by Robb Dunewood on October 21, 2009 · 1 comment
One would have to imagine that if BlackBerry Storm2 dummy display units are starting to appear in Best Buys stores that it probably isn’t going to be too long before they actually start selling the device. It’s kind of odd that Verizon, who hyped the first BlackBerry Storm more than any other BlackBerry that I’ve seen, hasn’t even officially announced the Storm2.
Kind of makes me wonder if Verizon is just dragging the ball, or, if they perceive issues with the Storm2 and don’t want a repeat of the nightmare that was the release of the original Storm.
[Via CrackBerry.com]
by Robb Dunewood on July 26, 2009 · 1 comment
It looks like now that just about everyone who was willing to spend $200 on a Palm Pre has, Best Buy has lowered their price down to $99.99 on a 2-year contract hoping to capture those consumers that couldn’t see spending twice as much as they would on an iPhone 3G.
Sprint should probably think about lowering their price as well. They really need to do everything they can to keep from churning customers over to AT&T and Verizon.
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We have been able to pre-order the BlackBerry Tour onVerizon’s website since June 30th, however, if you can’t wait to have your device shipped to you a few days after the 12th and want to actually pick yourself up a Tour on day one, Best Buy is taking pre-orders with a $50 deposit that guarantees that you will be able to pick a device up on Sunday.
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We’ve been hearing the Best Buy stores wouldn’t have many Palm Pre devices on hand June 6th, the date the Palm Pre launches. It looks like those rumors were correct…
Some stores will be lucky enough to have a dozen or more devices to sell, however, the overwhelming majority of them will only get a handful.
If you really are tying to get a Pre from a Best Buy store this coming Saturday I strongly suggest that you get their ridiculously early.
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The other day when we first told you that the Palm Pre would ship on June 6th and cost $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate, I voice a little conern about the device being priced too high. Well, Best Buy has decided to address those concerns and is pricing the Palm Pre at $199 out the door without a mail-in rebate.
So, you can etither head over to the Sprint Store, fork over 3 bills, sign up to a two year contract, and hope that you remember to fill out the papework for a mail-in rebate that you won’t see for a month of Sundays, or, you can pick up the same device with the same contract and only have to shell out $199 out of pocket from Best Buy.
Seems like an easy choice to me.
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by Robb Dunewood on November 17, 2008 · 5 comments
You may have known that the BlackBerry Storm was going to go on sale at Best Buy next Sunday, November 23rd, and that it would come with a free Blue Plantronics 360 Bluetooth Headset. What you may not have known is that the device would cost $199.
From what we can tell $199 seems to be the out of pocket costs at Best Buy. There is no mention of a $50 mail-in rebate like at Verizon.
If you can wait an extra two days to get your hands on the BlackBerry Storm, this doesn’t seem like a half bad deal at all.
[Via BGR]
by Robb Dunewood on August 13, 2008 · 1 comment
Best Buy will become the first U.S. 3rd party retailer to carry the iPhone in September. That’s right, starting on the 7th of next month you will be able to yourself an iPhone 3G in 970 Best Buy Stores and 18 dedicated Mobile locations.
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