Just the other day we saw a news article about how Australia based mobile telecom Telstra will offer the BlackBerry Bold for free. Now Telstra has a press release that, not only, tells you that they will offer the Bold for 0$, but, that the device will be available before the end of next month.
Telstra will be offering the new BlackBerry Bold smartphone for $0 upfront to business customers from the 25th August 2008 and customers can register their interest from today via our website or by calling 1800BUSINESS.
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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What is the best way to compete with a $199 iPhone 3G? Completely subsidize the price of your device with a qualifying data plan. This is exactly what Australia based Telstra is doing with the BlackBerry Bold.
Telstra will offer the BlackBerry Bold for 0$ with a qualifying plan to business customers sometime in late September. Complete details aren’t yet available, however, a Telstra spokesperson said that data and pricing plans will be revealed in a few days.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on July 28th, 2008 with 3 comments.
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One way that you know that a new hot new device like the BlackBerry Bold is about to launch on AT&T is “Seed Stock”, a few devices given to carriers and carrier reps to replace their own older models and train employees on the new gear, start to show up at stores.
According to BlackBerry News, BlackBerry Bold seed stock has started to float around. The Bold hasn’t appeared in the AT&T system which is one of the reasons we believe that the the device is still over 30 days away, however, we should start seeing folks other than RIM execs and celebrities with BlackBerry Bolds out in the wild.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on July 28th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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I am still trying to dig for more details on this one, but, it would appear that UK based telco 3 will launch the BlackBerry Bold with a Skype Client able to make VoIP calls via the built-in WiFi.
I would have to imagine that you woudl be able to use the chat features of Skype over the 3’s GSM network but I wonder if they will block VOIP calls unless they go through a wireless connection.
If anyone knows any details about a BlackBerry Bold Skype Client, please leave us a comment.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on July 22nd, 2008 with 4 comments.
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It would appear that the launch of the BlackBerry Bold is near. More and more celebrities are being spotted with what we are being told is the coolest BlackBerry device to date.
John Mayer was the first celebrity to be seen out an about with a BlackBerry Bold. Seeing how BlackBerry is sponsoring his summer concert tour we can see how he was able to get his hands on the Bold early. That latest celebrity BlackBerry Bold sighting is Kate Hudson. We’re not sure how she was able to get one early, however, being rich and famous probably has a bit to do with it.
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 15th, 2008 with 4 comments.
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I don’t think that there is any doubt that last weekend and probably this week, as far as the mobile industry goes, belong to Apple and the iPhone. I also believe that once the initial surge of everyone getting an iPhone simply because the iPhone is out passes, handset manufacturers not named Apple have a definite… finite…, but, definite window to capitalize on all of the buzz created by the iPhone 3G.
We know that there are consumers who either just don’t want an iPhone, or, are on some carrier other than AT&T and aren’t going to switch so that they could get an iPhone, but, all the iPhone buzz makes them want to get a new device too. My guess is that carriers other than AT&T are already starting to realize these consumers and it won’t be long before AT&T starts to notice them as well.
The big question for me is if the BlackBerry Bold will be out in time to realize these benefits of the iPhone buzz. We know that BlackBerry users overwhelmingly won’t be lured by the iPhone and will wait on the BlackBerry Bold no matter how long it takes for it to come out. I am wondering, however, if RIM and AT&T will release the Bold in time enough to capture the attention of the smartphone consumer with no allegiance that would actually compare multiple devices and weigh the pros and cons of each that initially came into the store to look at the iPhone 3G.
This worked for RIM last year with the BlackBerry Curve. Do you think that it will work again this year with the BlackBerry Bold?
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 15th, 2008 with 6 comments.
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The FCC has approved the BlackBerry Bold allowing the device to be sold in the United States. We still aren’t sure when the Bold will be released by AT&T, but, there is nothing legally preventing them from doing so at this point. We are guessing that it won’t be until the iPhone madness dies down a bit.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on July 10th, 2008 with 4 comments.
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A Rogers BlackBerry Roadmap has made its way onto the web and we now have approximations as to when the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry KickStart, and BlackBerry Javelin will hit the street.
We can only assume that these devices will hit American carriers around the same time. Time, however, will definitely tell…
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 7th, 2008 with no comments.
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According to the T-Mobile Germany website, the BlackBerry Bold will launch on their network in July. BlackBerry News, however, has zeroed in on the 21st as the launch date.
The T-Mobile Germany BlackBerry Bold with the right contract will cost under $150 U.S. The non contracted price will be 550 Euros. That’s like $860 U.S.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a $99 price tag on the BlackBerry Bold here in the United States. That is with a plan of course. I don’t know what the Bold would run without a plan, however, if it is anything like $860, you would be better off buying it with a plan and then paying the EFT to cancel it.
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 4th, 2008 with 5 comments.
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