they will be starting today, not all store will get them today, but they are being shipped by courier as usuall, 90% of the time the stores do not know what they receive until the shipment arrives. But either way I do not think that they we sell them before Thursday. Sorry AT&T I am refering to Rogers Wireless.

It's quite ironic that you are asking him of all people. Ray has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of credibility at predicting a release date for this phone. I'm certain that Ray is an incredible guy, so please do not take any offence Ray, but his track record is just pitiful.

Cars- why don't you just sit back, enjoy a nice soothing cup of tea and take comfort and joy in the fact that you'll have a new toy to play with by the time the weekend rolls around. Savor the experience because the truth is that in 7 days you'll be craving something new again.

Savor it all friends. It's the experience and the interaction that brings you joy, but the new-built-in-obscelence-toy that the ceo admits is designed to only last 18 months.

Personally, I'm looking forward to having most of my music at my disposal. That's probably the biggest advantage to this upgrade that I can discern. The rest are just bells and whistles. 3G sounds appealing but I don't believe it will make me any more productive (the time I've spent browsing/posting on this blog I could have probably built a house in Costa Rica!) or help me improve my business at all. I suspect most of you feel the same way.

That doesn't make sense since the dealers need to order the quantity they want. They don't just get random amounts of hardware. The only stores that might are the corporate stores.

I couldn't agree more.
Just as a reminder, I am 100% on track with these rumor release dates as all the other posts. Lets enjoy that tea, I like it large, black, and bag in.

[quote=strogonowski;1065930]My gut and my trust in AT&T say "no way jose".

even held a demo unit, but nothing at the stores!!! :( I am so sad... thursday seems so far away!!!

The store guys told me, it was suppose to be today, hell they were in at 730! but open at 10!! nothing today, was told maybe on the truck at 11, but not sure if htey can sell them before launch....


Keep waiting....

This statement goes with everyone else out there trying to pry any information from what ever sources they have. And, I would say that this cat and mouse game is not exclusive to Rodgers - just look at AT&T... We are so in the dark with so many assumed dates of release. No one knows. (except the real insiders)...

It is like quitting smoking and you creave another cigarette but don't have one to smoke...

I held the unit in Feburary at WES. What ever date, it will be worth the wait...

H.

Last week a few stores in the downtown GTA region told me that they wouldn't sell the Bold outright but on new contracts only. If any Rogers Wireless dealers in the GTA region are on here hit me via PM and let me know where your store is. I'm hoping to purchase a unit outright.

I heard the same thing. I really hope this isn't the case though. I was told that if you are not eligible for an upgrade (had current phone at least a year) that you would not be able to get the Bold. The idea behind this is that they apparently are targeting new customers to Rogers.

Cheers to you Ray!

Remember friends, it's the experience that thrills, not the goal.

May we all be peaceful and happy!

Just go to a corporate store. They have no problems selling without contract.

what about HUP without extending a contract. Am i still paying $649
Tier 5 BTW

I was quoted $899 plus tax this morning....yikes!!

I was told be the sales guy that as soon as they have them in hand, they sell them, regarless of "release date"

Anyone think its possible, camp out side the store, and wait for FedEx?


I dont want to waste more time, but I want a Bold... so....


ivanmor

Just got the e-mail from Rogers. Available Aug 21.

Me too!!!!!
A check with the main Rogers corp store at Bay and Adelaide Toronto at 11:30 this morning indicated no stock yet. The couriers will be busy.

Oh my!!! you send out ONE email and look what happends!!!

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Rogers is going to be hoppin!!

Aug 21st baby!!! its offical!!

(In Montreal, I talked to the PVM Rogers store and she will SELL them as soon as they come in, as long as its a straight up sale, but wont get them today.... maybe tomorrow before they launch!!! yay! )

+2 0 day!!!




ivanmor

finally, for all the canadians, congrats on your new toy =)

have they said a release date for the u.s yet ?

Nothing confirmed. Keep checking the AT&T threads.

Congratulations to our friends in Candialand.

canadianland here , thank you , soon as i see this baby going to pick it up , only had my contract scince may so going to have to buy it outright.

I'm a rogers PAYGO customer, well.. ex-pat.

i got an e-mail today telling me you guys will get your bolds on 21st aug.

there is also a compy to win one :o

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So all of the positive, confirmed, firm dates (which I guess were for today) are now for Thursday the 21st, right. Positive, confirmed up to date rumors.

You guys should start lining up now. Just in case.

Released today. see attachments.
also got the official rogers email confirming avail on the 21st.

YAY

even thow it will "be release the 21st" When do you think Verizon or ATT willhave them to sell with plans?? Im Looking to buy a phone becuase i broke my Pearl last month and my contract is up

Nobody knows at this point.

So can we order it yet?

I just called the corporate HUP line, and they weren't able to do it for me yet.

buy it outright is how much

That's the cost that the dealer pays for it. isnt it ? $599.99

not what stores will sell it at ?

i called rogers 1888 number to ask and he told me 599 , so i am lost now.

AT&T: a couple of weeks.

Verizon: 12 - 14 months. Or more.

I called as well around 3pm, no luck. I'll just try instore Thursday morning.
I did ask the CSR about my account. I get $100 off the price.

jgudnas: thanks for those 2 attachments!

it supports 32gb micro SDHC!
Looks like I'll ebay an 8gb card tonight!

alright this is kind of a long shot but I am going to post a qeustion here to see if anyone can help me since I saw some rogers employees posting here...

Basically, I'm with Fido now (no contract) and I'm going to switch to Rogers and buy a bold. I'm going to call rogers as opposed to walking into a store because I'm going to see if they will at least give me a BIT of a decent plan since I will switch, port my #, sign a 3 year contract on data ANd voice, and buy a phone. And the peopel on the phone have a bit more authority than people in store..

Anyways, I *really* want to get this phone ASAP (I don't really usually care that much to grab something right away but the delays drove me insane and I won't rest until this stupid phone is in my hands lol).... so how exactly does it work? First of all, do they ship me the phone, or can I pick it up? I would REALLY prefer to pick it up. And, how soon does the stuff take effect? Is it instant to port the number ? I'm guessing I have to go buy a Rogers sim.... so do I make them set up my account, and then goto a rogers store and buy a sim and have the guy at the store activate it (and hopefully grab the phone at the same time..)..

Someone clear this up for me please. Also, I will be in the middle of my billing cycle, so will they be able to stop it right away and start my Rogers one right away? I hope I don't ahve to wait for it to end (I don't even care if I have to pay for an extra couple of weeks at this point, I just want to be with rogers asap and have the bold asap).

I guess if no one answers I will find out on thursday but it would be helpful if I knew what I was dealing with ahead of time (as a long of CSRs are clueless).

Thanks

Try to clear a few things up
-They most likley will give you a better price but it also may be difficult because it is brand new and they'll most likley be running a promo, but you'll have to see.
-You dont need to buy a sim. It comes with all new Rogers phones, and it is included in a $30 activation fee which is easy to get them too wave
-Usually they would ship the phone and activate your sim card (but you may need to activate the SIM yourself when you get the phone, by calling..not 100% sure)
-If you call and get a price and a deal or whatever, dont even bother going to the store and say you got priced at this. They'll call their number, talk to another rep and give you a whole new price...believe me its not worth it. If you can get what you like over the phone and theres no need to go to a store, at all costs, avoid the store.
-At the store in order to activate the new SIM, they call their 'people' and they do some stuff down there and voila you have a working phone. I dont see why that if you get the phone shipped to you, why you couldnt do the whole activation yourself over the phone...I may be mistaken...there may be somesort of protocal issues
-Rogers and Fido have no affiliation that i'm aware of, therefore they do not care when your billing cycle ends. If you keep your Fido number and transfer it to Rogers, you will need to terminate your Fido plan, which will cost you...lots. If your getting a whole new number then your pretty much forced to stop your Fido plan anyways because your going to be paying for 2 cell phone services. They will still charge you for an entire month even if you only use a days worth of service.

Hope this helped

You may love the service Rogers provides, but my god will they ever make you pay for thier plans and price of phones ;)

If the pricing on your second pdf file is correct, it's bye-bye blackberry, hello iphone for me

Even if the bold is $900 + tax that Baby is comming home with me , never will i see an iphone enter my house...

1 more day rogers and this is all yours.......

Huh?

Rogers owns Fido.

I am on the phone with a Rogers customer service rep and they confirmed to me that they do have it in stock, and on my business account it would cost me $425 minus a $50.00 mail in rebate, = $375.00, now the question is do I let them mail it to me (3-4 days to receive) or wait until tomorrow when the stores will have them in stock. they made a note on my account that I will pay $375.00 with out having to mail out for the rebate. Now I have to call around and see if some stores around me have them in stock.

I love the bold but Rogers is about to have the cleanest Hiest in history. BRAVO

Should i wait a couple weeks till ATT gets the bold or should i go and buy the 8830 Now :\

Silly question..... wait.... the bold is going to make you LOVe the BB even more! ;)

I have one lined up for 530 today, the sales lady will sell me it!!