After learning earlier this week that RIM has announced several new BB OS 7 phones, including the new BB Bold Touch and Torch 9960, I e-mailed VZW customer support to find out when VZW will be releasing at least some of those devices. Sprint already has announced that it will be releasing the BB Bold 9930 and the BB Torch 9850, two of the devices in the new BB line-up, this fall.
Here's the non-response response I received. It promised and revealed exactly nothing and tried to steer me either to an obsolete BB, which it is selling at an inflated price, or to a non-BB device. The second is not an option, since I need encrypted e-mail for my work e-mails. This non-response response means that either (a) VZW doesn't care about its BB customers and won't offer equipment upgrades offered by its competitors or (b) it is planning to release BB OS 7 phones in the near future, but won't disclose that information because of its obsession with secrecy.
A number of third-party sites contain predictions that VZW will be offering BB OS 7 devices soon. I usually don't rely on rumors, but right now, rumors are all the "information" that's available on this subject. Hopefully, the rumors are correct and (b) is what will happen. If (a) is accurate, however, VZW will lose the vast majority of its BB customers and will wonder, cluelessly, why they left.
Good Afternoon xxx:
My name is yyy, and on behalf of Verizon Wireless, I would like to thank you for your continued interest in our unsurpassed wireless products and services. I am thrilled that you will upgrading your device in very near future. Currently, Verizon Wireless does not offer Blackberry 0S 70. I am unable to provide information regarding which equipment is being considered or approximate release dates, as this may raise expectations that may not be met.
Although we do not have the handset you are looking for at this time, I invite you to view our current phone selection as a possible alternative. To view available equipment, please click on the following link, which will direct you the "Products" page of our website:
www.verizonwireless.com/products
You may also receive free e-mail updates as to when new products and services are available. To receive your free e-mail update, please click on the following link to view the "E-mail Updates" page of our website:
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Please note that there are several wireless phones being tested for functionality and reliability with our network. Verizon Wireless will not offer a product or service unless it meets the high standards our customers have come to expect. Verizon Wireless is constantly improving the services, features, and wireless phones we offer to our customers for their communication needs.
xxx, It has been a pleasure answering your inquiry today with regards to our unsurpassed wireless products and services. I am confident that you will be the first to know as soon as any new Blackberry devices are launched. Thank you for being a valued customer of Verizon Wireless. We greatly appreciate your business and your commitment to the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network. We look forward to providing you with unsurpassed wireless products and services for many years to come.
Sincerely,
yyy,
Verizon Wireless, Customer Service
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