BlackBerry Bold Gets a Hefty Price Tag on Rogers
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Ouch. Our friends north of the boarder just got a bit of a rude awakening as the Bold received pricing for the Rogers network. How does $400 CAD sound? That’s right folks, according to the leaked flyer pictured above Canadian BlackBerry fans on Rogers will be paying through the teeth. Let’s see, with the declining US dollar that works out to about… carry the three, multiply by… $6,482 USD. Ok, those calculations might be a bit high but $400 CAD is still a far cry from competitive with the iPhone 3G as Rogers customers were hoping. That hefty price tag will also come with a three-year contract and, though this hasn’t been confirmed yet, your soul.
Tags: BlackBerry, bold, Handsets, leaks, pricing, RIM, Rogers, Rumors
Blame ther carrier not the manufacturer
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curve $199, bold $399…. hmmm, other than the nicer screen, and wi-fi, I don’t see where that $200 difference is. Besides, since it’s 3G who needs wi-fi? And if the browser still sucks, who needs a better screen?
In other words, stick with the curve.
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Man Canadian Customer can never get a break. First that bs 5GB download limit bullshit with the iphone. plus there over the top 3 year contracts. Who the hell signs 3 year contracts??? and than on top of that the bold cost $200 more than the iphone lol unbelievable thank god i live in the U.S!
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And you can get the Bold free with a one-year contract in the UK.
*yawn* More Apple propaganda.
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@Chris B
Umm how is this apple propaganda. I see your just trying to cause drama but too bad its not gonna work.
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I’d buy it in a second, whats $500 for a device that can do all this, but I need it on the sprint network…
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Why are we complaining about the 399.99 price of the Bold..afterall the 8820 is currently 349.99 on a three year..50 bucks more gets me high res screen, 3g and wifi..
I honestly thought it wouldn’t be more than 299.99, I guess we won’t know for sure until we get it confirmed.
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Bs. I rather get a PS3 and hold on to the curve until the prices come way down.
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imagine what the BB Thunder/Storm will cost…
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Well, their Curve price is 2 to 4 times what Curve’s are going for in USA.
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Wow, Rogers can bite me.
Did we really expect anything less through Rogers, though? Seriously? It’s amazing how they keep on bending us Canadians over with their outrageous pricing and voice/data plans. When is this going to stop? I thought “maybe” with this phone we’ll see some reasonable pricing. I guess not, and I’m doubting so with the next touch screen model. Disappointing again, Rogers! They will not let up until there is some pressure from another GSM carrier.
And regarding the 3-year plans…. when was the last time you had (or wanted!) a cell phone, especially a blackberry that is used heavily in most cases, that actually LASTED 3 years? These contracts are an absolute joke. It’s a trick to make you resign for another 3 years with new hardware, but only after 2 years or less into them.
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yeah but would with a three year contract that charges you at a minimum of 65$ per month realistically 95$ for a decent plan
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When the Curve first came out on AT&T, they wanted $299 with two year contract and $499 without. I waited for the rush to be over and got it for $199. Two year contract.
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