Perfect for the fashionable world-traveling professional, the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in red and Verizon Wireless’ Global BlackBerry service allow customers to access e-mail and place and receive domestic and international calls in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and parts of Africa. The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in red features a large high-resolution color display and intuitive trackball navigation to help Verizon Wireless customers easily view e-mails, attachments, videos, and Web sites, and a back-lit QWERTY keyboard that makes it easy to send e-mail responses or instant messages with Mobile IM. The thin, stylish smartphone also offers the following capabilities and features:

* EV-DO/GPRS network connection for high-speed data transfer in more than 90 countries
* GSM/GPRS (900/1800 MHz) for continued voice and e-mail while traveling internationally
* Auto-selection of CDMA/GSM Mode
* Built-in navigation to support VZ NavigatorSM for audible turn-by-turn directions in the U.S.
* Bluetooth wireless technology support for certain profiles, including stereo (A2DP)
* Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD)
* Media player
* Speakerphone
* Expandable memory storage option with microSD/SDHC card slot (card sold separately)

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