[deej]

Sorry if this has already beaten to death, but has anyone heard if the Bold is going to be on Verizon soon? My 8703e track wheel just died today, and I need the Bold to take away my tears. And yes it has to be Verizon, its for work.

[KimMazz]

The bold is exclusive to AT&T. The storm is coming to verizon.

[deej]

So if I call Verizon they are going to tell me that? If that is true, and it doesn't look like they will carry the Bold at all, and I don't like the touch screen Storm with its electronic keyboard, then maybe the Curve is the best I will get with Verizon. Hmmmm I guess I need to make the call. ;)

[dwp1975]

Originally Posted by deej

So if I call Verizon they are going to tell me that? If that is true, and it doesn't look like they will carry the Bold at all, and I don't like the touch screen Storm with its electronic keyboard, then maybe the Curve is the best I will get with Verizon. Hmmmm I guess I need to make the call. ;)

The Curve is a good device, I may get one myself instead of the Storm.

[NJBlackBerry]

If you call Verizon they will never have heard of the Bold and may be dimly aware of the Storm.

[TheBigNewt]

PDA Rule #43b: Never ask anybody in a store anything about phones.
PDA Rule #43c: Don't ever go into a cellphone store for any reason.

[rachamphetamine]

Originally Posted by deej

So if I call Verizon they are going to tell me that? If that is true, and it doesn't look like they will carry the Bold at all, and I don't like the touch screen Storm with its electronic keyboard, then maybe the Curve is the best I will get with Verizon. Hmmmm I guess I need to make the call. ;)

The Curve is probably the best you will get unless you can wait another couple of weeks for the Storm.

[NJBlackBerry]

And there is no Bold for Verizon for the foreseeable future.

[Lord Palmerston]

I know Boy Genius Report mentioned a new line of CDMA phones, including an upgrade to the 8830. That should be Verizon's equivalent to the Bold, though there's no indication that it will be out anytime soon.

The Curve does rock, though.

[akosnitzky]

You can always dump Verizon.

[JSanders]

Originally Posted by deej

So if I call Verizon they are going to tell me that?

They will tell you anything you want to hear, in order to keep your business. Check out/verify anything they tell you by asking here.

[kilog]

verizon gets a bol in q1 but for sure in may of 2009 and tmo does also check out


reviews.infosyncworld.com/cell-phones/compare/?name1=RIM+BlackBerry+Bold+9000+(AT%26T)&name2=RIM +BlackBerry+Bold+9000+(T-Mobile)&name3=RIM+BlackBerry+Bold+9000+(Verizon+Wi reless)&name4=RIM+BlackBerry+Bold+9000+(Sprint)

cut and paste it gives you what you need

[9to5guy]

is there a way to unlock the Bold to get it on all different carriers even foreign?

Originally Posted by 9to5guy

is there a way to unlock the Bold to get it on all different carriers even foreign?

All carriers? No.
Most carriers? Yes.
GSM PhoneSource - When Only The Best Will Do

[9to5guy]

thanks for the info. are these hacks easy and robust?

Originally Posted by 9to5guy

thanks for the info. are these hacks easy and robust?

Hacks? You can't hack a BlackBerry.

[rockbottom8]

i heard from an ATT rep that the bold is exclusive to AT&T for a year. Same as the iPhone.

[jimfraser]

The major issue with Bold on Verizon is that any version of Bold out there now is a gsm device. It will take a major hardware revision to make it work on a CDMA network like Verizon. Similarly Verizon's 3g network is incompatible with AT&Ts and any other gsm based network.
I believe that the Bold can be unlocked so that it will work with a sim card from any gsm network like T-Mobile and most other non-CDMA based networks which means most networks around the world.
This doesn't mean that RIM does not have its engineers working on hardware changes so that the Bold will eventually be issued in a CDMA compatable format, but I cannot think that it is a priority at the moment with the soon to be introduced Storm, with its iphone like touch screen, which will only work, for now, on CDMA based networks, like Verizon. Gsm based networks like AT&T and T-Mobile will be out of luck with the Storm, at leaset until a gsm version is released.

[gfrancis306]

Originally Posted by jimfraser

The major issue with Bold on Verizon is that any version of Bold out there now is a gsm device. It will take a major hardware revision to make it work on a CDMA network like Verizon. Similarly Verizon's 3g network is incompatible with AT&Ts and any other gsm based network.
I believe that the Bold can be unlocked so that it will work with a sim card from any gsm network like T-Mobile and most other non-CDMA based networks which means most networks around the world.
This doesn't mean that RIM does not have its engineers working on hardware changes so that the Bold will eventually be issued in a CDMA compatable format, but I cannot think that it is a priority at the moment with the soon to be introduced Storm, with its iphone like touch screen, which will only work, for now, on CDMA based networks, like Verizon. Gsm based networks like AT&T and T-Mobile will be out of luck with the Storm, at leaset until a gsm version is released.

you mean like the vodafone or rogers one?

Originally Posted by jimfraser

Storm, with its iphone like touch screen, which will only work, for now, on CDMA based networks, like Verizon.

Um... no.