[Serpentine009]

Wirelessly posted

My pearl is slowly dying on me. I fear if I wait for the cdcma bold I will be waiting until next spring. Should I just spring for the curve now? Or worth the wait?

[NJBlackBerry]

CDMA Bold? Are there even any rumors about that?

[drewsb]

To my sadness I have heard NOTHING about a CDMA Bold

[ArgonNJ]

I'm sure it's coming, eventually. The good thing is, any problems (and there will be, I'm sure of it) in the original Bold will be fixed and improved when the CDMA model come out.

[NJBlackBerry]

In 2010

[Serpentine009]

curve it is!!!! Thanks.

[drewsb]

2010 your being generous... CDMA will get the bold when the rest of the world gets the BOLDER

[ArgonNJ]

I predict late spring of 09.

[NickfromIL]

You could wait for the Thunder on Verizon...

It is sure to come out before the CDMA Bold

[rachamphetamine]

Definitely the Curve, considering it's actually out in the world while the CDMA Bold hasn't even been considered. The Thunder could end up being pretty sweet, too. Is it still rumored for November?

[Blackberryer]

Considering we're still waiting for the GSM Bold, I'd say a Curve is the way to go.

[zcarma93]

Originally Posted by Blackberryer

Considering we're still waiting for the GSM Bold, I'd say a Curve is the way to go.

What I have seen is the BOLD (AT&T) should be out this month... VZW's release date is showing as Q1 2009... That usually means March/April... So the 'next spring' guy wins the prize in my book...

I have heard alot of issues with the multimedia apps on the Curve... Does the Pearl perform better?

And more importantly, does anyone have a release date on OS 4.5 for VZW?

[CarBob]

Originally Posted by Serpentine009

Wirelessly posted

My pearl is slowly dying on me. I fear if I wait for the cdcma bold I will be waiting until next spring. Should I just spring for the curve now? Or worth the wait?

Hey Serpentine009,

Go for it - the CURVE that is. I couldn't be happier with mine. Especially the PUSH e-mail. It is fantastic! Even though I'm a certified BB addict aka CrackBerry, I didn't realize how good it is.

"BlackBerry for Life"

- CB

[redsoxnation]

There will not be a CDMA bold for at least a year after the release at AT&T. I spoke with a RIM employee a month ago when I got to play around with the bold for a few minutes. The bold will be exclusive at AT&T for one year. The thunder at Verizon for one year. The kickstart will go to T-Mobile but he did not say that it would be exclusive so your best bet will be to hope for a CDMA Kickstart. Other than that he said he had heard nothing for Sprint

[NJBlackBerry]

Kickstart or Javelin to T-Mobile. So many code names. So many rumors.

[ArgonNJ]

Originally Posted by redsoxnation

There will not be a CDMA bold for at least a year after the release at AT&T. I spoke with a RIM employee a month ago when I got to play around with the bold for a few minutes. The bold will be exclusive at AT&T for one year. The thunder at Verizon for one year. The kickstart will go to T-Mobile but he did not say that it would be exclusive so your best bet will be to hope for a CDMA Kickstart. Other than that he said he had heard nothing for Sprint

Well that is quite different from what has been reported. The Thunder is suppose to be a lifetime exclusive with Verizon providing they meet certain sales quotas, which I'm sure they will. This "RIM employee" may not have the facts.

[williams17]

All I want to know is when is the Bold gonna be available at my local AT&T store?

[williams17]

ok, I actually have another question....What is CDMA?

[NickfromIL]

It is the network, CDMA and GSM are the 2 that the US and Canada use.

As an AT&T customer, you are on a GSM network, as a Verizon customer, I am on a CDMA network.

[redsoxnation]

Originally Posted by ArgonNJ

Well that is quite different from what has been reported. The Thunder is suppose to be a lifetime exclusive with Verizon providing they meet certain sales quotas, which I'm sure they will. This "RIM employee" may not have the facts.

You could be right. I'm just writing what he told me.