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U.S. Carriers Detail BlackBerry 10 Launch Plans

Jan 31, 2013, 10:32 AM by Eric M. Zeman

All four of the major U.S. wireless network operators have committed to support the new BlackBerry 10 platform and Z10 and Q10 smartphones from BlackBerry. Here is a breakdown of what the carriers have announced so far.

AT&T: AT&T will offer both the Z10 and the Q10. RIM said the Z10 is expected to go on sale in mid-March, with the Q10 following in April the earliest. AT&T did not announce pricing for either handset, nor exact sales dates.
Sprint: Sprint has only committed to selling the Q10 "later this year," though RIM says it will be April. Sprint has not announced pricing details, though it will offer unlimited LTE 4G service to the Q10 when it goes on sale.
T-Mobile USA: T-Mobile announced plans to sell the Z10, but not the Q10. It has not announced pricing details, but its variant of the Z10 will support its LTE 4G network.
Verizon Wireless: Verizon plans to offer both the Z10 and Q10. Verizon did not announce exact availability, but it did price the Z10 at $199 with a new contract. It will also be the only carrier selling the white Z10.

All four carriers have published landing pages for BlackBerry 10 and the Z10 where customers can sign up to receive more information about the devices. Each carrier will provide more details closer to the Z10 and Q10's availability dates.

source: AT&T / Sprint / T-Mobile USA / Verizon

AT&T BlackBerry Z10 sign-up web site.

Sprint BlackBerry Q10 sign-up web site.

T-Mobile USA BlackBerry Z10 sign-up web site.

Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Z10 sign-up web site.

About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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BlackBerry Z10 (GSM)

4.2" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon S4 processor 2 GB RAM
1,800 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC

BlackBerry Q10 (GSM)

3.1" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon S4 processor 2 GB RAM
2,100 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC

BlackBerry Z10 (CDMA)

4.2" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon S4 processor 2 GB RAM
1,800 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC

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arox413

Jan 31, 2013, 11:34 AM

Go sprint

Not that I'm a windows fan but no windows yet and now last to the party for BB sometimes I wonder if they really like being a cell phone company

Haggard

They just prefer Android and barely want to give other OS's a chance.

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T Bone

Jan 31, 2013, 6:38 PM

at&t

If I can afford it, I may go ahead and purchase the at&t version of the Q10 at the no commitment price...

I'm thinking there is a big pent up demand of Blackberry faithful who have been holding off on upgrading, some for as long as 12-18 months, so that they could jump on the Blackberry 10 bandwagon right when it started....

I suspect the initial sales will be brisk,,,at least 500,000 units in North America for the first week...

arox413

I've been waiting a long time to get back to a BB but I do wonder how the battery life compares to other smartphones and other BBs.

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HawkeyeOC

This is the question of the year. I think you are right. Sales should be good in the beginning.
One difference between this launch and Microsofts is that there should be a pent up demand for blackberries from crackberry addicts needing their fix 😁

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