OS 5.0 Update: Official Statement from Research in Motion Regarding Availability of OS 5.0

Verizon push out 5.0 for us Tour users!@!@!@!@!@!@@!

Curve 8900 - TMobile...........come on already. :/

I feel like I bought the bastard step-child when I bought my 8220 Flip...I love it, but am getting anxious as there has been no 5.0 activity to speak of, and T-Mobile isn't known to be so swift to move things out the door.

So basically...Rogers can suck it. Hate them with a passion. Bought my Bold 9000 a long time ago and never saw or got an email from them about OS updates. The damn wireless update in the options section is worthless.

It was thanks to CB that I was able to see an OS update. Rogers can take a flying leap.

5.0 for Sprint Tours please thanks

"When is Iusacell (Mexico) going to make 5.0 avaliable for blackberry Tour?" =(

Pleeeeeeease Sprint® make OS 5.0 available for the 9630 Tour™ A.S.A.P.!!!

pearl 81xx-at&T.....come on now. i want it!!!!

kinda wierd how a smaller carrier such as MTS can get the update for the storm before the bigger carriers such as Telus or Bell... just sayin

for what I pay a month for your service... please please please please please release 5.0 for the Tour

This both is, and isn't a fault of RIM.

When apple negotiated the iPhone with carriers, they wrote that they have specific control over the firmware, and it's updates. This was a very smart move, and RIM needs to be in control of their firmware the way apple is. The release cycle is just plain too long, and this isn't working.

Please release for the Curve 8330!

Give us the 5.0 update for the TOUR, PLEASE!!!!

Curve 8900 for AT&T PLEASE

Don't forget us 8330 people...although if Tour 2 comes out first I would gladly take that

If only AT&T read, and listened to Crackberry.com!

AT&T are notorious for being slow to release an OS.

Come on Verizon...let's get the ball rolling on 5.0 for our Tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, guys, you provide me with good service and a reliable piece of hardware, but I NEED 5.0 for my Tour!!!!!!!!!

I really like my Tour, but have wondered about Verizon's commitment to their customers after postponing OS 5 for so long. Other phones which were released after the initial Tour date got their OS 5 within a short time. Why the delay? RIM has kept their end of the bargain, now it's time for Verizon to step up and provide the update to 5 for all the Tour owners.

Stop holding us Bold 9000 owners hostage and release the 5.0 already!!! OF course i would rather have a bug free OS but step on it!

Thanks for the update. I keep asking Verizon but get the same noncommittal answer. In November a tech rep I talked to on the phone hinted at possibly December or January.it obviously wasn't December.

Please, some carrier in the world, please release an official 5.0 for the 8520 Curve please!

Please release the official 5.0 OS for us loyal BlackBerry Tour 9630 users! We would really appreciate it!!!

Verizon it is time for 8330 5.0 Please.

Telus didn't bring out OS 5.0 for my Tour for Christmas, but I'll take it as a late new years gift :)

Come on Telus, get off the pot already and release the 5.0 update for the 8350i.

Why is everyone complaining about OS releases... Is it has not passed the test then it shouldnt be released... To be hones all the 5.0 OSs are buggy.... So would you all like buggy OSs NO... So wait

anyday now verizon.

I disagree with the original article. Unless Kevin has other evidence not presented here, he interpreted the statement from RIM poorly. Note what they say:

"RIM began rolling out BlackBerry OS 5.0 late last year through our carrier partners for supported devices, including the BlackBerry Bold 9700, BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Storm2."

Ok, got it. RIM rolled out 5.0 FOR THESE 3 DEVICES. If they had provided a version of 5.0 for say, the Tour, to wirless providers they did not mention it in this sentence.
They continue:
" We continue to work with our carrier partners to make BlackBerry OS 5.0 available to users on new and other supportable in-market BlackBerry smartphones."
And here they simply say "we're working on it, and we also work with carriers on these issues." They do NOT say "we have provided versions of 5.0 that carriers are refusing to release."

They're just avoiding answering the question. In the first statement they point to how they met goals and in the 2nd try to minimize their failures.

There is nothing here we didn't already know.

C'mon US Cellular...You have sold thousands of Curve 8330s...heck it was your only BB for quite a while. (in fact...you are still selling it) Please get the 5.0 upgrade soon. Thank you.

When will I have more than 5.0.230 for my Curve 8330 USCC? I know its not the version you want me to run, but give me something I can. You guys provide great service hands down compared to anyone else. Lets see some 5.0 action.

Get on the ball!! My 9630 Tour is so last year!!! OSver5.0 FTW!!!

Most Carriers have treated Smartphones just like any other phone. Providing an update only if there is a problem that affect a large number of users, or if it allows for some new application (that they can make money from). Doing an update just becuase there is one, or becuase it may look better or run a little quicker isn't necessarly in their best interest.

RIM needs to realize that the phones have their name on them, if there is a problem with how the phone operates, customers don't think about changing Carriers, they think about changing the Manufacture of their phone.

Let's bring it out of the carriers via CrackBerry and Twitter #OfficialOS5 on twitter - comment this post!!!!!

And it is AWESOME! I'm with Rogers and they take forever so I went with the Bell release

AT&T please push out 5.0 for the 9000....wait...I switched to the 9700, never mind :-)

Why is Verizon ALWAYS behind the power curve? It's not like they scrutinize every little detail. If the did no WinMo phone would ever make the grade. I mean come on, it's Windoze.
I think Rim lets these 5.0 releases "leak" because they need beta testers, and because they know carriers like Verizon drag their feel

When i went to the verizon store last week with a problem on my curve. The tech said they are putting out an update by mid Jan. Maybe its OS 5.0 :)

I'll have moved on to a new phone with 6.0 before I'll ever see an official release of 5.0 for my Verizon 8330.

all I hear is boshit boshit boshit boshit

Tour 5.0...its all I wanted for Christmas.

Tell us Telus?!

CURVE 8900 5.0 OFFICIAL RELEASE NOW!!!!

I just got off the phone with Verizon and the woman said that they try and release an update every 3 or 4 months. There was no release date for the 5.0 yet she said. I can't believe they have released OS 5.0 for other phones that are way older than the Tour. I thought the newest phones might get the update first...i guess i was mistaken.

GET OFF YOUR LAZY ASSES AND RELEASE IT ALREADY!. k thx.

I would love to see a 5.0 update for the old original Curve. But, really how realistic is this? Can the 8330 processor and ram support 5.0? Does anyone know? I really don't think VZW has much incentive to support it. I think they would rather you upgrade to 8530 or Tour and renew your contract for another 2 years. :(

i have a tour. verizon - eat a fat d*c

In addition to pleading here, It would be more productive to bombard your carriers forums and CSRs.

Whether we like it or not, CrackBerry is a NA centric site. The NA carriers may frequent the forums, but its highly unlikely for the rest of the worlds carriers to do so. Just look at the forums for carriers. All the non NA carriers are all lumped together.

For the Tour users... No need to wait any longer!!

Let's go Sprint.... 5.0 needs to get here now!

they'd rather push you into getting a new phone and extending your contract. Why would they do something that has no financial benefit for them? Not saying this is how it should be, but the carriers are notoriously motivated by only doing things that will make them more $$.

Was in a Telus store today. I asked about the 5.0 and was told that there will be a release for the 8330 and they have it, thats all he would say.

Im with all the other T-Mobile 8900 users, give us some 5.0 love! We have all been patiently waiting, so lets see the goods!

You are no longer the GSM/3G monopoly - let's start showing some love to your install base or you may not have it for much longer!

Sprint, push the 5.0 update pleaseee!!!

Is 5.0 coming out for the 8520 on o2 in uk I reallly hope soooo :D

Release the 8330m OS 5.0 already!!! Hope all carriers release 5.0 for all devices by the end of this week!!!

SPRINT:

Please release it for our Tours!!!!!

SPRINT YOU GUYS NEED TO PUT OUT AN 5.0 UPDATE QUICK FOR THE TOUR, I REFUSE TO PUT A "LEAK" ON MY PHONE. I'LL SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR THE "OFFICIAL' !!!!!

im sick n tired of them releasing only stuff for the newer phones. I want the official 5.0 for my blackberry bold 9000 on rogers. IVE HAD THE THING FOR OVER A YEAR ITS ABOUT TIME FOR A 5.0 PEOPLE. sick n tired of this OS BS.

I LIVE RIGHT BESIDE RESEARCH IN MOTION IN WATERLOO. WHEN I RUN ON THE TREADMILL AT THE GYM I AM LOOKING AT THE MAIN RIM ASSEMBLY BUILDING (RIM 8). I SURELY DESERVE WHAT I WANT N WHEN I WANT FROM RIM. I AM FROM WATERLOO WE RUN THIS.

Curve 8900 for rogers please! Thanks in advance!

COME ON TMOBILE RELEASE 5.0 FOR THE BLACKBERRY 8520.

Since it's now definite that Verizon will be getting the Google Phone in a couple a months, I need my 8330 to both work and be reasonably entertaining for just a little while longer. C'MON Verizon, give us 5.0 for the Curve 8330!!!

I thought Sprint was the "NOW" Network? its more like the "NO" Network.

SPRINT I WANT MY 5.0 BB TOUR 9630 "NOW"!

"We continue to work with our carrier partners to make BlackBerry OS 5.0 available to users on new and other supportable in-market BlackBerry smartphones."

I for one have ATT which is not known to get off their duffs and do anything fast. I have complained to ATT for other services they have failed to deliver or screwed orders up. I have to deal with ATT in my job and I can tell you my complaints falls on deaf ears. I have threatened to take all of the contacts at ATT that I have and do a flame letter one of these days. Would that get me anywhere? Nope they change people and positions constantly making it very difficult to submit a complaint. Their web site is a prime example of how they can really keep people from contacting them. Even if you get on the phone and contact someone you will pushed to every freakin department imaginable spending hours doing it.

So blame or complain to ATT all you want. It will only come out when they get good and ready for it.

RIM should at least be leaning on the carriers to get the updates out. They have more pull than we do.

Now to my RIM question. Why didn't RIM list the other supported devices?

Cope

Go ahead NEXTEL press the "Upload" button on the 5.0 OS for my 8350i

Seriously guys... I spent a lot of money when the first Bold came out. just speed up this os release.

Please...stop using carriers as an excuse for RIM's inability to produce a stable OS.

Never seen so many people cryin about gittin somethin for nuttin in my life. You bought the phone with the OS it came with. You're lucky they don't charge you if you get an upgrade OS. Sick to death of hearin about it. My phone is fine just like it is.

Any upgrades out there for the 9700 from T-Mobile??? I have seen others and it sure would be nice if we get one too! Just asking.

C'mon T-Mobile! Get the OS 5.0 out to us. I have an 8900, and I was actually told by a T-Mobile manager lately that this model was being discontinued. Any truth to that? The Bold 9700 (already with OS 5.0) is the same phone (for all intensive purposes) except for the touch pad. Bring on the 5.0 already....and thanks for the effort.

Please T-mobile hurry up with an update

VZW strikes again.. They kill us on cost, fees and those funny $1.99 fees. I say they invest more of that pot of gold on tech services (testing new OS software) so by the time our current phone is up to speed the new replacement isn't a month away from release. They always have us BB users chasing the BB carrot. I FEEL RIPPED OFF! BTW I wish they would get the stones and spend some of that hard earned money of mine and put ATT in their place with those stupid commercials about ATT being so much better.

Come on and push that OS 5.0 baby out for the 8900 on Tmo already!

please help the sprint 8330m's i NEED this OS

@otrpu We're geeks! we are not happy unless we're whining about something :D

How convenient of RISM (Research In Slow Motion) to actually make an official statement on what many of us already knew. That the carrier is responsible for approving the OS.

They know that many here aren't aware of that so now in the forums you won't be so much b*tching and moaning towards RIM but now on to the carriers....

Come on Sprint...where is the love for the 8330m? I mean Sprint is still selling the 8330m probably more than any other phone. We need that 5.0 OS lol.....

T-Mobile 8520 need to realised 5.0

If the 5.0 software is there at the wireless carriers I think that they should release it because some phones on the same network have already gotten the update. Also because the leaks are not supported by RIM or the carrier and they have bugs that have to use a hybrid to correct. Just my 2 cents.

Come on, Verizon! How about OS 5.0 for the BlackBerry Tour? Please??

Here's my response to minimal hardware upgrades and slow as molasses software updates:

Whatever. Bye!

Sprint please release OS 5.0 for 8330

where is it at?! huh?! huh?! huh?!

5.0 pweaseeeee

i bet if i placed a 100 dollar bet, that verizon would the the last one to release os 5.0 i would win

Do we all need to harass Rogers daily?

Although I want the new Tour with the track pad, I still, like so many others, purchased my Tour on the 12th with the delivery on the 14th of July and have not done the leaked OS's yet. I want the official one. Don't release the 5.0 the week before the new Tour! Come on Sprint!!!

To Verizon: "Let Your People Go" with 5.0!

think about it y would rim release the same os for every phone all @ once. if that was the case most of us would be happy with our current devices and just keep upgrading our os. if u look @ history a new os comes out roughly every 2 yrs we all upgrade our phones roughly every 2 yrs its either a cycle or or some rhyme to the reason or we r all just robots

I'd really like to see the 5.0 OS for Alltel 8330. There are a small handful of us left who are in a limbo called Divested Markets. No new blackberries in sight, so at least let us have the newest OS. :-)

AT&T - you can eat a d!ck.

As soon as Nexus One hits Verizon, I am leaving your shitty company for VZ. My AT&T experience on service has pushed me to a level of annoyance that I was willing to live with for my love of Blackberry. But this 5.0 debacle has made me never wanting to touch AT&T because they do not care about the consumer.

That said, VZ's blackberry lineup leaves a lot to be desired and so I am moving to the Nexus. I held one today and its AMAZING. Fast, snappy, great email client and messaging, and great browser. I will consider revisiting blackberry if and when the 9000 form factor is updated and the browsing experience improves from the 1995 version currently available on blackberries.

Thanks

That's good! So now I have to wait until TMO gets off their butts and send it to my 8520. I've recently downloaded and installed the latest 5.0 beta and everything is great except I can't send SMS! MMS and everything else works beautifully, but SMS is my only problem. I can receive them, but not make them. Weird huh?

com'n sprint we need 5.0 os for 8350i were always left in the dark and the 8350i was the best selling blackberry last year and we still get no love!

Sprint, listen: I can appreciate it if you're concerned about some sort of technical agreement between 5.0 the Tour. But I recall you kept dragging your feet on an update before, on my 8830, and RIM finally bypassed you & directed us to their webpage. It wouldn't hurt your reputation at all if you got on the ball with things.

no old 8series??

I don't mind if Vodafone release an official OS as long someone leak them :P

I don't catch why Vodafone Australia had made official the 5.0.0.525 but Vodafone UK (or Italy) didn't!

... all evening, they clain to know nothing about when an official OS 5.0 for my dear 8900 will be available. All they can say is that they are "sorry my device doesn't support this feature". However I thought it was funny when the tech guy actually suggested I try downloading a beta version. I asked him if he would personally stand behind that if I had any problems with my phone due to the beta version, he replied "NO" ha ha. Dumb! Well keep blowing them up BB users, if enough of us let them know we want it, they may just push a little harder to get it to us, it definetly won't slow the process down anymore!

Yep, Nextel (and similar iDen networks) have always been the black sheep of the family -- one can hope, but I'm not counting on 5.0 being available for my 8350i anytime soon... sad, huh?

Tru dat!

Though I can't complain since my T-Mo 9700 (like all others) came with a 5.0.

I'm very disappointed that RIM and Verizon do not have the OS 5.0 for the Blackberry Tour yet. Why do they already have it for the Storm 2, that just came out, but not for the Tour that has been out months before the Storm 2???

This is why RIM needs to put out GLOBAL UPDATES. This keeps the platform consistent. This is where Apple has a tremendous leg up over every smartphone company except Palm (the Pre forces you to update as well).

They cant even push their OS out on time, i wonder how late they'll be when summer time rolls around for Webkit?

Id rather wait a year for a greatly improved OS (or give me small patches idc) than 8 months for some shit that is still riddled with glitches because the carrier has a bunch of fucking idiot testers.

READ: RIM is at fault just as much as the Carriers are. Grow a pair and take control of your platform.

So I must contact Nextel about 5.0 for 8350i? Prob not a priority for them.

just upgraded my tour to .419!

this was my first time ever upgrading to a leaked version, so far im diggin the threaded sms, but not feelin the interlace beteween bbm and sms, i liked bbm being separate, and here it seems to be sms within the bbm app..kinda killing the entire point of bbm if u ask me..is this normal or is this a bug?

at&t is the kind of manipulative company that wont release the OS 5.0.0... for the Bold 9000 hoping that more consumers will purchase the Bold 9700 to get the upgraded OS. it's absolutely ridiculous.

recently, they pushed to get consumers with defective devices, Bold 9000's as replacement handsets. this way, new BB user's get addicted to the phone and want more. then they offer the 9700 for purchase with the new OS and wont release it for the 9000. this way, impatient ppl dying to get the new OS rush out to buy the new and improved Bold 9700. it's a conspiracy...if i do say so myself LOL!

but seriously at&t...where's the damn upgrade?

i literally just got my 9700 a couple days ago... and being my first BB (i have been an iphone user for the last 2.5+ years)... 5.0 is literally all i know... so it's odd to read and find out that very few BB owners are actually *on* 5.0 ;) lol

hopefully more users get to upgrade... but more importantly... can't wait for RIM to move beyond java limiting OS and develop a modern OS (w/ open GL, easily developed for, available SDK, etc.) to compete... come on RIM - you can do it!! :)

While Verizon has issued 5.0 for the Storm 9530, the latest version, .328 has issues. Charger not accept many times, dimming while typing, not waking up. Is this a 9530 early model issue or strictly OS? Will and when will this be corrected?

come on rogers, we subscribers have to put up with enough already. now we have to be held hostage while you sign off on what RIM themselves are confident in. complete stupidness

Whats up with us seams like were really getting it. For the longest time all there was was US cell no one else. that was 16 years ago and I been with them since good pricing but my best friend has a Iphone for his work and Im really starting to think about one now.

Kids at the at&t kiosk in the mall told me my 7290 will see OS 5.0 in February... ;)

5.0 for my Tour, US Cellular. Puh-leeease.

If RIM would ever want to catch up to Apple all they would need to do is make one phone instead of multiple phones and concentrate on making it the best. But since they want to flood the market with multiple junk they will never have the best phone just multiple so so phones (or junk).

Verizon now needs to get up off their dead a** and make something official for the Tour. There is no reason for this to take as long as it has. I'm sure this is going to elicite the old "when it's ready" response but honestly, how long does it take to install it on ten phones and test it out to see if it's reliable. Problems would show up quickly the more they did this and they could figure out a solution instead of the crap they keep giving us about "Customer Service levels". Gimme a break already...

Can I run Vista on 512 RAM and a Pentium 4?

Hey, AT&T I know your a little pre-occupied with the Apple iPhone 3G over load and those pesky, but truthful Verizon commericals.
But, when are you going to make 5.0 OS available for the Bold 9000?
You missed the last decade, maybe this one

Give us 5.0 or give us a bb 9650 upgrade for free!

9700 T-mob please

If you don't want to wait for the official release, 5.0.0.411 has been officially for the 9000 and the same version was leaked about a month ago. I assume the same leaked version for the 8900 will be Official release version since in my opinion is the most stable of the leaked versions.

Why leave it to the carrier to test and verify their OS release? Is RIM not capable to confirm their release is GOOD to go??? Or they are fending off their support to the carriers instead of facing the mass customer base!! Come on...face us directly would you RIM??!

Still waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carrier - Verizon Wireless
Device- Tour 9630
YES Still running V.4.7.1.61

Kevin,

I guess I don't read the response the same as you. While I would agree that it seems like RIM did in fact release OS 5.0 to the carrier for "supported devices", it also appears to me that they indicate that there's a different set of devices, i.e., "in-market" devices, where they have not yet delivered an OS 5.0 release to the carrier. I would put the Tour in the "in-market" device category since they clearly identify Storm2, 9700, and 8530 devices as the "supported devices" (and coincidentally the devices that launched with OS 5.0). So, if the statement was that they'd deliver an OS 5.0 for all new and in-market devices (i.e., those launched before the end of the year, which would include the Tour, Storm, Storm2, 9700, 8530), I don't find that to be a true statement using their response that you present.

I'd love to have the 5.0 OS on my 8330 from US Cellular. What do you think the chances are?

I've been a BB user since '06, but with Nexus One coming out for Verizon in the spring, I will officially abandon BB. Too slow to produce competitive software, and too quick to forget a phone released 6 months ago.

5.0 for Verizon 8330!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When is T-MOBILE name going to make 5.0 available for 8900?!!!!

SPRINT, PLEASE RELEASE THE O.S. 5.0 FOR 8330m!!!
or
RIM, PLEASE CREATE THE O.S. 5.0 FOR 8330m!!!
or
LEAK GODS, PLEASE LEAK O.S. 5.0 FOR 8330m!!!

Thank you for your time.

do my eyes deceive me? has sprint already approved the 5.0 release for the 8330?

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=FC3CF452D3DA8402BEBB7...

bell should have release 5.0 for curve 8330, tour, storm and pearl flip first then bold 9000 but bold 9000 got it first. I'm not too happy because I have been waiting for official release for my storm since july 10, 2009

Unless there is more to that statement than what you posted here I really don't know how you jumped to that conclusion.
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It means that they will continue to work with their carrier partners to make blackberry OS 5.0 available to users on new and other supported in-market blackberries. It does not mean that OS 5.0 is ready for all devices but the evil carriers are holding us up. Really all they said was it's not available yet for all Blackberries with no real reason why.

copy and paste the link then read this message

http://crackberry.com/os-5-0-update-official-statement-research-motion

Let's go! :)

Needs to act quick now!! LETS GOOO !

I got excited when they stated that they would have 5.0 available for all devices soon. Still waiting for 5.0 to come out for the Tour on Verizon!

I don't understand why the carriers won't just release the freaking 5.0 updates to their customers? I've been thinking of switching over to the Android platform because it's becoming a lot more enticing than BlackBerry's.

Come on already Big Red and other carriers, release 5.0!

I mean, who has posted a comment saying "I don't want 5.0 even though it will make my phone much better"?

RIDICULOUS

Im a tour use for verizon and all i wanna say is...."VERIZON? FUCK YOU!"

well, we have 5.0. for the 9000 from bell AND we have a 5.0. for the 8900 from vodafone germany released just before xmas.its available over dm.

SPRINT, PLEASE RELEASE THE O.S. 5.0 FOR 8330m!!!
or
RIM, PLEASE CREATE THE O.S. 5.0 FOR 8330m!!!
or
LEAK GODS, PLEASE LEAK O.S. 5.0 FOR 8330m!!!

Thank you for your time.

Why can't RIM make it compulsory that all carrier MUST make releases simultaneous amongst all their partner networks and standardise everything. It makes them look like kids running loose!
Other do what Nokia does... standardise the firmware on their own parent website and users are to download from one single website and upgrade on their own. Any network-specific items are to be pushed to users service books separately.
Simple!

come on orange release ver 5.0 for the blackberry bold 9000

How many of you Blackberry users out there would hold off on your renewals and upgrades if your device got the 5.0 OS update? In this economy, I'm sure RIM and Verizon have asked that question as well. RIM wants to move units and Verizon wants to retain their customers through their upgrade contracts. Think about it. The 5.0 OS might get released once a certain quota is met, so patience would be the best virtue in this situation. Then again, I could be wrong and the 5.0 could drop tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to testing the official 5.0 release on the 9000 :)

When will Verizon finally have OS 5.0 available for us Tour Owners ? Sprint has it already .

I has noticed that noone has mentioned vodafail UK. They haven't released the 9500 5.0 for Storm. It annoys me since I have bought a 5.0 theme but accident :( I'm very very annoyed about that.

Personally I think RIM owes its customers for all the Bull the Tour uses had to put up with. Heck some people had to replace their phone 10 times just to get a working phone. It is totally in RIM's hands to put out a not so buggy 5.0 release. They can bypass the carriers through their website and DM. To blame carriers is a load of it. If everyone complained to RIM instead we can get tens of thousands of complaints at ONE COMPANY instead of a few at company A, company b, etc.... I say everyone complain to RIM at once, one load yell they cannot ignore, a bunch of yelps here and there is pointless waste of energy and time..

being that the new devices are coming with 5.0 the carriers are in no rush to push the updates to 4.6+ BBs. carriers are not looking to give you something for free, so their hopes are that you will give up and just buy an new phone with new OS. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY for them and little customer sat!

my .02!

Let's go Sprint.

Hope this release will tied me over until you begin offering the 9650. I am getting antsy and have been considering the 9700 so what are you waiting for?

I flashed my Verizon Storm 9530 back to the
4.7.0.148 firmware and now I have the following working
properly again.

1. Triple tapping the blackberry button brings up the
"Now Playing" window again.

2. Voice Command initiated calls over bluetooth,
while having a 3.5mm aux-in jack connected to my
car stereo aux-in port now work correctly again.

3. QuickPull, now works again without having to do any "kung-fu" to get it working correctly without having to acknowledge permission warnings again.

4. Pressing the lock button of course takes longer to work again but I can live with that.

5. the bug is back where after a call completes, or a ding sound from getting a new email occurs, whatever you were listening to resumes, but at a super low volume, and you have to know to hit the volume up button a few times, without accidently skipping to the next track.

Ohhh my blackberry storm 9530, your like a hot chick, with a patch on one eye, and a voice like fran drescher.

Dont know if when my upgrade date comes January 28th, if I will get an HTC Touch Pro 2, or a Storm 2.

Hmmmmm ponder this I must....

Need OS 5.0 for Flip 8230, Please.

What's taking so long Verizon? If there are any Verizon employees responsible for releasing this OS on the forum, please help release this OS.

Knowing VZW they won't becuase they will try and push us towards the tour/storms/curve2 and then the new tour but this is their number one used device. they HAVE to give 5.0 to us, HAVE TO!!

Okay Verizon time to get off your lazy bum's and get the 5.0 out to us tour users we pay you alot of hard earned money for your services and deserve for at least some of it to be used for speedy software updates!

Release the damn 5.0 OS or I'm going to switch to verizon or sprint! Damn it!

I loaded 348 then 411 on my Bold 9000 with Rogers and ran them for a while when these beta versions were first released. I noticed that the sound on the phone was often choppy with both and eventually I downgraded to the last official Rogers release 4.6.0.303. I also noted that a number of others commented on this in the OS beta discussion. In my mind, poor phone quality is a real "show stopper". In Canada, Rogers sells more BB than all of the other carriers (likely put together). If an issue like this were to start affecting large numbers of BB clients, this could be disaster for Rogers (and for RIM)...remember the BB messenger update disaster that brought down the RIM server a few weeks ago! I am no fan of Rogers or any of the other carriers, but if phone sound quality is an issue...I will definitely wait.

What about us on the nextel side. Are OS sucks as it is we need a
new update

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE!
we're some of the more loyal BB users. ive had this thing for a WHILE.

If u guys in US can`t get 5.0 for da` 9000,what am I thinking then in Serbia with Telenor!!
;))))))
he ha
So I definitely agree with other crackberry,above,Kepeli....PATIENCE!!!

enjoy

It is time we get this OS!!!!

Why am I paying top dollar (over $140 per month) to Bell Mobility when I can't get the latest release 5.0 release for my Storm ? I need a stable OS, since I do alot of mobile work but still get resets and slow downs on v4.7.0.148.
I think I'll harass Bell till they upgrade me to new device that runs 5.0...for free.

Come on already Verizon..I'm getting pretty tired of seeing all the other phones getting OS 5....WHERE'S THE TOUR'S??

Rogers Wireless
OS 5.0

DAMMIT 4.7 is SHIT!!

hey you peeps @ VodaCom SA!!!!
wake up!!! OS 5 is OUT!!!!
send that to ppls Storms PLEAAAAAS!

They held up their end of the bargain for a few devices. I thought all were going to roll out before the end of 2009? It seems that they only sent a few out to carriers for approval.

t mobile needs to offer the updated for the curve 8900

Plllleeeaassseee bring 5.0 to my BB curve!!!!!!!!

Will this 5.0 update work for Storm users on AT&T??????

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease give us the 5.0 update!!! I've seen quite a few official releases for different models in the past two days so I hope Verizon pushes it on through for the 8330 owners! Thanks!

verizon really needs to push this out for the tour asap. i refuse to run any unofficial os' on my phone. im bout ready to jump out of my skin!

When I downloaded OS 5.0 for my first generation BB Storm, it lost the ability to charge. With three different forms of chargers I could only get it to charge 20% of the time. VZW finally replaced my phone since they could not get it to work after a few weeks.

Its nice but now it freezes up all the time. I have to take the battery out about 15 times a day its annoying as hell

More doublespeak from Waterloo. Their arrogance is truly breathtaking. For RIM to state that they've released OS 5.0 is a faceslap to all existing Blackberry customers. I will accept that some of the delay can be attributed to carrier network interoperability/compliance testing, but...nearly every carrier in the world that sells a Blackberry product? Come on, RIM, that is an insult to your customers' intelligence.

There have been many new os updates for recently released phones,but then we have "the red-headed stepchild" (I read that line somewhere) the tour. Nothing. The phone isn't even a year old and then they bring up the Tour 2 (personally I don't think that's real fair either).

If we download a leak, we're the bad guys, for not waiting for official release - not one carrier will stand behind us if we brick the unit. I've thought of going to a leak, but scared to death of bricking it and not being able to fix it if i do.

I've done what some of the others here have done and looked at other carriers so see what they are offering as far as os5 is concerned. But why should we have to purchase new devices or switch to another carrier to get it? Not fair in my opinon. Esp. when tour isn't even a year old?! Crazy.

Just another way for us to purchase another new unit? For that, I blame the carriers.

my opinon

When is Vodafone NL going to make 5.0 available for the Storm??

Bell Mobility has 5.0 for 9000... Im with Rogers so i'll use Bell's version.

COME ON NEXTEL RELEASE 5.0 FOR THE 8350i AND US IDEN USERS

But... based on collective experience, do you think anyone at any carrier with the decision making power to get this done right cares enough to even communicate with us? On the off chance someone does - go ahead and prove me wrong!

Last week, I called Sprint BB tech dept for tech assistance. After the problem was fixed, I asked the rep when will OS 5.0 be availabe to BB 9630 (tour), he said 5.0 is avavilable but tech dept is still being trained on it. Rep does not know when they weill be done with tech classes.

Oh well not trippin, Im ruunning OS 5.0.0.419 amd I love it!

I don't have issues with the 4.7 but it would be nice for Verizon to release this OS update since RIM has it...
I won't do a leaked though. I do prefer to wait because I do not want any issues with my BB It is my only phone and if anything were to happen to it I would not be in a very good mood. So, Verizon..........get with the program and give us the 5.0

All US carriers should push out this OS asap! We been asking so why not give it to us? There leaked verisons for a reason.... PLEASE GIVE US OS 5.0!!

im running the leaked version of os 5.0.0.411 on the curve 8900 and it is fantastic! it is actually the exact same build as the official release so get it upgraged peeps you will love it