Okay, today I wanna post some available BlackBerry phones for purchase with no contract service in the U.S.A. And I will separate it on four mobile operators on the country, there are T-Mobile USA, AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless. One of upcoming handset from RIM is BlackBerry Style, this device is not available yet at the moment. So I’ll only show you the available phones up to this date.
Okay, let’s begin now. (this page has been updated on Feb, 2012)
T-MOBILE U.S.A
1. BlackBerry Bold 9700 White and Black
The Bold 9700 features a fast 3G connectivity via T-Mobile’s HSDPA/UMTS network. This smartphone sports 2.44-inch display with 480 x 360 pixel resolution, GPS navigation, 35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2MP camera with auto-focus, video recording capabilities, Bluetooth 2.1 plus A2DP, microSD card slot (optional cards up to 32 GB), 256 MB of internal memory, full messaging capabilities including SMS, MMS (picture/video) and IM instant messaging (via AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk).
You can buy T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 White or Black with NO service plan for about $499.99. Click here for the Black one, and click here for the White one.
2. BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300, Grey and Violet
This handset is also a new Curve series with 3G connectivity features. T-Mobile sell BlackBerry Curve 3G with two color options, Violet and Grey. The key features of this smartphone are 2.4-inch LCD screen (320 x 240 pixels), a full QWERTY keyboard, navigation trackpad, 2-megapixel fixed focus camera with video capture capabilities, Bluetooth 2.1, 2 GB microSD card with support for expansion cards up to 32 GB.
The price of BlackBerry Curve 3G without T-Mobile’s contract service is $349.99.
3. BlackBerry Curve 8520, White, Black and Fuschia
While this phone is old version of Curve 9300. This handset didn’t come with 3G connectivity features. The key features of this series include a 2 MP camera with camcorder capabilities, microSD card support, Hands-free / stereo Bluetooth, corporate & personal e-mail, access Facebook & MySpace, Sync digital audio with iTunes and Windows Media Player, Wi-Fi-enabled for T-Mobile’s HotSpot, and also 3.5mm headphone jack.
The price of each colors style are different.
- Black version is $319.99,
- White version is $325.00,
- Fuschia version is only $299.99,
The above prices are if you buy BlackBerry Curve 8520 with no contract from T-Mobile. This series was no longer available now.
4. BlackBerry Bold 9780
This series is still available up today. This handset still use BlackBerry 6 OS. And it also comes with an optional T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling service. Wi-Fi Calling is a free feature for this phone, and minutes used while connected to the Wi-Fi network count against available rate plan minutes.
In 2012, this handset is priced at $479.99 for no contract plan. Click here to buy.
5. BlackBerry Curve 9360
This latest series is running on the latest BlackBerry 7 operating system and utilizing the powerful BlackBerry 7 Webkit-browser, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 provides an intuitive smartphone experience. It measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.4 inches and weighs 3.9 ounces. The battery of this T-Mobile smartphone is only 1050 mAh capacity, which is rated at up to 5.2 hours of talk time, and up to 288 hours (12 days) of standby time.
You can get this T-Mobile cell phone for only $339.99 without contract, click here for more detail.
AT&T
Let’s move to AT&T cell phone operator.
1. BlackBerry Torch 9800
The Torch is the first smartphone to come pre-installed with the latest BlackBerry 6 OS. This phone also the first BlackBerry phone to has toucscreen plus full slide-QWERTY keypad. The smartphone also features a Tri-band 3G connectivity, Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking, GPS navigation, a 3.2-inch touch-enabled display (360×480 pixel resolution), 5MP camera with flash, auto focus, video record capabilities at up to 640 x 480-pixel resolution, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 4 GB of internal memory, microSD card slot (optional up to 32 GB), and 3.5mm headset jack.
The BlackBerry 6 OS features a redesigned interface that seamlessly works with both touch screen and trackpad, includes expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking, and delivers integrated access to the BlackBerry Messenger, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and a variety of instant messaging applications. And its enhanced multimedia experience includes a dedicated YouTube app and Podcasts app.
The AT&T BlackBerry 9800 Torch can be purchased without service plan for about $409.99.
Click here for more detail (Black).
Click here for WHITE version. RED version was no longer available.
There are also the 4G version of The Torch. BlackBerry Torch 4G 9810, there are some improvements on this handset such as BlackBerry 7 OS, 4G network, 480×640 screen pixel resolution (old Torch 9800 only 360x480pixel) and also 1.2GHz processor. It also still available on white and gray. Click here for grey, and click here for white one. Price of this 4G BlackBerry phone is only $489.99, with no contract plan.
2. BlackBerry Torch 9860
This is the Torch series which come on full touchscreen features. There is only an onscreen virtual QWERTY keyboard. It features 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen (800 x 480 pixels resolution) and is also powered by BlackBerry 7 OS and also 1.2 GHz processor. No contract price for this BlackBerry smartphone is only $419.99 at AmazonWireless.
3. BlackBerry Bold 9700
Just see above for the key features of this smartphone. Yeah, the price of this phone is same as from T-Mobile, it is $499.99.
4. BlackBerry Curve 8900, Black
This handset works on quad-band GSM coverage (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) for voice as well as GPRS/EDGE connectivity for receiving data. AT&T’s EDGE network offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps. Yeah, this phone does not support 3G connectivity.
The price of this phone is only $299.99 (no service plan, phone only).
5. BlackBerry Curve 9300, Grey
While the Curve 3G 9300 for AT&T is priced at only $299.99 if you buy without service. Click here to purchase the smartphone.
And now, we talk about BlackBerry phone which works on CDMA network. The operators are Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
VERIZON WIRELESS
1. BlackBerry Bold 9650
The phone features a fast 3G connectivity via Verizon Wireless EV–DO, Rev A network. It runs on BlackBerry OS 5.0. The smartphone sports 2.45-inch high-resolution display at 480 x 360 pixel resolution, 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture, Full messaging capabilities (SMS, MMS, IM), Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), Integrated GPS and microSD memory expansion up to 16 GB (a 2 GB card is included).
The price of this CDMA BlackBerry Bold 9650 with no contract service is $509.99.
2. BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, Fuchsia and Gray
Just like the GSM version (Curve 3G 9300), this smartphone also features 3G connectivity via Wireless EV-DO, Rev 0 network and sports 2.4-inch LCD display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution, a full QWERTY keyboard, 2-Megapixel camera with video capture, GPS navigation, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 + A2DP, microSD card support (expandable up to 32 GB), SMS, MMS picture/video, Instant Messaging, voice-activated dialing capabilities and 3.5mm headphone jack.
There are 2 color options you can choose, Fuchsia and Gray. The price of this phone is around $319.99 (phone only, no service).
- Grey, click here to buy this color.
3. BlackBerry Storm2 9550
This series features full touch screen display. It sports 3.25-inch high-resolution capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch at 480 x 360 pixels resolution. This phone runs on BlackBerry OS 5.0 includes typing accuracy and selection improvements. Other features of this touchscreen BlackBerry phone are 3.2MP camera with 2x digital zoom, autofocus, video recording capabilities, Integrated GPS, Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1 plus A2DP, SMS, MMS, IM, 2 GB of internal memory, included 16 GB microSD card, and also 3.5mm headset jack.
You can buy Verizon’s BlackBerry Storm2 9550 without contract for about $529.99. Click here if you wanna buy this smartphone.
SPRINT
1. BlackBerry Bold 9930
This is the 2011′s BlackBerry cell phone for Sprint. This smartphone comes with QWERTY keypad and also touchscreen feature. It runs on BlackBerry 7 OS and is powered by 1.2 GHz processor speeds up everything–from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work.
Dimension of BlackBerry Bold 9930 are 4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 inches and the weight is 4.59 ounces. It’s equipped with 1230 mAh lithium-ion battery. You can get this Sprint BlackBerry phone for only $499.99 without service plan, phone only. Click here to get the best deal.
2. BlackBerry Bold 9650
This Sprint cell phone features is same as the Bold 9650 for Verizon above. While Sprint sell this phone for only $479.99, it’s cheaper than from Verizon. You can buy Sprint’s 9650 phone with no service plan (phone only) at Amazon.
3. BlackBerry Curve 8530
The second BlackBerry phone for Sprint is BlackBerry Curve 8530. This smartphone features 3G-enabled with full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad, email, Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity, Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store, GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation, 2MP camera with camcorder capabilities, Bluetooth stereo music, microSD memory expansion, digital audio player syncs with iTunes and Windows Media Player and up to 5.4 hours of talk time.
The price of this phone is about $299.99 if you buy with no service plan.
4. BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, Purple and Grey
This phone also has same features with another Curve 3G for Verizon. All Curve 3G series come pre-installed with BlackBerry 5 OS, but the handset is ready for upgrading to BlackBerry 6 OS. The smartphone weighs 3.7 ounces and measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.55 inches. This phone is equipped with 1150 mAh lithium-ion battery that deliver up to 4.5 hours of talk time, or up to 252 hours of standby time.
The price of this 3G smartphone is $349.99 (phone only, no contract).
- Purple, click here to buy it
5. BlackBerry Style 9670, Purple and Grey
Key Features of this smartphone include a 3G connectivity, GPS using Sprint Navigation, BlackBerry 6 OS, a 2.7-inch internal display (360 x 400 pixels; 65K color depth), 2-inch external display (240 x 320 pixels; 65K color depth), optical trackpad makes navigation fast and smooth, a full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth, included 8 GB microSD (optional cards up to 32 GB), 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and also a 5-megapixel camera with camcorder.
The price of this flip smartphone is only $199.99 -updated 2012- (phone only, no contract).
- Grey / black, click here to buy this handset
