Release date for 9000

[pokey]

Spoke with someone who I know that works with RIM who indicated that the 9000 will not be released until September at the earliest. He would not give me any info about the device at all.

[JSanders]

Great Christmas gifts!

[ezrunner]

Wirelessly posted (mindlessly posted)

My 8800 is still rocking so I am good

[akosnitzky]

Wirelessly posted (Verizon 8830)

I kind of agree with Sanders. I say right around Thanksgiving to be a Christmas gift that will compete with whatever Apple brings to the table.

[jibi]

The sad thing is that Apple will have their device out long before September, assuming that's the new target date (seems right).

[fractured]

I can't upgrade upgrade until December (2008) anyway, so I have no worries.

[koleary19067]

Merry christmas it would.

[Grafixx01]

Yep, I know now what I'm getting myself for christmas! It's between a 9000 or a Ducati motorcycle!?! Decisions, decisions... Hmmm....

[koleary19067]

Yep, I know now what I'm getting myself for christmas! It's between a 9000 or a Ducati motorcycle!?! Decisions, decisions... Hmmm....

Get both !!

[PPCMD]

If it is Q4, then it is. The Apple phone will be out before then, perhaps RIM is hoping to not go head to head during the early months and then pick up later. For me, the 8820 is still rocking along, but I would much rather have more power, more memory and a nicer display. Oh well its retail for me anyways.

[CanuckBB]

Q4???

I guess the hardware failure will have to wait a wee bit longer now.

*quietly puts sledge hammer back in drawer*

[Swede]

Already bought me a Harley, guess I will wait and keep using the 8830.

[hotburnttoast]

Wirelessly posted

Read somewhere for TMO it was day after Labor Day.

[rickyduck]

Yep, I know now what I'm getting myself for christmas! It's between a 9000 or a Ducati motorcycle!?! Decisions, decisions... Hmmm....
if its a 1098, 999 or desmocedici go for the ducati.
If not, the 9000.

[cellguy]

The sad thing is that Apple will have their device out long before September, assuming that's the new target date (seems right).

Guess I haven't been following the Apple rumors; what are they releasing? iPhone v2.0?

[BBFreak]

Q4???

I guess the hardware failure will have to wait a wee bit longer now.

*quietly puts sledge hammer back in drawer*

Ditto :razz:

[Cooper]

I've been told by my friends that they really don't know a release date. There were some major issues that kept it from coming out earlier (I think they were hoping May/June)

Their biggest issue was heat generation (some got so warm you couldnt hold it for a long period of time, and also battery life.

I've heard both of those got fixed, although aparently the device still gets a little warm.

I'm assuming that they were maybe hoping to release the 9000 with the launch of 4.5.

I don't see the 9000 as a competitor to the iPhone... I mean hell the Curve 8320 does what an iPhone does for the most part. And I am told that touch screens are in the very early stages, they've only recently started prototyping devices for that.

[i robot]

RIM touch screens might be at a basic stage but apple have made an almost perfect job of it. If RIM leave it to late apple will crush them with the iPhone 2 and exchange support. They're no 2 in the smart phone market after one year so I don't think I am being unrealistic.

[Attila The Hun]

RIM touch screens might be at a basic stage but apple have made an almost perfect job of it. If RIM leave it to late apple will crush them with the iPhone 2 and exchange support. They're no 2 in the smart phone market after one year so I don't think I am being unrealistic.

apples iphone
1 batary life way short compair to blackberry,
2 replace batary no option on iphone
2 camera big nono for few companies

[Stinsonddog]

June 3 - my birthday

[rambo47]

I've been told by my friends that they really don't know a release date. There were some major issues that kept it from coming out earlier (I think they were hoping May/June)

Their biggest issue was heat generation (some got so warm you couldnt hold it for a long period of time, and also battery life.


My info comes by way of "a friend of a friend" kinda thing, but I also heard the battery life was kicking the engineers' butts. That was a major reason for the hold up, and that no clear release date exists.:cry:

[i robot]

apples iphone
1 batary life way short compair to blackberry,
2 replace batary no option on iphone
2 camera big nono for few companies

There are a number of other things too but these will not stop the iPhones progression in the market

[CanuckBB]

There are a number of other things too but these will not stop the iPhones progression in the market

Reliable, secure push email.

[PPCMD]

The Apple phone is for a different type of customer just like the BlackBerry is. I would like the BB9000 sooner rather than later, but I want it working right out of the gate. IOS updates from a carrier could be months post release and that just won't fly.

[Sith_Apprentice]

There are a number of other things too but these will not stop the iPhones progression in the market

the market that BlackBerry rules is the Enterprise Email market. Over 80% worldwide. Apple will not make any noticeable mark in this until they can develop a device that takes longer than 4 days to hack. It doesnt matter what the device can do if its not secure.

[slim409]

I"ll believe that when I see it.

[RadHaz75]

the market that BlackBerry rules is the Enterprise Email market. Over 80% worldwide. Apple will not make any noticeable mark in this until they can develop a device that takes longer than 4 days to hack. It doesnt matter what the device can do if its not secure.

along with the ability to lock things down. just think when u start allowing these on your network, then you have the potential to become the next college campus being sued by the riaa because people have loads of illegal mp3's on their computers for their company iphones. can you imagine how detrimental that would be to a company? the only way to help avoid this would be to block the mp3 player part of the device and thats useless not to mention something apple would never do as its essentially cutting themselves out of huge profits.

[davidlw]

I have 2 MOTO Q9's and a BB. The Moto is 3G but to get a all day use out of it, I use the large battery which sticks out in the back but it does not get in the way nor bother me at all. If BB were a tad thicker or go the MOTO hump back way, they could go to market today. So what if the phone is a tad thicker, it is really no big deal. I have the holster for it and you cannot even tell that is not flat. I really want the BB9000 and would not object if it was a tad thicker or even the hump back battery. Just get it out and last all day which can be done now.

[djdurance]

Here is a thought... Due to the fact that RIM is having problems with the HSPA part on the 9xxx lineup, is it possible that the CDMA variant will be first? They already have the setup for 3G in place without battery issues on the Curve, Pearl and 8830. Yes, no?

[Outrigger]

I have 2 MOTO Q9's and a BB. The Moto is 3G but to get a all day use out of it, I use the large battery which sticks out in the back but it does not get in the way nor bother me at all. If BB were a tad thicker or go the MOTO hump back way, they could go to market today. So what if the phone is a tad thicker, it is really no big deal. I have the holster for it and you cannot even tell that is not flat. I really want the BB9000 and would not object if it was a tad thicker or even the hump back battery. Just get it out and last all day which can be done now.

to sacrafice the asethetics of a device just to get it out before all the kinks are worked out? if you don't mind a hump on your phone, then you are in an extremely small minority. I've had a Q9, and the hump is anything but un-noticeable

Here is a thought... Due to the fact that RIM is having problems with the HSPA part on the 9xxx lineup, is it possible that the CDMA variant will be first? They already have the setup for 3G in place without battery issues on the Curve, Pearl and 8830. Yes, no?

chances of that happening is pretty much nil.

[ladydi]

well, bummer. I was hoping that it would come out around july/august. I have grant money that expires Aug 31st. :cry:

Guess I will have to wait until next year's spend down before I get my 9000.

[doe4040]

Wirelessly posted (Verizon 8830)

I kind of agree with Sanders. I say right around Thanksgiving to be a Christmas gift that will compete with whatever Apple brings to the table.

32Gb iPhone methinks, failing that maybe even bigger... 64Gb? They can put the solid state drives in their Macbook Airs and theyre thin as... well, a manilla wallet tbh.
Having said that, they can stick as much storage space as they like in an iPhone, i'm sticking to my Curve.

[PPCMD]

And how much is a 64GB SDD iphone going to cost, about $2k, Jobs will tell you thats the price and people would be dumb enough to buy it.

[Jack T. Chance]

Guess I haven't been following the Apple rumors; what are they releasing? iPhone v2.0?Actually, they're now going to call it the id-10-tPhone! ;-)And how much is a 64GB SDD iphone going to cost, about $2k, Jobs will tell you thats the price and people would be dumb enough to buy it.And now, for a special announcement from Steve Jobs:

http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2008/04/medium_2414020284_03b5a5e187_o.jpg

;-)

[The BlackBerry Kid]

do you have a picture of it yet?

[Jack T. Chance]

do you have a picture of it yet?A picture of what? :???:

If you're looking for pictures of the 9000 series :bb:, they're around and not at all hard to find. If you're looking for pics of the new id-10-tPhone, # 1, I don't know why you'd WANT to see pics of that POS*, and # 2, no one has pics of Crapple's new device yet, at least not that I'm aware of.




*POS = Piece Of... Crap. ;-)

[The BlackBerry Kid]

i was taking about the 9000
thanks
i'll look

[Jack T. Chance]

i was taking about the 9000
thanks
i'll lookOh, OK. In that case... some of the most revealing pics of the device that we've seen so far are the ones that were found by Engadget (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/28/unlocked-blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay-with-new-pics/). Click the link to take a look. (y)8-)

[The BlackBerry Kid]

Thanks

[PPCMD]

Apple is hiding their fatty phone because it will be thicker, oh couldn't they achieve all of that and make it super thin like the MacBook Air.