Unlocked Blackberry Curve

I am a huge fan of the Curve, and yes I'm talking about the "old" one. The 8300 series of Blackberries are classic and available for every service provider. This was one of the first Crackberries to really step it up in terms of style and design. Since these are a vintage Blackberry model, you can find them unlocked at really low prices.

App Fever

As soon as you get your unlocked blackberry curve in the mail, connect it to your PC and head over to crackberry.com. There are tons of free themes available for the curve. Suckers with the 8900 or Tour have significantly less stuff to choose from. Just another reason to go old school Blackberry. There are some essential applications like google mobile and viigo (rss feeds) that will send your productivity through the roof. Facebook / Twitter and other social apps are free so you can keep in touch.

Retail = $599!?

Yep, the 8300 curves still sell for $599 unlocked without a contract. Instead of getting ripped off, we recommend taking a look at eBay. There are hundreds of mint condition Curves ending everyday, you just have to find one for your service that you like and place that lucky winning bid! Sometimes you'll bid once and win, other times you might have to bid back and forth with someone else who wants it. Set a limit that you think it's worth, and if it goes past that, just move on to another phone. No sense in getting all caught up in the moment. Here's a tip: Try placing a bid when an auction only has a couple minutes left. Bid a good amount higher than the current price and the average eBayer bumping up their bid 5 cents at a time will never win! Good luck.