@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted May 12, 2008 Isnt it just? Bold new design, bold new flavor? We are really not feeling the name here, but it may be that Waterloo’s home team has decided to plonk the name Bold on the BlackBerry 9000. Perhaps they’ve just decided to tout the horn a bit with this wild and crazy departure from typical BlackBerry fare — come on, check how rounded those corners are. Either way, the boldly large and curvy handset is surely going to cause a ruckus once announced and dropped on your local retailer’s shelves. We’re still feeling the name BlackBerry Clunk might have been better, but hey, that’s just us. the first thought on our minds when we saw the BlackBerry 9000 in its natural habitat for the first time was, "that's it?" RIM's been taking on increasingly sharp competition as of late -- even in its traditional corporate strongholds -- and we'd expected and hoped to see something less evolutionary and more revolutionary from these cats. On closer inspection, though, we find that the phone is leaving a very positive second impression. The phone's lines seem flow really well (dare we call a BlackBerry "sexy"?) without losing its purpose-suited stance exuded by the 8300s, 8700s, and 8800s of yore. The real kicker, though, might be the beautiful user interface, which has been totally revamped from the ground up; gone is the cartoonish look and feel of the current lineup, replaced with a modern, warm theme with wireframe icons and slick animations. Another big win: as Vodafone's slide deck mentioned, the 9000 features both WiFi and HSDPA, confirmed by this particular example's info display. Too little, too late -- or is this thing a genuine threat in the marketplace this year? Follow the break for a video of the hot new UI in action! Specifications:Radio - GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA Bands - Quad-band GPRS/EDGE: 800/850/1800/1900MHz HSDPA: 850/1900/2100MHz (praise the lord!) Expandable memory - microSD Display - HVGA Color LCD (480×320) TrackBall Navigation Camera - 2MP (Boo!) Wi-Fi - a,b,g A-GPS Battery - 1500mAh High quality material, high-end finish Software - 4.6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted September 6, 2008 (edited) Black berry launching bold on October 2 on AT&T. SRC: BGR Edited September 6, 2008 by @ksh@T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadikk 301 Report post Posted September 6, 2008 I am sure people buying Nokia E71 will be more happy than BB BOLD users. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted September 6, 2008 why go for BB when other supports BB as well as other pushmail solutions. Nokia E71 is very solid build. All metal frame and metal body. Thats why despite being just 10 mm thick, its 130 grams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted October 10, 2008 all those few people planning to go for balckberry bold check this out orange uk has currently discontinues the sale of bb bold due to variuos complaints from their customers the most common bben frequent crashes n resets foolowing is a statement from orange “Following reports of software issues with the BlackBerry Bold handset across a variety of mobile operators, Orange has decided to act in the interest of its customers by suspending shipments of the device in the UK. We are currently awaiting feed back from RIM as to when an industry wide fix for these issues will be in place, and expect this suspension to be an interim measure. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may cause you. BlackBerry/RIM are doing everything they can to resolve this issue and will be completing full testing and validation to ensure future handsets do not have any quality issues. This may take a couple of weeks so it’s up to us to do what’s best for our customers.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted October 10, 2008 ^^^ Dear Mufaddal Sahab, if possible, please provide the link for the above information. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted October 11, 2008 http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/10...ops.bberry.bold http://www.mobiletechaddicts.com/2008/10/0...quality-issues/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anuragemani 2 Report post Posted October 30, 2008 wonder wud bold be out in cdma .......else wud rcom start off gsm services in south india........was egar to change my pearl but was dissappointed when i got to knw tht bold is a gsm version:(........any idea on the 1st place whn rcom is launching bold...the internet said during end of oct but no news till now .... ( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted October 30, 2008 Blackberry Bold (GSM) was already launched for Reliance. So once Reliance launches GSM nationwide, it will be available everywhere. The GSM service might get officially launched nationwide by this year end. You can follow this topic: http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?showtopic=13051 Blackberry Bold CDMA is not announced yet by RIM (Research in Motion). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anuragemani 2 Report post Posted November 8, 2008 hi guys.................do u think BB bold wud come on CDMA interface ??????........ please comment ???.....am planning to change from pearl so contemplating whether to go in for the curve or wait for the bold >>>>>> please help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puneet 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2008 BB Bold doesn't supports CDMA - it is a pure GSM/WCDMA phone, no chance of it coming on Reliance Mobile CDMA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites