[tdawg00]

It still doesnt make sense for the phone to set so high and it just a wider cameraless pearl.... It has the same dang processor an memory

[BBAdmin]

Chill on the language please guys, some people may not appreciate your terminology.

Thanks

[jpfchicago]

I'll let everyone know how it works out.

[Outrigger]

Originally Posted by HermanFish

I just called TMO and they quoted me $460+ a 2 year contract if I wanted the 8800 because I upgraded to the 8700 a year ago. Its a shame to be told that since I've been a customer of theirs since 2003. It would actually be cheaper for me to break contract and sign up with Cingular than to pay the quoted cost for an 8800 w/ TMO.

how is it cheaper? ETF with Tmo is what, $175 - $200. add that to the $300 for cingular's 8800 and you're talking right under $500. plus activation fee and cingular has more expensive BES/BIS data plans.

[jpfchicago]

Originally Posted by jpfchicago

I'll let everyone know how it works out.

I called 3 stores, nobody had it. I then went to the T-Mobile site and ordered it over the phone. Will have it by Friday. $399 with a 1 year contract. Good enough.

[Michbb]

Originally Posted by jpfchicago

I called 3 stores, nobody had it. I then went to the T-Mobile site and ordered it over the phone. Will have it by Friday. $399 with a 1 year contract. Good enough.

I am surprised they didn't tell you it was only available online.

[chiblackberry]

ok so UPS just dropped off my new 8800, man does it look good! Ive tried to get a new theme from the options menu and it says " sorry, themees are currently not supported for your software version". Anybody else get this? Know a fix? I read it doesnt need plazmic theme loader because it already has a loader, so i dont know what the problem is.

[LunkHead]

No clue... I am a stock theme dude myself..... GPS???? Yes? No?

[NJBlackBerry]

There are no downloadable themes yet for the 8800. Only the vendor supplied themes.

[chiblackberry]

it has "maps" and it has found addresses i have put in, but it is "searching for satellites" so i dont know if its somehting i have to sign up for or if its just taking a while.

[NJBlackBerry]

Are you outside?

[Outrigger]

forget GPS, more importantly, does the sides creak??? I'm sure most people would want to know about this.

[chiblackberry]

yes i tried it both inside and outside, both "searching for satellites". No the sides on mine do not squeak at all.

[armandov99]

Are you in downtown Chicago around a lot of tall buildings? That tends to kill GPS signals. Hopefully that's the case, because if T-Mobile disabled GPS I would be really upset. But I doubt that's it, you just may not have a clear enough view of the sky. Alternatively, have you checked out the options/advanced options menu to make sure that GPS isn't somehow disabled?

[fraz]

I'm pretty curious about the GPS issue as well given that there is no formal mention of it on th Tmo site.

My 2-year Verizon contract on my 7250 is coming due -- can't wait to finally step up!

JT

[chiblackberry]

UPDATE: I called t-mobile, they said they had NOT disabled GPS, and transfered me to RIM, i talked to one person who had no clue about gps, ive been waiting on hold for a half an hour to talk to a specialist he transfered me to...

[NJBlackBerry]

chi - are you inside or outdoors? The 8800 must be outside (or by a window) to acquire the satellites. I have GPS working on an 8800 on T-Mobile.

[quizkid]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry7100/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

Yesterday as far as I can tell. Its on their site.

[BallHawk3]

After reading this thread today I signed into my t-mobile account (at www.t-mobile.com). Chosed the upgrade path, and yup, the 8800 is there, all the way at bottom under "handheld" below the dwayne wade sidekick.

[NJBlackBerry]

How about the 8300/8320 that isn't coming out in early May?