T-Mobile USA and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the availability of the BlackBerry 8820, featuring built-in GPS and support for T-Mobile's HotSpot AtHome service for Wi-Fi calling.

With the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home mobile add-on plan, customers can enjoy the freedom of unlimited, nationwide calling over any Wi-Fi network at home, across accessible corporate Wi-Fi networks or at T-Mobile HotSpot locations nationwide.

Using the BlackBerry 8820 smartphone's built-in GPS and location-based applications, such as BlackBerry Maps, customers can navigate between meetings and locate the closest restaurant or use other advanced services such as TeleNav GPS Navigator to receive audible turn-by-turn directions to reach their next destination.

The quad-band phone also supports international roaming and is enabled for T-Mobile’s popular myFaves service experience for quick, one-click access to five people by instant messaging, e-mailing, texting or calling from the Home Screen.

Key features of the BlackBerry 8820 smartphone from T-Mobile include the following:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network support for international roaming
• Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) connectivity
• Supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
• Built-in GPS, BlackBerry Maps and support for TeleNav GPS Navigator
• T-Mobile myFaves capability
• Easy access to popular instant messaging clients: AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and ICQ
• full QWERTY keyboard
• Trackball
• HTML browser
• 320x240 color display with light-sensing technology that automatically optimizes brightness for indoor, outdoor and dark environments
• stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP/AVRCP)
• Expandable memory storage via microSD/SDHC expansion slot
• Dimensions: 4.49" x 2.60" x 0.55"
• Weight: 4.7 oz