14 DAY TRIAL // Canadian mobile phone carrier Rogers Wireless announced on Wednesday that it would soon add to its offering the Nokia N86 smartphone, which comes to the market with an 8-megapixel photo snapper and with 8GB of internal memory. According to the carrier, the new device will come to an offering that already includes appealing handsets like the LG Eve or the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, and other phones, all priced at under $100.
“Rogers customers can choose from a device lineup that is the envy of wireless companies around the world,” said John Boynton, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Rogers Communications. “We are proud to offer 30 HSPA-ready devices - more than ever before - more than our competitors combined. Only Rogers offers the right handset at any price point, including five incredible Webphones priced at under $100.”
The Nokia N86 is expected to become available from Rogers in the following weeks, and it will join the carrier's Webphone lineup that already includes the BlackBerry Bold 9000 in white, the HTC Magic, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and the new LG Eve. According to the operator, it intends to offer a wider range of HSPA smartphones to its users, covering Symbian, Google Android and BlackBerry operating systems.
The price tag for the Nokia N86 will be set at $99.99 upon the signing of a three-year contract agreement with the carrier, and users will be able to purchase it from all Rogers Wireless dealers and retail points of sale, as well as online from the company's website. As for the other Webphones, the LG Eve is priced at $49.99, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and BlackBerry Bold 9000 in white cost $99.99, while the HTC Magic can be purchased for $79. All devices require the signing of a three-year contract agreement.
“Customers looking for a proven HSPA network will continue to choose Rogers,” said Bob Berner, Executive Vice President, Network and Chief Technology Officer at Rogers Communications Inc. “We introduced our HSPA network back in 2006 and we continue to invest significantly in our network technologies. Our proven network lets us offer seamless communications on the widest selection of high-performing HSPA devices to our customers.”
We should also mention that the carrier has just lowered the price tags for some of the BlackBerry smartphones it has in its offering. The BlackBerry Bold 9000 can be purchased for only $99.99 with a three-year contract, no matter whether one would go for the aforementioned white version or for the black one. In addition, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 now costs only $79.99 at Rogers, while the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is priced at $49.99 (both the white and the black versions). The three-year service agreement is still a requirement.
