President Obama’s “Official” Smartphone: BlackBerry 8830 (Verizon)

Posted by Mauricio on Jan 30, 2009 at 9:57 AM | Comments

obamaberry President Obama’s “Official” Smartphone: BlackBerry 8830 (Verizon)

By Al Sacco:

Just when it looked as though mean ol’ Uncle Sam was going to force Barack Obama to forfeit his beloved BlackBerry smartphone, new reports—and images—suggest that the 44th U.S. president may be able to hang onto his CrackBerry after all. For now, at least.

President Obama was spotted yesterday in Washington, D.C., walking the White House’s West Wing Colonnade toward the Oval Office with ‘Berry in hand. The specific device he’s currently using? A Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry 8830 World Edition from Verizon Wireless.

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JerryD

OMG - of all BlackBerries available, for someone that will very likely travel the world, this is the WORST POSSIBLE CHOICE! Verizon's support overseas is AWFUL! This was probably chosen for it's US coverage, but it's terrible overseas!

Then again, he'll probably get better support than our company gets. Time to Man Up Verizon!