The BlackBerry 8800 is now available on the Rogers website.
As expected, the Rogers BlackBerry 8800 will cost $499.99 with a 3-year term after rebates. The 8800 will be $649.99 or $599.99 with one or two year terms respectively.
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Rogers Wireless BlackBerry users wanting to move to the BlackBerry 8800 have been waiting eagerly for the Canadian based mobile tel-co to release the device with several rumored dates already that have come and passed.
The latest rumored release date for the BlackBerry 8800 on Rogers is April 2nd. I stress that this is just a rumor, as I have not confirmed it, however, I have had a couple of people say it in the comments or via our Contact Us form.
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Yahoo! Canada Mobile and Yahoo! Messenger are holding a I.M. 2 Win! contest where you can win a free BlackBerry Pearl from Rogers.
Entering for your chance to win is easy:
1. If you don’t have one already, get your Yahoo! Messenger ID
2. Use your mobile phone to text YAHOO to 2222 to enter
3. Every Monday, you will receive a text message with a contest password
4. Log in to Yahoo! Mobile Messenger on your phone using your Yahoo! or Rogers Yahoo! ID and IM the password to this IM contact: winapearlIt’s that simple.
Contest ends April 15, 2007. Standard carrier charges may apply.
As always with these types of contests there is a bunch of fine print. Only 2500 contestants have entered, however, so your chances of winning may not be too bad.
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The BlackBerry Pearl is on Rogers Site and will cost $799 Canadian without a contract, $599 on a two year contract, or $499 on a three year contract. All that is left to find out is when is the Rogers BlackBerry 8800 coming out?
The March 7th date has come and passed so all we can tell you is eventually, sooner than later, or sometime between now and then. I wouldn’t be shocked to see some Canadian BlackBerry users buying Cingular BlackBerry 8800 devices and getting them unlocked to work on Rogers if Rogers themselves don’t start selling the 8800 soon.
[Via BlackBerry Cool]
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There still is no official word on when Rogers Wireless will actually start selling the BlackBerry 8800, however, it looks like they are just about ready to.
A BlackBerry Cool insider that goes by the name Mr. Rogers has sent BlackBerry Cool several pictures of Rogers BlackBerry 8800 marketing materials.
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Rogers is running a Free BlackBerry promotion, if you can call it that. All you have to do is buy a brand new BlackBerry Pearl or BlackBerry 8700r and you can get up to 4 old BlackBerry 7290 devices for free.
It is kind of hard to call this a promotion seeing how you can type free BlackBerry 7290 in to Google’s search box and get back in the neighborhood of 800,000 or so results back. Some where you can get the free BlackBerry 7290 without having to first buy another device and even get a free Bluetooth headset thrown in.
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There are rumors floating around BlackBerry Forums stating that a new GSM/CDMA world BlackBerry could possibly appear up in Canada on Bell Mobility as early as January. Details aren’t absolutely clear, however, it doesn’t sound like the the new Bell Mobility BlackBerry will be the Pearl or the BlackBerry 8800.
According to a couple of commenters, the new BlackBerry will be some type of world phone capable of working on both GSM and CDMA networks. These rumors are in line with other rumors that we have heard about GSM/CDMA BlackBerry as well, however, we had no idea that the device could come as early as January.
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Airtel and Research in Motion today announced that they have introduced the BlackBerry Pearl to India.
Joint President of Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel, said, “The BlackBerry Pearl delivers exceptional mobile and data experience, and further endorses Airtel and RIM s ongoing commitment to the Indian market. With the BlackBerry Pearl, business meets lifestyle in a compact, sleek, and trendy handset, which defines the Airtel BlackBerry user.”
Vice President for Asia Pacific, RIM, said, “We are very pleased to work together with Airtel to bring one of the smallest and lightest smart phones in the world to mobile customers in India. The innovative BlackBerry Pearl brings the power of the end-to-end BlackBerry solution, and the convenience of a full-featured smart phone together in a small, sleek, and stylish design.”
[Via TechTree.com]
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The BlackBerry Pearl is making its way north of the border next month as it will be available on Rogers Wireless in October.
We don’t have the exact date that the Pearl will be available, however, you can enter your contact information in here if you would like to be notified when it does.
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