[Accordian Man]

Would anyone know approximately when the release for this thing is?

[doby45]

I am currently with Sprint and have an I300 and I am totally unhappy with the service both technically and as far as customer service goes. If the Crackberry they offer will be using the current Sprint network then I would steer away. With the Cingular/ATT merger I don't think you would be able to find a better network, IMHO.

[Accordian Man]

Wow, thank you for your opinion. I really should look more at the AT&T/Cingular. Do you know when that fully takes effect?

[doby45]

The services are already merged/merging. As far the final hooray on paper, I have heard it should be by the first quarter of next year. But I have a friend that is with AT&T and his phone is already going between networks. He showed me the other day where his Blackberry from AT&T said Cingular on the screen. And it swaps back and forth.

[Accordian Man]

Wow, that's really great. I guess the, closely watched, 7290 will be available through AT&T too soon.

[JesseRPI]

Originally Posted by Accordian Man

Would anyone know approximately when the release for this thing is?

Within the next 2-3 weeks, but only for business customers.

[doby45]

I can't wait to get mine. The 15th of Nov can not come fast enough.

[Accordian Man]

Originally Posted by doby45

I can't wait to get mine. The 15th of Nov can not come fast enough.

Is your employer giving you one? Congrats!!! Please keep me posted as to how well it works. You could private message me as well. Thanks

[doby45]

I am buying mine on my own, but my employer is covering my Data plan, since we currently all use the lil 900s. I have just become more and more unhappy with my Sprint service and then when I saw Cingular had a BB I had a light bulb go off in my head. I could merge my phone and my pager into one item and get rid of the bat belt look.

[Accordian Man]

I see. That's very convienient. Well, kudos to you! Are you getting the 7290?