Well put my blackberry brother. Now that is an argument with some positive thought put in it, bravo.....

Very well said.

nicely put.


getting back to the verizon speculation (cuz its keeping me entertained until it is actually released)....
I just wanted to post my odds

3:2 - 8703e is released sometime before 12-1-06
2:1 - released before the end of september
10:1 - released on friday
500:1 - released Oct. 28th
1000:1 - released without the "e"
1500:1 - released before the end of August

odds I'm leaving my treo650 the day its released.... 1:1

I second that... Although I might leave before then - I've been reading and am fairly impressed with the 7130... Sure hope I can wait so that I can touch/feel both of them to be sure.

Hey Loslappy,

I do not care if you do not believe me. But if I can mail you a check for $20 or deposit to you via paypal, etc. Will you cover me on those odds? I'm being serious. I am willing to put my money where my mouth is on October 28. If you do not take the bet it is obvious I have some credibility here.

ONLY if you take the "e" bet too....for the same amount

I've already got the pdf docs from verizon clearly stating the 8703e..thanks to jrsmooth

For those like myself extremely interested and impatient about the Verizon release of the 8703, I just came across a claim posted today that it is set for this Friday (9/1/06).

The link is at the bbhub.com site. I googled "Verizon blackberry 8700 release" and it was about the second one down.

Any thoughts on the credibility?

Many thanks.

Nick i"ll cover it for the 10/28 release date. Heres the deal though, every day that it is released prior to that, you owe an extra 50, LMAO....

I would like MP3's on my BB because I like to listen to music while I work. Having two pieces of equipment... two different headsets... call it childish... but listening to jazz is great while using my BB... especially going through stressful times.

Having a MiniSD card would be excellent to store files on. And I do agree that BB and camaras shouldn't be used in the same sentence.

9/1/06 can't come fast enough!!!!

I'm glad to see I have some rep here because no one will take that bet straight

I don't think that no one taking your bet proves you have cred here. If anything, it proves nobody else knows WTF to believe.

I, for one, hope you're wrong. Typically when someone throws around certainty there is a little trepidation by the membership. You may be right but, as I said, I hope you're wrong.

IF it is going to be released on friday.... or if Nick is right and its 10/28.... anyone know what time Verizon ususally posts new phones to their site traditionally?

Like... 9am EST they publish the changed website or midnight..etc... just curious...


also on a side note: Cingular Wireless Offers BlackBerry Connect for Palm Treo 650: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Looks like blackberry is getting smart... the cost is INSANE tho... $45/month but understandable because cingular prolly needs to pay license fees.... but I'm 99% sure this will ONLY work if you have a BES server (with exchange/domino/groupwise)... its not like where verizon has the hosted website solution https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong...


Guess they hope to get people hooked on it and their next phone is a berry.

For someone who doesn't like the 'crap' seen on these boards, you sure come by a lot.

And you think that everyone is going to see your message within the less than two-hour span of your message?

Credibility and respect are earned, not bought.

In addition, we have had physical evidence...
pdfs, screen shots, and pics.... none provided by you...

So you are so certain its 10/28.... show me a corporate memo from Vzw.... or a hidden link... or website... an email from a rep... anything!

just spoke to a friend of mine who is the vp of application dev at VW, according to him, the 8703e will be out within the first 3 weeks in september. i asked if it was friday he said he has no idea, and only warehouse, and logistics would know the exact date.

i know htis is nothing new, but in my case, im resting easier that i dont have to wait longer

nick why do you want online street cred so badly? you're practically begging for it

All youve done since youve been here is cry about your "rep". What exactly have you done to earn a rep? By pulling some Ms. Cleo shit you expect us to love you or something??

Let me do you a favor and call you some help
(if this gets me warned oh well, im not too worried about when this phone comes out)

its not friday...trust me, i am as disappointed as all of you (if not more, as I check this thing 15 times a day for updates)

spoke to vzw manager today who called his wharehouse...not in sight yet

I just ran across this - BlackBerry Cool » Verizon 8703e coming Friday, documentation leaked - relevant, perhaps?

I will try to get an update tomorrow from an inside source. He was dead on with the 7130e release.

according to those wacky howardforum kids, the dates they are posting are 9/17 for internet sales... WTF!!!!

Looking forward to it.

I have a well informed confirmation from our B2B Verizon Rep. that they will be selling the 8703 to clients on/by 09/18/2006.

I am waiting for a call back with regards to purchasing this device ASAP.

Sorry to step off with this side note....I believe you can use BBC's on the BIS site...I know the Nokia 9300 can.

***EDIT***
I'm wrong on the BIS accounts....from the Palm website about the Blackberry Connect for the 650...
"Certain BlackBerry Connect features not supported, including BlackBerry Internet Service™."
***/EDIT***

But, the point of my post is just a slight oversight....you cannot use a Blackberry Connect device on a GroupWise BES. There is no wireless activation for a BBC, and there's no blackberry JVM for the device manager to connect to (BBC is a piece of software) so you can't do a wired activation to the BES. The blackberry desktop software for the blackberry connects needs to connect to a mailbox to store the configuration info...GroupWise does not use the mailbox.

Zro

Current Dates...

Internet 9/17

B2B 9/18

Retail TBD

This is from Howard Forums

Posted by Alias

Check out BBHub there are about 4 articles all about the 8703e, tethering and online docs, they are proclaiming a fri release. mmmm??

They've just gotten around to lifting the .pdf files and information from here that were posted several days ago. Nothing new.

Still no FCC approval as of yet....Going to be tough to put out a device in less than 24 hours before the FCC has yet to approve it

actually it is new, they were pulled from RIM's site, not the pdf docs but the road map is fairly new 2-3 days and the "how to tether your 8703e" is brand new...

I guess the ROC's sorce was wrong about tomorrows release, guess we will wait until the 17th now.

I just did a chat with a verizon sales rep for the fun of it. here is what was said...

A Verizon Wireless online pre-sales specialist has joined the chat. You are now chatting with Faith
Faith: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?
You: when is the blackberry 8703 being released?
Faith: I currently have not been provided with a specific launch date or pricing information for that phone. If you're interested in being the first to get this phone, you can register online and an email will be sent to you as soon as it's available.
You: where is that link on your website?
Faith: Im sorry, the link is not available at this time.
You: lol, thanks
Faith: It should be available in about 2 weeks.
You: the link or the device?
Faith: The link.
You: so it will be more than 2 weeks until the device is available?
Faith: More than likely, we dont have the release date.
You: ok, thanks

Not sure what you mean. The documents posted on the FCC site have a grant date of 8/23/06 and 8/24/06 for the L6ARBF20CW 8703e Blackberry. There should be no reason the release is being delayed because of FCC approval.

Verizon usually makes a dedicated flash site for a new phone 14/10 days before it is out (they did it with the Q and Chocolate). Maybe the flash site will be up on Sept 1 and the phone out mid Sept...

As for all of these "documents", I can make something that says its supposed to be released in 2 minutes, so unless everyone is hoping to have their hopes shot down every Monday and Friday, don't believe anything until Verizon tells us.

Mike

That's usually true for phones Verizon wants to promote heavily. But with the Blackberries, its usually low keyed; no hype. We'll have to wait and see. I'm still waiting for a response from my VZ wireless insider.

I was the one who posted those .PDF files, in my 4shared.com hosting, there is nothing newer than that so far...

And BBHub didn't even give me credit for that...

jrsmooth, I can't seem to download the pdf file, do you still have it up for downloading?

engadgetmobile.com/2006/08/31/the-boy-genius-report-verizon-8703-spec-sheet/]The Boy Genius Report: Verizon 8703 spec sheet - Engadget Mobile[/url]


I did not see this on the posting. BG is the man...

I just checked the PDA section of the Verizon website; Treos have a new $100 rebate that expires on 9/10.

Stackin' them deep and sellin' them cheap to make room for the BB 8703 later in September?

Too much work, not enough play......

I stand corrected!

has anyone read the comments under BG'S report on engadgetmobile.com, some dude says the 8703e will NOT have the intel 312 chip??WTF?? Is this true or does everyone already know this and I'm just in dark, like a loser......