- As was pointed out in another thread, if you Google BlackBerry Bold touch, Verizon, has a paid ad thats states Verizon� BlackBerry Bold is Ready to Run." When you click on the link it goes to a " Page Not Found" on the Verizon site. It has to be close for all this activity. I say June for Big Red.05-09-11 10:46 PMLike 0
- i cant see it being any later than june/july.
Ive seen a few carriers sites with "coming soon"... well to me September isnt soon, thats another 4 months away.
I think RIM want to get this on the market ASAP the competition from the new scheduled Dual core android phones and the iphone 4s (name check) putting it out too late would almost be a nail in the coffin for RIM and they may end up doing a nokia..05-10-11 07:33 AMLike 0 - Phill_UKCrackBerry Wiseguyi cant see it being any later than june/july.
Ive seen a few carriers sites with "coming soon"... well to me September isnt soon, thats another 4 months away.
I think RIM want to get this on the market ASAP the competition from the new scheduled Dual core android phones and the iphone 4s (name check) putting it out too late would almost be a nail in the coffin for RIM and they may end up doing a nokia..
It's all in the hands of the carriers now, and field testing takes at least a couple of months, even longer if problems arise.
'Coming Soon' on a carrier site means nothing. Voda have had several devices on their site for months, with no sign of any release dates.
All 'credible' sources are quoting a late summer release for the 9900.
If that happens sooner, I'll be a happy camper... if not, then I won't be surprised05-10-11 07:57 AMLike 0 - Just quickly looking at a few devices announced date/release date, and all of them (except Bold 9000) had just a few days or weeks differance between announce date and release date. (the Bold 9000 was announced May 12, 2008, released August 22nd 2008) Given that the Bold WILL be RIM's flagship device for 2011 and will be the bridge between OS 7 & QNX AND will be the most accessiable BlackBerry device worldwide, RIM is between a rock and a hard place right now...this device NEEDS to be released ASAP, but I do understand the Bold 9900/9930 will be the device RIM definatley needs to put them back on some kind of almost, but still not equal ground of iphone & Android...so, hold off and get this TOTALLY ready and assured? or maybe do a Playbook end run and get it out early to mixed reviews and just update it month to month?...if it were me, I'd get it out ASAP...if it just needs a few update software tweeks you can do yourself, no biggie...IMO BlackBerry NEEDS to make some kinda noise in the smartphone market sooner than later.05-10-11 08:29 AMLike 0
- The release date has nothing to do with RIM, they've done their bit by announcing the device.
It's all in the hands of the carriers now, and field testing takes at least a couple of months, even longer if problems arise.
'Coming Soon' on a carrier site means nothing. Voda have had several devices on their site for months, with no sign of any release dates.
All 'credible' sources are quoting a late summer release for the 9900.
If that happens sooner, I'll be a happy camper... if not, then I won't be surprised05-10-11 08:33 AMLike 0 - all i remember is the playbook being announced in september 2010, and we only got it sometime in april 2011... And the thing rim brought out had half the functionality we were expecting (no 3g, no native email etc..). I love RIM, i love my blackberry but RIM have to realize that their added benefit of a paid service (bis or bes) is not unique anymore now that you can use active sync with every other stupid smartphone out there.05-11-11 04:12 AMLike 0
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But then it was a damn long wait for the pearl 3g...05-11-11 04:32 AMLike 0 -
- Just moved back to the states from Europe and I dont have a contract....waiting for this before I sign up to anyone but hoping rom spot to spot (wifi) with my 9780 is getting really old!05-12-11 06:57 PMLike 0
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- I wish. I am glued on Crackberry waiting for any news! It's so addictive. I know that even when I get the phone, it won't make me a millionaire, I just don't know why I am SO addicted.05-12-11 07:30 PMLike 0
- I felt the same way about the Tour. Then the 9650 was a nice up with track pad and wifi. But - THIS - is gonna be a real nice upgrade to what is out there now. The 9000 was never available for VZW folks so I am really stoked about his device.05-12-11 09:14 PMLike 0
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Also 9900 is NOT in the field yet. It has been stated to be in the lab but has not been released for field trial yet. June is out at this point, July is sketchy at best. I believe August is the most realistic based on what we know now.
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look at the date on the phone05-14-11 11:19 AMLike 0 - Actually Torch didn't go through the same field test process as every other phone (except iPhone). It was tested by a very small group of testers nationwide and it took a little over 60 days.
Also 9900 is NOT in the field yet. It has been stated to be in the lab but has not been released for field trial yet. June is out at this point, July is sketchy at best. I believe August is the most realistic based on what we know now.
PG
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look at the date on the phone05-14-11 12:54 PMLike 0 - its the same on every official blackberry render, either the 20th/21st as the date and 21:21 as the time (definitely on the Bolds anyway) so i wouldn't read well anything into that..05-14-11 01:21 PMLike 0
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