Verizon has launched their version of the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 with a new consumer oriented data plan that has a couple of major advantages over Sprint’s version.
The device is identical to the forthcoming Sprint BlackBerry Pearl with a QVGA display, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio support, media player, microSD expansion slot with support for 8GB cards, as well as an identical consumer email/data plan at $29.99 with qualifying voice plan, or unlike Sprint’s Power Vison BlackBerry 8130 data plan, can be added on any BlackBerry device aside from the Pearl for $34.99 without a voice plan requirement.
The phone is now available online for $199.99 with 2 year agreement and data plan, as well as an additional $50 mail-in rebate when bundling voice and data plans together bringing the total cost to $149.99.
Retail launch for the device set for November 8th in all Verizon retail locations.
