Blackberry "Slider" 9800 Coming to AT&T in June!!

**phonegeek** · 05-25-2010, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by JasW

Heh, that's funny, I was thinking earlier that you were the only one I absolutely trusted beyond a shadow here on CB; so if you're vouching for PG, well, that makes two of you then.

Please don't put me in the same league with CX. He is the master and I am but a learner....

PG

**qbnkelt** · 05-25-2010, 09:28 AM

All I know is that you guys were right on the money when the 9700 dropped.
I'm taking your collective words as gospel!!!

**JasW** · 05-25-2010, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by phonegeek

Please don't put me in the same league with CX. He is the master and I am but a learner....

PG

Sorry, you're doomed now. Just don't let us know your Twitter name.

**peteg825** · 05-25-2010, 10:02 AM

I posted almost 2 months ago that my friend who knows a RIM executive got a couple minutes with a working Blackberry Slider. When I posted this I was challenged due to the fact that there were few details available online about the devise at the time and I'm not a Blackberry insider or anything. Assuming I wasn't making this up (everything I said about the devise came true in the video) it is not that unrealistic to be seeing these in June on At&t. Someone said that At&t hasn't tested them yet but they have been up and running for at least 2 months. I can't wait for it to drop!

**TheOne01** · 05-25-2010, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by phonegeek

Please don't put me in the same league with CX. He is the master and I am but a learner....

PG

Be careful. I think you got some on your nose!

**WolfmanRobby** · 05-25-2010, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by phonegeek

LOL.. No some fruit labeled companies are much more persistent about policing leaks than others....

Therefore I choose not to get into hot water as it relates to devices made by fruit labeled companies...

PG

I just wonder how much hot water the tester that "Lost" that bit of Fruit related hardware in a bar the other week is in??? LOL

I'm sure the claim is "I fell out of my pocket!" - and I have an uncle that got into a lot of trouble for selling TV's that "Fell off the back of a truck!"

As for this device, I'm eager for it to come out for one reason... My GF! Personally, I can't STAND touch screen devices. WHY? I can't use them. Not even the magical, super, marvelous iPhone! WHY? They only respond to my thumbs and one of my pinky fingers! (Try working a phone like that!) See, I burned the tips of my fingers VERY bad when I was younger and the scar tissue just does not work well. In the datacenter where our servers are hosted, when I go in to do maintenance, the finger print scanners will only read my thumbs.

So, I will always be stuck using a physical keyboard and Trackball/Trackpad. (The Trackpad works for me, as long as I use my thumbs!)

I'm due an upgrade right now, my GF just got her 9700 in January and is DYING for this device. So, I'll upgrade to it, give it to her, and take her 9700 to replace my 9000.

**Msmari** · 05-25-2010, 11:48 AM

The more I read about the 9800 the more I like it. Just wondering how big would it be.

**uncdwm** · 05-25-2010, 02:37 PM

I currently have an iPhone 3G with AT&T and not yet upgrade eligible but am no longer under contract. I switched jobs and need to get a Blackberry to be able to synch Lotus Notes email.

Since I need to upgrade soon I was sad to read posts that the 9800 may be delayed. If I upgrade and for some reason the 9800 does come out within 30 days can I switch the Blackberry I purchase this week? I hate having to enter into a 2 year contract right before a new phone comes out (and having to give up my iPhone and Outlook/exchange.

Guess I'll just have to get a Bold 9700 this week?

**Msmari** · 05-25-2010, 03:28 PM

@uncdwm if u get the 9700 this week and just in case att/rim bless us with 9800 in 30days yes u can exchange it.

**Garz** · 05-25-2010, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by uncdwm

I currently have an iPhone 3G with AT&T and not yet upgrade eligible but am no longer under contract. I switched jobs and need to get a Blackberry to be able to synch Lotus Notes email.

Since I need to upgrade soon I was sad to read posts that the 9800 may be delayed. If I upgrade and for some reason the 9800 does come out within 30 days can I switch the Blackberry I purchase this week? I hate having to enter into a 2 year contract right before a new phone comes out (and having to give up my iPhone and Outlook/exchange.

Guess I'll just have to get a Bold 9700 this week?

The 9800 has not been delayed. This what happens when rumors start that it was going to be released in June. It never was.

**Crucial_Xtreme** · 05-25-2010, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by JasW

Heh, that's funny, I was thinking earlier that you were the only one I absolutely trusted beyond a shadow here on CB; so if you're vouching for PG, well, that makes two of you then.

LOL, no worries my friend. You can definitely trust what PG says. There is also one other person I fully trust who posts here. Sith_Apprentice.

Anyhow, BGR was correct in that June is the "target" date. But "targets" are rarely hit in this business....

))

**patel.akshar** · 05-25-2010, 11:53 PM

If the 9800 is looking like it is getting released in October or later could RIM release OS 6 earlier for the 9650, Storm 1, and Storm 2? Would that be a reasonable possibility or highly unlikely?

**deth4uall** · 05-26-2010, 05:19 AM

ATT huh? Is it not also supposed to be on Sprint?

**YZF600RMB** · 05-26-2010, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by patel.akshar

If the 9800 is looking like it is getting released in October or later could RIM release OS 6 earlier for the 9650, Storm 1, and Storm 2? Would that be a reasonable possibility or highly unlikely?

Unlikely to work with these devices except the 9650. I'm sure the memory requirement will jump quite a bit. I would 100% rule out Storm 1 and 80% storm2.
Just like OS5 would not work with most devices.

**greggebhardt** · 05-26-2010, 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by Garz

I heard as of last week that the Slider wasnt even in testing yet with At&t but would be within 30 days. With that said, June would be very unlikely

Well I could not swear that the 9800 will be out in June but it IS out and being tested as a sailing buddy of mine in Jacksonville Florida who works for AT&T has been using one for over a month. It is not so much to test the slider hardware but more to test the new 6.0 OS.

**JasW** · 05-26-2010, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by Crucial_Xtreme

LOL, no worries my friend. You can definitely trust what PG says. There is also one other person I fully trust who posts here. Sith_Apprentice.

Anyhow, BGR was correct in that June is the "target" date. But "targets" are rarely hit in this business....

))

Duly noted.

**JasW** · 05-26-2010, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by deth4uall

ATT huh? Is it not also supposed to be on Sprint?

According to BGR (who said it would be out on AT&T in June), it's supposedly coming to Sprint in Q4, i.e., sometime after October 1. But like the AT&T/June business from BGR, it's still rumor.

**JasW** · 05-26-2010, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by greggebhardt

Well I could not swear that the 9800 will be out in June but it IS out and being tested as a sailing buddy of mine in Jacksonville Florida who works for AT&T has been using one for over a month. It is not so much to test the slider hardware but more to test the new 6.0 OS.

AT&T field testers aren't getting the phone until this week or next, so I'm not sure what your sailing buddy does -- what would be the point of just testing OSes? AT&T sells the phone, not the OS. Plus 6.0 was just announced barely a month ago -- how could have been using it for over a month?

**pkcable** · 05-26-2010, 07:09 AM

I'm believing the Oct date that PG is speculating BUT folks its just that. ATT and RIM both have neither announced nor even acknowledged this device. Although we ALL know it exists remember its still can't be delayed because it was never even announced! Yes the coming of 6.0 was but they never said and it will be released on this cool new slider ATT is releasing in June. That never happened.

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**JasW** · 05-26-2010, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by pkcable

I'm believing the Oct date that PG is speculating BUT folks its just that. ATT and RIM both have neither announced nor even acknowledged this device. Although we ALL know it exists remember its still can't be delayed because it was never even announced! Yes the coming of 6.0 was but they never said and it will be released on this cool new slider ATT is releasing in June. That never happened.

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Yup -- the only official announcement from RIM is that 6.0 will be coming out in Q3. So that could be Sept. 30 . . . .

**lennyj17** · 05-26-2010, 09:50 AM

Exactly for all we know the ATT and Sprint verison could be released around the same time.

Remember how late ATT was with the Bold 9000....People were speculating for months that's its release was right around the corner as early as May '08 but it was what Oct Nov when ATT finally got it out the door.

**Blacklatino** · 05-26-2010, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Lennyj17

Exactly for all we know the ATT and Sprint verison could be released around the same time.

Remember how late ATT was with the Bold 9000....People were speculating for months that's its release was right around the corner as early as May '08 but it was what Oct Nov when ATT finally got it out the door.

Officially release was Nov. 04 for the Original BOLD. Some stores were selling them early over the weekend. I got mine on the 3rd. FYI, if you call the store you could get the same "there not in stock" as I did. Then, took a drive to the store and picked one up within the hour.

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**andyahs** · 05-26-2010, 01:53 PM

On and on we go:

One of our trusted sources, PrincessPowerfull, has provided us with confirmation that AT&T will be launching the Bold 9800 Slider in June. The exclusivity deal that BlackBerry has inked with AT&T calls for a 3 month period of exclusivity. After that we can look forward to a possible CDMA release. Keep your browsers pointed to TheBerryFix.com for all the latest on the 9800 Slider and all your BlackBerry news needs.

New Launch Details for the BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider on AT&T | The BerryFix

**fjfisher601#AC** · 05-26-2010, 04:31 PM

According to the folks at TheBerryfix, ATT& has a 90 day exclusive - so Verizon COULD have it as early as Sept.

**starfleet_k** · 05-26-2010, 09:47 PM

So many sources ............... Just wondering if they're trying to get hits on the sites
I wish it would be out in june (I know besides myself 5 friends that are getting it) have a upgrade now .... Hope it dose .... But I doubt it .... Especially if PG and CX say its not ....

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