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Ralf Jurrien
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Wi-Fi BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T

content type Press information Mail the editor Posted by Ralf Jurrien
Thursday, September 20th 2007 - 13:00 CEST - Comments: 0
W i-Fi is coming to AT&T's BlackBerry handset customers. AT&T Inc. and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced that the first cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry handset - the BlackBerry 8820 - will be available beginning Sept. 20 through the nation's largest wireless provider. The global Wi-Fi capabilities of the BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T complement AT&T's industry-best domestic and international wide area wireless data coverage. AT&T enterprise customers can use the BlackBerry 8820 with their corporate campus Wi-Fi networks for additional data coverage.
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Quadband BlackBerry 8820 - Wi-Fi

Individual customers can use it in their homes and, for an additional charge, at thousands of Wi-Fi locations throughout the US, including any of the 10,000 AT&T-owned or branded hot spot locations in the US. Users can also take advantage of tens of thousands of hot spots around the globe through such services as AT&T Wi-Fi roaming. AT&T is the leading provider of BlackBerry services worldwide and boasts the broadest domestic and international coverage area for wireless data services of any US carrier. The BlackBerry 8820 is powered by AT&T's nationwide EDGE network, the largest high speed national wireless data network in the US, with availability in more than 13,000 cities and towns and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. The quadband BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T keeps users who are abroad connected with wireless e-mail, Internet access and other mobile applications through data services in more countries - more than 135 - than any other US carrier. Customers can also use the BlackBerry 8820 to make or receive wireless phone calls in more than 190 countries.

 

Wi-Fi BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T

"The new BlackBerry 8820 builds on AT&T's leading domestic and international coverage footprint by giving customers the ability to link with their company's wireless campus network or access e-mail and browse the Web at Wi-Fi hot spots even in the few countries in which we do not have data roaming agreements," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president - Marketing and Operations for AT&T's wireless unit. "That makes the BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T an exceptional world phone for global use by business customers and individuals alike." "The BlackBerry 8820 builds upon the sleek and performance-driven BlackBerry 8800 that has been embraced by business professionals around the world," said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at RIM. "This powerful new model has been eagerly anticipated by the market, and we are very pleased to be working with AT&T to launch the first cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry handset for customers in the US."


BlackBerry 8820 - TeleNav GPS Navigator

The BlackBerry 8820 provides support for 802.11a, b and g with enterprise security features, extending the BlackBerry platform to business customers at public hot spots and on wireless local area networks. Customers can use a BlackBerry 8820 to link to their enterprise through home Wi-Fi networks. They also will be able to access broadband services, such as the nation's leading service from AT&T - AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet. The BlackBerry 8820 adds Wi-Fi capabilities to its industry-leading set of features, which includes extensive call management and premium phone features, built-in Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) - with support for such solutions as TeleNav GPS Navigator and TeleNav Track - AT&T's Push-to-Talk service, Bluetooth 2.0, built-in media player and a microSD expandable memory slot for music, photo and video storage.

 

BlackBerry 8820 - AT&T Mobile Music

The BlackBerry 8820 also supports AT&T Mobile Music, an integrated, on-the-go music experience that delivers "your music, your way" by providing simple access to a robust collection of music content, including access to online subscription music content from eMusic, XM Satellite Radio and more. In addition, the BlackBerry 8820 comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, an intuitive trackball navigation system and a large, bright landscape (320 x 240) display. Customers have a vivid and easy-to-use interface for the many popular capabilities of the BlackBerry solution, including mobile access to corporate and personal e-mail, text messages, Web browsing, an organizer, multimedia and corporate data applications.


Wi-Fi BlackBerry 8820 - Price & Availability

The BlackBerry 8820 will be available for $299.99 - with a two-year contract and rebate - in all 1,800 AT&T retail stores nationwide, online and through select national retailers and AT&T business-to-business sales organizations. Customers who want personal e-mail access and Web browsing with BlackBerry Internet Service can choose the BlackBerry Personal Unlimited plan for as low as $29.99 a month with a qualified voice contract. Unlimited corporate e-mail access via BlackBerry Enterprise Server is as low as $44.99 a month when a qualified voice plan also is chosen. Customers who travel overseas can select an unlimited international e-mail access plan for as low as $64.99 a month with a qualified voice plan. Unlimited Push to Talk service is available for an additional monthly charge of $9.99 for each handset and $19.99 for Push to Talk Family. AT&T Push to Talk also features a pay-per-use option of 15 cents a minute. XM Satellite Radio and MusicID, which are features within AT&T Mobile Music, require monthly subscription fees of $8.99 and $3.99, respectively. TeleNav GPS Navigator is available for additional monthly charges of $5.99 for 10 trips and $9.99 for unlimited trips. TeleNav Track service plans are $12.99 to $21.99 for each device.

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