AT&T & T-Mobile USA to Launch the new BlackBerry Bold AKA 9000

Nice smartphone! It also looks like all the carriers will get a version of it, with AT&T being first in line.

 

This new Blackberry seems awesome. I was debating to get a Blackberry Curve or not. But now, I'll just go with this Blackberry. What I like mainly is the Wi-Fi and GPS.

 

i would switch to T-Mobile for the 3G.....not sure if i wanna lose my SERO though

 

Would you need to? Won't the Sprint version be EV-DO? Sprint has better 3G than T-Mobile will have for a while.

 

yeah thats true but Sprint got the Blackberry Curve recently and we all know that Blackberrys go to GSM companies first and CDMA companies get them centuries later......i just upgraded to the Samsung ACE and I love it......im banking on getting this when im up for another upgrade in 2010

 

Hmm, I am glad that I did not get the Curve. This seems to be in line with the other rumers about the new iPhone which would propably make it intersting to choose between the 2. However, with me, the BB will most likely win.

 

ugh.......so apparently Sprint gets this phone in September with a 2yr price of $300

 

Don't you hate it when the phone makers blindside us like this?

 

Good point unless you live in certain parts of NYC with tmobile.

 

Even then, I wonder???

 

yeah i dont know......the Rev A is pretty fast and i'm sure that once Sprint reconstrusts its core data network to get rid of bottle necks itll be faster yet

 

Check with your carrier on actual availability of GPS, even if RIM says it's in there. My BB 8830 supposedly has GPS, but it's disabled by Verizon unless you subscribe to their "VZ Navigator" service for $9.95/month. This means that even though Google Maps for Mobile can take advantage of GPS hardware and my phone has such hardware, this function does not work for me. Even if I paid extra, I'm not sure that GPS would work in GMM, since Verizon wants me to use their app, where they probably sell ads or get kickbacks, etc.


SW

 

they have an open network tho :biggrin:


all kidding aside, that sorta stinks.

 

Now we are veering somewhat off the thread topic, but I think Verizon's "openness" is a work in progress. It definitely doesn't mean that you can use all the capabilities of the phones they have today - even Blackberries which are harder for them to control than some other phones.


SW

 

i would think anything that isnt their firmware is hard to control because its very hackable and relies on the manufacturer for updates to close loopholes.......with their firmware they can change something quickly.......Windows Mobile looks to be the hardest to control

 

I have not heard of any one being able to activate the GPS on the VZW version. Many loaded the OS of other similar models for Blackberrys and that did not help.

 

might as well not even bother.