BBHub reader Derek Ethier is frustrated that the long-promised Telus BlackBerry 7100i hasn't arrived yet, and is still in the(bad pun alert) "ether."

"There seems to be some kind of hold-up on the release of the 7100i in Canada (by Telus) and given the amount of time it's been out in the US, it seems a little strange," he wrote me last night.

"I'm just trying to raise some kind of awareness in order to force Telus into doing or saying something," Derek adds. "My corporate representative has been useless."

(hmm, now that's a first, wise-ass blogger thinks to self)

Derek said that because the situation is "frustrating as hell, so I thought I'd give it (contacting BB Hub) a shot."

Well, Derek, glad you pinged us. Relieving BlackBerry user frustrations is part of the reason we are here.

So, any other of you Telus customers chomping at the bit for your own BlackBerry 7100i?  Tell us! (blogger uses up bad pun quota for the rest of the year)