Just received my "Launch Party" 8700>>

[Ike582]

I just received a FedEx box containing my Launch Party 8700! I was suprised to receive it, and was really starting to assume that it would be delayed for a while. I never received a call or email, it just showed up.

My review after using it for an hour? Well, It's got a nice, solid feel to it. The buttons are very close together as others have mentioned. Moving from the 7100 to the 8700 is nice considering I found it a real hassle to constantly correct the Suretype on the 7100. Phone quality seems nice so far. The browser doesn't seem much faster, even when I am in an EDGE area. However, this is the first time I have ever been able to log into my Gmail account on a BB.

Ike

[Ike582]

By the way, the package was sent to me from RIM not Cingular.

[Tom]

Was the package sent express or ground?

I am curious to see if RIM is sending all of the devices out from both launch party sides (USA/Canada) at the same time. I was told the devices would ship end of the month at the latest, which was yesterday.

[Stinsonddog]

Mine was sent from a third party fullfillment house in Ontario

ProForma Instant Productions,
14-56 Pennsylvania Ave, Concord, Ontario, Canada, L4K 3V9.

[dolo]

Same here - ProForma sent over mine as well.

Regards,
dolo

[Wiseass]

Same here - ProForma sent over mine as well.

Regards,
dolo

ditto for me.

I like the little leather box :)

[lunchboxfett]

I was at the Chicago launch and still nothing.

[philhu]

I did the NYC one and have rcvd NOTHING.

[Mlwii]

I attended the Chicago launch and got mine about an hour ago. Came FedEx International Economy. The ship date was November 30th.

[richard371]

How will the wnty work on this if their is no sales receipt?

[lunchboxfett]

Well I just called my Cingular rep and he said that they did receive a large number of boxes today and he assumes that they are the launch devices but they are in his boss's office and he is not in today.

[cschrage]

The worst is reading the posts about all the lucky who have them.

[Wiseass]

Wirelessly posted (8700c: BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Wierdest thing is we got 5 inital ordered units for work, ordered 5 more and all 10 of those showed before I got my freebie

[cschrage]

If we had just gotten on the memo sent to RIM by BarJohn. :smile:

[crisambo]

Was the package sent express or ground?

I am curious to see if RIM is sending all of the devices out from both launch party sides (USA/Canada) at the same time. I was told the devices would ship end of the month at the latest, which was yesterday.

. . . some of the folks in my group who attended NYC got packages individually via FedEx International Priority from Ontario, Canada (ProForma) . . . there's a few more that have been contacted by Cingular reps who said that devices will be personally delivered . . . probably to sell the plans while there at the office... who knows.

[cschrage]

I told my Cingular rep to just ship mine out, no need to see him at all. :smile:

[Ike582]

sent via FedEx

[anthonymoody]

can anyone tell me how to get it to work with my TMO SIM?
TIA
TM

[gregg]

Killing me... was @<hidden> the NYC launch..... nada.....

[anthonymoody]

gregg,
not to REALLY rub it in, but I tried to register for the NYC event (through the online system) but was ultimately REJECTED!! I didn't attend b/c they didn't approve me. Yet I got one today. OOPS! Someone goofed :D

TM