- Good day everyone,
Today I ordered another batch of 50 DTKE50 phones from our UK mobile service provider. I was shocked, they told me that the DTEK50 phones reached end of life and the replacement model is the existing DTEK60. But that will cost £380, instead the £210 of the DTEK50. This time, they will be able to provide the ordered type and quantity from their current stock, but most probably soon they will run out of it.
I find this model life extremely short, the model is not even 1 year old. Especially strange, because BlackBerry (TCL) has/had only 3 models, not ten-twenty like Samsung, where it is normal that the non flagship phones have a short model life.
What do you think, is this possible?
Kind regards!07-04-17 08:30 AMLike 0 - The DTEK line were essentially a short pilot run between BlackBerry and TCL, prior to their signing a licensing agreement, and TCL taking over hardware. BlackBerry exited hardware, and have liquidated the DTEK stock.07-04-17 08:59 AMLike 0
- Good day everyone,
Today I ordered another batch of 50 DTKE50 phones from our UK mobile service provider. I was shocked, they told me that the DTEK50 phones reached end of life and the replacement model is the existing DTEK60. But that will cost £380, instead the £210 of the DTEK50. This time, they will be able to provide the ordered type and quantity from their current stock, but most probably soon they will run out of it.
I find this model life extremely short, the model is not even 1 year old. Especially strange, because BlackBerry (TCL) has/had only 3 models, not ten-twenty like Samsung, where it is normal that the non flagship phones have a short model life.
What do you think, is this possible?
Kind regards!07-04-17 09:08 AMLike 0 - 07-04-17 09:17 AMLike 2
- So why did ya'll convince people it was a smart purchase when it was launched loll
Oh yea, it's a pilot run just to test things out, it might have an early EOL - but go buy it! It's perfect for enterprise and as a fleet phone!! Loll
To be fair though, I didn't really suspect anything until the dtek50 was heavily discounted only 3 months after it launched - that's when I was like, something isn't right...that pretty much held me back from buying the 60, which of course never saw any big discount, probably because it was made in even smaller quantities.
Posted via CB1007-04-17 02:44 PMLike 3 - 07-04-17 02:57 PMLike 3
- So why did ya'll convince people it was a smart purchase when it was launched loll
Oh yea, it's a pilot run just to test things out, it might have an early EOL - but go buy it! It's perfect for enterprise and as a fleet phone!! Loll
To be fair though, I didn't really suspect anything until the dtek50 was heavily discounted only 3 months after it launched - that's when I was like, something isn't right...that pretty much held me back from buying the 60, which of course never saw any big discount, probably because it was made in even smaller quantities.
Posted via CB1007-04-17 02:57 PMLike 3 - So why did ya'll convince people it was a smart purchase when it was launched loll
Oh yea, it's a pilot run just to test things out, it might have an early EOL - but go buy it! It's perfect for enterprise and as a fleet phone!! Loll
To be fair though, I didn't really suspect anything until the dtek50 was heavily discounted only 3 months after it launched - that's when I was like, something isn't right...that pretty much held me back from buying the 60, which of course never saw any big discount, probably because it was made in even smaller quantities.
Posted via CB10big_time2 likes this.07-04-17 03:00 PMLike 1 - I guess in general, ahem, the folks who seem to pretty much buy every single BlackBerry device at launch, as far as I can tell?
Posted via CB10big_time2 and nhatanh181 like this.07-04-17 03:09 PMLike 2 -
I went through all of this with the BB Classics, but there at least it was available for 1,5 year, not 11 month...big_time2 likes this.07-04-17 05:53 PMLike 1 - Correct me, if I see it wrong, but these patches are not phone specific, these are Android by BlackBerry patches, so for the OS. EoL means here, that TCL stopped shipping the phones to big resellers, phone companies. They will let run out stock and that's it, no restock will be possible.
I went through all of this with the BB Classics, but there at least it was available for 1,5 year, not 11 month...
The DTEKs are BlackBerry phones, and will continue to receive patches as long as BlackBerry wishes them to.
The KEYᵒⁿᵉ is a TCL (BlackBerry Mobile) phone, and will continue to receive updates for as long as TCL contracted BlackBerry to provide them.07-04-17 06:02 PMLike 0 - Well, the only ones who responded before you were Chuck and I. I neither owned nor recall saying anything about purchasing a DTEK50. Maybe Chuck did, but it was released a month before BlackBerry announced their exit from hardware, so I'm not sure what the point is.07-04-17 11:41 PMLike 0
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And there was speculation and buzz about their exiting hardware before the dtek50 launch - there was speculation they would exit long before the dtek's launched and it ramped up leading up to, and officially announced after the dtek50 launched.
Posted via CB10big_time2 likes this.07-05-17 06:58 AMLike 1 - I bought the DTEK50 just 10 weeks ago when it seemed like there wasn't much time left to buy. I bought the DTEK60 just 6 weeks ago for the same reason. I like to buy hardware after 6 months or so at minimum so the wrinkles can be ironed out..BigBadWulf and big_time2 like this.07-05-17 09:33 AMLike 2
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Posted with my trusty Z10BigBadWulf likes this.07-05-17 09:52 AMLike 1 - Loll I'm referring to people from last year when it launched
And there was speculation and buzz about their exiting hardware before the dtek50 launch - there was speculation they would exit long before the dtek's launched and it ramped up leading up to, and officially announced after the dtek50 launched.
Posted via CB10
If you want objective information on a product, you need to do more than talk to people who like it. LOL
If you go to a BMW fan site, you'll think it's easy and affordable to buy and service an old BMW. And, for the people posting, it is. But for the average driver, buying a used BMW and expecting to service it yourself is not a good choice. Blaming the posters after making a bad decision based on their personal preferences is ridiculous.
Posted with my trusty Z10anon(8679041) likes this.07-05-17 10:00 AMLike 1 - Ok - got it. When buying a consumer product, I should research all relevant business journals and tech websites before making the purchase. I should never rely on any claims made by the manufacturer of the phone, what the general standard of support is expected to be, or the people who are fans of the manufacturer.crackberry_geek and big_time2 like this.07-05-17 12:12 PMLike 2
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The next time you need to order phones TCL will (hopefully) have a BlackBerry vkb model available for you to consider.07-05-17 01:04 PMLike 0 - Ok - got it. When buying a consumer product, I should research all relevant business journals and tech websites before making the purchase. I should never rely on any claims made by the manufacturer of the phone, what the general standard of support is expected to be, or the people who are fans of the manufacturer.
And also promises to provide security updates "long after you purchase it". (Note: not even " long after the release date"!)crackberry_geek likes this.07-05-17 01:58 PMLike 1 - If I understand you correctly, then I should not consider everything that is written on fan pages? Even on CB?07-05-17 02:02 PMLike 3
- Ok - got it. When buying a consumer product, I should research all relevant business journals and tech websites before making the purchase. I should never rely on any claims made by the manufacturer of the phone, what the general standard of support is expected to be, or the people who are fans of the manufacturer.big_time2 likes this.07-05-17 02:14 PMLike 1
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- Ok - got it. When buying a consumer product, I should research all relevant business journals and tech websites before making the purchase. I should never rely on any claims made by the manufacturer of the phone, what the general standard of support is expected to be, or the people who are fans of the manufacturer.
Posted with my trusty Z1007-05-17 04:35 PMLike 0 -
Posted with my trusty Z10BigBadWulf likes this.07-05-17 04:36 PMLike 1
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