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AT&T gets around to releasing the Bold

Posted: 04 Nov 2008, 11:30, by Brian K.

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AT&T gets around to releasing the Bold
AT&T gets around to releasing the Bold
As promised (most recently) the Bold has landed on AT&T and is available for purchase online and in retail locations.  AT&T cheesily plays up the election day choice of buying a Bold in their official statement, but there is nothing cheesy about the Bold's capabilities: Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, a completely reworked interface and that awesome BlackBerry email service are all at your disposal for the low, low (high) price of $299.99.  The units had its fair share of problems, which has pushed the launch back what seems like an eternity, but lets hope that AT&T made the right move and weathered the storm (no pun intended) and that US users will have nothing but smooth sailing.

BlackBerry Bold Specifications

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1. (unregistered) posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:42

About time

27. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 21:46

its $350.00 at best buy with no mail in rebate

2. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 11:51

wow, $399.99 without mail in rebate...good job at&t for killing the phone.

5. Jyakotu (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 14:08

Yeah, smartphones are never really that cheap.

7. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 14:24

smart phones not cheap....dude where have you been shopping. you can go into the vzw store and get a curve for 100 or an xv6900 for 200. take some times and look around before you make another silly comment son

13. vzw sucks balls (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 17:20

curve is that much bc it's been out for over a yr and it outdated.

14. Jyakotu (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 17:40

And the Curve has been out for how long?

3. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 12:05

um isnt the Q out as well granted it dosent have the BBY messenger but it has the same capabilities along with easier typing and 150 cheaper. also it makes you wonder just why it REALLY took so long to come out.

4. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 13:31

Dumped Verizon and got one of these, and all I can say is WOW! Great device!

6. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 14:23

maybe you will dump att to get a storm for $99

8. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 14:38

Pry not

10. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 16:00

The Storm isn't going to be $99. Even if it is, I wouldn't want a touchscreen device unless it comes with a keyboard. F Verizon, I'm done with them. I can make calls in my house and I don't have to deal with Verizon's constant overbilling each month.

22. VZ guy (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 11:15

Have you ever thought that the Storm just may be under 100 for the launch then rise in price after the holidays? It would make sense, I mean if I was in marketing that would be a good idea. As for your house, you ever thought that it's just the area that your in is not a very strong area for the CDMA coverage? And that the overbilling is really your fault, not VZW? Please do us all a favor and think before you type a comment.. Thanks for being anon too.

9. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 14:53

i laught sometimes at people that actually jump carriers just because of a single phone. I think a carrier is more then just the phone the carry, granted i wouldnt get stuck with a great carrier with NO phones but come on, leave Big Red for ATT for the Bold??? Thats absurd, Big Red is getting the Omnia which i've already played with a while ago and its amazing, not to mention the storm. Also a few other handsets that Big Red is not bothering to announce.

11. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 17:13

you laught huh? good thing you can spell

12. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 17:14

oh yeah and P.S. Verizon sucks

19. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 22:48

the bold drops call like the iphone i got one and im pissed

15. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 18:10

The interface blows the old BB interface out of the water. The trackball is also pretty good too. I don't know if it was my phone, but my old Pearl's trackball seemed pretty sticky sometimes.

24. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 15:41

but you can get the new software fromwww.vzam.net/blackberry if you have verizon and a curve or pearl... im sure att had a similiar site... i just cant see how someone could pay that much... att has the curve and its a great phone.. why not just get the new software... maybe i just havent heard of the new features that make it worth 200 more but it would have to be pretty earth shattering to pay twice the cost

16. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 18:12

Yes Verizon sucks. That is why their customer satisfaction, corparate numbers, customer service and reception are all better that AT&T, it's because they suck right. AT&T will be crying after 4Q 2008 because of how many people are going to leave the sub-par iPhone for the much more superior Storm.

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