[rambo47]

With the iPhone Apple sets the prices the carriers can charge. It's all part of the agreement to get the devices in the first place. Apple has always kept strict control over their reseller prices with all products. Steve Jobs is a notorious micro-manager.

The initial pricing on the Bold looks unfortunately high. I attribute that largely to the device being geared towards corporate users. The Javelin is expected to be more consumer-oriented and carry a price tag half the Bold's, maybe even less.

[carsmovies]

[QUOTE=jimfraser;1058721]

Originally Posted by carsmovies

Bold launch kit has arrived at Rogers dealers. Pic is courtesy of Treatz.


Over the noon hour I confirmed that the Rogers store King - Bay (Toronto) office complex had received its launch kit today and actually held a Bold (non operating). I my view the keys on the Bold are better spaced than on the Curve.
Staff at the store still did not know when it would be available for official launch.
Pricing was said to be possibly between $399 (ouch!) and $199 on a three year contract. There is a waiting list at this store and the nearby Wireless Wave store so Rogers can probably get away (at least initially) with the $399 price.
It is interresting that Rogers may charge $399 for the Bold, yet charge $199 for a similarly equiped 3g iphone. I guess this is consistent with Rogers charge of $60 ($48 with corp discount) for 25 megs of data for corp (BES) users as compared to $30 for 6 gigs of data for consumer (iphone and non bes) users. No question that Blackberry makes the best business/data device and the Bold looks like a winner, but I do not know how Rogers can have such a disparity between business centric and consumer centric devices.

Actually there's a new BES plan of $40 for 300mb now.

[carsmovies]

Here's me with my new bold.

[Cory Scheuer]

that a demo?! because i find it hard to believe that is the final consumer device

[carsmovies]

Originally Posted by Cory Scheuer

that a demo?! because i find it hard to believe that is the final consumer device

Of course that's the demo dummy but the final product won't be any different. What makes you say that?

[Cory Scheuer]

i know the final will be the same... lol i was just wondering because i know the finals havent been sent out yet thats why i was asking to see what the rep said lol its all good! god i want it!! NOW!!

who wants to fly to the manufacturing plant and break in?!

[carsmovies]

Originally Posted by Cory Scheuer

i know the final will be the same... lol i was just wondering because i know the finals havent been sent out yet thats why i was asking to see what the rep said lol its all good! god i want it!! NOW!!

who wants to fly to the manufacturing plant and break in?!

Well I can drive there for us instead. Lol.

[raynicolini]

Rogers should be making an announcement today, what about, we will find out when they make their announcement.

[jrmtl]

u serious ? who u connected with ...come on , I hope

[raynicolini]

I was told yesterday that Rogers should make an announcement of when it will be available, That is what I was told, how accurate, who knows. Lets wait and see.

[adri]

Originally Posted by raynicolini

I was told yesterday that Rogers should make an announcement of when it will be available, That is what I was told, how accurate, who knows. Lets wait and see.

Again, rather than "General 9000 Series Discussion", this forum should be called "The Wait-and-See Forum" lol

Where would one find an announcement? On the actual Rogers Wireless homepage, or is there a newsfeed or link where they post these things?

[carsmovies]

Well the day is more than half over and nothing yet.

[carsmovies]

Originally Posted by Mikeypants

I heard about the announcement, too.

But about it being late in the date... you think Rogers would make a press announcement while a lot of people in Alberta and BC are still in bed? It's still only 0950 here!

That's true. I always forget about the time differences but still in bed at 9:50AM, sheesh. Lol.

[Ivc]

Any publicly traded company, like Rogers, will generally only make important announcements either before the TSX market opens (9:30 a.m. EDT) or after the market closes (4:00 p.m. EDT).

For example, the July 9th Rogers press release that announced the 6 gigs for $30 price plan for data on the iPhone 3G was issued at 9:10 a.m. EDT that day.

The release date for the Bold may not be regarded as a market-moving announcement, so they might make it whenever they choose, whether the market's open or not. We'll see.

Rogers generally issues its press releases at CNW, so if you want to keep an eye out for it, check newswire.ca.

[CanuckBB]

Got off the phone with my corp rep.

Available week of the 18.

New BES data plan soon. Best guess is to coincide with the Bold release.

[carsmovies]

Originally Posted by CanuckBB

Got off the phone with my corp rep.

Available week of the 18.

New BES data plan soon. Best guess is to coincide with the Bold release.

The new BES data plan is already available. It's $40 for 300mb.

[Slimpy]

I was told by a rep (manager) of best buy and with my own eyes the best buy sku no + pricing info

$199 on a 3 year contract No Doubt depends on the package
$599 To Buy Outright

Curve at The Source has been dropped to $0
Also Pearl $0
8820 $149 Limited Stock

Hope this helps

[rambo47]

Originally Posted by carsmovies

The new BES data plan is already available. It's $40 for 300mb.

Every time I hear what you Canadians pay for data I get a chill. Man, those rates are what I'd expect from Tony Soprano! I'd hate to see a bill for data where the user went over his allotment.

[Slimpy]

Originally Posted by rambo47

Every time I hear what you Canadians pay for data I get a chill. Man, those rates are what I'd expect from Tony Soprano! I'd hate to see a bill for data where the user went over his allotment.

$30 For 6 Gig ain`t that bad well on the bis anyway

[raynicolini]

TORONTO (AP) — The new BlackBerry model should be coming to North America within a month now that Research In Motion Ltd. has started selling it in Germany and Chile.

The BlackBerry Bold is a high-end BlackBerry that has twice the screen resolution of current models made by RIM. The Bold, or 9000, matches the resolution, but not the size, of the screen on Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which has emerged as a potent competitor in the smart-phone category.

AT&T Inc. says it will be the exclusive U.S. carrier for the Bold, as it is for the iPhone. An AT&T spokesman declined to say Thursday when the company will release it.

But Peter Misek, an analyst with Canaccord Adams, said he expects AT&T to start selling it on Sept. 15 and Rogers Communications in Canada to release it on Aug. 18.

Some stores in Canada have already unveiled a store model and fliers.

Genuity Capital Markets analyst Deepak Chopra also expects it will be released in the United States in mid-September.

RIM has begun to roll out the BlackBerry Bold in some markets through partnerships with wireless carriers there. RIM unveiled the Bold in Chile on July 22 and in Germany on Aug. 6.

RIM had no comment about specific plans in North America.

Misek said the Bold will cost about $200 in the United States depending on the contract.