Alltel Wireless is offering the CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone for $79.99, after a $70 mail-in rebate, at Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com.  This discounted price is available to new and existing eligible customers who sign-up for a two-year service agreement.

The clamshell design of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone allows users to discreetly screen calls and preview messages on the high-resolution external display or utilize the large internal display to respond to calls
or messages, view maps and web pages, and play games.  With a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, the internal LCD displays videos and pictures in crisp detail and contrast.

The 8230 features the SureType® QWERTY keyboard, an intuitive user interface with trackball navigation, built-in GPS with BlackBerry® Maps preloaded and support for locations based applications and services, and a 2 MP camera able to record video (requires micro SD card). The handset also features full HTML browsing, a rich media player with the
ability to sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media Player (Using BlackBerry® Media Sync), an expandable memory card slot (microSD/SDHC up to 16GB) and stereo Bluetooth® support. Customers can activate the smartphone on BlackBerry® Internet Service as well as BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.

The BlackBerry 8230 supports the 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000® 1X Ev-DO networks.  Note:  the 8230 does not support Wi-Fi.

For more information on the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone, visit
alltel.com or blackberry.com/blackberrypearl.