BlackBerry Bold 9930, BlackBerry Torch 9850 (monaco) both headed to Sprint!

on 3 Jun 2011 02:00 PM

BlackBerry Bold 9930, BlackBerry Torch 9850 both headed to Sprint!

Some nice info was just dropped on us today for all you Sprint users looking to get ahold of a new BlackBerry in the next little while. The above list, clearly shows the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry monaco 9850 will be launched on Sprint soon but possibly more importantly -- it also gives us the go-to-market name for the monaco. If all is correct here, the BlackBerry monaco 9850 will be placed under the BlackBerry Torch branding when released.

So when exactly are these devices expected to arrive? Well, if you jump on past the break you'll see the release date for the BlackBerry Bold 9930 is tentatively set for August 21 while the BlackBerry Torch 9850 is still stuck in that to-be-determined area.

BlackBerry Bold 9930, BlackBerry Torch 9850 (monaco) both headed to Sprint!

Filed Under: News & Rumors; Tags: BlackBerry 9850, BlackBerry Bold 9930, BlackBerry monaco, BlackBerry Torch 9850

80 Comments

Posted by House_Ape Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Sweet! Im waiting on the Bold touch...

Posted by Jenks5150 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Let's hope for a page like this to leak from Rogers Canada!

Posted by clint128 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

and for tmobile, im waiting on the 9900!!!

Posted by pistolpete0891 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

i believe that the new devices are already coming t mobile no? search the site and see if you find something!

Posted by clint128 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

u are correct, t-mobile just needs to give us a release date

Posted by bigtime2 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

T-Mobile only announced that new Bold Touch is coming, no other devices have been announced yet.

Posted by Top_Ace Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Exactly what I'm waiting for too!

Posted by DeeDudnath Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Im with ya on that one :)

Posted by AbuYazeedUK Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

i swear i read a thread it says September!!

Posted by Jake Storm Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

That thread was referring to a questionable article posted on BGR.
Take it with a grain of salt. BGR has been wrong in the past.

Posted by dhack21 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Now you can use your new blackberry on a significantly reduced data network!
:( coming from a sprint customer.

Posted by raskal1130 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Congrats Sprint users. Still waiting for an at&t leak :/

Posted by Emjackdad Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Hey! That means Big Red is shooting for December! Then January...etc.

Posted by RyMac04 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

I thought the torch 2 and Monaco were two different devices. The Monaco was the new BB touch? What am I missing here?

Posted by ColdSunshine Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

The Moncao was supposed to be the Storm3 or so the threads in the forums say.

Posted by RyMac04 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

right.. so why is it now being shown as the Torch??

Posted by 1magine Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

FANTASTIC. THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR RIM. 2011 DEVICES BEING RELEASED IN THE THIRD AND POSSIBLY 4TH QUARTERS!!! sERIOUSLY THOSE FIRST 7 MONTHS OF THE YEAR ARE WORTHLESS ANYWAY.

Posted by jdzurka Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

As usual RIM is SLLLLOOOOWWWW getting phones to market that is why I am switching to an android phone. It has been 2+ years since a upgrade from the storm and the new replacement looks cheap, with old features. By RIMM and your crappy products

Posted by anastasiophan Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Wait, did you mean "Buy RIMM"????

Posted by luqman24 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

I'm sure they won't miss you sorry to burst your bubble.

Posted by brucep1 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

I'm sure they will :)

Posted by Kiddo2050 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Oh no your leaving? Thanks for the announcement I'm sure RIM's stock will fall even further once your decision hits the press because you are such an important person.

RIM will surely go bankrupt again. How many times can they go bankrupt? Oh that's right they made record profits last quarter.

Posted by Working Class Hero Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 262 days ago

You won't look back, either. I haven't. I check in here periodically to see if RIM will pull their head out of their @SS and get a QNX dual core phone to market...but they will...and Android will be running on quad core devices.

RIM won't fall on its face because you and I left...they'll do that on their own by releasing nearly outdated phones as "NEW AND CUTTING EDGE". RIM may fudge the numbers around to please share holders and fool people on crackberry but we all know who's risen from the bottom to take the lead. Who? DROOOOOOID.

Posted by sashas Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Wow, really, end of August for the 9930???!!!??? WTF?
Also, I highly doubt it'll support the 800 MHz CDMA support like the Evo 3D (http://www.phonenews.com/htc-evo-3d-to-feature-800mhz-cdma-support-sprin...).

Posted by Cohibaluvr Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

WOOT WOOT!!! Hellz YEAH! I can't wait to upgrade my 9630 Tour for one of these! Awesome news, made my weekend already!

Posted by IllmasterMathematics Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

same!

Posted by pinarsenyilmaz Friday, Jun 17, 2011 250 days ago

Same here I was sooo happy :)))

Posted by rac9171 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

how about Verizon?

Posted by bigtime2 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Probably around the same time since they're both CDMA.

Posted by flip4life4751 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

But Sprint is stupid!!! Why cant Verizon come out like July and Sprint can come out a month later? I mean how did it go for like the 9650? Did sprint come out the same day as Verizon did?

Posted by bigtime2 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

I don't remember that but I'm sure it was around the same time.

Posted by Snipperdo17 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

um no sprint released about a month before verizon. whos stupid now?

Posted by Aluminum54 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

correct - Sprint's 9650 came out almost 2 full months ahead of Verizons

Posted by Certificed RCHE Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 262 days ago

verizon is testing the bold touch and blackberry touch 9860 (monaco) thats why the cdma leak was released sprint will be last like always they gets no love

Posted by fdisnyc Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Yeap, replacing my Tour as well. Finally!

Posted by Buzduganjr Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Only one Question:
Can i trade my Torch for the new torch ?? do any one know if it is possible and how much do you guys think will worth :)

Posted by bigtime2 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Do you mean to trade it with Sprint? If that's what you meant, I'm 99.9997% that you cannot. If you were to sell it on eBay or craigslist you can probably get ~200 for it.

Posted by Aluminum54 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

you can trade any device in at sprint - you don't always get a ton of money for the devices, but it makes it easy to get rid of it and get some new accessories.

currently a torch trades in at around $90

Posted by mnhockeycoach99 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

What about the 9900? Is it being released earlier than the CDMA version? Any news on AT&T or other carriers carrying it?

One thing to note...IF RIM waits until August to release the 9900/9930, it will be almost a whole year since they have produced a new handset. REALLY? How can RIM execs, their Board of Directors, and their shareholders be okay with taking this long?

Posted by bigtime2 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Refreshes for the Curve and Bold models were released in September and November of last year...?

Posted by Aluminum54 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Style was released Oct 31 of last year

Posted by ved79 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

why would anyone compare a Blackberry to an EVO? The evo is a gadget from which you can make phone calls. A Blackberry is a phone that makes your life easier and not to mention socially active. I do agree they can take a while for new phones, but theyre worth the wait. :-D

Posted by Barredbard Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Excuse me? The EVO is a pretty formidable phone; there is nothing that a Blackberry can do that it can't do, and more, with its two featured cameras. I actually enjoyed watching youtube on that more than I do on my laptop.

Of course, the downside is that it is a big, ugly, brick-like phone, with horrendous battery life. The touchscreen-only input is also a bit of challenge because of the sheer size of the phone.

But don't say it can only make phone calls. It simply ain't true . . .

Posted by Working Class Hero Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 262 days ago

Amen. Unless you root it and flash a custom ROM (pain in the @ss for average person). But yet again, if you use BBSAK and constantly load leaked OS's...you're essentially doing the same thing.

Posted by DadaThePanda Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

I hope the report is true because I could make an excel spreadsheet saying the Bold is coming to sprint today...

Posted by bigtime2 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

I'm sure the source who sent this in has somewhat of a history with CB, as in sent other documents in the past. CB wouldn't just post any and every screenshot that comes to their inbox.

Posted by 1magine Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

ved - you don't know wtf you are talking about. really. just stop you sound like a silly child.

Posted by mohawk rcer Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

Now bout bell mobility? ;>)

Posted by BENZ_O Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

common TELUS!!!!!!!!

Posted by RyMac04 Friday, Jun 03, 2011 264 days ago

ARE THE MONACO AND TORCH 2 THE SAME THING NOW? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BB TOUCH BEING THE MONACO AND THE TORCH 2 BEING THE TORCH 2?