AT&T kicks off BlackBerry Bold sales on the web
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Nov 3rd 2008 11:20PM
posted Nov 3rd 2008 11:20PM
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That wallpaper is so..............Apple.
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was about time after a 4 months delay.
tad bit overpriced methinks
just a TAD bit
It's true about the freakishly muscular digits. My girlfriend compliments them daily.
Nothing like some penis-sized fingers to satisfy her when you hit the sauce too hard.
Getting mine tomorrow morning at 9am btw! Who else is going?
Wanna line up together? And unbox together?
Guys, be careful with you boxes.
awwwww, no fuze yet?
Might buy it, although it is $100 more expensive than the iPhone 3G I am still considering to upgrade to from my iPhone 1st gen.
That tactile might be weird to go back to...
I saw BestBuy Canada selling it for $199 Canadian (with 3 year contract) on this week's flyers, and Perl Flip for $49. check it out, it's still there.
Got one today. Decent. Evolutionary rather that revolutionary, but welcome changes.
Note that if you're trying to install MidpSSH, you might have to click the WAP link on the download page and go from there; I couldn't install it otherwise (error during installation).
Am a PC and i love fish, lol.
I'm a PC, but you're a douche.
I am PC but sometimes I kick puppies on Tuesday.
Wait, brb...
I'm PC and Mac's don't have scalable servers.
Thats... thats really expensive. I want one but I need to wait.
Let's see... I'm currently in a contract with AT&T. To get the Bold would cost me $550. For that same money, I would much rather pay the early termination fee (as I absolutely hate AT&T, but haven't made the switch cause I am broke) and buy a BlackBerry Storm with Verizon, who is about 10x better than AT&T.
It's a Win-Win. But like I said, I am broke.
Well, that backfired...
Seriously, though, I just checked the cost to upgrade to a Bold and get this...
$999.99!
I dunno if that is a typo, but that is what my early upgrade account-thingy says.
Awesome. The Bold is a very sexy looking phone btw. =]
I don't get it. What so sexy about this phone? Half size of the phone is full of plastic keys. The screen is so tiny, can you possibly browse or watch video? For that price, RIM won't sell too many.
I work at AT&T...sold about 10 by myself in a 2 hour period. Move over iPhone?
DONT BUY IT FROM ATT.COM
Wirefly has it for 199.99 with a new account. If you want to spend a extra hundred bucks just email me and I will send you my address.
http://www.wirefly.com/phones/cingular/
my local at&t store was selling them today. I saw the demo unit, didnt realize its as huge as it is. Really nice phone, but too expensive.
$399 and then a $100 rebate...hahaha...no thanks AT&T, that's ridiculous pricing.
i totally agree, if your not eligible for an upgrade the phone is $999 THAT IS CRAZYY i want this phone but I dont want it that bad
not true. the price will be $550. don't know where you got a grand from.
All right, I'm sorry for sounding dense, but what makes the Bold so much better than the other Blackberrys that came before?
go check it out in person. The build quality over the curve is impeccable. Its a new class of phone compared to the plastictacular curve.(not that the curve is a bad phone, I had one before getting an iphone)
I dunno..I've read quite a few articles regarding this phone, and it doesn't seem like it's anything to hoot about. I'm not trying to say that this phone is worse than another phone, I just don't see what makes this particular BlackBerry stand out from the crowd.
As for the build quality, everyone can appreciate something solidly built, but I feel function is just as important as form when it comes to smartphones. If RIM is only bringing half of that to the table with the Bold, than I can't see it doing terribly well, especially with that price.
Anyone care to further enlighten WC and I?
Sprint. Get. When?
Another useless RIM phone.
Sweet Device.... BB and BES is better than iPhone for enterprise support. This device rocks, as the iPhone is still now a 100% enterprise class phone/device. I hope RIM sells millions.
Also AT&T 3G is the est 3G network in the states, blows verizon and sprint away.
Haev FUN
WTF? $999 no commitment price?! No way! In my account (which is a premier account using a discount with my employer), it says the device is $999 with no commitment (since I just paid full price for an iPhone 3G and still had to sign a contract I am not eligible for upgrade price)!!! On the regular at&t retail site it says $549! What's the deal?! No way I'm pay $999. I could cancel my contract and come back for MUCH cheaper. Something is wrong with that... I'm going to a store.
I'm a premier AT&T customer through my employer. Usually, the web site offers better deals. I'm due for an upgrade. For the Bold it gave me a $411 (-$100 rebate) price for the Bold. My local AT&T store was able to sell it for me for $349.99 + tax = $379.30 (-$100 rebate). Instant gratification plus a better price. I guess it pays to check.
AT&T doing their best to bring an iPhone competitor to their customers, but I think the Storm will take that cake. Atleast they went full screen touch.
Does anyone know if t-mobile is going to carry the bold? I have seen different comments all over the web, but my t-mobile rep keeps saying they will have it. Don't knwo if that's true...
I try to do the change via CS but they said that the system is not allowing to order the phone