BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone coming through Alltel Wireless

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BlackBerry Curve 8530 Alltel Wireless has declared the immediate availability of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone at retail stores and alltel.com.

This addition to the BlackBerry Curve series enables easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites. A highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for precise typing and several multimedia capabilities add to the convenience. Users can effortlessly access music, games and other mobile apps.

“More and more mobile phone users are choosing to upgrade to a smartphone and the new BlackBerry Curve 8530 will undoubtedly convince many more Alltel customers to make the switch. It is a great new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series and delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones,” said Carlo Chiarello, Vice President, Product Management, Research In Motion.

This Wi-Fi enabled smartphone allows users to connect to the Internet via Alltel’s fast 3G wireless network and also through any available Wi-Fi hotspot. On connecting with Wi-Fi, multi-taskers can receive emails and messages and simultaneously browse the Internet alongside speaking on the phone.

“Alltel takes pride in bringing the most advanced and versatile handsets to our customers so they can experience the world around them,” said Paul Bowersock, Senior Sales & Operations Leader for the Alltel Divesture Trust. “If you’re looking for a smartphone that has advanced capabilities for both business and personal use, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 will help you make the most of every moment.”

The trackpad ensures easy navigation while the dedicated media keys offer easy and convenient access to music and videos. The built-in GPS with BlackBerry Maps and geo-tagging functionality, Stereo Bluetooth s, HTML web browsing, 256MB of internal flash memory expandable up to 32GB, 2 MP camera are some of the attributes of the device.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone is available through Alltel retail stores and shopalltel.com at a price of $49.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a one-year service contract with qualifying Smart Choice Pack.