I told my ATT rep in the Chicago store that I wanted the 8310, but he didn't think they'd be in until the end of the month. So he told me about the 30 day exchange policy and I bought the 8300 instead because I really can't be without a pda for two weeks. He didn't seem to care in the slightest.

Does this confirm what I'm thinking about many of the folks in the AT&T retail chain?

I called the AT&T corp store down the street (Minneapolis, MN) and asked and he said they have a whole pile, all the stores here locally just got them yesterday in their shipment... they're not making a big ta-da about them since there really is no huge benefit for most people. Only red ones will be carried initially it seems... I got two... one for each line.

It's nice, but fingerprints like the black Pearls, dohh... i didn't miss fingerprints on the silver finish of the curve!

Photos please!

there are a ton of photos on here from other users already... if u want one, Southdale ATT Store, Edina, MN (altho all the minneapolis stores have them)

LOL! He likes to spoil me.

Crap. Maybe you were asking $899?

Still no 8310 here in Norcal land.

Anyway, I get bored today and just for fun, checked out Amazon. It is less than my AT&T store upgrade price ($25 or so after rebate). On the product page for the red, it says normally ships in 2 to 3 days, titanium says 1 to 4 WEEKS.

I'm thinking I can wait till next weekend, I want the red, I'll save some money, so why not? I actually go through the whole rigamarole of filling out all the online forms and all that and get to the VERY last screen where the "Purchase Now" button is.

I look over the screen, getting ready to commit, and see shipping estimated at some time in NOVEMBER! WTF???

I pull the plug, pick up the phone and call their cell customer service number. They're only open M-F, so I dropped them an email about the whole thing and asked them to call me.

It's very mis-leading having that "2 to 3 days" on the product page, and then bait and switch to the 3 to 4 week timeframe on the purchase page.

Anyone with similar experiences?

Yeah, that was my exact experience. I went to Amazon 5 minutes before I had to leave the house for work, saw they had the red 8310's with 2-3 day shipping, ordered that and a red Jawbone bluetooth headset then rushed out the door to work. On my break I checked my e-mail on my phone to make sure I got a confirmation e-mail from Amazon. As I slowly scrolled down, I saw an estimated delivery date for the Jawbone of 16-17 Oct (woo-hoo). I kept scrolling down to find the estimated delivery date of of the 8310 of anywhere between 5-7 November (WTF!!!). So when I got home I promptly signed on to Amazon and cancelled the order. It was thankfully quick and painless--since it was a weekend they hadn't even placed the authorization on my credit card yet, but I'll call on Monday just to verify. $99 was a great price, but not to wait a whole month.

Guys - can you post the link to the Amazon page? I can't find the 8310 on the amazon page anywhere!

Here:

Amazon Blackberry 8310 link

Has anyone heard of any being available in the Dallas area?

ugh!!
so I called like 5 stores in my area...

one store: we probably won't be getting them until later in the month
second store: probably the 15th or 28th

what the heck!! I may as well wait until november when I pay my credit card bill again. how do store reps not know when they are going to receive a shipment? =(

Sorry, I'd like to see a real (not professional studio) photo of a red 8310 in hand. Especially after the fingerprint comments.

What Checks??????

For anyone who has been able to pick up a 8310, did you pay retail? I want to confirm that its $449...

$499 is the full retail price
$75 off for 1 year contract pricing
$150 off for 2 year contract pricing
$100 mail in rebate

My understanding was that the 8310 was going to replace the 8300 and be offered for the same price given that the 8300 was being discontinued by AT&T ($449 minus $150 minus $100 = $199 with 2-year contract and $100 rebate)....

Not what my receipt says from my purchase yesterday from AT&T Corp store. $499 is the full retail price.

In what city were you able to purchase an 8310 from a Corp. Store?

The Woodlands, TX