Are the rumors of Verizon delaying the release of BB10 til May true?
I personally love Blackberry and have waited to get rid of my droid for months waiting for the new Z10's to come out. I am sick of Apple (so is wallstreet) and Android.
No. The CEO of Verizon announced back in September that the company would have BB10 devices available at launch.
BB10 Devices will launch worldwide for sales on January 30th.
See my post https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/790933?start=10&tstart=0
That seems to indicate later rather than sooner. :smileysad: I may just use my $50 loyalty credit on a Droid and see how the BB10 fares over the next year or so, even though it looks sweet....
SuzyQ wrote: I may just use my $50 loyalty credit on a Droid
SuzyQ wrote:
I may just use my $50 loyalty credit on a Droid
Your new tablet must have made an impression!
At the risk of veering off-topic, in a word, tikibar, YES! I'm enjoying it, and the interface was not that difficult to get used to. It recently upgraded to JB 4.1.1 (came with ICS) and that was interesting... things moved around and all my screens went back to the defaults, but it didn't take long to get it back to "my" stuff.
I was playing with some of the Droid phones in the store the other day, and after using the tablet, I can easily move to a phone and be comfortable. So we'll see how long it'll take Verizon to offer the BB10, and if it's going to cost me a $50 bonus credit.... I may just go Droid for the next 20 months!
Here is the confirmation by Verizon's CMO that the BB10 will be available AT LAUNCH TIME:
http://crackberry.com/verizon-cmo-confirms-they-will-have-blackberry-10-launch
I'll believe it when I see the phones in stores on Wednesday. The article was published in September and later information says differently. And there's been nothing from Verizon on the website or anywhere else announcing it for Wednesday... time will tell.
Or Thursday in store since that is the standard release date of phones on the Verizon Wireless network.
I was just in our local (corporate) store today on another matter, and asked if they knew anything about the BB10 release, and the salesman said he hadn't heard anything about it being available anytime soon, though some managers have had some training on the new devices. But no definitive word on when they'll have it for sale, or how much.
I'll just watch Verizon's website, RIM, and other tech blogs and find out with everyone else.
I cannot wait, Blackberry is a solid product and I am sick of hearing about Apple's...let alone Samsung's, we need BOLD, SLEEK and SECURE!
Well there we have it. The CEO announced delivery in March. Frankly I am not happy, other countries get it tomorrow.
Our company's IT guy is trying to get me to go Samsung Galaxy. I am trying to be patient, but he is anti-BB, and I am starting to look foolish waiting for a phone that seemingly will never come! When is my BB Q10 knight in shining armour going to arrive? Waiting, sniff sniff...
Amen! Hurry the hell up Verizon and get us, the bulk of your income, the damn BB10!
Yikes...I just went to the Support Forums on Blackberry.com, and read up on all the problems new users are experiencing on BB10 (Europe, Canada, etc). Sounds like all my fave BB tools are no longer/not working/buggy - i.e., sync to Outlook contacts, sync to Google calendar, separate email, text and call notifications.
What's a died-in-the-wool BB user to do (STILL on Bold 9650, feels like an 8-track)?? I hear Samsung Galaxy will be a much smoother transition than the BB10, how sad is that? Any advice? Hate to continue waiting for something that will make my like miserable!
Not likely May, but maybe April. Regardless, I like BlackBerry, too. Their security is better than any other smartphone, which is why they're still Number One among business customers. I may not be first in line to get the new one, but I'm sure I'll upgrade my Bold before too long. I'm in no hurry.
I know that this is anecdotal evidence, but I know someone who recently went from an old BB Storm2 to a Samsung Galaxy and absolutely HATED the new phone--lasted about a month before he gave up and went back to the old BB. If you're a techno-nerd, Android phones may work well, but if you're not, they tend to be hard to learn. I can't speak from my own experience because I've never had anything but a RIM product. Their security is far superior to anyone else's, and that keeps me coming back.
TXSasquatch wrote:I know that this is anecdotal evidence, but I know someone who recently went from an old BB Storm2 to a Samsung Galaxy and absolutely HATED the new phone--lasted about a month before he gave up and went back to the old BB. If you're a techno-nerd, Android phones may work well, but if you're not, they tend to be hard to learn....
TXSasquatch wrote:
I know that this is anecdotal evidence, but I know someone who recently went from an old BB Storm2 to a Samsung Galaxy and absolutely HATED the new phone--lasted about a month before he gave up and went back to the old BB. If you're a techno-nerd, Android phones may work well, but if you're not, they tend to be hard to learn....
I guess I'm a techno-nerd then I have the Bold 9650, and it's a workhorse for me - and it's a solid phone. It's been through the washing machine and I moved to a Curve for a week, was very glad to get my Bold dried out and functioning again!!
Having said that, for my b'day in December I got the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" - and I have been enjoying learning my way around the Android OS. Maybe because I wasn't depending on the tablet as I do my BB, and I could take my time to learn my way around, but it didn't seem that difficult. Yes, it was different, and there's still things I haven't figured out, but I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to move to an Android phone now.
Especially since I need to use my $50 by March 12 and it doesn't look like the BB Q10 (I want my keyboard!!) will be available by then....
i want one know please
The BlackBerry Z10 is coming! This device is going to be the best BlackBerry to date. If I may recommend trying it. It will be worth everything. These people who say it is a bad device already, probably are ifans.
Mandm1229 wrote:The BlackBerry Z10 is coming! This device is going to be the best BlackBerry to date. If I may recommend trying it. It will be worth everything. These people who say it is a bad device already, probably are ifans.
Mandm1229 wrote:
People who say it's a good device already are probably BlackBerry fans. How can either side really know if the phone isn't out in the US yet?
The Z10 is already out in most countries other than the US. There have been many reviews written already; some good, some bad. You have that with every new phone. Judging by most reviews, the phone is performing quite well. Even better with the new software update that rolled out last week. (improving battery life beyond existing BB's like the 9930) You will have to make a personal judgement when you finally use the phone for yourself though... I just wish Verizon would give us a heads up on the date already. I have been holding my upgrade since last June.
That was my point. There are many reviews out there, but there's no way that I know for myself whether the phone is good or bad. Being that this is a Verizon Wireless board, a vast majority of the people who post here are based in the US. Unless someone has been to Canada, the UK or one of the other countries that have this device, that person can't issue an opinion on the device based on personal experience. It would just come from others' experiences or watching videos.
I wasn't trying to argue or start anything with my comment. I was just pointing out that there are "fans" on both sides of any OS debate.
