BlackBerry Bold new mobile phones from the Orange shop

Ok, so its "Coming Soon" - but at least its in the Shop!!!

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Good! I hope Orange Romania will bring it also (with the appropriate delay, obviously).

Finally! But does anyone have any opinion on Orange's 3G network? I am skeptical because I have the BB 8820 on Orange and have never had any EDGE access - GPRS only. Is there 3G coverage just as bad? Maybe a better idea would be getting a Bold from Voda, T-Mobile, etc?

Thanks.

Me and the Mrs are both big belivers in Orange, very loyal - we both wanted 3G data cards, she took her's out on Orange..... mine however; is on Vodafone.

enough said.

and now its gone again :(

don't be sad. at&t has had it in there business shop hidden for a little while now lol

All this speculation about Bold's launch date has made me careful what I wish for.

I might just say to hell with 3G and wait for Javelin, which must by now be snapping at Bold's heels.

And according to this, even RIM employees prefer it...

RIM employees prefer Javelin to BlackBerry Bold, slaving away at Thunder | BlackBerry Cool

I called Orange again yesterday and they are now saying middle of August. Its gone from the coming soon page on the Orange website.

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That would be good if it came out this month as for the month of August BIS on Orange is only £2.50!!!

thats BNCO tho :(

i was paying £14 for my BIS service with 50% discount at the start of the term, they dropped the price to £7.50, and i moved down and kept my discount, but i've been told that the new £2.50 price wont be on offer to me, even when i upgrade :(

Yes, gone from the website

just spoke to 156, RIM have been into orange, to do a Roadshow on the 9000, and have said its going to be released last week in aug/1st week in sept - which ties in with Vodafone's launch...

I don't know about 3G coverage, but Orange have rubbish coverage on EDGE even in London. I travel around London all the time, and my Curve only got EDGE in Sloane Square, and Algate.

I heard Orange's 3G is maximum peaked at 384kb/s, which is rubbish, compared to Voda's 7mb/s High Speed 3G.

Ironic as in the rural bit of North Wales where I live, Orange have pretty good 3G coverage. Bear in mind that the Bold only does HSDPA to 3.6 Mbps, so can't take advantage of Vodafone's speed, even in the selected areas where they've introduced it.

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Orange release date and pricing.

Orange claims Bold first with Blackberry - The INQUIRER

The 4.6 OS for the Bold is also on the Orange downloads page.

hrm

Altho: if you call orange, they dont know what your talking about mind...

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Lol. I'm not sure that the 'inquirer' should be taken too seriously either.

Time will tell

do you have a URL For said download?

I think report is good for 2 reasons.

1- OS download is up and running, DJ go to the usual bb site /downloads. click on device software and then choose orange UK and you find the OS for the bold
2- Orange France will distribute the bold thursday and Friday to the Orange boutiques, and on shelves on saturday morning as well. They told me to go pick one up Saturday and it will be a global EU orange launch

and yes, only time will tell

though something startles me on the inquirer page.
the Orange bold handset picture has a $ sign next to the enter button. Shouldn't this be € instead?

Web is on fire with reports that Orange will release on Aug 16th !!!! (UK)

Link for Orange UK: Package Version: 4.6.0.199

(https)://blackberry.com/Downloads/browseSoftware.do

Sorry for the dodgy looking link. Just remove the () and add the double yous.

I just called Orange disconnection and they advised me that the Bold will be released on Orange on 18th August. I hope so!!

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Report is in the telegraph also, along with the news that T mobile UK's Bold release is for Business customers only!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/digitalli...dlberry112.xml

Very tempted to jump ship to Orange (if it's true) but I hear that vodafone is best for BlackBerry at least here in the UK.

Finally, something concreate!


I'm gonna make sure i get my bold on Saturday :D

""The BlackBerry Bold uses iPhone design elements to create a sexy device that appears solidly focused on the traditional BlackBerry strength of email," said Rob Enderle, a technology analyst with the Enderle Group."

This idiot should be sued by RIM. How can someone accuse RIM of plagiarism when the development of the devices was parallel? What a moron.

Btw, I'm currently with Orange and I will be due for renewal in November.

I don't know if I'm going to renew with Orange since:
1) I like O2 Sim-plicity much more
2) I don't think I can take full advantage of 3G with Orange coverage (I would prefer Vodafone for this matter)
3) Will it really be unlocked? In Italy it is possible to buy a Bold for 469 Euros, unlocked.

and now it's back:

h t t p://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/orangerecommends/paymonthly?WT.ac=ACSPALL_L

its back again.. but only on flash anim..

i spoke to orange (Again) today, they denie this 16th launch date...

Spoke to Orange Business, they are aware of the possible weekend release, but they've got no stock and dont know if the are gonna get any !

hrm:

Blackberry Bold 9000 - BlackBerry Mobile Phones and Devices at BuyMobilePhones.net

Does say "Order now, for Saturday Delivery"

Those prices look good! I'd like to see the official orange prices though!

Yes but if you look at the stock button it's red rather than the green for older devices. These guys are (more likely than not) an Orange reseller playing the pre-order game.

Orange stores have their dummies and launch packs (at least the O store I was in today - and the dummy looks and feels great, not much bigger than my Curve, which was a concern for me before). The manager of the store told me they're expecting them now, hopefully for Saturday, but that they just couldn't be sure until they physically took delivery - they don't get a huge amount of advance warning.

Carphonewarehouse (the other main initial stockist) didn't have a clue when they were getting them. They said "hopefully" before the end of the month........

I think Orange is a fairly safe bet in the next 3-4 working days, but who knows when the others will catch up - O2 (my carrier) customer support were saying it wasn't on their screens as coming soon so unlikely to hit for at least another month, and in their tech forums the engineers are claiming 3G signal issues and coding problems.

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Hmm I'm having thoughts, I got my new 8320 last thursday, think if I call them up saying I want a new bold I will get one? Lol

i found this. has it on there.. but no info

Orange recommends great BlackBerry offers for June

double post sorry

Mm not sure about changing to Orange. Tempted because I heard today that it's late Sept release for Vodafone. What do you guys reckon? Those on Orange are you staying or the network is not good enough to enjoy the Bold?

If you only got your Curve last week, you can call them, and ask for a "return" under the 14 day customer satisfaction agreement.

You just have to call within 14 days of your Orange activation, and you can then send it back in.

Then order the Bold.

The bold has reappeared alongside all the other blackberry phones in the Orange Shop this morning, with Coming Soon. Also, the Flash Animation has also had the bold specs added, with a tag "Exclusive to Orange" Can't be long now!!!!!

Becareful of this, i bought the Mrs a 8320 3 weeks ago, and it was explained to me at the time, that the 14 day return policy doesnt apply anymore...