Three UK changes BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming soon date
A couple of weeks ago we told you that Three UK stated the release date (listed on their coming soon page) for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 was due on the network in August. Upon revisiting this same page however, the date has been changed to September, further fueling the uncertainly on the exact release date of the much anticipated device. Jump onto the Carphone Warehouse coming page and you'll find that they've given a more vague "Expected August" release date - noting the ‘expected due date is subject to change without notice'.
On another note, the SIM free price has been confirmed as £399, which sounds just about right as the Bold 9780/9700 were priced in that range too. You can also find the BlackBerry Bold 9900 available for pre-order already on such sites as Expansys.
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Source: Phones Review
mssca Jun 28, 2011 at 11:25 am
Oh... come on RIM and their partners!!!
kdUbz Jun 28, 2011 at 11:26 am
first and weak!
mckillio Jun 28, 2011 at 11:34 am
Try again.
UnknownError507 Jun 28, 2011 at 1:21 pm
+1
I love it when they goof at First Post !
123berryaddicted Jun 28, 2011 at 11:31 am
More bad news for RIMM
mckillio Jun 28, 2011 at 11:43 am
As long as they can still make summer, I have no issue with this.
JAGWIRE Jun 28, 2011 at 11:34 am
why is this all in the UK??? why isnt RIM, a Canadian company, releaseing them in Canada first?????
mckillio Jun 28, 2011 at 11:35 am
Who says they're not?
RealDeal83 Jun 28, 2011 at 11:46 am
Why would they release it here first? Sure it would be nice, but RIM still has good marketshare in Canada due to brand loyalty and 3 year contracts. It would make much better sense to release this somewhere where marketshare is on a fast decline to stop the bleeding.
BerryPotter Jun 28, 2011 at 11:39 am
Hopefully this phone will be released by AT&T before next Xmas -- but i seriously doubt it.
BBThemes Jun 28, 2011 at 11:37 am
£400 sim free?? sign me up right now!! they`ll sell a boatload of em at that price for sure :)
AbuYazeedUK Jun 28, 2011 at 11:51 am
I think someone's playing games!
jacmeister68 Jun 28, 2011 at 11:53 am
£400.00 sim free is a helluva price, if this sticks, i agree that they will loads in the UK.
Roll on August !!
cl8baller Jun 28, 2011 at 12:07 pm
Cmon carriers. We're dying for this phone already. Pump this thing out like a liposuction.
My Bold 9000 has been screeching for a retirement!
nat750 Jun 28, 2011 at 12:24 pm
Just hope by the time it does eventually come out it's still relevant......
Top_Ace Jun 28, 2011 at 1:21 pm
I'm with you on that one.
Vix Jun 28, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Three changed the date to September the day after Crackberry reported them as showing August.. Its been September for 2-3 weeks?
UnknownError507 Jun 28, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Hope they bring some news about Torch 2.
BUSPBP Jun 28, 2011 at 9:52 pm
IMHO RIM has a terrible product strategy in terms of their releasing the Bold 9900 to the market too late with too much uncertainty. If they are to release the device this late it would be soon be overwhelmed by the release of iPhone 4GS and 5G. Frankly I'm getting a bit frustrated by this delay.
Slash82 Jun 29, 2011 at 10:25 am
But they don´t tell us the year!!!