NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home / News / Telecoms / Handhelds

Handhelds


Rogers' BlackBerry Bold Will Soon Be $100 Cheaper

Only $299

By Florin Troaca, Communications News Editor

1st of October 2008, 13:55 GMT

Adjust text size:


BlackBerry Bold
Enlarge picture
When released by Rogers in Canada, RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9000 came with the hefty price of $399, plus the high fees that users had, and still have, to pay for three years. The smartphone still has this price tag now, but it looks like Rogers will soon make it cheaper with $100, hence it will cost only $299.

Of course, customers will still be required to sign a contract agreement for three years and to opt for a data plan of at least $45 per month, but this is good news nonetheless. All the more so, since the Bold comes with all those high-end features like GPS, Wi-Fi, the large 480 x 320 pixels display and many others.

The price drop should be effective starting the beginning of this month, so if you're in Canada and want to buy a Bold, wait a while longer until Rogers comes up with the new price. The 100 CAD that you save can easily be used to get yourself yet another new handset.

According to a Rogers pricing update document, found over at BlackBerry Cool, the company will also lower the prices of three Windows Mobile devices: Motorola Q9h, HTC Touch and Samsung Jack.

The most significant price drop will (positively) affect the Moto Q9h, as Rogers intends to offer the smartphone for only $49.99 with a three-year contract agreement, as opposed to its current $149.99 pricing. With the same three-year contract, HTC Touch will be sold for $39.99 (it currently costs $99.99), while Samsung Jack's price will be of 24.99 (a $25 price drop, from $49.99).

All in all, Rogers' customers will soon have several new price offerings that will surely be worth their consideration. And, as long as they're not aiming for a handset that's not yet commercially available (like the unique BlackBerry Flip 8220), any of the above-mentioned devices can very well become their next acquisition.

TAGS:

BlackBerry Bold | BlackBerry | Rogers | Canada | RIM
Read by 2,450 user(s) | Add comment | Link to this article TWEET THIS


Article rating:
NOT RATED 0 vote(s)    

Subscribe to news | Print article | Send to friend

© Copyright 2001-2009 Softpedia
Contact:

 

 

SEARCH THE NEWS ARCHIVE :




Today's News
| Yesterday's News | News Archive


MORE RELATED ARTICLES:


Microsoft Live Search Announced for BlackBerry

BlackBerry Welcomes AOL Mail, AIM and ICQ

BlackBerry Javelin Targets Multimedia Users

Verizon Now Has More Affordable BlackBerry Smartphones

TheStreet Goes BlackBerry, for Free

BlackBerry Bold in Japan, Starting 2009

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 to Come in Silver Too

User opinions:

No user comments yet.
Be the first to express your opinion using the form below!

Share your opinion:

Your Name:
Your Email Address:
(will not be used for commercial purposes)
Solve this to prove you're not a bot: =
Your review/opinion:

 




Windows tabGames tabDrivers tabMac tabLinux tabScripts tabMobile tabHandheld tabGadgets tabNews tab

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   ENTER NEWS SITE   |   ENGLISH BOARD   |   ROMANIAN FORUM