Just received my "Launch Party" 8700>>
 

I just received a FedEx box containing my Launch Party 8700! I was suprised to receive it, and was really starting to assume that it would be delayed for a while. I never received a call or email, it just showed up.

My review after using it for an hour? Well, It's got a nice, solid feel to it. The buttons are very close together as others have mentioned. Moving from the 7100 to the 8700 is nice considering I found it a real hassle to constantly correct the Suretype on the 7100. Phone quality seems nice so far. The browser doesn't seem much faster, even when I am in an EDGE area. However, this is the first time I have ever been able to log into my Gmail account on a BB.

Ike

By the way, the package was sent to me from RIM not Cingular.

Was the package sent express or ground?

I am curious to see if RIM is sending all of the devices out from both launch party sides (USA/Canada) at the same time. I was told the devices would ship end of the month at the latest, which was yesterday.

Tom
 

Mine was sent from a third party fullfillment house in Ontario

ProForma Instant Productions,
14-56 Pennsylvania Ave, Concord, Ontario, Canada, L4K 3V9.

Same here - ProForma sent over mine as well.

Regards,
dolo

ditto for me.

I like the little leather box :)

I was at the Chicago launch and still nothing.

I did the NYC one and have rcvd NOTHING.

I attended the Chicago launch and got mine about an hour ago. Came FedEx International Economy. The ship date was November 30th.

How will the wnty work on this if their is no sales receipt?

Well I just called my Cingular rep and he said that they did receive a large number of boxes today and he assumes that they are the launch devices but they are in his boss's office and he is not in today.

Indeed...still no package
 

The worst is reading the posts about all the lucky who have them.

Wirelessly posted (8700c: BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Wierdest thing is we got 5 inital ordered units for work, ordered 5 more and all 10 of those showed before I got my freebie

If we had just gotten on the memo sent to RIM by BarJohn. :smile:

. . . some of the folks in my group who attended NYC got packages individually via FedEx International Priority from Ontario, Canada (ProForma) . . . there's a few more that have been contacted by Cingular reps who said that devices will be personally delivered . . . probably to sell the plans while there at the office... who knows.

I told my Cingular rep to just ship mine out, no need to see him at all. :smile:

sent via FedEx

can anyone tell me how to get it to work with my TMO SIM?
TIA
TM

Killing me... was @ the NYC launch..... nada.....

gregg,
not to REALLY rub it in, but I tried to register for the NYC event (through the online system) but was ultimately REJECTED!! I didn't attend b/c they didn't approve me. Yet I got one today. OOPS! Someone goofed :D

TM