BlackBerry 9000 whispers in our ear
No, it doesn’t have the amount of hype and speculation an iPhone did before its release, but we don’t think there has even been this much anticipation for a BlackBerry, ever. The hidden-in-a-dark-secret-underground-lab BlackBerry 9xxx has sent out a couple distress calls to us, pleading to let people know it’s coming and what it should have in store for the incredibly faithful and addicted BlackBerry users. First off, 3G. It most certainly will have a 3G radio and we’re not talking about the European bands. (The actual 3G bands are not yet clear, but we can only assume North American 3G is a go.) Second, this isn’t your momma’s 3G, this is going to be HSDPA. Forget the Wi-Fi scam, this is real speed with simultaneous voice and data! That isn’t the best part, though…we’ve been told it will rock a 600MHz processor! Finally. We shouldn’t have those necessary and annoying lag times when performing basic tasks, and there should be a drastic reduction of the bottleneck for Internet speeds on the device. What we reported ages ago still seems to be spot on — RIM is actively looking at integrating a Backup/Restore function to facilitate transferring your entire backup to an on board memory card. We’re trying to lock down a solid release date at this point in time, but if we had to guess, we won’t see it this year. Most likely early ‘08. You’ve got our address, RIM. Shoot one over, OK?
On Oct 3, 2007 @ 10:54 am, Witty #9050 Said:
I would drop my Dash so quick for one of these babies! Bring it on son!
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 10:58 am, dan Said:
Damn I just may hold on the tmo curve… Assuming tmo would pick one up…doubtful…3G and tmo…
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:00 am, Cesar Cardoso Said:
It’s about time for a HSDPA Blackberry!
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:00 am, bye_bye_jack Said:
TMO? lol.
Who is the number one provider of Blackberry service on the planet? That’s my bet for who will get the first 3G ‘berry.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:05 am, coldcc Said:
you didn’t describe the pic. Is that a concept of the 9000 series? I’m pretty sure AT&T will be the first to carry this.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:09 am, Junior Said:
WOW!!! Are you serious…finally we see something in 3G style. I cannot wait for more photos/information.
I have been holding off on my BB purchase for something like this.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:09 am, JJLO Said:
Good money says that AT&T will go first. That is the safe bet. You Las Vegas types will lay down 2:1 that it goes to a CDMA carrier first. Any takers?
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:14 am, Andy Said:
I will kick Sprint to the curb for this one!!
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:14 am, ASJ Said:
Hey Witty #9050… you really bought a Dash?
Anyway, we all know AT&T will get first dibs. (Bastards!)
2 cents,
ASJ
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:19 am, Synergy Said:
I also expect A Pee and Pee to get it first. I am tired of them though. Once my kontract is up with them I am switching. Hopefully someone else gets the 9xxx as well.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:19 am, Tommy Said:
UGH I REALLY hope it’s not going to be a touch screen.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:29 am, Andy Said:
Tommy, are you kidding? Did you not see the picture? do you see any hard buttons that the rest of us do not see?
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:36 am, Greg B Said:
BG, Is the pic just a guess as to what it will look like, or have you received any tips as to a touch screen?
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:36 am, Bill Said:
Looks like a Curve with the screen stretched over the keyboard. Nice spy pic.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:37 am, Christopher Cox Said:
Ummmm You do know that is just a concept picture right? Not a camera shot of a prototype? And you do know that final devices NEVER (or very rarely) resemble the concept pictures? I seriously doubt they will drop the keyboard. BlackBerry is too entrenched in business to drop it. Coming out with a touchscreen unit is EXTREMELY risky. They would effectively kill their current market of users and hope they gain a whole new one and make up for the loss. If it IS a touch screen, I would not buy the first unit because it will most surely fail for them.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:38 am, Chris Said:
Something about it doesn’t appeal to me.. I guess I’m just used to the traditional blackberry.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:52 am, BoB Said:
Looks like an iPhone with a notification led on the top.
I tried the iPhone.. It $ucked. I am using an 8820 now but will switch as soon the the 9xxx series arrives.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:53 am, The Boy Genius Said:
No, this is not a real picture of the BlackBerry 9xxx series…Although, we have heard RIM might be working on a touch-screen device…
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 12:03 pm, victor Said:
BG you have been holding out for such a long time.
If they do include a touch screen will they also include a slideout keyboard or no? From the looks of it most users prefer a keyboard to an on screen option. In addition to all this we must assume that at least a GPS chip will be included, the wifi option can be held off. What about a camera? Video?
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 12:11 pm, Tommy Said:
Andy, I believe that’s just a concept picture and not the real thing. However I still hope it’s not a touch screen!
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 12:16 pm, Andy Said:
I understand that it is just a concept picture, however, the rumors of a touchscreen Blackberry indicate that this may in fact be it.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 12:22 pm, Chris Said:
im all for a touchscreen device. but i really like tactile keys. like a palm touchscreen type deal
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 12:27 pm, Ross Said:
I love BlackBerry, but as someone who doesn’t rely on time-sensitive email, paying $30 a month for just email is a waste. As a current iPhone user, I could never go back to wap pages either.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 12:43 pm, maskman Said:
The correct code will be 9100, about video shot … They have one in 8120, so I would assume the will have it in the 9100 series. Its not actually a touch screen but it would work like LG series phone.
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On Oct 3, 2007 @ 12:49 pm, Galvatron Said:
Hsdpa sexy althogh there is a chance Apple $says $0. Will not carry it remeber this could make apples product look like it sucks. Wich isn’t to hard they’ve done that themselves already more over tmo has started tsting on the 1900mhz band. They probably figuyred the feds aint getting off the 1700mhz anytime soon. I do hop they have widen the bottle neck an gave the os browser flash suport. As it stands right now all blackberrys have a max of 4 data channels you need 6-8 to view most webpages these days becaus of the many socket connection a scure server requires.
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