News from the CTIA 2008 show floor early this morning is that the Blackberry Curve is destined for Verizon during May 2008. There’s been lots of speculation and guessing as to when the Curve model would roll out to the CDMA carriers (Sprint and Verizon). This may be the first Blackberry Curve model to take advantage of higher speed EVDO (Sprint is rumored to be shipping their own Curve version on April 16, 2008) – though it almost certainly will be a Rev 0 speed versus the higher Rev A. Buyers hoping for a significantly faster web browser may want to wait for more detailed reviews. My experience with the Blackberry 8320 (T-Mobile) which runs on my 15mb WIFI connection is that the browser’s not much faster. Update: Official Verizon Press Release — also does not appear that this device sports WIFI. — pricing is $269 after $ 50 rebate – additonal $ 100 rebate available if you also sign on a voice and data plan at point of purchase – Blackberry Internet Service via Verizon is $29/mo. If you’re thinking about an unlimited plan – Sprint offers BIS plus unlimited text as part of their $99 plan  and might be a better deal.

Photo & Info: PC World & Crackberry Twitter Feed from CTIA Show Floor

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