According to a high-level insider, T-Mobile USA has confirmed to select employees that they will not be carrying the 9000 Bold in the near future or any time thereafter. (There is still a possibility that they will carry a customized 90XX Bold, much like the 8310 vs 8320 Curves, but I wouldn’t count on it.) Instead, T-Mobile will focus most of their efforts on pushing the consumer-friendly 8220 Pearl.

Our T-Mobile insider also told us that the 8220 will be capable of 6-way calling, meaning that all of the 13-year old girls out there who pick up the new Pearl can talk to their all of their BFFs about what a hottie Zac Efron is.

For those who need a full-QWERTY keypad, fret not because T-Mobile will also be pushing the 8900 Curve sometime in the near future, most likely in November.

But back to the 9000. It’s such a shame that T-Mobile won’t be offering it because there have been so many people on T-Mobile clamouring for it, even if it were EDGE only, because it has such sophisticated looks, an amazing keypad, a fast processor, and pleasing ergonomics.