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Cameraless BlackBerry Bold Available from AT&T This Friday

by Adam Zeis on 15 Oct 2009 02:45 PM
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Cameraless Bold

Following in the footsteps of Verzion's non-camera 8830WE and Tour, it looks like AT&T will be making a cameraless BlackBerry Bold available this Friday. From their @BizSoltions Twitter account, AT&T dropped this tweet earlier today:

"Starting Friday -- BlackBerry Bold will be available from AT&T in a model without a camera, for secure workplaces."

This could be a welcome relief for those who are not allowed to have camera phones in the workplace. I personally think having an option for a BlackBerry without a camera is a necessity given the high security of many industries. So will you be picking one up? Drop us a comment and let us know your thoughts. 

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15 Comments

Posted by rmstudio Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

You mean this might actually stop the chinese from stealing everything we design and make? Probably not... Why because we cant be mean to them as we owe the chinese to much money.

 
 
Posted by tomtomtom Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

@rmstudio

It is made for professional like lawyers (no camera in the court), politician and military personnel.

As to chinese stealing everything we design and make, this has to do with where these products are manufactured - China.

 
 
Posted by kneeman Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

Who cares that we owe them money. Why does that mean we have to be nice to them?

 
 
Posted by dwtechnology Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

Isn't this about a year too late? Why didn't they just release the cameraless version at the same time as the regular one like they did with the Tour?

 
 
Posted by berryg1 Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

I'm holding out for the white cameraless version.

 
 
Posted by maizein Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

Bold's camera is crap anyway... might as well not have one to avoid embarrassment.

 
 
Posted by synwars Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

Haha! it is pretty bad isn't it? so grainy and out of focus.

 
 
Posted by HofstraJet Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 951 days ago

Do they sell battery doors for the Bold that do not have the camera opening? That is what I used to do with my Curve 8320. I bought a back without the camera opening and just put that on whenever entering a secure area. Much easier than getting a new BB or not taking it with me.

 
 
Posted by popcorny11 Friday, Oct 16, 2009 950 days ago

fantastic idea! but i mean... i use a curve 8900 for a reason. because i find it better than the bold. so i guess i would rather a camera-less curve.. haha but the blank battery door is a really good idea!

 
 
Posted by misterjots Friday, Oct 16, 2009 950 days ago

wow im tired of my 8700. this is perfect for me!

 
 
Posted by netposer Friday, Oct 16, 2009 950 days ago

@HofstraJet

I have not been able to find a Bold Back cover without the camera hole. Federal courts in the US do not allow camera phones. We have to re-provision old BB's for our lawyers when they are in Fed court. It sucks for them going from a Bold to a beat up 8700 checkout.

But now with this new Bold I'm sure we'll see plenty of "solid" backs for Bolds assuming that RIM did not change the back cover.

 
 
Posted by ka3yan Friday, Oct 16, 2009 950 days ago

But, I agree that this is kind of late. They should've released the cameraless version with the regular version. Oh well, better late than never.

 
 
Posted by crownr0yal Friday, Oct 16, 2009 950 days ago

my bold camera is not bad @ all. it's not 3.2 MP but it's not bad. i agree that it should have been released at the same time!

 
 
Posted by Jon133 Monday, Oct 19, 2009 947 days ago

i want to get this to replace my current bold. the system itself is pretty much timeless and will last a few years. for the most part the camera is the thing that's going to be the most outdated.

 
 
Posted by tnaondbrn Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 924 days ago

I have called AT&T numerous times and has been told this phone is not available or have dont know anything about it. Can someone tell me WHERE i can get one for my AT&T carrier?