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Orange internal statement on Blackberry Bold quality issues
Orange internal statement on Blackberry Bold quality issues
We mentioned the other day about Orange removing the Blackberry Bold from sale due to quality issues, well today we received an anonymous tip off with a copy of the Orange internal statement explaining the decision to their staff. Seems like Blackberry have a few problems to iron out with the ...
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Orange Pulls BlackBerry Bold Over Quality Concerns [Blackberry Bold]
Gizmodo — ... cellphone carrier Orange have pulled the BlackBerry Bold off of their shelves temporarily citing quality issues with the device. What specific issues they are referring to are unknown, but Orange claims they are awaiting solutions from RIM and plan to have the device back on shelves in "a couple of weeks." As you probably already know, the US debut of the Bold has been pushed back repeatedly—perhaps these issues have something to do with the delay over here as well. [Mobile Tech Addicts via Mobility Today] ...

BlackBerry Bold in Trouble? Orange UK Suspends Bold Shipments
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Following reports of glitches in the device across different carriers, Orange is waiting for feedback from RIM regarding a fix which could take up to weeks, according to a internal Orange statement posted on Mobile Tech Addicts website. ...

RIM BlackBerry Bold sales suspended by Orange over software issues
Phones Review — ... from RIM as to when an industry wide fix for these issues will be in place, and expect this suspension to be an interim measure.We apologise for any inconvenience this issue may cause you.” next stepsBlackBerry/RIM are doing everything they can to resolve this issue and will be completing full testing and validation to ensure future handsets do not have any quality issues. This may take a couple of weeks so it’s up to us to do what’s best for our customers. Source – mobiletechaddicts ...

Orange Suspends BlackBerry Bold Sales Due To Software Issues
RIMarkable — ... steps BlackBerry/RIM are doing everything they can to resolve this issue and will be completing full testing and validation to ensure future handsets do not have any quality issues. This may take a couple of weeks so it’s up to us to do what’s best for our customers. It may not be all AT&T after all. If other carriers around the world follow suite, the Microsoft takeover that we talked about in the last post seems a lot more plausible. [Source]

Orange pulling Bolds to fix software issues, AT&T smiles
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BlackBerry Bold removed from sale for quality issues
Gadgetell — ... to be an interim measure. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may cause you. BlackBerry/RIM are doing everything they can to resolve this issue and will be completing full testing and validation to ensure future handsets do not have any quality issues. This may take a couple of weeks so it’s up to us to do what’s best for our customers.” Let’s hope they do or there just may be lots of unhappy Bold customers out there. Via [mobiletechaddicts] Full Story » | Written by ...

BlackBerry Bold en problemas: Orange la saca de circulación
Celularis — La pregunta inevitable que se plantea es: ¿Qué pasa con el software de la BlackBerry Bold? ¿Cuáles son esos “issues“? Orange lanzó la Bold al mercado hace tan sólo unos meses y ahora tiene que sacar temporariamente (esperemos) de sus tiendas del Reino Unido la primer BlackBerry con 3G. En Mobiletech Addicts consiguieron la explicación oficial de la operadora que dio a sus empleados: A raíz de informes sobre problemas de software con el BlackBerry ...

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