No 3G = No Deal

Congrats to T-MO people who have been waiting. For me though, no 3G means no go.

Dear Verizon,
The Storm excitement has passed, and feelings are pretty much split 50/50. Please bring out the next full QWERTY keyboard phone (Bold comparison)so the rest of us can get excited about something. Thanks.

Love,
All Verizon Blackberry customers that hate the Storm.

Just ordered mine!!! Should be here in 3 business days!!! Beyond excited!

I really don't get all of this talk about the added bulk you get with the Bold.

Dimensions for the 8900: 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.53"
Dimensions for the Bold: 4.49" x 2.6" x 0.59"

Since when is 0.20" x 0.24" x 0.06" a massive increase in size?

Hmm... I'll wait until the price drops to $99.

That way, I can sign up for a 1 year contract for $149.00 dollars! :)

I don't do 2 years..NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

To say that no 3g is a deal breaker...if you have a carrier that supports 3g then I can understand your comment. However, with T-Mobile, right now 3g isn't much of an option. Also, with T-Mobile when it comes to new blackberry devices, our options are the Pearl flip or the 8900. Not that hard of a decision.

Mine will arrive tomorrow which just happens to be my birthday. I figured the best gift would be a new phone to myself

going to pick mine up todayy

I just went to my local Tmo store and picked one up, my GF is gonna kill me, but I had to have it.

Seems it doesn't like my old sim from my pearl...might have to go to tmo store and get another...we'll see

Went by Tmo store closest to my work on early lunch but came away empty. They only had 5 Javelins and the lady in front of me got the last one.

Will have to check store by my house and if no luck will be ordering online.

Good Luck!

Amazon is back up to $200 with $100 MIR.

Picked mine up this morning. So far so good.

There is no way I'm paying $429 (minus $70 rebate) for the 8900, such a bummer. I called tmo and they said I'm only eligible for a partial upgrade and I have to wait five more months to get the full discount.

Did any of you guys experience this? What did you guys do?

Last time I upgraded was in September of 2007 when the 8320 came out.

There was an earlier post with a pic of a price tag from BestBuy for $150. Has anbody picked up their 8900 from BestBuy?. What prices do they have?? Are they the sames as what was posted earlier??

I ordered my 8900 this morning. The CSR was so fabulous. I received a full upgrade on another phone at the end of July '08, so I was expecting her to say that I was only eligible for a partial upgrade but she told me that I was eligible for the FULL upgrade + a $100 rebate as soon as I told her that I may want to upgrade. I was shocked! I was also able to have the purchase amount spread over 4 payments.

I ordered my 8900 very early this morning and paid $20 extra for overnight delivery (because I'm cracking out to get it), and everything looked good until this afternoon when I went to check the status (from the link they emailed me) and it said the phone was out of stock!!!! UGGGG!! Anyway, the only way to contact wirefly (besides new orders) is via online chat or email - so I opened an online chat session and they informed me they were not sure when the next shipment would be for the 8900s. They refunded me the shipping charge after fighting with them for like 20 minutes. Their site STILL SAYS "IN STOCK".

i have had the 8900 for about 3 weeks now and I must say it is a great phone. I have tested the bold and storm and i think i made the right choice. the bold does feel too bulky especially if you keep it in your front pocket like i do (i hate phone holsters). The bold's size and no wifi were deal breakers. The storm was smaller than the bold but the touch screen was not as big a wow factor as i thought it would be. with the amount of typing i do, the touch screen got old fast! i love the small form factor with full qwerty and wifi the 8900 has to offer. it was a no brainer! by the way i ran side by side with 3g phones and kept up if not beat them.

I'm looking to purchase the Blackberry 8900 and with the full upgrade I would have to pay $199 after a $100 mail in rebate. It's been 3 yrs since my last upgrade and I think this is a lot of $. I can understand that the product is fresh on the market and that some have to pay more than $199, but is there anyway to negotiate this price. I don't even care about the rebate. Is there a way I could just pay a flat out amount for the phone?

Just picked up my 2 8900's, one for the wife, one for me after our recently FREE UPGRADED 8320's kept dropping calls mid sentence... WHILE STANDING STILL! Oh, and did I mention, I only paid $50 TOTAL for the new phones (with Return on the free 8320's). Don't mean to rub it in, I had issues prior to, plus a lot of other things, but still exciting. Main Line PA SOLD OUT

Any way, I Love this phone. The weight makes it feel like a real phone, and not a fisher price one like the 83xx. The speed is great (Kudos to the no 3G = No Big Deal!). Great phone, fast, sleek, and looking to get some new apps for it.

I am officially addicted after 3 months fellow Crackberriers...

T-Mobile
Dec 2008 - 8320
Feb 2009 - 8900

First time poster, short time owner!

Any reports on this device being sold out? Sold out across NYC and NJ...

Most stores only got 5-6 units. I am hoping I get mine in the next 3 day. I placed my order at 8:30 EST time morning. I have the WING and hate it. Can't wait. It's like Christmas all over again, only with big kids toys!!!!

I just spoke with a rep at Amazon and the price that they have listed (199-100 rebate) is ONLY for new customers. The Rep said that T-Mobile, unlike ATT, did not give them the option of an "upgrade" for existing customers. Hence, if you are on TMO and don't care about which network you are on, you can switch to ATT and get the Bold via Amazon for 149$. It all depends on your phone and provider preference. Are 3G and the Bold worth the extra $$$ you have to shell out monthly on ATT network.....

The 8900 is the best Blackberry currently available but I sent mine back after a week because:

1. The overall user experience was not a significant enough improvement over my 8120. I think most 8120 and 8320 users will agree.
2. I could not justify $200 for the device (not including new accessories) and a 2 year agreement.
3. The screen is great for graphics but still very hard to read.
4. Within 4-6 months the market will be swamped with better smartphones.
5. Battery life not so good.

If I didn't already have the 8120, I would have kept the 8900 but there just wasn't enough difference, in my opinion.

No 3G=Ill wait a second longer for facebook to load so I don't have to carry a phone the size of a brick around.

SO I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MAKE SOMETIME ON MY LUNCH BRAKE TO GET MY HANDS ON THIS OBSESSION I CALL THE CURVE 8900. I WAS THERE EARLY MORNIN TO PICK THIS BABY UP. GOOD THAT I DID
THAT CAUSE THE STORE SOLD OUT WITH THE FIRST 20 CUSTOMERS.
FROM FIRST IMPRESSIONS THIS PHONE IS WAY BETTER THEN ITS
8320. CANT COMPLAIN WITH THIS UPGRADE. AND DID I MENTION I WAS ABLE TO UPGRADE AT FULL DISCOUNT WITHOUT HAVING TO DO THE MAIL IN REBATE. SO I PAID $224 FOR MY PHONE. CANT
COMPLAIN THERE...

I ordered mine this morning could have it as early as friday can't wait

Scooped up one today after work, to my surprise the T-mobile salesperson at the retail store had no clue it was even released today after I INSISTED I knew what I was talking about, she checked with her manager. All was right with the world shortly after that.
Love it already. (=

I love my new BB 8900... this is one bad mama jamma!!!

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Hey everyone,
I got my 8900 today right when tmo opened. I had the 8300 and loved it. This phone is SAWEET. Lightning fast and great to hold. There are more built in sounds too...anyway, I LOVED the "keypad lock when holstered" feature on the 8300 but I can't seem to find it on this phone...is it gone now that there is a dedicated button for locking? There must still be a sensor of some sort since it can detect if it's holstered in regard to the ring styles. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I missed them selling the last one by MINUTES! Now I have to wait until the 18th, for their next shipment. Don't want to deal with ordering via mail -- if anything is wrong, I have to ship it back. The store is across the street from me - easier if a problem arises.

So bummed out... :(

The CSR quoted me $19.99 for expedited shipping and told me it was for 2-3 business days. She said with the free UPS ground shipping it would be 7-10 business days, which means I would get it by the 23rd. Since UPS ground is always quick for me, I went for the free shipping. Just checked UPS tracking today and my 8900 is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow!

...killin' it. Worth the wait. WiFi is smokin' fast. EDGE exceeds expectation.

im coming from using windows mobile and palm devices for many years since the treo 600, i was too younge and the black berry devices werent geared towards my demographic at the time. regardless of the lack of 3g the phone is great solid in my hand even though its thinness makes it feel very small in a large grip but the os is smooth and responsive. i couldnt see any other phone bringin me back to tmobile. i only have 2 bars max in my coverage area but the uma feature sold me on the phone. im curently using a sprint ppc mogul, iphone 3g and now my bb 8900 may very well replace my att service. i have been a constant visitor of crack berry for some time now staying up to date on new releases and up dating other peoples black berries. thanks and i'm glad to be a new member.

Just curious where it appears everyone is getting the best deal for the new 8900? I'm a TMO customer of a few years. I have an account with 5 lines and spend plenty every month with TMO. I'm beyond my 2 year contract (though I did renew for one of the lines; I can break that if need be).

Just wondering if calling them as opposed to going into the store will yield me the best deal? I read some say about talking to the retention dept. I'm thinking I could use that to my advantage? Your thoughts are appreciated ;)

Joe

got mine 9 am sharp and after i left with my new bestfriend they were sold out. im so satisfied with this curve and i reccomend it over the old curve and the bold and storm. the bold is too big and lots of dropped calls and flaws i did not like. this phone is pefrect and incredibly small for a blackberry and im loving every minute with this phone, deffinatly worth the money. the lack of 3G is not noticable at all and i dont know why people drool over 3G phones when most feel like a brick and arent even that great. i just got my black battery cover in and i must say the phone is even sexier now :)

The phone is amazing!!!! 3G isn't shit. I had the G1 and it has 3G and the 3G service sucked this phone is soooooo worth the money! When I called T-mob customer service I found out it can take a 32G memory! I almost pissed myself in excitement! The biggest I was able to get was 8G for 25 bucks. Sweet ass phone! I cant for themes to start coming out for it and some cases with the screen protector like the one by Speck for the 8320. And to everyone on their high horse about 3G, you have no idea what you are missing with this phone.

I just recieved my 8900 yesterday. The first thing I noticed was the new crisp screen, much better than the trusty 8320. I also see the difference in speed when shifting in between apps. Nice upgrade!

can't wait til 8900 comes to telus. any word when?

so here is what one might want to try for better pricing. after you place the order for the new 8900 curve through on line or by phone from t-mobile. once you receive the phone take the phone to the ups store and return it. make sure you get the return tracking number. wait 1 business day and call 611 and say you have returned the unit under the "remorse" period which is 14 days. ask them to look into a better pricing and they will adjust the pricing for you and have them ship out another unit. usually t-mobile requires 22 months wait for a regular customer upgrade discount pricing but if you are a long time customer meaning you have been with t-mobile for more than 10+ years you can receive the hadnset with a much much much lower price. if customer service rep cannot assist you ask to be transfer to the account specialist. i am not going to post the actual pricing of my unit because it may be different for everyone but i got mine for a siginificantly lower price than what people have posted here. now remember this may work for you if you have been a long time loyal t-mobile customer. also you may have to wait additional 5-7 days but to me it is worth it very much. good luck to all my crackberry 8900 curve users

If you have ordered your upgrade of blackberry 8900 curve through t-mobile.com or by calling 611 there is a 2-3 weeks back order on the inventory. Even though the t-mobile web site does not state that yet. Keep checking your UPS.com tracking with your reference number which is your t-mobile mobile number with dashes.

Called 611, they offered me the $179 price for a 2-year extension. Note that I just upgraded to the Pearl in January 2008 and so I wasn't due for an upgrade yet. T-Mobile customer service has been good to me thus far. Just waiting on my Berry now.