AT&T and T-Mobile customers have a little bit to wait yet before they can clamp down on a
9700 of their own, but Rogers -- which has a history of being in the VIP section for new BlackBerry launches -- has already brought the new Bold flavor to market. RIM's latest high-end full QWERTY device will run you CAD $299.99 (about $281) on a three-year contract, scaling all the way up to CAD $599.99 (about $563) commitment-free -- so needless to say, you have to
really want this thing. The original Bold's running CAD $99.99 on contract, so depending on what you're looking for (read: you're not a rabid early adopter like we are), that could come out the better deal.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Taknarosh @ Nov 5th 2009 11:34PM
Bell and Telus are not carrying it too.
Telus - $249.99 on 3-year contract
http://www.telusmobility.com/en/QC/blackberry_bold_9700/index.shtml
Bell - $229.99 on 3-year contract
http://bell.ca/shopping/en_CA_ON.BlackBerryBold--9700/68823.details
Taknarosh @ Nov 5th 2009 11:36PM
Also*
Why the hell did I type "not" ... lol
Marshall @ Nov 5th 2009 11:38PM
It's too bad Bell and Telus have decided to increase their rate plans with the new network. At least they're offering handsets at an ok price and a website that you can actually gather information on.
nthn @ Nov 6th 2009 1:38AM
The Rogers store where I live "doesn't have any of these devices in yet and won't for a few weeks." WTF!
r4 firmware @ Nov 6th 2009 4:34AM
Hi,
Thanks for sharing information about this black berry.I like all the feature of this phone and it look cool.
r4 firmware
Tm775 @ Nov 6th 2009 12:32PM
I work at Futureshop and we do not have the Rogers ones yet but we do Have the Bell Mobility Blackberry Bold and Blackberry Bold 9700, Rogers dropped the ball yet again
Doax @ Nov 6th 2009 1:07PM
Do blackberries have threaded sms yet? and not in a purchasable application but stock. If so I'm considering buying one.
jeff @ Nov 17th 2009 1:58AM
yes this one does with the new 5.0 OS
Rob @ Nov 7th 2009 12:27PM
Looks like these things are selling like hotcakes, at least on Rogers. Not one Rogers store locally has any left in stock and the main corp customer service just informed me yesterday that their whole shipment of 9700s has sold out. I thought we were in a recession, wtf?