T-Mobile Offering Bold 9700 OS Update on May 11th?

I've dropped them, gone straight to voicemail with no rings or just plain reboot in a call. I think every carrier needs this update.

Yep been waitin for this one.

I wonder if it will be higher than .662?

I've had my t-mob bold since it came out and have never gotten and "official" update. Hope this one is sick, it will be nice to do this OTA for once!!!

I'm still on .586! (Pretty solid, IMO)

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This was confirmed to me by a friend that works for T-Mobile a while back. It is true, finally an official T-Mobile update to the 9700. It's supposed to fix just about every performance issue currently known for the device! :D

hey I am on the leaked os .593.. Its pretty ok.. Kurrupt 1, what do you mean higher than .622 ?? I thought .593 was the latest for 9700 !! And I certainly am sure that T-mobile is never going to release anything ahead of .593... Hoping it does though....

the update has been released by a tmobile rep alrdy in the tmobile forums.

apparently T-Mobile is releasing .586.

I am currently running the official .593 OS...but it does not fix the 3G issue and does not have Mobile Backup, however...i hear that .586 is a bit buggy and I don't know if I will downgrade because of those issues.

I'm hoping it fixes my main concerns: dropped calls on 3G and failure to send MMS/retrieve MMS.

Will I have to back up my apps and contacts for this OTA update?

Got my 9700 last Saturday and experienced some of those dropped calls myself. Hasn't acted up today but other than that, I love this phone.

I guess the Curve users are just dirt--they haven't offered an update since purchasing mine last July. Grrrrr!

That 3G droppage seems to do everything from kick me off jmIRC-m to even disconnecting me from Beejive. If this is fixed, I'm gonna be stoked. If its not, I'm gonna be mad.

I upgrade my bold even if I'm not with t-mobile? The sms bug is killing me! Never know who is sending me sms's so annoying!

Is the only difference between the 9700 and the 9650 more memory and open GL? Why is it considered to be an upgrade to the tour and not ththe bold?

First, as long as T-Mobile remains 2G-only in my area, I will not install the OS update. Even when (and if) they decide to add 3G, if I don't have dropped calls, I won't install this update. I'd rather keep the Lock and Standy functionality that RIM has crippled in their newer OS updates.

I live in Central Florida, and I've been having problems since last week of april, drop calls no txt messages sent or receive and T-Mobile just tells me they don't know what the problem is.

I've been running the leaked 5.0.0.610 since the day it appeared in the main blog and have had no problems. So I could not care less if T-Mo ever releases an update for us lowly Curve users. Everything is smooth and YouTube even streams better. I just hope 6.0 will run on a 256 MB device when that comes out!

Seperate icon for BES mail. I have wanted this for years. It's about time.

Ok the whole mobile back up is pissing me off. For some reason I have all of my numbers including my brothers address book. When I delete the numbers it comes right back. Is anyone else experiencing the same problem. I'm running .586 btw.

Why not an update for 8900.

I was just talking to T-Mobile tonight about my 4 months of issues with this phone. I Told them if this does not resolve my issues, I'm done with T-Mobile. The bad thing is, this means I'll have to get a voice plan and pay double what i was paying for a data-only plan. They have been giving me credit, but this does not make the phone work any better!

Dann u guys are lucky my bold is at a .330

According to Norris, a TMO rep who frequents the forums, the official OS on may 11th will be .586.

http://forums.crackberry.com/f69/official-tmo-9700-os-update-coming-may-...

I'd love to see an upgrade in the 600's where its been leaked for numerous other devices.

Maybe the 9700 leaks haven't been flowing because RIM is working on getting Blackberry 6.0 for us?!?! One can only dream....

I never thought I would see that sentence in my life..its about damn time!!!!

Hopefully this OS will be better. If not, I will surely be chatting with t-mo specialists about what should be fixed.

Finally, I've waited sonce the day this phone came out for an update.....i've gone through 6 warrenty exchanges and I was about 2 weeks away from switching back 2 sprint

Got a replacement phone from T-Mobile two days ago due to 3G issues... Changes are immedietly noticeable in the stability of calls, speed of internet, etc. Visual voicemail consistantly works now as well. Worth the upgrade so far!!!

I hope that this new update will be good. I am currently running the official .593 and its a bit buggy. The 3G issue hasn't been resolved and when you use the Media Player and connect headphones and want to disconnect them, you have to make sure that you stop playing the song or your phone freezes and after like ten minutes or a battery pull it will become functional again. Its really frustrating and I don't want to downgrade back to .583 because that version is worse! I'm thinking of even going further down the list of upgrades because I'm getting frustrated and I don't want to skip my BB over a lake because I'll regret it so bad in the end! LOL

T-Mobile will be releasing 5.0.0.586 on May 11. My friend just got her 9700 from T-Mobile and it came shipped with 5.0.0.586. I guess I'll be downgrading to that one when it comes out. Can't wait!

T-Mobile website forum has an official announcement, nothing new but just confirms the May 11th date

http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/BlackBerry-Bold-9700/BlackBerry-Bold-9700-...

I just received my replacement phone in the mail (LCD began shorting out for no reason). My original 9700 that I bought on release day came with .330. This phone has .586 installed. The only thing I have noticed thus far i sthe mobile backup feature. I have never loaded a leaked version, so this is new to me on this phone.

This release has been delayed.

http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/BlackBerry-
Bold-9700/BlackBerry-Bold-9700-Software-Update-Updated/td-p/367167

Hopefully they'll go with a better release such as .593 or .6xx.

where is that T-mobile release? any T-mobite customer in here?

t-mobile released has been delayed were not gettin it today

no news ? ;(