around the ban, the chip in Sprint’s handheld may have needed some extensive changes done to it versus Verizon’s.

]]> By: TheKettleBlack'Berry http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-168975 TheKettleBlack'Berry Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:01:29 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/005003/#comment-168975 I’m not sure either, unless this is a different step for the “Yellow-Tagged-Carrier” ?

Dave…did you have any probs concerning VZW’s 8830 ?

Not really sure if it was a batch problem or what, but it took 3 Berrys to get it right.

But like I told the Rep…they were problems only the thumbs and eyes of a longtime “Black/Crackberry Head” would notice !

]]> By: TheKettleBlack'Berry http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-486539 TheKettleBlack'Berry Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:01:00 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/005003/#comment-486539 I’m not sure either, unless this is a different step for the “Yellow-Tagged-Carrier” ?

Dave…did you have any probs concerning VZW’s 8830 ?

Not really sure if it was a batch problem or what, but it took 3 Berrys to get it right.

But like I told the Rep…they were problems only the thumbs and eyes of a longtime “Black/Crackberry Head” would notice !

]]> By: Dave http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-167669 Dave Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:38:41 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/005003/#comment-167669 My VZW 8830 says Qualcomm on the back just like that, why is it a big deal?

]]> By: Dave http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/world-edition-comes-to-sprint-packing-qualcomm-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-486538 Dave Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:38:00 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/07/04/005003/#comment-486538 My VZW 8830 says Qualcomm on the back just like that, why is it a big deal?

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