blackberry bold is official!

marty_mcfly · 11-03-2008, 04:32 PM

only thing i hate is no camera

Blake · 11-03-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by marty_mcfly

only thing i hate is no camera

it has a 2MP camera with a flash....

marty_mcfly · 11-03-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

it has a 2MP camera with a flash....

wow i owned myself

im looking at the sony ericsson c905

bolinp78 · 11-03-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

it has a 2MP camera with a flash....

You're going to let us know how it comes out, I'm sure?

Spool · 11-03-2008, 05:46 PM

Bold looks cool, but im gonna try the Storm one....gonna see how i like the touchscreen keyboard

E92_335 · 11-03-2008, 06:42 PM

WHAT? how did u get it???

ZJP · 11-03-2008, 07:20 PM

Dayum that shit is nice, but $550!?!?!

Hopefully they will be on ebay for a lot less.

Blake · 11-03-2008, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bolinp78

You're going to let us know how it comes out, I'm sure?

camera is good for a phone...it won't ever be real camera quality, but the quality is much improved over my curve.

the 3G is simply amazing though...so fast!

T Bone · 11-03-2008, 08:11 PM

I picked mine up over the weekend. Amazing...

Anyone know how to use one of the side buttons to toggle Bluetooth on / off?

addy85 · 11-03-2008, 08:13 PM

iphone ftmfw

Blake · 11-03-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by T Bone

I picked mine up over the weekend. Amazing...

Anyone know how to use one of the side buttons to toggle Bluetooth on / off?

you can't really do that...but you can go to settings > options > screen/keyboard > down to left/right convenience keys and select one of them to open up manage connections. hope this helps...

Blake · 11-03-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by addy85

iphone ftmfw

iphone is for children

T Bone · 11-03-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

you can't really do that...but you can go to settings > options > screen/keyboard > down to left/right convenience keys and select one of them to open up manage connections. hope this helps...

Thanks, I just hope that I wasn't missing something... I played around with it all weekend. Unlike my old 8100 Pearl which allowed the toggling, I wanted to do this for the Bold to conserve battery power.

But it looks like the battery life is pretty good even with BT left on.

Blake · 11-03-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by E92_335

WHAT? how did u get it???

i just walked into an at&t store and asked. they'll be out everywhere tomorrow though, although most stores are selling them by now.

tek818 · 11-03-2008, 08:17 PM

should have waited for the Fuze (HTC Touch Pro)... best phone in North America at the moment. I just got it for Sprint.

Blake · 11-03-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by T Bone

Thanks, I just hope that I wasn't missing something... I played around with it all weekend. Unlike my old 8100 Pearl which allowed the toggling, I wanted to do this for the Bold to conserve battery power.

But it looks like the battery life is pretty good even with BT left on.

bluetooth really isn't the drainer though, if you leave wifi on, your battery will get sucked dry in a matter of a few hours.

Blake · 11-03-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tek818

should have waited for the Fuze (HTC Touch Pro)... best phone in North America at the moment. I just got it for Sprint.

diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. i use blackberry for messaging, email (push email FTW), and browser. i could really care less about TV out or other media functions, i've got an ipod for that. plus, sprint is an automatic disqualifier for me.

T Bone · 11-03-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

bluetooth really isn't the drainer though, if you leave wifi on, your battery will get sucked dry in a matter of a few hours.

Really, I charged it on Friday connected to my router at home through wifi. Played around with it lots and didn't charge til Sat midnight and it still had 65%.

Is there a higher performance mode for wifi?

Thanks!

Blake · 11-03-2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by T Bone

Is there a higher performance mode for wifi?

Thanks!

no, it works as fast as it can, but due to just limitations in phone power (because you can't put a 3ghz processor in a phone), it works as fast as it can. the processor in it is pretty damn fast though! much improved over previous models, i can really row through the windows quickly whereas i couldn't with my curve. how do you like yours? and where did you get it over the weekend?

tek818 · 11-03-2008, 08:33 PM

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diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. i use blackberry for messaging, email (push email FTW), and browser. i could really care less about TV out or other media functions, i've got an ipod for that. plus, sprint is an automatic disqualifier for me.

the ATT version is the Fuze, and should be out soon. But ya, crackberry addicts don't stray from it that often. Windows mobile phones have push mail via MS Exchange Server (HTML email FTW)

Nice phone tho... enjoy!

T Bone · 11-03-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

no, it works as fast as it can, but due to just limitations in phone power (because you can't put a 3ghz processor in a phone), it works as fast as it can. the processor in it is pretty damn fast though! much improved over previous models, i can really row through the windows quickly whereas i couldn't with my curve. how do you like yours? and where did you get it over the weekend?

My question was the other way.... With my wifi as the preferred connection at home, the Bold seems really good for battery life.... I guess if used it to surf for a couple of hours, it will suck power.

My work got it for me from Rogers Canada.

addy85 · 11-03-2008, 08:38 PM

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iphone is for children

well I needed one to compliment my mommy wagon :finger:

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