[BBSwany]

Originally Posted by Black Bart

come on G Patrick. It took you a month to get back to us with an answer about 3g in Atlanta. Whatever you did, I would venture to say that it only proves that there was no 3g wherever you were standing. Hardly conclusive as to the entire city.

Or maybe there is no 3G in Atlanta... On a side note, I doubt T-Mo will be dropping a device on a Wednesday (Sept. 17th). Has any of your predictions held true.. Ever?

[Black Bart]

My GF works for t_mobile and has had a 9000 since about April begining. She has had it in Atlata and the 3G worked there. She says Sept 17 and I believe here.

I also predict Obama will be elected
and
that Iran will stop all work on nuclear reactors before the end of this year.

[g_patrick15]

Originally Posted by Black Bart

My GF works for t_mobile and has had a 9000 since about April begining. She has had it in Atlata and the 3G worked there. She says Sept 17 and I believe here.

I also predict Obama will be elected
and
that Iran will stop all work on nuclear reactors before the end of this year.

Believe what you wanna believe, no ones stopping you. I'll try to post a speedtest tomorrow, but I may not get around to it seeing as I have a life outside of the internet. I have no need to lie. I do, however agree that Obama will be elected

[g_patrick15]

And plus, if 3G was in atlanta, I'm sure someone woulda mentioned it somewhere on the internet. Not much news slips under the radar of the blogs (especially engadget and boy genius)

[BBSwany]

Originally Posted by g_patrick15

And plus, if 3G was in atlanta, I'm sure someone woulda mentioned it somewhere on the internet. Not much news slips under the radar of the blogs (especially engadget and boy genius)

I agree. Like BG reporting another market opening up in Chicago. The blogsphere is going to tell us which markets are launching when. Especially on a network that has been slow to the gate about launching 3G.

T-Mobile flipping 3G switch in Chicago tomorrow? : Boy Genius Report

Oh, Black Bart what position does your gf hold at T-Mobile?

[jpfchicago]

Originally Posted by bbswany

I agree. Like BG reporting another market opening up in Chicago. The blogsphere is going to tell us which markets are launching when. Especially on a network that has been slow to the gate about launching 3G.

T-Mobile flipping 3G switch in Chicago tomorrow? : Boy Genius Report

Oh, Black Bart what position does your gf hold at T-Mobile?

I'm glad to say its working on the south side and in the loop. not sure about the north side or the burbs.

[Black Bart]

Mark your Calendars!
We finally have a confirmed launch and delivery date for the BlackBerry Bold 9000. T-Mobile Germany will release the device on July 21ST. Without a contract it will cost you 550 Euro (860 USD incl. tax). With a two year contract it will cost you between 90 Euro and 340 Euro depending on the contract details. Less than three weeks and you will finally be able to pick up a BlackBerry Bold in Germany!
Ok people, T-Mobile has it in Germany in about 2 weeks. Is there any doubt, the US will have it in mid Sept.

[g_patrick15]

From the impact that tmobile uk and germany have on tm-us, I would seriously doubt it. They have no impact whatsoever on which phones the us gets. Don't get me wrong, I'm hoping you're right on that sept. 17 date, it sounds about right if its coming but the 90 day exclusivity that att may have may delay that.

[wayneholbrook]

Originally Posted by Black Bart

Mark your Calendars!
We finally have a confirmed launch and delivery date for the BlackBerry Bold 9000. T-Mobile Germany will release the device on July 21ST. Without a contract it will cost you 550 Euro (860 USD incl. tax). With a two year contract it will cost you between 90 Euro and 340 Euro depending on the contract details. Less than three weeks and you will finally be able to pick up a BlackBerry Bold in Germany!
Ok people, T-Mobile has it in Germany in about 2 weeks. Is there any doubt, the US will have it in mid Sept.

Why does this matter, even if we bought the bold in Germany we could not use it in 3g here anyway because from what I hear we use a different freq in the US. Is this correct?

[PDM]

Yes, it is correct... Discussed alittle here : http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...e-germany.html

I assume the international travellers will have to fall back on GSM/GPRS when travelling to/from US.

[wayneholbrook]

Does anyone know how to buy the bold from germany the day it comes out. Can you buy it directly from the carrier's web page or does anyone know a web site one could go to to get it shipped asap?

[Black Bart]

Originally Posted by wayneholbrook

Does anyone know how to buy the bold from germany the day it comes out. Can you buy it directly from the carrier's web page or does anyone know a web site one could go to to get it shipped asap?

You can buy it at their web site. You have to pay in Euros. The exchange rate with a credit card is horrible.

[g_patrick15]

I think when you order from an overseas carrier they'll only ship to addresses in their country. so if thats so then you wont be able to have it shipped here. dont quote me on that tho cause im not 100% on that

[Black Bart]

3g is 3g. The only difference between Germany and the States is the money.

[keosha]

I'm trying to use my BB pearl 8100 as a modem on my laptop.I keep getting an error 736 and 733.Can you help? krazykeosha @yahoo.com

[BBSwany]

Um.. Wrong again buddy. T-Mobile U.S. will be using 1700/2100 MHz which currently isn't being used by any other carrier. Most 3G bands are 1900/2100 MHz or just a 2100MHz band which is exactly the reason why the current iteration of the Bold will NOT work on T-Mobile U.S.

Originally Posted by Black Bart

3g is 3g. The only difference between Germany and the States is the money.

And 3G is not 3G. There's HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO, & UMTS to name a few. All have different data speeds and network capabilities.

[BBSwany]

Originally Posted by Black Bart

You can buy it at their web site. You have to pay in Euros. The exchange rate with a credit card is horrible.

Incorrect

Originally Posted by g_patrick15

I think when you order from an overseas carrier they'll only ship to addresses in their country. so if thats so then you wont be able to have it shipped here. dont quote me on that tho cause im not 100% on that

Correct, you will NOT be able to buy unsubsidized from T-Mobile Germany and have it shipped here. The only way to do this is to have someone living in Germany buy the phone and ship it to you.

[BBSwany]

Originally Posted by Black Bart

Mark your Calendars!
We finally have a confirmed launch and delivery date for the BlackBerry Bold 9000. T-Mobile Germany will release the device on July 21ST. Without a contract it will cost you 550 Euro (860 USD incl. tax). With a two year contract it will cost you between 90 Euro and 340 Euro depending on the contract details. Less than three weeks and you will finally be able to pick up a BlackBerry Bold in Germany!
Ok people, T-Mobile has it in Germany in about 2 weeks. Is there any doubt, the US will have it in mid Sept.

So, if your theory is correct, we should be getting the N95, Samsung Soul & Tocco, LG Viewty & KF 600, the HTC Kaiser and the Touch (All on T-Mobile UK website.) If we got just half of the T-Mobile Europe inventory here in the states, I would be a happy camper.
I will believe a T-Mobile Bold when I see it in the flesh. With all the Javelin information hitting the waves recently, my vote is Javelin, and not Bold for September. Especially with Rogers roadmap seeing a Javelin release about the same time.

[BryanHarig]

If past experience is any guide, within a day or two there will be ebay sellers offering the .eu Bold unlocked at an exhorbenent price that will slowly go down as it becomes more available.

As you said, there are a number of different 3g standards.
850/1900 - at&t
1700/2100 - T-Mo USA
2100 - .eu and Asia
850/2100 - Australia
crazyness - Japan and Korea
etc...

[BBSwany]

Originally Posted by BryanHarig

If past experience is any guide, within a day or two there will be ebay sellers offering the .eu Bold unlocked at an exhorbenent price that will slowly go down as it becomes more available.

As you said, there are a number of different 3g standards.
850/1900 - at&t
1700/2100 - T-Mo USA
2100 - .eu and Asia
850/2100 - Australia
crazyness - Japan and Korea
etc...

Absolutely! We will probably see $ 999+ pricing on eBay initially. Hopefully other distributors won't be so interested in price gouging. We will see here in a couple weeks though.