TELUS Storm to sell for $299.99 on 3-year contract?
It seems like TELUS is feeling pressure to make up for the huge amounts of money it has been pouring into marketing the BlackBerry Storm over the past month or so. According to one of our sources, Telus is at least 97.38% set to sell the BlackBerry Storm on par with the high price they’re charging for the HTC Touch Pro. Starting at $649.99 with no contract and $599.99, $549.99, and $299.99 on contracts ranging from 1 to 3 years, Telus is sure to rake in at least a decent amount of cash just before the holidays. But is the price way too much to charge for a consumer device in a country where the economic projection has just shifted from “we’ll just avoid a recession” to “2009 isn’t going to be such a fun year”? If you ask us, yes, but that still isn’t going to stop a lot of mommies and daddies from putting a few of them under the tree this year. Just make sure you also get them a PC so they can upgrade the firmware - unless Telus plans to go with OTA updates like Verizon, m’kay?
Thanks, Riley!
OUCH!!!!! out of control!! that is because Bell and Telus want to have there 4G network inplace for 2010 Games!
So we have to pay for it, then they will “telus” u’re old phones do not work on the new network cough up again for a new Faster phone
Grrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
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3-Year contracts?! Ouch indeed! I would have though that the price on a 3-year hitch would be about $100 less than what they’re offering.
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I feel sorry for our neighbors to the north. Your cell companies REALLY hate you.
Just one dick move after another. Do these people have any soul?
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Vodafone - Free on an 18 month contract
Verizon - $199 on a 2 year contract
TELUS - $299 on a 3 year contract
And I’m a TELUS subscriber…
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So umm what about Bell ? Any ninja out there know what the Storm will sell from Bell ?
Adi
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Mobile Syrup says “Pricing for the Bell BlackBerry Storm has found its way online via Bell Dealer Baka Wireless. Looks like we’re going see the prices come in somewhere around 3-year contract for $479.95, 2-year for $529.95, 1-year contract for $629.95 and the 30-day holiday price at a low cost $699.95.”
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sweet dancing moses.
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@Tom
yea saw that also, but that is a dealer, something tells me it is going to be “cheaper” with bell if we are considering 299$ “cheap”!!!!
Love my CrackBerry addiction!!
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When will these old Stentor groups ever learn??
They will continue to put money in the competitors pockets. No wonder Bell stock just tanked today by over 40%!
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Kjb has been saying this price for a month on Hofo. Launch date is between December 8th & 15th.
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bell and telus will most likely sell it at the same price ..n e how bell currently has a team working for the holiday season on a project that consist in macthing any price the competion make on phone .. so bell will either cheaper or at the same price ..!
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@Tom
Mobile Syrup neglected to mention that Bell will give out $200 in credits if the Storm is purchased in conjunction with a data plan.
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Platinum they pretty much “have” to match each other in pricing, well one would think anyway. It’ll be interesting to see if one out does the other in terms of pricing.
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… and we complain about American subsidies.
I don’t know how you Canadians do it.
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I can’t imagine being stuck with that crappy phone for 3 years.
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3 years of a shitty phone? god no
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three year contract doesnt mean you need to keep the phone for three years..
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I’m happy, less people able to pay this means more availability for me. I’m getting 2 (one for the GF)
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@mangenius
you’re right u don’t have to keep the phone, but their shtty service. try calling them, what a nitemare!!! Seems other than here in Canada 2 yeardeals are the trend on contracts with better deals than a can. 3 year contract. See Chris’s post.
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pretty outrageous claim. yes the current phones wont work on the new network. but they clearly said they are not shutting down the old network so u will be able to continue using them anyway
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Damn this really sucks… I would hate to have to sign a 3 yr contract and still have to pay $299 for the Storm.
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Bell’s Blackberry 8830 world phone sells for 299 (3yr contract) so I was pretty much expecting this one to sell for around the same price so no surprise here as long as bell matches telus’ offer.
I’ve a $250 hardware update credit which why I’ve been sticking with bell or I might have jumped ship to Rogers for the $199 iPhone.
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Amen TOjeff brother.
where did that $250 credit come from anyway? some sort of loyalty BS?
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well i like my offer from telus free storm if i renew on a three year term!
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I work for a company that has 25 + contracts with TELUS. Tried to get 2 bberry storms as hardware upgrade for myself and another manager.All we got was some BS and barely a deal.So much for 8 years of loyalty with Telus.
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