Is The BlackBerry Bold Coming To Verizon And Sprint?

Thought
#1. May 19th, 2008, at 12:22 AM.

I wonder how good Infosync’s record is with these rumors. Didn’t BGR say that we shouldn’t expect the CDMA BB Bold until May of 09?

It would be great if this turns out to be true, but I won’t hold my breath. If it is true, then they are in essence killing off the CDMA Curve very quickly, not to mention releasing the Bold very close to the Thunder. I don’t know if VZW or RIM would want to do that.

Matt
#2. May 19th, 2008, at 12:33 AM.

Hey Rob, check your second paragraph. It says CDMA Pearl. Having just gone through a fiasco over wording for certain Curve posts, I hope you can change it.

Bob
#4. May 19th, 2008, at 8:33 AM.

@ Thought - Your comments make sense, but I hope it turns out the other way… I want a Bold on Verizon ASAP! Either way I think I’ll keep hacking along with my old 8703 and see what late Summer brings.

Drew
#6. May 19th, 2008, at 1:20 PM.

I was not planning on going to the curve at all for verizon because i found the curve to be too small for me…i was planning on buying a red 8830 but if the bold is definetly coming out in September I just might reconsider

Chris
#7. May 19th, 2008, at 3:49 PM.

Selling my VZW Curve to offset the cost of upgrading to the Bold as soon as it’s released.

Jon
#8. May 20th, 2008, at 10:09 AM.

My Verizon new every two is up in early October, and both my wife and I are interested in the Bold. I’ve got an 8703e now, and we’re definitely going to pass up the Curve if the Bold seems to be in sight.

Dalton
#9. May 20th, 2008, at 12:27 PM.

Based on the history of VZW getting new phones, I am very skeptical on this rumor. Why would this timetable of 1 year later all of the suddenly change to a few months? If it does, I am not complaining, but just curious.

Is there any reason to think that this may be true this time, or is this just the beginning of another long year of launch date rumors and watching ATT walk around with another phone we VZW users can’t get?

kate
#10. June 15th, 2008, at 10:21 AM.

I went to verizon the other day to get the curve and they told me to wait for the bold, that they were getting it towards the end of july. They don’t know the exact date because they only find out 5 days before in the store, but it was definitely coming then

kdub
#11. July 24th, 2008, at 11:50 AM.

i have been reading a lot about the bold recently, and really want one, but i’m on sprint’s network. well yesterday i went to the sprint store to find out if they were getting it or not because if not, i planned on purchasing the curve. the salesman told me that sprint did a test service with the blackberry bold and will not be coming out with this phone because the CMDA network is wayyy too slow for the phone. anyone who heard rumors about september, hate to believe it, but maybe he’s telling the truth. im disappointed because i really wanted the bold. he also said it would be touchscreen, not referring to the thunder.
us sprint customers get screwed out of all these good phones that end up “exclusive to verizon” or “at&t” of course, like with the iphone. i think that is sooo stupid and blackberry should make the model for every carrier

Charlie
#12. August 21st, 2008, at 2:45 PM.

Only if they are staying EVDO non-REV A.

Rev A. is as fast if not faster than ATT’s 3g crap. (and it actually has better connect time)

christine
#13. August 21st, 2008, at 5:56 PM.

this is all bad talk. I was on the same board for almost a whole year waiting for the curve to come out. there were false dates given so many times it a joke. I hope its true because im up for upgrade in september and i will definetely get the bold if its out, but if not im getting the curve and im not waiting past september. ive waited to long. i even went in the store in may to buy the curve at full price and the employee talked me out of it. its ridiculous.