- What..... No left side convenience key..... forget it !!!! lol.
The new video was amazing. This is the phone I have been waiting for. Will pre-order for sure....05-03-11 02:42 PMLike 0 - 05-03-11 02:45 PMLike 0
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- So a few observations...
RIM has departed somewhat from recent history and announced this device, demo'd it, and put out pictures of it when it goes to the carrier for initial testing. This will help create a buzz about it and put pressure on the carriers IMO...
RIM has also departed from history in another area. It appears that both the CDMA/EVDO version will come out closely to the same time as the HSPA/GSM version. This is really good for us in a sense because it pits the carriers against each other. AT&T can't drag their feet on testing and let Verizon get their version out first and vice versa.
In some ways I wish RIM would nail down the details on the carrier side and then do their announcement and say the device will be available from carrier X on date Y (with date Y being 30 days or less).
Interesting....
PG05-03-11 05:42 PMLike 0 - And my guess will be that you will be able to get this phone on any carrier. Really nice not having to pit device against service.05-03-11 06:50 PMLike 0
- So a few observations...
RIM has departed somewhat from recent history and announced this device, demo'd it, and put out pictures of it when it goes to the carrier for initial testing. This will help create a buzz about it and put pressure on the carriers IMO...
RIM has also departed from history in another area. It appears that both the CDMA/EVDO version will come out closely to the same time as the HSPA/GSM version. This is really good for us in a sense because it pits the carriers against each other. AT&T can't drag their feet on testing and let Verizon get their version out first and vice versa.
In some ways I wish RIM would nail down the details on the carrier side and then do their announcement and say the device will be available from carrier X on date Y (with date Y being 30 days or less).
Interesting....
PG
It is different though, announcing stuff ahead of time. The 9650 went up on the Blackberry site I think the same day as the first carrier launched it.05-03-11 06:55 PMLike 0 - I really hope Verizon gets this soon. Since switching from AT&T a couple of years ago I have really missed my Bold 9000. My 9650 is ok, but I miss that nice form factor of the 9000 and it looks like this is going to be a nice replacement for it.
RIM could definitely use some new phones. Having the 9650 as their flagship model in 2011 was getting embarrassing.05-03-11 07:22 PMLike 0 - yeah i hope this comes out soon, because i have an upgrade right now (have since march) and i am on at&t so the only bb i can get right now is the torch or the curve. I dont really like the torch and the curve is kind of outdated and i dont wanna get the curve this week and have this come out like 2-3 weeks after so it needs to hurr05-03-11 09:42 PMLike 0
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I am thinking if they are serious about a summer release it should come to the field shortly.
PG05-03-11 10:58 PMLike 0 - I have heard that it is in our lab but that info came to me from an outside source and my source in our lab has been out of the office for a little while (because of an unrelated issue) so I haven't been able to confirm.
I am thinking if they are serious about a summer release it should come to the field shortly.
Once it comes to the field is 30 days realistic at all or is it usually 60 days
PG
Once it comes to the field is 30 days realistic at all or is it usually 60 days
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com05-03-11 11:08 PMLike 0 - It really depends on how solid it is when we get it. With a new OS I am concerned, I have been through this before and it hasn't always gone well.
If its smooth out of the box with minimal issues we're probably looking at 30-45 days. 30 if its really fast tracked. If we have to go through more than 3 SW updates in the field then we're most likely outside of the 45 days and if we have to do hardware swaps and things like that then we're in Bold 9000 territory where it took four months to get it out after a couple hardware swaps and endless SW updates....
9700 went a little smoother. 9800 was a complete testing flop because it came out with quite a few problems but it was tested completely off grid because RIM was trying to take the Apple approach to testing and it failed miserably. In the end more devices came to the field (after units went on sale) and the testers began testing all the SW updates that came out. I don't think we'll go down that road again as it looked bad for everyone.
PG05-03-11 11:18 PMLike 0 - It really depends on how solid it is when we get it. With a new OS I am concerned, I have been through this before and it hasn't always gone well.
If its smooth out of the box with minimal issues we're probably looking at 30-45 days. 30 if its really fast tracked. If we have to go through more than 3 SW updates in the field then we're most likely outside of the 45 days and if we have to do hardware swaps and things like that then we're in Bold 9000 territory where it took four months to get it out after a couple
hardware swaps and endless SW updates....
9700 went a little smoother. 9800 was a complete testing flop because it came out with quite a few problems but it was tested completely off grid because RIM was trying to take the Apple approach to testing and it failed miserably. In the end more devices came to the field (after units went on sale) and the testers began testing all the SW updates that came out. I don't think we'll go down that road again as it looked bad for everyone.
PG
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com05-03-11 11:21 PMLike 0 -
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...mike05-04-11 12:25 AMLike 0 - The main features I want are UMA (a must since we travel overseas a few times a year) and easy tethering via BB Desktop Mgr. Both these features are unique to TMobile in the U.S. ATT does not have UMA and I have read they disable tethering on their ver. of DT Mgr.
TM has had UMA on all their BB models since the 8320 and easy tethering via DT Mgr. for about 2 years.
...mike05-04-11 12:30 AMLike 0 -
- The main features I want are UMA (a must since we travel overseas a few times a year) and easy tethering via BB Desktop Mgr. Both these features are unique to TMobile in the U.S. ATT does not have UMA and I have read they disable tethering on their ver. of DT Mgr.
TM has had UMA on all their BB models since the 8320 and easy tethering via DT Mgr. for about 2 years.
...mike
True on the UMA, though.05-04-11 06:00 PMLike 0 - 05-04-11 06:22 PMLike 0
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