The BlackBerry navigation keys and trackpad are so popular that Shop BlackBerry has announced that the BlackBerry Classic is sold out of its pre-order inventory in North America ahead of a scheduled launch this month. According to BlackBerry's online shop, the $449 smartphone is expected to be re-stocked sometime in early January 2015. The device is still listed as being in-stock for other regions, including the U.K., France, and Germany.
Did you pre-order a BlackBerry Classic? Let us know in the comments.
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BlackBerry Classic pre-orders sold out in North America
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Also listed as sold out on the French BlackBerry website....
Will AT&T be selling it in their stores?
Yes soon as there is stock that att can slap their name on.
Wow... Wow... Wow....
It's back finally, have been waiting since 2011 for something like this!!!
Omg mouse on the browser again, YES!
Come back home to my pocket, BB classic with track pad FTW!!!
No. I did not Pre-order. Was trying to decide between the Passport & the Classic. Damn. I should have pre-ordered the Classic.
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Awesome, love to see the demand.
Posted via CB10
Is Verizon going to sell me a NEW Blackberry this time? Luv the Q10, wanted a Passport but will settle for the Classic if only Verizon was not being a DICK about it
Posted via CB10
Just be happy for BlackBerry sell so many BlackBerry Classic before it's due date to released. It means hope for future BlackBerry advanced devices in the works. This shows proof a lot of professional people still supports BlackBerry handsets over Android & iOS !
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Is q20 coming our way????
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That's good news. Just picked up the Passport. Now I am tempted yet again. Lol.
Pre-ordered one (UK).
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When is this coming to India.
Posted via CB10
As far as I can See, it's coming Dec 17th as well. Check your local phone distributors to see if pre-orders are listed.
Posted via CB10
Actually I have seen the 12 and 14th listed a couple times on Indian sites, but I'm sure that it is actually the 17th because any earlier would make it earlier than NA,UK etc.
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Not fair, I want one to.
Posted via CB10
Sold out on Canadian site at this point. However, as a few have pointed out. Thus is only Shop blackberry that is sold out in NA.
This has almost no relevance to the number of pre-orders made Globally, or in NA. The 200000 units of Passports pre-ordered was a global number and included all channels globally.
Still, I would say it's good to see that the US shop sold out. On the flip side, it's too bad that it took over a week to sell out in the US. If Shop Blackberry USA only ordered say 10,000 units, that would be a disappointment.
Point being, there us nothing to learn from this but if news. It may represent terrible sales or amazing sales. Time will tell.
Posted via CB10
Actually, it's not in stock in Europe. Hasn't been for weeks.
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But how many did they have on-hand (inventory) ??
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I knew it's was gonna be sold out, I'm waiting patiently
Posted via CB10
I can pre order it still in both Canadian and American stores. Guess it's a slow news day. Lol.
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Hey guys it's back in Stock and says will ship mid December...
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Hopefully all BBOS users will now retire their devices and make the switch to BB10!
Yes via Rogers.
Posted via BlackBerry Passport
Give them credit. They are working with the old adage of supply and demand. They have sold of of their supply. There is still demand. This is at $449 a piece. I think they are doing it right no matter the actual amount.
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Yes. Ordered as soon as I could.
Posted via CB10
Chen ordered Passport 200,000 to start with because it is 180 degree redesign style. It is square looking. For Classic I'm sure he double the numbers.
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I can't wait to get my hands on that darn classic.
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Classic is a beauty, but I already bought a passport....:)
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Do they have it in RED?..."the Classic that is! want a RED one badly
S.F. GIANTS/ S.F. 49'ERS ON MY BLACKBERRY Q10/ SPRINT-U.S.A.!
Going to buy 2 units. My wife bugging me.
Posted via CB10
My spouse also wants to replace her iPhone 5S with a Classic as it is a Bold 9900 on steroids.
Posted via BlackBerry Passport
I did pre-order for my wife, although she's now happy with my Z30 (replaced for me by the Passport). I'm not going to cancel, though...
As of 1930 Saturday night in the UK, all UK, France and Germany are sold out of Classics. Interestingly, Z30s are also sold out in Europe and in Canada. Difficult to know whether this reflects sales much better than anticipated, or significant caution and learning from the huge Z10 writedown. But I'm looking forward to the next earnings announcement. I kept my BB shares...
I knew I should have pre-ordered when I was looking at them.
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What are the hardware specs? I was reading dual core 1.3 MHz but can not believe it's that bad
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Wonderful phone
Posted via CB10
Headline is misleading because it's only Shop BlackBerry, not including other retail channels. Still, the retro look of the classic screams enterprise and business. In part because it looks mainstream and more conventional and less costly than the Passport, the Classic is going to move lots of units. If the hardware specs are acceptable, then BlackBerry will sell even more Classics as a great alternative to touch Android devices.
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The last time I checked, they aren't available for pre-order outside of SB in North America. So the headline isn't misleading at all.
1000 pre-sold is great news for bb.......
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I want 10.3 os
Posted via CB 10 from z10
Anyone know if this phone is being offered through Amazon?
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UK (shop blackberry) also run out of stock.
Posted via CB10
Btw guys I'm a huge BlackBerry advocate so if you want my bbm contact it's 2BEC7AEB. I truly believe BlackBerry is the best product for business that exists.
Posted via CB10
WOW! Can't wait. Maybe they will ship Monday so we have them on the 17th?
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I Pre ordered as soon as I saw the posting,just waiting for my early Christmas gift to myself :-)!!
Via My amazing BBPassport
Every news is good news for me :)
Cmon BlackBerry!!
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Ich würde es sehr gern vorbestellen. Rein optisch gefällt es mir sehr gut. Aber ich kaufe nicht die Katze im Sack. Ich will wissen was ich für mein Geld kriege.
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Well, USA it's not a so important market for BB.
I want to see what's going on in India, Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, and Golf countries.
Classic is not for me, but for sure it has a huge market.
I hope next Friday i get it.
Posted via CB10
I am coming back. Had a Gs3 now for 18 months and for business I just dont enjoy the glass keyboard. Android is great but not for my needs. Now that I can get LTE access and a kybrd the white flag is going up and I will be coming home to BB. (I am a late adoptor anyway.) question is now passport or classic?
18 months? You MIGHT be more comfortable with the Classic, as it's closer to the "traditional" BlackBerry experience. The learning curve should be lower. If there are stores nearby with Passport live demo models, check it out (sorry, I can't tell where you're from from the app.)
Go BlackBerry go
Posted via CB10
Pre-ordered mine when it showed 6 pieces remaining!! Now it shows 4 available.. Hurry Up!!
FTW!!!!!
Posted via CB10
Hoe many pieces did they book...? "Sold out" is a very misleading phrase as it depends on how many was manufactured.
Posted via CB10
Good news. I made my friend switch from his Samsung to BlackBerry classic. And. He is number 10 on the Rogers waiting list. I showed him BlackBerry blend and the magic worked.
Posted via CB10
When in India..?
Posted via CB10
Wow! Do we know how many were up for preorder?
Posted via CB10
Go BlackBerry®.......... I'm running the amazing Z30 & the Passport love them both!
Posted via CB10
We preordered the classic just in November and wait now for delivery Germany soon!
Posted via CB10
I'm a bit confused as I just went to the 'shop blackberry' site site to see if I could order one, and when I clicked on pre-order it directed me to the next page to order. There was not a single sign that said out-of stock.
So I'm at odds with this since it said 'North America.'
So I also assume that it is sold out in Canada as well since the said 'North America' in the title of the article.
So am I missing something here if it is sold-out/out of stock, generally sites will show it or say it well before you place an order
Posted via CB10
I did pre order the phone...pretty excited...
Posted via CB10
How many preorders were that? 100 or maybe 150?
Posted via BlackBerry Passport
1000 is Def not sold out. That not realistic. Not sure what the numbers are but it's way more than 1000 to be sold out.
Posted via CB10
not sold out, placed just now the pre order...
Good news but I wonder if they would have had more pre-orders if the Classic came out in January 2013..
Posted via CB10
Did I pre-order the Classic? No, I pre-ordered two. The wait begins.
Posted via CB10
Um, you sure they're sold out? I just completed my pre-order on ShopBlackBerry Canada.
They re-stocked several times in germany. At the first day of pre-order they sold out already and the classic was not available for about a week then.
Posted via CB10
Haha this guy displayed on the Classic looks like Andreas Türk from PRO 7, google him up, he looks same LOL
Z10 (red) OS10.2.2.1609 Q5 (red) OS10.3.0.1418
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Z10 (red) OS10.2.2.1609 Q5 (red) OS10.3.0.1418
Big woop. I'm appalled that I can no longer replace batteries manually. Some people do like to travel lol. Gonna be stuck with the Q10 or more annoying have to wield two phones.
www.soundcloud.com/CHARLESTHEKID
Keep moving!
Posted via CB 10 from Z30
I'm not lying when I typed in 100000 into the stock to pre order to see inventory levels, it said 4600ish. This was a while back. Unless they kept adding more pre order stock it is no where near 200,000 lol. Btw I checked the 4600ish day after it was up for preorder. Checked few hours and days later only moved by 800 I'm serious lol.
Excellent! I knew the Classic would do well
Formerly Q10 ~ Now the Passport on TMobile
I bought the passport and it died a week later so I returned it, which is just as well, I wanted the classic more anyway. Ready for the 17th!
Posted via CB10
Yes, i did my preorder, i wish it comes really soon.
By the way, BBRY stocks below $10 dlls!!!!
Posted via CB10
They're probably going to release those figuresif it's a good number.
Posted via CB10
Correct - just ordered a Classic on Friday Dec 13th midnight - says shipping expected Dec 17th
It's not sold out ! You can still pre-order on both US and canada shop.blackberry.com and it says "SHIPPING EXPECTED TO START mid-December 2014" ! Then what is this all about !!!!!!!!!????????
I for one am NOT excited for the Classic . Ok, functionality of the keyboard is really good. Productivity in communication excellent. Maybe good for enterprise If the bet is that people will want to carry two phones. This I doubt. The BlackBerry ecosystem should be the priority. As good as the Passport is, I have seen none at all here in Italy, even not present at Media World in Rome. I doubt Classic will be much better. For me investments in both Blend, and in android integration should be BlackBerry ' s focus, along with both BES and BBM. People choose operating systems first, then phones second.
Posted via CB10
All 5 sold out????
Posted via CB10
Don't be ridiculous.. :-)
• Zzzzwipetypetapped from The Maskport - Zzzzmoqin'.... •
Lol
I pre-ordered the BlackBerry Classic the first day it was offered. Now, will it ship on the 17th? Of in mid January???
Mary Margaret From my Z-10
Glad I ordered mine!
Posted via CB10
My thoughts : the Classic is expected to sell more units than the Passport so they would have made more Classics than Passports. They were very "conservative" with the amount of Passports they made so at a minimum, if they are conservative with the Classic they would have made the same amount. At a minimum. So either way this is good news.
Passported to you with a touch enabled keyboard!
Err it seems like they restocked
Posted via CB10
I think this is great new for BlackBerry I am glad that Chen is turning this ship around and so far it seems like it is heading in the right direction.
Posting WIDE with CB10 on the Blackberry Passport
My buddy ordered one to replace a 3 year old Bold. Can't wait to see one.
Posted via CB10
Was going order one but caved and jumped on the Z30 sale.
Posted via CB10
Nice. I'm not to big of a fan of the Classic, but if it sells for BlackBerry then hell go right ahead.
Posted via CB10
Not sure why this article states shopCrackberry is sold out. Just went online and ordered one from there. $449 US
Would love to own classic or passport but doesn't support verizon. Sucks a**!!!
Posted via CB10
Actually, Verizon does not support Blackberry!! LOL
Ordered!!
Posted via CB10
I have not ordered one.
Posted with my BlackBerry Q10 using the CrackBerry 10 application
Lots of you can hardly say anything good. Be optimistic. Are you that way about life in general. Pessimistic? Must be. Think about it. This is great great news. Go go blackberry Go
Posted via CB10
So proud of BlackBerry!!!
Posted via CB10
Sell out vs surplus inventory = no brainer
Sells are healthy
Posted two-handed via Passport
32 available now.
Posted via CB10
as of 12/12 8.47p central time, source link says 32 units still avail.... ???
what am i missing???
I thought the max order online was 100???
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Nice!! Glad to be a part of the sell out!!
Posted via CB10
Great news
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Another home run!!
Posted via CB10 using my Passport
I am so damned tempted...this is the phone the Q10 should have been...
..but, I simply love the Z30. Might have to put one in my hands to see what it's like..
Rocking the superlative Z30...just wow!
Hmmmm - You can still pre-oder and get shipment mid-december - US site
Pre-Order
BlackBerry Classic (Pre-Order)
$449.00
FEATURES:
SHIPPING EXPECTED TO START mid-December 2014
I just checked the site and they only have 32 available.
Put 100 in the order box and got a message saying only 32 are available.
Posted via CB10
26 now!
You can still pre-order one in the Canada store 2 hours after this article went up. ??
Posted from my awesome Z30 :-D
Good news - even if BlackBerry is playing it conservative with their initial production run (of course, exact numbers would be nice to know).
Hey they sold 5 lol
Posted via CB10
In that case I got number 4. Awesome! Lol
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Great job BlackBerry!
Posted via CB10 with PassportSQW100-1/10.3.1.1151
Wooo
This means nothing without concrete numbers. However the good news is that Chen isn't stupid. For the initial stock to sell out means that they still made money
Posted via CB10
That is a REALLY good looking device.
Posted via CB10
Wait that's only pre orders I think they are available for sale
Send from the amazing powers of the Z30
Damn. Looks like I'll be pre-ordering in January or waiting until my local mobile shop gets it later on in the month.
It should be available at the stores/carriers in January, so you won't need to pre-order.
Holy wow!
Posted via CB10
Darn it jan is a long time
Send from the amazing powers of the Z30
Good news.
Posted via CB10
Chen has already stated in interviews that the he will be making more than what the initial passport run of 200k so it's safe to assume they have that much or more pre sold
Posted via CB10
Sold out is great, but what numbers are we talking about?
Did a check about two weeks a go and found that shopblackberry US had something like 762 Classic units at the time.
Still good news this is crackberry let's keep things positive
Posted via CB10
Good Lord sold out all 590 of them!
Sad....
BlackBerry hates America!
What?
Posted via CB10
Good lord, what drivel. You know you can actually get a handle on sales by typing in a ridiculous number on the shop BlackBerry site and waiting for the notice that tells you how many they have in stock? You can get a pretty good idea of sales rate. You might want to try it.
Posted via CB10
Use to be a bb fan now a iPhone and iPad fan but the classic bring back memory I think I will get one !
:) You should and I bet you will love it!
Good news that they sold out for N.A. but it would be greater news if we had some idea on the number. Did anyone put in some large number in the order window to get an idea of availability?
I know a guy at my work who uses the Bold 9000 and has been holding out for the longest time until he heard of the Classic. He went check out my Passport but he passed. He pre-ordered his as soon as BlackBerry announced it. He was like a kid in a candy store.
PassportSQW100-1/10.3.0.1154
And the real number is........
Posted via CB10
Dang I'm glad I pre-ordered 2 phones !!! I really want a white one, hopefully they release the white one on launch day and I'll swap one black one for a white.. I can't waiiiiiit any longeeeerrr!!! I pre-ordered the day we were able too!
BBs I've owned: 8700
Storm 2
9800
9900
Q10
Classic up next!
I wish I could have a Classic too. But there is NO WAY I'm giving up this Passport!
Posted via CB10
I ordered mine:)
How many sold? Did article say and I missed it?
Posted via CB10
Isn't Foxconn handling inventory on the Classic?
Posted via CB10
Think it's just the Z3 for now.
Posted via CB10
Great news. I'm hoping for the best
Posted via CB10
Geez, i thought nobody wanted this phone......well The Classic is a whole new demand story
Z30 : posted via CB10 app
Go BlackBerry Go!
Blackberry Passport running 10.3.1.1151
8 million are set to upgrade so this is no surprise.
Posted from a Z30. Get one!
Good news! I pre-ordered mine the first day available, hope it ships as one of the first. Anyone know if the pre-orders will be delivered on the 17th or ship on the 17th?
Most likely ship on the 17th. So some people should have it by that Friday or the following Monday.
Posted via CB10
Whatever number had been pre-sold, you guys need to realize that John Chen is not a that goes all out to impress in that manner. BlackBerry will not put out such news if it's not pretty impressive, at least since Chen took over the reins.
That's a good point. Chen wouldn't play games.
Posted via CB10
Agreed...the dude ain't no dummy.
Posted via CB10
Good sign, it means that they have set reasonable initial production targets, just like the Passport.
Posted via CB10 on Z10
Back in black, blackberry should run a commercial with that song lol
Posted via CB10
"Welcome back, old friend"
Posted via CB10
Glad that I pre-ordered mine as well. Would be great if they shipped them to arrive on the 17th, launch day!
Posted via CB10
Great to see that the Classic is sold out on pre-order at shopblackberry, however a little odd that it will not have any inventory at launch. It would appear that when Chen said it was better to have too little inventory than too much when addressing the shortage of Passport inventory at its launch, that the same approach is being taken with the Classic. The numbers will be nice to see when they are released. Go BlackBerry Go!!!
Posted via CB10
I'm not sure there won't be inventory on launch day. This sell out is for the unlocked devices on Shop BlackBerry. The launch is happening in the US, Germany and Singapore. At least some carriers will probably have them available on launch day. The unlocked sell out in North America seems like a good start whatever the availability on launch day. Either way, we don't have long to find out.
I would be amazed if any U.S. carriers release the phone on launch day based on prior history. We still have not heard anything from AT&T officially launching the Passport. I am glad I bought my PP on launch day even though I had to wait for the back order to arrive.
Yes, being waiting for over 21 days for mine!
Posted via CB10
Awesome, glad i pre ordered one. Can't wait to get it, hope they ship and arrive next week!!
Too bad that HBO show The Newsroom is almost over. The show could have had more BlackBerry device usage replacing the Bold on the show with the Classic...
00 - Posted from my z10
There is always 'House of Cards' LOL.
Posting WIDE with CB10 on the Blackberry Passport
Veep Suits Good Wife
Posted via CB10
Have you seen Alpha House. It is full of BB10 including Porches Designs.
Posted via CB10
I was holding out to see if there might be launch day discounts :(
OTOH, I'm happy to watch early adopters from afar in case there are problems.
I should've ordered one. Didn't think the demand was that high, but I guess I'm stuck with my Q10 till the Classic comes back in stock. Not a bad phone to be stuck with :)
Posted via CB10
Be positive. This must be more than passport considering it's a product requested by users.
Posted via CB10
All good. Let's hope it's an awesome upcoming week for Blackberry leading into an even more awesome 2015!
From my amazing Passport
Posted via CB10
Yeah! Forget ShopBlackBerry... come on Amazon!
Posted Securely Via BlackBerry Passport.
Why prefer shop blackberry?
Posted via CB10
Blackberry FTW
Posted via CB10
I hope Amazon has it...I prefer to buy from them.
Posted via CB10
Me too...
Posted without the aid of AutoCorrect with my physical keyboard via CB10
Good news
Z10/STL100-3 RFK121LW/10.2.1.3062
1st.... you communicate to your client telling that your product is so great that it is already sold-out before laughing.
2nd... you communicate to investors saying that the stock are under control (maybe too much indeed).
3rd... you announce this couple days before the official launch and financial results.
It's the best way to capitalize positive review.
Now... next big thing... at CES a new phone on the plan (z50) and official 10.3.1
Exactly, a constant positive message. It will be interesting to see the quarterly numbers in a week or so.
Posted via CB10
You forget about 10.3 for current BB10 devices
Posted via CB10
I'm not holding my breath, but I do hope Sprint carries this device. I love my Q10, however I'm very tempted by the Classic.
I was waiting to see if Sprint was going to carry the Classic before purchasing. Blackberry says that a CDMA Classic will be among the offerings, but they weren't available for pre-order. I really need a new phone. My OS 7 has a cracked screen. I'm hoping Chen will have an answer for me next week.
I'm waiting for a CDMA version as well. A Sprint manager from a corporate store me that they were discontinuing Blackberry, now whether that is accurate or not I'm not sure.
Posted via CB10
The lackwits at my local Sprint store insisted, earlier in the year, that BlackBerry had declared bankruptcy and gone under.
They don't care.
Posted via CB10
At this rate, Sprint is more likely to go out of business (or get eaten up by another company) than BlackBerry is.
Posted via my BlackBerry Z30
With talk of Sprint going the GSM route I wouldn't be surprised if AT&T bought them.
Posted via CB10
This is the second time in two days I've heard this. Is this really true?
Oh I know. I just love it when Sprint gives me a uneducated answer about Blackberry. It's dumb, I think I'd rather them tell me that they don't know instead of telling me a opinionated answer. I think that's part of Blackberry's negative image in North America, of course if you are a die hard Blackberry user like I am, you learn to filter through their BS. The point is really, if you have cell reps telling new Blackberry inquiring customers that either " Blackberry is going out of business " or " Blackberry is not a good device, try the android or iphone ", it's no wonder some people steer away. Working in the retail industry myself, there are a lot of customers who don't research their products before shopping and if they are told a negative answer for a product, that tends to stick with them.
Sorry for the book people, it's just my rant. LoL
Posted via CB10
+1
Remember that Sprint is going to run GSM variants quite soon
Via CB10 / STL1 / 10.3.1.1154 / BBM:2AF321DC
You know, I forgot entirely about that. LoL
Posted via CB10
I don't really need a physical keyboard, but I would certainly love a track pad on a phone the size of a z30. My fingers are just too big to click links on websites.
Posted via CB10
I know I have this issue all the time argg
Send from the amazing powers of the Z30
I'm so glad that I preordered mine!
If I remember correctly, when the passport sold out I believe that the number was 250 000 units.
I think a safe assumption is that this must be a larger number because of the more mainstream type of units
Posted via CB10
I kind of remembered around the same. Maybe 200,000 units. But I would think it's about as safe of an assumption as any to say that they would have manufactured greater numbers of the Classic. This is good news!
Posted via my BlackBerry Passport
Half a million I guess... :-)
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It's an enterprise fleet replacement for their most popular corporate model ever, the Bold 9900. Consider this...
They are going to sell truckloads...! :-)
• Zzzzwipetypetapped from The Maskport - Zzzzmoqin'.... •
But that 200000 entail global pre-orders of the passport.
The classic hasn't sold out globally; just in NA.
Posted via CB10
...and just at shop blackberry...
Posted via CB10
Not pre-ordering through shopblackberry, I'm waiting for Amazon to sell it...
Please post when Amazon US has it. :-)
Posted without the aid of AutoCorrect with my physical keyboard via CB10
Nice! I still love my passport and will pass on the classic.
Posted via BlackBerry Passport 10.3
Well, that was easy...
Posted via CB10
Did I ever told I love your avatar, one of the best I've seen, was actually looking for on like that
Send from the amazing powers of the Z30
really nice to see the return to stainless bezel, it's so trademark BlackBerry....
...Ten BlackBerrys and counting....
Yup. It's a really elegant looking phone!
Posted via CB10
Doesn't matter how many that are sold. Haters gunna hate.
Posted via CB10
+1
Z30 (10.3.1)
Plus some more.
Posted via CB10
Exactly!
Posted via CB10
It got nothing to do with haters, some people don't use the prism while they are looking on the facts. If you guys like to see the things the way you want them to be that's fine, but that doesn't change the reality. I personally wanna know the actual numbers before I will WOW
Posted via CB10
See reality is set by an individual as well. Your logic is *****
Posted from zee flicking coolest smartphone evah!
Actually quite the opposite. Numbers should matter if BB wants to remain in the handset business.
Hoping that the Classic is off to a good start. :)
Posted from an ME173X
I'm guessing they had less available for NA pre-order, but still feels good to hear it
It's important to know numbers, could be 1000, or 100.000.
via Z30
Any news on the amounts?
Posted via CB10
Still means nothing without a figure attached. They could have sold 10, 100, 1000. What is sold out.
Posted via CB10
Good point, sold out can mean anything without knowing the exact amount that was sold.
Posted via CB10
Well numbers would be great... but its doubtful that we will get that.... so we can just assume. someone who knows more of variants than me can see if the usa version is a different model than euro. Then we can assume that whatever the minimum production amount is the base number... this is most likely close to the same first production numbers of the passport. BlackBerry has been smart about just doing an initial production run at the "break even" mark and then going from there.
Posted via CB10
I'm sure Chen will say something during the earnings report call next week about it
Posted via CB10
Only if the numbers are impressive.
You have to remember that they may have stocked crazy low amounts for NA since they might not have expected strong demand in North America based of previous BB10 devices.
Posted via CB10
I agree.
But reading between lines it also means that BlackBerry have meet their targeted sales volume for this launch
Posted via CB10
Agreed. Sold out of pre-order inventory...they only had 25 devices ready to go. :s
Posted via CB10 on my Z10 Oreo
Seriously only 10...25...come on people!!!!
This is good news for BlackBerry!!!
Y'all are probably the users that didn't support the physical keys.... BlackBerry has a plan and it's going accordingly...relax.
Posted via CB10
Nothing around here can ever be totally good news for BlackBerry. Someone's always got to say something to rain on the party lol.
Personally, I think they sold out somewhere around the number 100,000,000 give or take a few.
Posted via CB10
No it just means nothing without figures.
Posted via CB10
I've noticed that. People are extremely critical of BlackBerry.
Sadly true... I prefer to be positive and optimistic and Classic is awesome!! Will get one to go with my amazing Passport!
Posted via CB10
Well, going back, folks were starting to care less about the physical keyboards with the popularity of all touch, but the Passport started turning the tides for many that left.
The Classic, however, will set things a-blaize, because if you have been a legacy user in the past, you know that there is no substitution for dedicated key functions, and only BlackBerry will offer this.
I'm on the list.
Nice Q10 with extras...
It can only be better, only be better... :-)
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Yes they are, it's simply fear my friend. If the iStuff and Androids are doing so well, and are so superior then why the hate ? Well for one, the Classic is the best of both worlds, touch and keyed/button worlds. Next up, BBOS 10.3 which is quite amazing in it's own right. Next up, productivity. It's quite clear. BlackBerry has returned to it's rightful place, head of the productivity class products.
Wow Snoozer... that's almost as many iPhones as Apple sells in an entire year.
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Poor comment.
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I'd have to agree. It must be somewhere in the millions :)
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That 1000000 figure is crazy. No offense but that is just not within the realm of possibility for BlackBerry in 2014.
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Really, what nonsense. It means that BlackBerry met it's expectations. Nothing more and nothing less.
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That's good news. Nothing less.
It would be bad news if they missed their targets.
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True. All BlackBerry did was stated a fact. Some people here creamed in their jeans.
And others can't ever be positive. BlackBerry doesn't need to sell Samsung and Apple amounts to make money. And they more times they meet target = the more phones they'll be making = better phones in the long run. Some may be overly optimistic but you seem to never be satisfied
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Exactly. Apple are known for using this same tactic to create hype during their yearly iPhone release;s
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Perhaps to a degree, but BlackBerry is not paying people to stand in lines.
Who's being paid to stand in line?
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iSheep...
Paid ones. Rumor apparently confirmed... :-)
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Well said
Exact figures still unknown!
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Very cool, happy to hear it, even if it means I might have to wait a little longer for one of my own.
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Amazing!
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I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!
Shows as in stock for me in Canada.
I can't wait for the call on Friday to see if they put a number on this preorder
Wow
#BBFactCheck
Chen said they are going to make more classic than the passport for release day, that means >200k classics sold. Chenpion!
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Where do you get your numbers from your are?! Please get the facts before spreading wild hope.
Let's hear it from BlackBerry first and foremost please. Good to keep hope but let's celebrate after the lady songs cool?!
BlackBerry - Accept no substitute. Period!
If you go on ShopBlackberry and try to place and order 999 I was able to see at one point over a week ago there was only 900 Classics available. So they presold at least a 1000 in the US.
That is not a great amount.
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