Good News / Bad News: Bold Delayed; Thunder Booms
Let's start with the bad news. According to the Boy Genius, it seems the device we are eagerly waiting for, the BlackBerry Bold, may get its release date pushed back to September for most carriers (maybe a couple will get it sooner).
What's the good news you ask? Well, it seems the other device we are all waiting for, the touchscreen BlackBerry currently referred to as the Thunder (though more and more incoming intel is suggesting it will actually hit the market as the Storm - the first time ever a BlackBerry smartphone's codename becomes the product name), is top priority for the boys and girls at Waterloo and we can expect a mid-October launch. That's a few weeks sooner than previous rumors.
Here are the details from the BG:
We've been told that the Bold might have been pushed back yet again. What's the whispered launch month now? September for a lot of carriers. That's not to say it couldn't launch sooner on a couple carriers, but that's what we were told. It looks like there are still some problems with the radio code that have to do with network roaming, searching, etc. The Bold software has not even gone GM3 yet, and with weekly builds still coming out, there's nothing to be shipped at this point in time. The hardware side is done, but as usual, these units are waiting for the final flash to start FedExing. Now, what about the BlackBerry Thunder? We've held on to this information for a bit, but now that we've confirmed it with 2 independent sources, we're ready to run with it. Here are the most confirmed Thunder dates: a huge marketing push in the U.S. starting in September, and device release in mid-October on Verizon. We said November because we were betting on a couple week delay which, knowing RIM, certainly wouldn't be out of the question. But, we're told RIM is fully active in doing everything they can to get the Thunder launch-ready, even putting it above the Bold in terms of prioritizing.
Bitter Sweet news I'd say. I just hope Rogers is one of the carriers that does not delay the Bold's release. I'm still hoping for that July 25th announcement. I wants it NOW!
I just got my Sprint Curve in May, and I'm not a real cell phone-geek so I could wait it out. But I know a few who are holding their breath
Originally Posted by Av1r3x
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Good News / Bad News: Bold Delayed; Thunder Booms
Let's start with the bad news. According to the Boy Genius, it seems the device we are eagerly waiting for, the BlackBerry Bold, may get its release date pushed back to September for most carriers (maybe a couple will get it sooner).
What's the good news you ask? Well, it seems the other device we are all waiting for, the touchscreen BlackBerry currently referred to as the Thunder (though more and more incoming intel is suggesting it will actually hit the market as the Storm - the first time ever a BlackBerry smartphone's codename becomes the product name), is top priority for the boys and girls at Waterloo and we can expect a mid-October launch. That's a few weeks sooner than previous rumors.
Here are the details from the BG:
There are FOUR new BB phones coming out in the near future. The Bold and Thunder, as already mentioned. And the Kickstart, which is dumb wack andRIM's first flip style Blackberry. And then we have the Javelin, which is basically the Bold Light with no 3G, made for T-Mobile, most likely. The Javelinis the successor of the Curve, btw...same size, comparable QWERTY, etc.Originally Posted by Kingtre
aight i haven't been keeping up and i just checked hofo and the threads are like 100p deep on the topic
can i get cliffs-
theres TWO new blackberry phones coming out...bold and thunder right?
Sept-oct and later on for the thunder-
the thunder is the "iphone like" joint with the touchscreen right?
enlighten me
Originally Posted by superblyTRIFE
There are FOUR new BB phones coming out in the near future. The Bold and Thunder, as already mentioned. And the Kickstart, which is dumb wack and RIM's first flip style Blackberry. And then we have the Javelin, which is basically the Bold Light with no 3G, made for T-Mobile, most likely. The Javelin is the successor of the Curve, btw...same size, comparable QWERTY, etc.Originally Posted by Kingtre
aight i haven't been keeping up and i just checked hofo and the threads are like 100p deep on the topic
can i get cliffs-
theres TWO new blackberry phones coming out...bold and thunder right?
Sept-oct and later on for the thunder-
the thunder is the "iphone like" joint with the touchscreen right?
enlighten me
Bold = AT&T
Javelin = TMO
Kickstart = TMO
Thunder = Verizon
This list is most likely who will carry the phone first. I'm sure that over time, the major carriers will have most of the list for sale, like the Curve now. Of course nothing is written in stone, but from all accounts these devices will probably go to those wireless providers first.
On another note, I just read BGR.com's review of the Bold. I'm kinda disappointed, to say the least. But then again, they don't have a final production version so hopefully some of the kinks will be straightened out.
TMO reps stay saying some dumb %$@@ though. Unless the Bold is dropping for TMO, there isn't much coming via RIM that will be better than theJavelin. Because the Kickstart is NOT what's poppin'. That joint looks like they took a Pearl and slapped a Razr flip on it. Horrible. Then again, whoknows---maybe the reps know something that the techie internuts don't. Doubt it though.Originally Posted by VIIheaven
Originally Posted by superblyTRIFE
There are FOUR new BB phones coming out in the near future. The Bold and Thunder, as already mentioned. And the Kickstart, which is dumb wack and RIM's first flip style Blackberry. And then we have the Javelin, which is basically the Bold Light with no 3G, made for T-Mobile, most likely. The Javelin is the successor of the Curve, btw...same size, comparable QWERTY, etc.Originally Posted by Kingtre
aight i haven't been keeping up and i just checked hofo and the threads are like 100p deep on the topic
can i get cliffs-
theres TWO new blackberry phones coming out...bold and thunder right?
Sept-oct and later on for the thunder-
the thunder is the "iphone like" joint with the touchscreen right?
enlighten me
Bold = AT&T
Javelin = TMO
Kickstart = TMO
Thunder = Verizon
This list is most likely who will carry the phone first. I'm sure that over time, the major carriers will have most of the list for sale, like the Curve now. Of course nothing is written in stone, but from all accounts these devices will probably go to those wireless providers first.
On another note, I just read BGR.com's review of the Bold. I'm kinda disappointed, to say the least. But then again, they don't have a final production version so hopefully some of the kinks will be straightened out.
According to BlackBerry reps, T-Mo will be getting something additional to the Javelin, something "better" according to their words.
Bold has been delayed to Sept. for "some" if not all carriers as of now. Thunder is the Verizon exclusive, which seems to be getting pushed up.
