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Blackberry Bold’s OS screw up

Started by Ewan · 9 months ago

I’ve been trying to buy a Blackberry Bold. Full price. No contracts. I just want the handset.
First I went into the Vodafone shop. None left in stock.
Carphone Warehouse? Despite my issue with their insurance, I popped in. None in stock. They’ve all been sen ... Continue reading »

9 comments

Mac Morrison
9 months ago

its a blackberry - avoid like the plague :)

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Ben Smith
9 months ago

Hmmmm.... perhaps this is why Three's one is so delayed. Have been looking forward to it.

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Stephen Wing
9 months ago

In days gone by, "they've all gone back, technical problems with the phone" from a certain large chain of your acquaintance used to mean they had sold out of the stock, or simply didn't have any to begin with; I think it was used to discourage you from buying it elsewhere as you would then worry about getting a phone with those "technical problems".

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Mike
9 months ago

Don't! Don't make yourself unhappy! They'll fix it and then... propably great!

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South77
9 months ago

I've got one. It's OK... but other than email and all the back-end command and control stuff, it's fairly ordinary... I though it was buggy, but assumed that was just me not having figured it out. The screen is superb and the keyboard excellent. And it does look way more professional than going to meetings with an iPhone or N95/6.

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South77
9 months ago

Put it this way, I'd rather have an E71. Expecting the BB Connect software to get announced soon.

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Rav
7 months ago

Has this been announced yet? I didnt think the new Nokia's would have BB Connect?

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Greyscale
9 months ago

It's funny you say that actually, cause I work in Dixons Tax Free at an airport, we've just started stocking the Bold the other week (sold out rather quickly), and now our stock is really constrained.

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