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Posted by TABpilot32 Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

If this is true, this just made my year!

 
 
Posted by bbqsanchez Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

you beat me to the "famous" first by 6 seconds lmao. and yea im pretty happy too about the tweet. now im saving for the playbook and then this.

 
 
Posted by Sinneronezz Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Finally

 
 
Posted by parham2652 Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

This made my week if true!!!!

 
 
Posted by shawnOST Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

I hope this is true, only time will tell.

 
 
Posted by Vandeleigh Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Weeeeeee....USCC should have it around May then.

 
 
Posted by atlkid891 Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

I just came to the decision that I would upgrade my Torch 9800 to the new Bold 9900 yesterday and now this?YES AT&T DO IT!

 
 
Posted by ianbordas Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Finally!I also, just yesterday, decided to sell my unlocked 9800 and was just about to buy a Rogers full price and unlock it, but if this is true, I think i can wait a couple more weeks :)
Ian
Torch 9800 & PlayBook 64GB Wifi

 
 
Posted by BigRob673 Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Are they disabling something via sw or something? Or where they just teaching there phone screeners a lesson?

 
 
Posted by TIMSHULL Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Nice !

 
 
Posted by JonManu Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Any rumours on 2.0 for playbook?

 
 
Posted by markbb99 Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

We just want some UMA/WiFi calling on our T-Mobile 9900's. Please?!

 
 
Posted by LewLew23 Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Yes yes yes! I'm totally getting my 9860 on the 6th if this is true!

 
 
Posted by 123berryaddicted Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

i guess since devcon didnt bring the news we wanted eh....

 
 
Posted by CrackBerryTorch9800 Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

The more places selling the better for RIM and blackberry brand

 
 
Posted by jpassarella Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Then it will be several weeks too late for me, since I finally gave up hope this week and ordered an iPhone 4S. I had to make an emotional detachment from my BB before I could make the financial commitment of ordering the 4S. The DevCon fiasco provided the impetus I needed to move on and decide to try something different...

 
 
Posted by JFTeran Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

great for you... anyways... I'm actually so psyched about this... Currently rocking the 9810 which is sick but I would def not mind getting my hands on the 9900

 
 
Posted by westex74 Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 206 days ago

me too. Love my new iPhone 4S. Enjoying all the apps that are unavailable on BB. Didn't realize until I used iMessage that all my friends are using iPhones, too. Don't know of any still on BBM, even though I believe BBM to be the better of the two. Also eBay'ing off my playbook. I saw nothing in the 2.0 software peek that gave me "warm and fuzzies". RIM's strategy seems to be to port Android apps.

Will take another look in two years when my contract is up.

 
 
Posted by BravoBBY Friday, Oct 21, 2011 207 days ago

Got it marked on my calender. Let's hope there aren't any delays...

 
 
Posted by Propa Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

If AT&T drops this I will have it that same day!

 
 
Posted by TeaBoy Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

i gave up on att..can't use fullly with playbook anywayz

 
 
Posted by ianbordas Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Oh yes u can! I'm on ATT and i take full advantage of bridge. The only thing not working was the "Bridge browser", but the latest updates, now not only can you use the "normal browser" using your phone's data, but also most apps connect that way as well, no tether plan needed!!

Ian
Torch 9800 & PlayBook 64GB Wifi

 
 
Posted by mnhockeycoach99 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

I have already cleared my calendar on the morning of November 6th. I'll scour the entire metro area to find one on the day it is released (hopefully the November 6th date is correct). I'm just glad I had the will power to hold off on buying an unlocked Rogers 9900... the $400+ that I saved will come in handy at Christmas time.

 
 
Posted by kevin1686 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

When this is offically released ill be at BestBuy first in the morning :)...!

 
 
Posted by cellinator Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Who cares...AT&T really blew it on this one. I have long since moved on...

 
 
Posted by Juiceair Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

^This!

 
 
Posted by mss-ca Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Just an idea... for those of you who are not under contract, why not go with a different service provider than than AT&T? If MOST crackberry users close their AT&T accounts and go with some other company, it will send a strong message.

 
 
Posted by GizmoJeff Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Yeah let's all leave AT&T!... Wait a minute, I'm grandfathered into an unlimited data plan and I get a 27% discount on my plan, Sprint sucks, T-mobile doesn't cover my area, Verizon never got a bill correct for me in the 2 years I was with them 6 years ago they always tried to sneak in extra charges and got busted by the Feds for doing so.....

How about I just wait for the phone I want if I'm not willing to acquire it elsewhere before I go on a crusade.

 
 
Posted by BIGEXXPOPN Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

This still cant come soon enough! i really believe this date (give or take a week) will stand!!

 
 
Posted by theKHMERboy Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Does anyone know when is the phone gonna come out in white?!

 
 
Posted by TeaBoy Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

No one knows when the Black one is coming out..did you really think someone knew when the white one is coming out?

 
 
Posted by firsttimecaller Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

yes, Nov. 7th. Ive known for months, but everyone has been asking about the black one, so i never bothered to mention it...

 
 
Posted by geek126 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Lol

 
 
Posted by theKHMERboy Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

If the white one is gonna come out Nov 7th then I am definately gonna buy one

 
 
Posted by Larsvegas Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Love the sign on the left :)

 
 
Posted by DeeNiceJones Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

I hope this is true. I wonder if at&t will let me use my $250 upgrade credit that I'm supposed to use for an iphone in April towards it.

 
 
Posted by RellyRellz Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

I've been fighting my hardest not to get an unlocked Rogers 9900. I'm soo glad that it just might around the corner of it being released. Looking forward to retiring my 9000.

 
 
Posted by olblueyez Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

I will be getting the 9900 on the 6th if it arrives but it's only because I can't find another phone I like better. YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR $HIT TOGETHER IN 2 YEARS RESEARCH IN SLOW MOTION,,!!!!!

Loose the 2 monkeys (RISM)

 
 
Posted by jacknewp Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

AT$T got what they wanted - massive sales numbers for the Iphone 4S without ANY other phone "threatening" their precious Apple during its rollout.....now they'll bring out the Bold 9900 a month later after the record sales numbers for the 4S have been reached. Don't understand AT$T......With the iphone being sold at Verizon & Sprint, you'd think AT$T would want to have as many options as they can to salvage customers - I know of several buddies who switched to Verizon & T-Mobile just to get the Bold.....Oh well...the world spins on......

 
 
Posted by GizmoJeff Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

AT&T doesn't make any money on phone sales, they make the money on subscriptions and selling accessories. If they are having problems salvaging customers, I think their stock would show it. I suppose all the PHd's and MBA's sitting around the AT&T upper management could just be a group of idiots, but somehow I doubt it, and I'm pretty sure they have a little more insight into their sales figures, subscriber numbers, profit and loss statements, and projections for the coming years than you do.

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 206 days ago

... Someone apparently works for AT&T...

 
 
Posted by abolds4397 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

If AT&T picks up the 9860 and T-Mobile doesn't, I may leave T-Mobile to get one. I will just stand by and see what the month of November brings. The 9810 is a nice pick up for T-Mobile but they need to get the 9860 too!

 
 
Posted by otherguy41 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

I think it's funny that so much attention is given to ATT for not having the 9900 when they had exclusivity of the Torch for over a year and made all of us BB lovers on other providers drewl

 
 
Posted by siddo_d Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Wait a minute I swear AT&T is one of the biggest networks in the US and still hasn't released the 9900

 
 
Posted by purenupe1 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

the sooner the better, then maybe T-Mobile will drop the price of their 9900 to within reason

 
 
Posted by moshpitpal Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Why drop the price when they will be absorbed by ATT anyway? Would love to see it drop but now I am wondering if they even want to.

 
 
Posted by MagicalVacation Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

Am I the only one who sees the horrible grammatical mistake in the middle sign??

"...unless you DON'T give us the bold 9900...", That DON'T should not be in there. Just sayin'.

Other than that, I'll be waitin for the Colt, thank you very much ^^

 
 
Posted by lwaysluking Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 207 days ago

@MagicalVacation

LOL! That "won't go unless you don't give us..." has bothered the hell out of me since I first saw it posted a while back! I didn't say anything back then because so many of us were busy expressing our disgust with ATT's 9900 issues.
You are not alone.

 
 
Posted by firsttimecaller Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 206 days ago

its not an error, newb. they are saying they will go (to a different carrier) if you *dont* give them the bold. silly billy

 
 
Posted by MagicalVacation Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 206 days ago

Yes, if you look at it in that context it's correct. If you look at it in the context of we'll stay here to protest and won't leave unless you give us the Bold, then it's incorrect. The 'Heck no, we won't go' feels like it has more to do with their protest than with the provider they're with.

Anyways, that's enough grammar police work for the day. :-D

 
 
Posted by MozThaGreat Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 206 days ago

Im glad they're finally getting the 9900 but $199 is still to high of a price, it needs to be $99 if they want to temp any potential iPhone 4S customers. In my opinion RIM and any other companies out there cant have any product thats equal or more expensive than the iPhone and iPad. I guarantee if the Playbook was $100-150 less at launch it would have been almost impossible to keep it on the shelves.

 
 
Posted by aaast36 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 206 days ago

I'm glad that AT&T is getting this phone. But like others have said before, too little too late. I left the unlimited plan, the over priced death star, and switched to T-Mobile a bit over two months ago! Unless you're streaming over 2gb a month, why worry? My 2gb T-Mobile plan is literally half the price ($79.xx), and if I'm correct, the fastest 4g network in NYC. The VZ version is 3g, Sprint is lost in translation with an outdated network, and AT&T loses calls in NYC as quickly as tourists get lost outside of Times Square. Oh, I should mention, using the bridge on the 9900 on TMO, is barely a tad slower than broadband for my Playbook? Lastly, why renew a contract with a company that censors and blocks the most important app for the Playbook? I should say, the only carrier which does so.

 
 
Posted by KenV54 Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 206 days ago

I got the 9810 on AT&T a couple of weeks ago from BestBuy--I'll still be in the 30 day free return period--but I don't think I'm going to get the 9900, even though it had been my first choice originally. True, the keyboard on the 9900 is awesome (I've played with the Verizon 9930--same form factor), while the keyboard on the 9810 is small and a pain.

But if you don't do a lot of writing on the BB, or use Dragon for dictating emails (works great), and if you do a lot of web surfing and take pictures, the larger screen and better camera (autofocus) on the 9810 may make it a good alternative. Yes, it's heavier than the 9900, but it's also $150-200 cheaper, and RIM may have a QNX phone out next year.