Comments on: BlackBerry Bold Available for Preorder from MCO; August 14 Arrival?

By: Aubrey Macdonald

Aubrey Macdonald — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:25:23 +0000

Thanks for the share.

By: lyriczombie

lyriczombie — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:28:27 +0000

I hope it drops before the 11th of this month. I’d love to exchange my iPhone 3G for the Bold. I miss the stability of a Blackberry.

By: Snax

Snax — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:37:08 +0000

I just got the heads up from our mobile device procurement website at work (20,000+ employees) and it noted a September arrival for the Bold and a “later this year” about the unannounced Thunder.

By: bigb252

bigb252 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:05:57 +0000

yes, they are reliable.

By: jerbel

jerbel — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:53:21 +0000

Tiger direct says estimated date of September. Click enlarge image link.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:52:07 +0000

@DavidB

BGR gave us the date of May 09 for Verizon.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/05/06/blackberry-javelin-and-blackberry-niagara-explained/

Infosyncworld says January 2009 for Verizon.

By: pop!

pop! — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:00:41 +0000

$633 is a good deal, i think.
Is CTI-Miami a reliable seller??

By: Jimboooooo!

Jimboooooo! — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:48:14 +0000

@DavidB

I never said that it was going to actually come to VZW. Look again. I would LIKE it to, but as we know it takes forever for it to hit VZW.

I know its GSM, not CDMA. I switched from at&t to VZW and just want it to hit the VZW marketplace. My bad for miscommunicating the desire.

And man, it really is sleek. The faux leather on the back holds nicely. The battery compartment was tough at first though. The screen beats out any phone I have ever seen. Sorry iPhone fans, this beats it. I like the iPhone too, but this screen is really amazing. Who needs to smudge it up?

And BG, you were right about it scratching easily, at least the test model. One of the techs scratched it already, thank god it was just on the side of it.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:46:30 +0000

MCO says: “This phone is unlocked and can be used with any SIM card. No activation required (check carrier frequency requirements)”
Did you guys also notice the list a “retail price” of $899!!!
Oh, and Jimboooooo, you say you’re “testing” it and don’t realize it’s not a CDMA device??? Um, last I checked that means NO from Verizon (or Sprint, or Alltel, or Telus, or Bell, or …). And not even BG himself has dropped us any hints of a CDMA version of the Bold.

By: Gustav

Gustav — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:19:02 +0000

CIT Miami has it for $633 pre-order and they say it will be available tomorrow (07/30/2008)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Dr Evil

Dr Evil — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:53:15 +0000

Does the device come with frickin’ lazer beams on it?

By: Steve G

Steve G — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:31:22 +0000

I’d buy it if it had a touch screen, itunes and safari.

By: TareX

TareX — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:28:51 +0000

That angle makes it look really thick.

By: ppcmd

ppcmd — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:19:41 +0000

I will just wait for AT&T, my 8820 works fine for now and I can just add a line for $9.99 which I was going to do anyways for a 3G air card but now I will just get the Bold and buy the air card retail and later on.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:52:09 +0000

I think I might prefer this to the Thunder, but I am not waiting until next May or later for it to get to Verizon. And if I am going to switch to AT&T it’ll only be for the iPhone.

By: argonnj

argonnj — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:24:52 +0000

$700 + is a lot of money for device that is sure to be riddled with bugs when it arrives.

By: Jeff B.

Jeff B. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:23:50 +0000

Holy frick!!! That’s a new exhaust AND cold air intake or short ram intake…built with carbon fiber!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: cobald75

cobald75 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:24:12 +0000

Looking at the numbers of ~700 + Bucks there might be more value in Nokia E71?! But poeple could argue that as well.

By: farney

farney — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:08:04 +0000

$700? I’ll stick with the 8320 for another year.

By: Aaron J. Walker

Aaron J. Walker — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:29:04 +0000

I am anxiously awaiting the Bold to hit AT&T so I would pass on the unlocked version.

This could be the upsell price for those who simply can’t/won’t wait since you can’t get the phone anywhere else.

AT&T is going to have to be competitive with it’s pricing for a new BlackBerry, even if it is a temporary intro price.

It’d be suicide for RIM to try and do this *much* beyond a brand new iPhone pricing with a carrier.

By: Stanovoy

Stanovoy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:23:57 +0000

The real question is how much will the Bold cost after carrier discounts have been taken into account. Unless it drops by more than 50%, the Bold will have a hard time competing with the iPhone 3G for general consumer markets.

By: spraggab

spraggab — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:33:38 +0000

@ Andrew: it’s not like it hasn’t already been officially announced.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:23:26 +0000

Ouch, Tigerdirect.ca has it listed for $792.99!!
LOL, as if

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:20:10 +0000

getting tired of and annoyed at all the delays, especially when every time I go out I see knobs (aka RIM employees) using the god damned things in public when they’re not supposed to be.
ok, so maybe I’m jealous…
But I must say it’s one piece of hotness and can’t wait to ditch the 8700. I don’t expect Rogers to carry it for another 2 months at least to “tweak” their restrictions into it.

By: Jimboooooo!

Jimboooooo! — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:07:12 +0000

Im waiting for this to drop already! We got a test unit here and it is so sick!

Here’s some proof, me with the Bold and a comparison to my Curve for work.

http://bp1.blogger.com/_0m3kM32oapk/SI3BrkQ4E7I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/bjr7hYk0bqk/s1600-h/0725081120.jpg

http://bp1.blogger.com/_0m3kM32oapk/SI3BrNRW8sI/AAAAAAAAAPA/jjVOba2tU5U/s1600-h/0725081114.jpg

As for the pricing here… thats retarded. Just wait… they are gonna release it with at&t first and the other carriers shortly after. I would love this to hit Verizon. I would drop my DARE, as much as I love it, for the Bold. It’s that good.

But I have to say, having my curve on FW 4.5… the browser isn’t that great. I still wind up using Opera Mini instead…

By: bob

bob — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:03:55 +0000

It’s $650 on tiger direct

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:51:03 +0000

eh, i bet it’s another situation like the other. they should be getting that “call” from RIM I’m sure…

By: b

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:50:44 +0000

Oh Canada Canada Canada… Starting to become really annoyed with blackberry!!! I want my WORKING BOLD!

By: Amir Saad

Amir Saad — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:46:53 +0000

700 dollars for a phone…or is that a laptop?
or maybe a laptop that can make phone calls….
This kinda reminds me of those days that nVidia was going out of control with video card prices till ATi busted it’s party with the new 3xxx series.
Oh well, I don’t blame them that they need to make some money but I’ll wait like a good boy…