yes, but that was from an internal RIM document... this is direct from Rogers HQ... the RIM doc may have been correct but Rogers could have changed the date at the last minute...

Cory, I am a layperson so your info is vastly more informed than mine and appreciate your reports. I can wait significantly longer than 3 weeks personally, but I am interested to see this device.

Does anyone know the max size for storage? Will it be able to handle 16 gigs like the iPhone 2.0?

it has 1gb internal, and since 4.5 devices can use 16gb cards now i would assume at least 17gb

Thats what I thought - I'm catching up on MONTHS worth of threads & posts so "bear" with me here. UMA (hardware supported is long since completed for the past few months if not 1-2yrs of WiFi chipsets, no) is mostly a software protocol is it not? Sure there are switches, routers (provider backends & such - I'm not techincal in this regard), etc but on the HH's so long as there is a WiFi chipset & a VoIP protocol stack (?) it should be supported right???

can't hardly wait for it to come out......

any update on this Cory? Can we still expect it to come out on July 25th amidst all the recent screen delay rumours?

No, I have just heard that it will not be release in july, and will be released in August. Sorry... I'm still trying to get a definite answer on a release date.

U serious... here we go again.That sucks

I've been pushing my cancellation with Bell till August and now further.

i just spoke with a rep here in ottawa and he told me it's still a go for the 25 for rogers...
to believe it or not is a different story!! ahhh

OK rumor mill is leaning at 80 % for end of july
20% August

I just RIM would just come out and say when it's going to be released.. I'm going insane..

Well it better be out damn soon, or I'm going with the Nokia E71 ........... Anybody else ready to abandon ship ?

This is becoming an anticipation fiasco

Rogers / just give us a damn date and we'll all lay sleepless till then... geez.

plenty of times. but theres no better solution. so no matter how u look at your current blackberry device is still miles ahead of what anyone else has.

Does Roger's always get the phone first because they are in Canada? Is that why all the focus is on Roger's release date? What's the standard "delta" between Roger's getting the phone and AT&T stateside?

Do we know yet what the 3yr contract price will be and a no contract price for the BOLD

The focus is on Rogers because it will come to Rogers first. And no Rogers usually does not get phones first.

Great post Cory! Now for the more important question. When do those of us in the lower 48 states get it? Mid-August?

Because the release date is up to the service provider (Rogers) not RIM....

At least (in theory) the service provider could push it back further even if RIM is ready

Spoke online to the blackberry agents...they were informed that the device is going to come out in August. It is scheduled for middle of the month. So far the posters have been made and they are just finalising the no. of units to put into stores etc. The campaign for this is large so they don't want it to be rushed.....this was directly from the Blsckberry department at rogers.

i dont think we will see it in July

i think rogers is giving the iphone 30 days of sales...so i believe the rumors of mid aug (11)

Played that game with AT&T awhile back.. Oh, how fun it was!!

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...ping-bold.html

Not sure why everyone is complaining about RIM. Its not like they release it to the public. Like a few posts above said, its up to the carriers to announce a release date. Why keep setting yourselves up for disappointments? It'll come out when it comes out. People can jump ship and cry foul all they want, but it won't make a difference. Just enjoy what you have now.

Don't get me wrong, I would love for it to hit this month, but I would rather the carriers delay the launch and get things right, then for them to launch when it isn't really ready and then see the same people post " my phone is freezing/rebooting/lagging. They should've fixed this before launching." Its been this long since the Bold was announced, a couple of more months won't kill you since its not a revolutionary change, but evolution.

It is expected in July, by VODAFONE UK. Check their website.

post the link, you know we are all lazy

Mobile Phones Coming Soon - Vodafone Business Shop

just went to the vodaphone site. it says EXPECTED launch in July....nothing firm

just cruiseed the crackberry site .seems rogers has a bold display up at a sportinng event ,complete with bold's. release must be soon

I can't wait!

I currently have...Well, (LOL!) had the BB 8100 from T-mobile till I accidentally went in the pool w/ it this past Fri. So I am currently looking for another BB. If anyone know's where I can get a good deal on a 8120, Curve or the new Bold plz lmk. I feel lost w/out it. Haha!!

Outrigger for President / Prime Minister!
That is the most rational, sane thing I've heard in the Bold threads in ages!

Ok spoke to the third agent at Rogers regarding Blackberry BOLD. The launch will begin the week following the Tennis masters series in stores nationwide. It was good to see the pics of the BOLD at the Rogers Centre. Most definitely this will be a great venue to kickstart the campaign. One Rogers rep said that they were waiting for the Iphone mania to die down as this was a suggestion from RIM in order to get their sales up. Following the lower share price for Apple, RIM wants to launch this one properly to avoid the competitions footsteps....interesting but from my financial background it is hard ot equate the two together as they are two different companies with different products...anyhow having said that...BOLD is here for August is what has been confirmed by 3 reps now....at least their stories seem to be in sync.....

ok, if thats the case, then the question now is when will the Rogers Cup end? I sure hope its early August...

Tennis Masters Series

Tennis Canada updated

woohoo it ends on the 27th! I'll be happy the first week of August! (hopefully)

It Ends Aug 3 (Womens)

I asked my local Rogers rep (west Toronto) when the BB Bold would be available. He stated August 9th.

Here's the funny thing I went to Costco today and the guys who sell Cellphones were advised July 25th. I went to a rogers store after and they said the 25th. This after all the guys online said right after the Rogers cup???? So go figure... It is sometime in the next 2 weeks I hope!!!!

I was told from an inside rogers employee in head office, release will be fri July 25 / Sat July 26, sit back and hold on to the Bold-orama Ride of your life. Make sure you lock in you $30/month 6Gb plan before it ends August 31/08.

It goes without saying, so which poster do we believe?

Some many dates ahhhhh my poor head. (and wallet)

Really. The 25th and the 26th, or the 25th.

We'll know in 24 hours, maybe.