Verizon calling BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip the "Apex"?

We've even mentioned it on the podcast -- RIM's naming convention is starting to get confusing, especially in the crowded 8000 range where you've got both an 8230 and an 8320 to worry about (and they're very different phones). TheStreet is claiming that RIM will introduce both the 9630 Tour and a flip phone -- the Apex -- at the company's WES conference next week; we have a very, very hard time believing that Verizon would launch multiple flip BlackBerrys in a short span of time, so that leads us to the logical deduction that the rumored 8230 Pearl Flip will come to be known as the Apex. Makes you wonder how Alltel, Bell, and Telus feel about that, doesn't it?

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[vandebe Posted Apr 30th 2009 4:22PM]

apex
kickstart
8230:

hell call it sally and I will still buy it. i cant WAIT FOR THE PEARL FLIP!!!!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 30th 2009 4:58PM]

IM AM FREAKING TIRED OF HEARING VERIZON NEWS! MOST OF YOUR SO CALLED "NEWS" ABOUT VERIZON, ARE JUST RUMORS!!!! GET OVER THEM PLEASE!!!

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[oudidntkn0w Posted Apr 30th 2009 6:19PM]

well maybe if they would post the info i sent them about new verizon data plans some people would find interest instead of crap that was posted like 5 months ago..

[CeluGeek Posted Apr 30th 2009 4:32PM]

"Apex", is the internal name for the CDMA Pearl Flip. "Kickstart" was the internal name for the GSM version.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 30th 2009 7:16PM]

Yeah, I know about the data plans. And this phone is comming out, but they are wanting all old Pearls to get sold out to make room for this.

[RileyFreeman Posted May 1st 2009 9:44AM]

waiiiiiiiiiiiiit verizon still hasnt launched this piece of crap? lol.


oh wow lets rename this carrier to last to the table