on 27 Jul 2010 04:10 PM
Word is popping up all over the internet and we too got our invite to a special BlackBerry event to be held on August 3rd in NYC. If all goes according to the rumors, we should be seeing a full blown announcement of the BlackBerry 9800 there although, AT&T nor RIM have specified in the invite what it may be. Time will tell of course but, the pieces are all fitting in nicely here. Who's ready to for the BlackBerry (Torch? Bold?) 9800 on AT&T?!
I have a Bold 9650 and I couldn't be any more excited for this!!! Bring on OS6!!!!
I just hope that Verizon will try and release OS6 to the Bold as soon as possible to compete with AT&T. If AT&T has OS6 but Verizon doesn't, people could leave for the Slider.
I am, goodbye BB9000
Finally!!!!!
Can't tell the same for AT&T :)
Please tell me Sprint will get this phone soon!!!
Highly doubtful, this is a gsm phone
wrong, rumor has it Sprint is getting the device, AT&T yes will get it first but they got first dibs exclusivity for a few months.
Sprint and VZW just launched the tour 9650s, which are 9700s in the 8900 form factor with bumped up memory. It'll be QUITE A LONG TIME before Sprint sees this phone. VZW won't get it because they have a Storm 3 in development and testing w/ OS6 as I type this. Why have two BB touchscreens? VZW won't. And the 9800 was delayed on launch because of Apple. BB didn't want to compete head to head with the iphone 4 launch, so they just delayed a couple of months.
really?....the 9650 is in the Tour (9630) form factor...no where close to being an 8900....
your missing the point. businesses don't use touchscreen phones. corporate blackberrys are almost always qwerty keyboards!
verizon would carry 2 touch screen phones if one had a physical keyboard and the other didnt.
RIM doesnt have a touch screen phone for ATT, where verizon has had one for 2 years.
finally, people seem to miss the fact that these phones are expensive to develop. rim is holding off releasing new phones on verizon because they will soon be out dated. the slider can be sold anywhere in the world. if it was cdma, only verizon and sprint would be able to sell it.... with that said, soon rim will only have to make one type of phone for all carriers globally.
FINALLLYY!!!!!!
I would rather seen it on Verizon!
I'd rather see it on any company other than At&t, they're hands down the worst company in the USA
no t-mobile is. my dad just stopped using his t-mobile blackberry in the US because it was always going in and out of service even in metro areas.
U know I heard the same complaint. AT&T service is not that great. I wish T Mobile was releasing this 9800 on August 3rd.
Imagine...
During the end of the conference...
"We are proud to announce that Blackberry OS 6 will be available for download instantly after the conference for the Blackberry Tour and Blackberry Bold family."
Most amusing, as if a carrier like at&t would give a damn about existing devices even if rim had os6 ready for them, which seems very unlikely since their priority will be to get it ready for new devices first before the old ones.
What do you think this is, Apple? RIM has too many devices to worry about the devices they released yesterday.
I'm staying with T-Mo for the unlimited everything,...unlimited tethering!
JMD
Have Bold Will Travel~
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THIS IS!!!!!! PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE 9800!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for this.
I don't think there is any doubt about this. Its kinda like when Apple had the iPad announcement.
Same here....I'm moving back to T-Mobile and the 9700 to wait out the time until the 9800 is released on TMo...
I'm with you on that, T-Mo all the way!!
including unlimited shoddy coverage
I have TMO and love it. Plus their BB plan is the cheapest! I'm grandfathered and only pay 19.99 for unlimited blackberry BIS service. Even with what they charge now (I think it's 30 for unlimited BIS) it's still cheaper than the other carriers. I live in NYC and never have problem with their service. I also travel a lot and the only times I have "shoddy" service is when I'm in the middle of no where in east bumble f**k.. I really hope TMO will get this phone!
I'm waiting for T-Mobile to launch it as well. When Bold 9700 came out, rumor had it that it was exclusive. But few months later everyone else launched it, so I'm pretty sure T-Mo is gonna get it.
I've been with AT&T for a looong time. Have four phones and paying over $200/mth for over three years. Now if I upgrade I lose the piece of mind that I don't have to worry about what I do with my phone. While you guys are at that conference let them know how disappointed their customers are that they've done this to us loyal base of customers. BTW: AT&T would probably save more money by not tracking every little byte and making the bill ten miles long, than limiting use. The data use information on the bill means nothing to me now. It will if they claim I went over. I probably will be running the contract out and switching carriers because of this. At least I don't have to worry that I have run my data use out, right now, with this period.
P.S. This post was suppose to be a reply to the previous thread, but posted here instead.
I'm waiting until December, if Sprint doesn't get the 9800 AT&T or Verizon will have a new customer. So much for 10 years plus with Sprint.
Neither sprint nor Verizon can carry the 9800. They are cdma carriers and this is a gsm phone.
RIM however has on many occasions introduced phones that appear identical on the outside, but have CDMA rather than GSM/UMTS radios inside them. It's still possible an almost identical phone will land on Sprint as the 9830. I wouldn't expect RIM to have it out by christmas though.
again you are wrong, AT&T will get it first but there will be a version with a similar radio to the bold 9650 world phone and guess who has those, yup Sprint and Verizon.
thats about to not matter now that verizon is soon to roll out the 4g LTE network which is backwards compatible with GSM!
i'm sort of new to all of this..........WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "CDMA"...."GSM"........SCHOOL MY PEOPLE
But this 70 year old BB BOLD 9000 owner and lover since the first day it was released can't wait for the new 9800 slider. I'm like a 5 year old waiting for Christmas. My BB and all the apps and features keeps me young & excited and my brain active.
I may be in the minority but I have had no complaints and have received good service from AT&T.
Bring it on!!!
... off to NYC and getting my hands on this sweet device, should the news be confirmed.
Off goes the Bold 9700, and in comes this!
Don't care if 9700 can accommodate the new OS6.
Now starts the sleepless nights!
LMAO.
I'm ready for Sprint to get this!! I really want this phone now!
All I can say is; WOW! WOW! WOW!!!!! So glad:) I am so anxious to finally get my hands on a vertical touch screen with qwerty key board
Dear T-Mobile if you dont get the 9800 Ill say screw it and go to Boost mobile and get a crappy Blackberry cause i cant stand at&t so please T-Mobile please get this phone as ive been paying you 188 a month for the last 6 years Thank you
Where's my invite? XD. I live in NYC and want to go! ¬¬
Hey just get a catering job, or valet parker, for the event and then post all the details for us. Lol
Lets bring this bad boy over to sprint before the holidays.
The 9800 is fine, but...
I want to (finally) hear something about the Pearl 9100. This is a phone that's been out for months in the rest of the world, but AT&T hadn't said jack about it.
I wonder if they plan on releasing the 9100 with OS6 preloaded and that's why it's been delayed...
Maybe they will do a double release and go for the husband and wife at the same time.
What about Canadians? :(
Any news on the Rogers front? I'm due for an hardware upgrade in Sept. Come on 9800!
Its unfortunate that Canadian customers have to wait for the 9800, and more unfortunate as I am so close to RIM offices that I could easily throw my Bold 9000 and hit Jim Balsilies office window.
If, in fact this is the debut of the 9800 and OS6, I hope that RIM also showcases some 3rd party applications which exploit OS6 because that is what will really excite people.
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