BlackBerry Curve 8330 Face-Off: Sprint vs. Verizon Wireless. Quote from "blog.laptopmag.com".

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Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8330

The new BlackBerry 8330 Curves from Sprint ($179 with two-year contract and rebates) and Verizon Wireless ($169 with two-year contract and rebates) are finally here and they are eager to do battle.

Each 8330 has its own unique features, and both offer EV-DO connectivity and GPS, but only one will emerge as the winner. We’ll be bringing you our full reviews soon, but here are our first hands-on impressions of these eagerly awaited smart phones. Check out how the Curves fare, round by round…

Design/Interface

Winner: Tie
While we appreciate Sprint’s preloaded application-download shortcuts for chat applications and more, other users may prefer Verizon Wireless’ cleaner interface. However, those customers may also dislike the fact that they’re stuck with the VZW theme.

EV-DO Data

Winner: Sprint 8330 Update: Verizon Wireless
Our Verizon Wireless unit with an EVDO connection was able to load websites an average of 2.5 seconds faster, and streamed m.youtube.com videos faster, too.

Multimedia Extras

Winner: Sprint 8330
Simply put, the Sprint Curve 8330 goes the extra mile in this category and the Verizon version doesn’t. TV and over-the-air music sweeten the deal. We just wish it had MMS capabilities, too.

GPS

Winner: Sprint 8330
Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator Version 4 offers traffic, but Verizon Wireless doesn’t have info on when the update will be available on the Curve. Until then, it doesn’t compete as well, and although we appreciate the $2.99 daily pricing plan, we think it’s absurd that native GPS support is disabled in BlackBerry Maps. We’ll be doing a full test drive with each Curve to find out which is the better overall navigator, but for now Sprint takes this round.

Call Quality

Winner: Verizon Wireless 8330
Although audio quality was about equal in our early test, calls from the Sprint Curve 8330 took longer to connect, a complaint we’ve had about several other Sprint phones. This round narrowly goes to Verizon Wireless.

Verdict

Of course, choosing a Curve 8330 is going to depend most on what carrier you are with, but, if that contract is up, we recommend the Sprint Curve over the Verizon version. For just $10 more, the Sprint Curve 8330 is chock full of extra goodies, including SprintTV and the Sprint Music store, as well as several IM apps, offering a better work-and-play balance. The Verizon 8330 has a lot going for it, and we especially liked its speedy data connection. You’ll just have to work a little harder to trick it out.
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For ease of use, for the extras, TV, Music Store, Applications I´ll chose the Sprint Curve.
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I have tried almost all of the cell phone companies. They are all the same except for coverage areas. Neither Sprint nor Verizon cover the town I currently live in, so I am using AT&T.
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I could find a million stats but most of the phone companies are similar. I'd say the biggest difference that is gonna make any difference to you is that Sprint nighttime minutes start at 7pm instead of 9 PM. But I feel like i got better reception with Verizon but is probably because Verizon has a lot of towers in my state. So I would also look ask some of your friends in your area who have different carries what kind of reception they get. My one friend actually didn't want Verizon cause she lives an hour and half away but at her how she gets better signal strength with Cingular.
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Well, It depends on many factors.

1. Coverage in your area (home, work, commute, etc.)
2. Feature you want - voice minutes, data plan, texting, etc.)
3. Device - smart/PDA phone, (Pre, BB, etc)
4. Monthly charges

You can check the coverage for your location here:

Verizon:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/CoverageLocatorController

Sprint coverage map:
http://coverage.sprintpcs.com/IMPACT.jsp?PCode=vanity:coverage

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You can compare pricing based on the features you need here.

http://www.billshrink.com/
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AS @the_brain mentioned, service provider Issues are mostly subjective and they are all mostly the same, in fact they use the same CDMA technology. So I would decide based on coverage, price and the device I want.

Personally I prefer Sprint - data plans are great, much cheaper than Verizon and also Palm Pre. I use data intensive features a lot. So Sprint works out great for me.

http://www.mahalo.com/palm-pre

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I also answered a question related to mobile broadband, some links are useful for this question too.

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/technology-and-internet/would-mobile-broadband-through-verizon-be-any-better-than-satellite-see-details-for-situation
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